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Cpl Robert Richard Montgomery

Male 1843 - 1930  (86 years)

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  • Name Robert Richard Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16] 
    Title Cpl 
    Birth 8 Sep 1843  Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 15, 16] 
    Gender Male 
    Family Search ID KLQH-B27 
    Occupation Insurance Agent  [12] 
    Residence 1850  Macon, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 1860  Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Ward 1 
    Residence 1870  Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1880  Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Residence 1900  Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Ward 2 
    Residence 1910  Macon County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Ward 1 
    Death 7 Mar 1930  Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7, 15] 
    Burial 9 Mar 1930  Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 15] 
    • Greenwood Cemetery
    Person ID I16415  MontyHistNotes_2014 | JMMM_son James Montgomery
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

    Father James Franklin Montgomery,   b. 6 Sep 1810, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1901, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Penelope Nappie Brett,   b. 14 Oct 1808, Fredericksburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jul 1903, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 7 Apr 1836  Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17, 18, 19] 
    Family ID F1613  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Eva Mary Bigsby,   b. 1848   d. 7 Mar 1930 (Age 82 years) 
    Family ID F1624  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

    Family 2 Lida A McClellan,   b. 1848, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1876, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years) 
    Marriage 1864  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Montgomery,   b. 1869, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Lola Augusta Montgomery,   b. 1873, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1948, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Lida M Montgomery,   b. May 1876, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F1622  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

    Family 3 L Clara King,   b. 23 Feb 1849, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Nov 1908, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 1877  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Children 
    >1. Robert DuFay Montgomery,   b. 19 Feb 1881, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1957, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Richard Jay Montgomery,   b. 5 Oct 1882, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1964, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. Cora Maymar Montgomery,   b. 19 Jun 1886, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 1963, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F1623  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Sep 1843 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Macon, Macon, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Ward 1 - 1860 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1864 - Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1870 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1877 - Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1880 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Ward 2 - 1900 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Ward 1 - 1910 - Macon County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Mar 1930 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 9 Mar 1930 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1414] Bryan, Mildred, Genforum posting from Mildren Bryan, (Name: Location: Genforum; Date: 15 Jun 2011;;), Mildred posts corrections on her family line.

    2. [S2937] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Year: 1870; Census Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois;Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
      Record for Robert Montgomery

    3. [S3398] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: Decatur Ward 1, Macon,Illinois; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
      Record for Robt R Montgomery

    4. [S2024] Bridge, David, Email from David Bridge 8 Sep 2012, (Name: Date: 8 Sep 2012;;).

    5. [S1415] Ancestry.com, Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2011;;), Database online.
      Record for Robert R. Montgomery

    6. [S1785] Ancestry.com, Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2011, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,Inc., 2012.Original data - Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 1 December 2011.Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi;;), Database online.
      Record for Robert R Montgomery

    7. [S2025] Greenwood Cemetery Illinois, (Name: Name: Findagrave; Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois;;).

    8. [S11] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Macon, Macon, Illinois; Roll: M432_118; Page: 170B; Image: 100.
      Record for Robt R Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=16415064&indiv=try

    9. [S3624] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Decatur Ward 1, Macon, Illinois; Roll: M653_203; Page: 569; Image: 3; Family History Library Film: 803203.
      Record for Robert R Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=38021652&indiv=try

    10. [S4008] National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books (152 Vols.), (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;).
      Record for Mrs. L. Clara Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=drev&h=3898&indiv=try

    11. [S3723] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
      Record for Cora Mae Black
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=11259371&indiv=try

    12. [S2931] 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: Decatur, Macon, Illinois; Roll: 229; Page: 310C; Enumeration District: 148.
      Record for Robert R. Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6742&h=30360376&indiv=try

    13. [S4335] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), The Decatur Herald; Publication Date: 30 Jan 1964; Publication Place: Decatur, Illinois, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/90969938/?article=e9e8fb33-3419-46e1-a2b6-7cc197ba6a79&focus=0.1540706,0.07320954,0.27163404,0.27703828&xid=3355.
      Record for Richard Jay Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61843&h=527182947&indiv=try

    14. [S4575] Ancestry.com, Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1964.
      Record for Richard Jay Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61777&h=825994&indiv=try

    15. [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Richard Jay Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=45867810&indiv=try

    16. [S3845] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Decatur Ward 2, Macon, Illinois; Roll: 323; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0048.
      Record for Robert R Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7602&h=37038107&indiv=try

    17. [S298] Brett, Charlotte M, Charlote Brett notes from Charlotte NC, (Name: Date: 8 Oct 1971;;), Notes found in Charlotte, NC, Library written by Charlotte Brett.

    18. [S780] Ware, Johnsie Pettus, Montgomery Notes on Gamewell Line, (Name: Date: About 1974;;), These are notes found in the files of Mrs. Moffatt Ware in Shelby, NC. Perhaps she typed them; another possible author would be Curtis Montgomery, since most of the information involves his line. Another potential writer of these notes is Charlotte Brett.

    19. [S4342] Ancestry.com, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;).
      Record for James F. Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7851&h=102426&indiv=try



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