James William Montgomery
1878 - 1956 (77 years)-
Name James William Montgomery [1, 2, 3, 4] Birth 25 May 1878 Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA 
[1, 2, 3, 4] Gender Male Residence 1880 Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA [1] Residence 1910 Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA [3] Ward 7 Residence 1930 Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA [4] Residence 1942 Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA [2] Death 1956 Illinois, USA Burial 1956 Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA - Fairlawn Cemetery
Person ID I19148 MontyHistNotes_II Last Modified 4 Dec 2025
Father Samuel Longnecker Montgomery, b. 10 Aug 1845, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 13 Apr 1916 (Age 70 years) Relationship natural Mother Emily Frances Miller, b. Abt 1854, Illinois, USA Relationship natural Marriage 1 Aug 1875 Macon, Illinois, USA Family ID F8166 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ollie Crawford, b. 1882, Illinois, USA d. 1960, Illinois, USA (Age 78 years) Marriage Abt 1901 Children 1. Lee W Montgomery, b. Abt 1910, Illinois, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. Emily Montgomery, b. Abt 1912, Illinois, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 3. Jack Montgomery, b. 18 Apr 1913, Illinois, USA d. 2 Apr 1984, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA (Age 70 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. Living Family ID F8168 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 4 Dec 2025
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Birth - 25 May 1878 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA 
Residence - 1880 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Residence - Ward 7 - 1910 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Residence - 1930 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Residence - 1942 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA 
Death - 1956 - Illinois, USA Burial - 1956 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S615] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois; Roll: 229; Family History Film: 1254229; Page: 321B; Enumeration District: 148; Image: 0109.
Record for Samuel L. Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=30361081&indiv=try - [S1194] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration), for The State of Illinois; State Headquarters: Illinois; Microfilm Series: M2097; Microfilm Roll: 201.
Record for James William Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=WWIIdraft&h=9626400&indiv=try - [S204] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Decatur Ward 7, Macon, Illinois; Roll: T624_307; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0120; FHL microfilm: 1374320.
Record for James W Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910USCenIndex&h=5655346&indiv=try - [S949] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois; Roll: 537; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 664.0; FHL microfilm: 2340272.
Record for James Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=27430313&indiv=try
- [S615] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois; Roll: 229; Family History Film: 1254229; Page: 321B; Enumeration District: 148; Image: 0109.