James Custard Montgomery

1827 - 1889  (61 years)

• Name	James Custard Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	17 Jul 1827	Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1850	Sandy Creek, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Residence	1860	Deer Creek, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Residence	1870	Jefferson, Fayette, Iowa, USA   [4]
  Burial	1889	West Union, Fayette, Iowa, USA   [3, 5]
  Death	19 Jan 1889	Fayette County, Iowa, USA   [3, 5]
  Person ID	I50906	MontyHistNotes_II | Archibald Montgomery and Sarah Winter
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Col Charles Montgomery, Sr,   b. Jul 1789, Juniata Terrace, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 20 Sep 1862, Deer Creek, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Betsy Custard,   b. 1793, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1861, Deer Creek, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F35033	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Olive R Wilcox,   b. 1834, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F35058	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Jane Montgomery,   b. 17 Mar 1845, Delaware County, Iowa, USA d. 16 May 1926, West Union, Fayette, Iowa, USA (Age 81 years)
  Children	1. Nancy Montgomery,   b. 1867, Iowa, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Charles Edgar Montgomery,   b. 25 Sep 1869, Maynard, Fayette, Iowa, USA d. 8 Mar 1928, West Union, Fayette, Iowa, USA (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F35059	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Jul 1827 - Pennsylvania, USA Residence - 1850 - Sandy Creek, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA Burial - 1889 - West Union, Fayette, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1777] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Sandy Creek, Mercer, Pennsylvania; Roll: 796; Page: 287b. Record for Charles Mantgomary https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8054&h=6750986&indiv=try [S4015] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, 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: Deer Creek, Mercer, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1139; Page: 43; Family History Library Film: 805139. Record for Jas C Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7667&h=4079933&indiv=try [S2745] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for James C Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=127593501&indiv=try [S3303] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Jefferson, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: M593_391; Page: 94A. Record for James Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7163&h=35879286&indiv=try [S3344] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2017;), State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, IA, USA; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904; Reference: 18-1280_us-Ia_16. Record for James C. Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61442&h=879567&indiv=try [S3344] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2017;), State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, IA, USA; Iowa Death Records, 1921-1940. Record for Charles Edgar Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61442&h=68704&indiv=try