Caleb Edward Montgomery

1878 - 1948  (69 years)

• Name	Caleb Edward Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	28 Feb 1878	Dongola, Union, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Family Search ID	M465-QCB
  Residence	1880	Dongola, Union, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Residence	1900	Elvira, Johnson, Illinois, USA   [5]
  Residence	1920	Elvira, Johnson, Illinois, USA   [2, 4]
  Death	1948	Illinois, USA   [3]
  Burial	1948	Friendship Cemetery, Dongola, Union, Illinois, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I10289	MontyHistNotes_III
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	Edwin Lane Montgomery, Jr,   b. 8 Jan 1854, Amite County, Mississippi, USA d. 16 Feb 1925, Buncombe, Johnson, Illinois, USA (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Rebecca Davelt,   b. 1858, Union County, Illinois, USA d. 1906, Illinois, USA (Age 48 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	4 Nov 1876	Union County, Illinois, USA   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F5427	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bessie Nobles,   b. 24 Mar 1886, Elvira, Johnson, Illinois, USA d. 27 Jul 1993, Vienna, Johnson, Illinois, USA (Age 107 years)
  Marriage	29 Jun 1904	Johnson County, Illinois, USA
  Family ID	F12527	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 28 Feb 1878 - Dongola, Union, Illinois, USA Residence - 1880 - Dongola, Union, Illinois, USA Death - 1948 - Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S21] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Dongola, Union, Illinois. Record for E. L. Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=30854171&indiv=try [S44] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Elvira, Johnson, Illinois; Roll: T625_376; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 74. Record for Caleb E Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6061&h=67657253&indiv=try [S4] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Caleb E. Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=59883891&indiv=try [S115] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Williamson County. Record for Caleb Edward Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6482&h=9439831&indiv=try [S255] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Elvira, Johnson, Illinois; Roll: 309; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0040. Record for Edwin L Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7602&h=15256432&indiv=try [S162] Ancestry.com, Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). Record for Edwin S Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60984&h=417170&indiv=try