John Freeling Montgomery

1854 - 1892  (37 years)

• Name	John Freeling Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	28 Dec 1854	Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Family Search ID	L2GC-HB7
  Residence	1860	Shoal Creek, Hall, Georgia, USA   [4]
  	District 413
  Residence	1870	Delaware, Yell, Arkansas, USA   [7]
  Residence	1880	Sulphur City, Montgomery, Arkansas, USA   [5]
  Burial	1892	Poe Prairie Cemetery, Weatherford, Parker, Texas, USA   [2, 3, 6, 8, 10]
  Death	23 Jul 1892	Weatherford, Parker, Texas, USA   [2, 3, 6, 8, 10]
  Person ID	I18417	Woodworth Ancestry
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	John Henry Montgomery,   b. 14 Feb 1813, Hall County, Georgia, USA d. 7 Mar 1856, Chattooga County, Georgia, USA (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth Thornton,   b. 4 Oct 1812, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA d. 20 Jun 1900, Weatherford, Parker, Texas, USA (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1830	Georgia, USA
  Family ID	F10213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Matilda Combs,   b. 22 Apr 1857, Kingston, Madison, Arkansas, USA d. 1884, Washington County, Arkansas, USA (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1875
  Children	+ 1. Henry Thomas Montgomery,   b. 9 May 1876, Texas, USA d. 22 Jun 1918, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA (Age 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Walter Lee Montgomery,   b. 24 Aug 1878, Williamson County, Texas, USA d. 12 Jan 1900, Weatherford, Parker, Texas, USA (Age 21 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Nora B Nannie Montgomery,   b. 5 Apr 1881, Sulphur City, Montgomery, Arkansas, USA d. 30 Dec 1901, Weatherford, Parker, Texas, USA (Age 20 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Arthur Lawrence Montgomery,   b. 1 Sep 1884, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, USA d. 17 Feb 1976, Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, USA (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F19139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Theodocia D E Combs,   b. 1856, Arkansas, USA d. Bef 1900 (Age < 43 years)
  Marriage	1885	Washington County, Arkansas, USA   [9]
  Children	+ 1. John Alexander Montgomery,   b. 4 Jun 1887, Waldron, Scott, Arkansas, USA d. 17 Oct 1969, Weatherford, Parker, Texas, USA (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2026

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 28 Dec 1854 - Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA Residence - 1880 - Sulphur City, Montgomery, Arkansas, USA Marriage - 1885 - Washington County, Arkansas, USA Burial - 1892 - Poe Prairie Cemetery, Weatherford, Parker, Texas, USA Death - 23 Jul 1892 - Weatherford, Parker, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1003] Fairchild, Mary Montgomery, Email from Mary Fairchild, (Name: Date: 7 Feb 2013;;). [S130] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for John Freeling Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=97571672&indiv=try [S198] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Sarah Elizabeth Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=97571678&indiv=try [S434] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 413, Hall, Georgia; Roll: M653_126; Page: 208; Family History Library Film: 803126. Record for S Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7667&h=11234936&indiv=try [S340] 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: Sulphur Springs, Montgomery, Arkansas; Roll: 52; Page: 407a; Enumeration District: 112. Record for J. F. Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6742&h=4881434&indiv=try [S198] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Nora B Elders https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=95502259&indiv=try [S435] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Delaware, Yell, Arkansas; Roll: M593_67; Page: 547B. Record for Ann Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7163&h=12592393&indiv=try [S1027] Poe Prairie Cemetery, (Name: Findagrave; Location: Weatherford, Parker, Texas, USA;), Montgomery, John Freeling (1854-1892) Memorial #28490944 Accessed KRM 21 Feb 2026 11:24am https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28490944/john-freeling-montgomery. Poe Prairie Cemetery Weatherford, Parker County, Texas, USA https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/6096/poe-prairie-cemetery https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28490944/john-freeling-montgomery [S1309] Ancestry.com, Arkansas, U.S., Washington County Marriage Records, 1845-1941, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). Record for J F P Montgrumme https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60627&h=18527&indiv=try [S198] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Walter Lee Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=97571679&indiv=try [S1307] Isaac Thornton (1817-1906), (Name: Keeling, Beatrice Thornton and Smith, Wanda Willard; Location: Dallas, Texas, USA; Date: 1976;), Thornton Montgomery, Sarah Elizabeth (1812-1900) Pages 28-29 https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/405636-isaac-thornton-1817-1906-his-descendants-and-some-of-his-forebears. Isaac Thornton (1817-1906) His Descendants and some of his Forebears Book found at Ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/62282/images/405636_fl954336_tn-36471-00000?pId=4496472385 Book Found at FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/405636/?offset=0#page=34&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q=