Harry Melvin Montgomery

1881 - 1942  (60 years)

• Name	Harry Melvin Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	13 Jul 1881	Beason, Logan, Illinois, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farm Laborer  [5]
  Residence	1900	Prairieton, Christian, Illinois, USA   [1, 3]
  Residence	1910	Prairieton, Christian, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Residence	1930	Forest City, Rice, Minnesota, USA   [5]
  Death	5 Jun 1942	Empire, Dakota, Minnesota, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I48487	Rountree Family | Robin Montgomery and Patience Marvel
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	John William Montgomery,   b. 24 Feb 1848, Posey County, Indiana, USA d. 10 May 1921, Assumption, Christian, Illinois, USA (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha Victoria Franklin,   b. 23 Jul 1853, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA d. 13 Dec 1925, Assumption, Christian, Illinois, USA (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	3 Mar 1870	Logan County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F32911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie May Tapp,   b. 8 Sep 1887, Crab Orchard, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA d. 17 Feb 1971, Northfield, Rice, Minnesota, USA (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. Otis Chester Montgomery,   b. 5 Sep 1908, Assumption, Christian, Illinois, USA d. 27 Jun 1988, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Russell Mayo Montgomery,   b. 21 May 1910, Assumption, Christian, Illinois, USA d. 10 Apr 1986, Northfield, Rice, Minnesota, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Marguerite Montgomery,   b. 28 Jan 1914, Breckenridge, Wilkin, Minnesota, USA d. 24 Dec 1986, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Howard Melvin Montgomery,   b. 7 Nov 1921, Assumption, Christian, Illinois, USA d. 13 Jul 1995, St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F32884	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Jul 1881 - Beason, Logan, Illinois, USA Residence - 1900 - Prairieton, Christian, Illinois, USA Residence - 1910 - Prairieton, Christian, Illinois, USA Residence - 1930 - Forest City, Rice, Minnesota, USA Death - 5 Jun 1942 - Empire, Dakota, Minnesota, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3405] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Prairieton, Christian, Illinois; Roll: 242; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 1240242. Record for John W Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=10005266&indiv=try [S4157] Ancestry.com, Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2001;). Record for Harry Melvin Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MNDeaths&h=1800128&indiv=try [S3907] 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: Christian; Roll: 1504088. Record for Harry Melvin Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=WW1draft&h=122086&indiv=try [S2948] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Prairieton, Christian, Illinois; Roll: T624_234; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1374247. Record for Melvin H Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910USCenIndex&h=111958548&indiv=try [S3794] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Forest, Rice, Minnesota; Roll: 1124; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0015; Image: 865.0; FHL microfilm: 2340859. Record for Harry M Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=78518578&indiv=try