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Waightstill Avery Montgomery

Male 1834 - 1908  (74 years)

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  • Name Waightstill Avery Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27] 
    Birth 6 Jan 1834  Burke County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 21, 22, 25, 26] 
    Gender Male 
    DAR Number A078963 694913  [11] 
    Residence 1840  Burke County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [28] 
    North Catawba River 
    Residence 1850  Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Relocated 1857  Collin County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1860  Collin County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [21] 
    Precinct 6 
    Military 1862  Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 17, 29] 
    Confederate Army under Capt John K Bumpass, Co F 
    Occupation Between 1865 and 1886  Collin County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1870  Collin County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [22] 
    Precinct 2 
    Residence 1880  Collin County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 26] 
    Precinct 2 
    Occupation Between 1886 and 1908  Collin County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Mercantile business with eldest son William 
    Reference Number https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montgomery-5442 
    Burial 1908  Collin County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 12, 16, 25] 
    • Montgomery Cemetery
    Death 30 Mar 1908  Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 8, 9, 11, 12, 16, 25] 
    Notes 

    Person ID I35811  MontyHistNotes_2014 | JMMM_son David Montgomery
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

    Father Allen Montgomery,   b. 28 Feb 1794, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 May 1879, Shoal Creek, Cherokee, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Susannah Largent,   b. 6 Jul 1804, Burke County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aug 1884, Shoal Creek, Cherokee, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 3 Sep 1823  Burke County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8, 12, 30, 31] 
    Family ID F2147  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Elizabeth Largent,   b. 14 May 1837, Adair County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 May 1897, Fayburg, Collin, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 14 Sep 1858  McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18] 
    Children 
    >1. Susan Ann Montgomery,   b. 2 Jan 1859, Blue Ridge, Collin, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jun 1940, Blue Ridge, Collin, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. William Avery Montgomery,   b. 5 Apr 1860, Blue Ridge, Collin, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 May 1940, Blue Ridge, Collin, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. Julie T Montgomery,   b. 7 Dec 1861, Blue Ridge, Collin, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Feb 1941, Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. Mary J Montgomery,   b. 22 Jun 1866, Blue Ridge, Collin, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1871, Blue Ridge, Collin, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 4 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >5. Lucy Alice Montgomery,   b. 7 Aug 1867, Blue Ridge, Collin, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sep 1948, Seymour, Baylor, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >6. Martha Montgomery,   b. 28 Dec 1868, Blue Ridge, Collin, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Aug 1869, Blue Ridge, Collin, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >7. Delia Maude Montgomery,   b. 1 Oct 1869, Collin County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jul 1946, Eldorado, Schleicher, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >8. Joseph Waightstill Montgomery,   b. 13 Jun 1873, Fayburg, Collin, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1908, Fayburg, Collin, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >9. Lena Montgomery,   b. 13 Nov 1874, Blue Ridge, Collin, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1963, Farmersville, Collin, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >10. Dudley Grimm Montgomery,   b. 18 Mar 1876, Blue Ridge, Collin, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1892, Blue Ridge, Collin, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 16 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >11. James Hugh Montgomery,   b. Dec 1878, Fayburg, Collin, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1911, Blue Ridge, Collin, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F2160  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 Jan 1834 - Burke County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - North Catawba River - 1840 - Burke County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRelocated - 1857 - Collin County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 14 Sep 1858 - McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Precinct 6 - 1860 - Collin County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - Confederate Army under Capt John K Bumpass, Co F - 1862 - Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - Between 1865 and 1886 - Collin County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Precinct 2 - 1870 - Collin County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Precinct 2 - 1880 - Collin County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mercantile business with eldest son William - Between 1886 and 1908 - Collin County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1908 - Collin County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 Mar 1908 - Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S377] Montgomery/Duckworh DAR Applications, DAR Application for Waightsill Avery Montgomery and William Duckworh Nat'l #: 694913 Ancestor #: A078963 Nat'l #: 860754 Ancestor #: A078963.

    2. [S380] Obituary_Montgomery, Waightstill Avery, (Name: Name: Weekly Democrat-Gazette; Date: 23 Apr 1908;;), http://www.coloradoudc.org/montgomery_w_a.html.

    3. [S381] Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, (Name: Name: F A Bailey & Co; Location: Chicago; Date: 1889;;), Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas - Containing BiographicalSketches of the Representative Public, and Many Settled Families.

    4. [S399] Barron, Lucy, Notes from Lucy Barron's tree, (Name: Location: ancestry.com; Date: 1999;;), Lucy lists her McKinney, TX, relatives, and requests further info.

    5. [S11] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;;), Database online. Year: 1850; Census Place: , Cherokee, North Carolina;Roll: M432_625; Page: 43A; Image: .
      Record for Waitsell Montgomery

    6. [S403] Montgomery, James Ray, Email from James Ray Montgomery 2010 May 9, (Name: Location: Collin, Texas; Date: 9 May 2010;;), Introduction from James Ray Montgomery and general list of hisancestors.

    7. [S477] Col Waightstill Avery Biography, This might explain where Waightstill Montgomery got his name http://files.usgwarchives.org/nc/burke/bios/brkbios1.txt http://files.usgwarchives.org/nc/burke/bios/avery180bs.txt.

    8. [S568] Rodgers, Leland, LelandRodgersFamily, (Name: Name: Collin County Genealogical Society; Location: Collin County,Texas; Date: March, 1984;;), Collin Chronicles, Vol 4, No 1, Jan-Mar 1984 Listing provided by Leland Rodgers.

    9. [S569] Montgomery Cemetery Collin Texas, (Name: Name: Find a Grave; Location:http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=vcsr&GSvcid=129598; Date: 6 Feb 2010;;), Lisiting of burials in Montgomery Cemetery, Collin, TX Information provided by Denton Venable.

    10. [S635] Reyes, Brenda Sloan, Email from Brenda Reyes 2010 Aug 17, (Name: Date: 17 Aug 2010;;), Brenda includes family information on the Largents Notes were written by Leland Rodgers.

    11. [S872] DAR Ancestor A078963, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revoluiton;;), David Thomas Montgomery.

    12. [S2340] Downs, Jo Anne Rodgers, Collin County Heritage Book Article 481, (Name: Location: Collin, Texas, USA;;), Copies courtesy of James Ray Montgomery.

    13. [S2297] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Source number: 10078.008; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number ofPages: 11.

    14. [S2297] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Source number: 3408.001; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages:3.

    15. [S2175] Ancestry.com, Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,Inc., 2010.Original data - View all sources.Original data: View all sources;;), Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 2, Collin, Texas.

    16. [S2449] Ancestry.com, Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2012;;).

    17. [S1933] National Park Service, U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com OperationsInc, 2007.Original data - National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/>, acquired 2007.Original data: National Park Service, Civil War;;).

    18. [S2297] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Source number: 1429.042; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listedas parents; Number of Pages: 1.

    19. [S3094] CMSI Member, CMSI 0275.

    20. [S3094] CMSI Member, CMSI 2358.

    21. [S3624] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Precinct 6, Collin, Texas; Roll: M653_1291; Page: 82; Image: 172; Family History Library Film: 805291.
      Record for Watsll A Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=35208085&indiv=try

    22. [S2937] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 2, Collin, Texas; Roll: M593_1579; Page: 402B; Image: 201; Family History Library Film: 553078.
      Record for Whigheslie Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=5083902&indiv=try

    23. [S3480] Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
      Record for Susan A Rodgers
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=txdeathcerts&h=21635950&indiv=try

    24. [S3480] Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
      Record for William A Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=txdeathcerts&h=22507227&indiv=try

    25. [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for William A Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=104149202&indiv=try

    26. [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: Precinct 2, Collin, Texas; Roll: 1296; Family History Film: 1255296; Page: 100B; Enumeration District: 020.
      Record for W. A. Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=6648885&indiv=try

    27. [S3094] CMSI Member, CMSI 2715.

    28. [S3947] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1840; Census Place: North Catawba River, Burke, North Carolina; Roll: 355; Page: 319; Family History Library Film: 0018092.
      Record for Allen Montgomary
      Record for Allen Montgomary
      Allen Age 46, Susannah Age 36
      William Age 16 Tempene 13
      John Age 15 Margaret Age 9
      Isaac Age 11 Mary Ann Age 4
      Waightstill Age 5 Caroline Age 2
      Alfred Age 5
      Total House = 12

      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1840usfedcenancestry&h=2536235&indiv=try

    29. [S216] American Civil War, (Name: Date: 1861-1865;;), GENERAL LISTING http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War.

    30. [S18] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Database online. Source number: 1429.003; Source type: Family groupsheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .
      Record for Allen Montgomery

    31. [S334] Ancestry.com, North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2007;;), Database online. Data Source: .
      Record for Allen Montgomery



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