Reverend James Nelson Montgomery, Sr

Male 1887 - 1964  (76 years)

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  • Name James Nelson Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
    Title Reverend 
    Suffix Sr 
    Birth 29 Jul 1887  Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Presbyterian Missionary to China  [8
    Residence 1900  Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Ward 6 
    Residence 1910  Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Ward 7 
    Residence 1920  Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Ward 2 
    Death 14 Apr 1964  Decatur, De Kalb, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7, 11
    Person ID I6097  MontyHistNotes_III | John Montgomery_Esther Houston
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2025 

    Father William Gabriel Montgomery, Sr,   b. 3 Jun 1861, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1917, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sophia Earle Perkins,   b. Aug 1863, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Oct 1941, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 5 Oct 1886  Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 13, 14, 16, 17
    Family ID F3662  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Aurie Hollingsworth Lancaster,   b. 28 Aug 1895, Gainesville, Alachua, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 1979, Decatur, De Kalb, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 14 Jun 1917  Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • First Presbyterian Church
    Children 
    >1. Sophie Earle Montgomery,   b. 29 May 1918, Nanjing, Nanjing Shiqu, Jiangsu, China Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 2013 (Age 94 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Virginia Lancaster Montgomery,   b. 30 Dec 1920, China Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jul 1990, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. Aurie Hollingsworth Montgomery,   b. 7 Dec 1922, China Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 2013 (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. James Nelson Montgomery, Jr,   b. 17 Jan 1927, Huairen, Huairen, Shanxi, China Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 2016, Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >5. Living
    Family ID F3683  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Jul 1887 - Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Ward 6 - 1900 - Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Ward 7 - 1910 - Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 14 Jun 1917 - Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Ward 2 - 1920 - Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Apr 1964 - Decatur, De Kalb, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Folios
    The Montgomerys and their Descendants
D B Montgomery Book - Pages 322-333
Montgomery-Houston Family of Pennsylvania, Virginia and Other States
    The Montgomerys and their Descendants D B Montgomery Book - Pages 322-333 Montgomery-Houston Family of Pennsylvania, Virginia and Other States
    Montgomery, David B, A Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants (Owensville, Indiana, USA, J P Cox, 1903), BooksAndPeriodicals
    https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?count=50&f-F00032DB=322
    . Electronic Book .PDF 436 pages
    A_genealogical_history_of_the_Montgomery.pdf
    Also DBMontbgomery Index.doc
    Book found on Ancestry.com
    https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?ftm=1.

  • Sources 
    1. [S44] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Columbia Ward 2, Richland, South Carolina;Roll: T625_1707; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 83; Image: 243.

    2. [S210] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;;), Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Rockbridge; Roll:1985176.

    3. [S836] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2011;;), Number: 410-60-4124; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: 1955.

    4. [S936] Ancestry.com, U.S., Consular Reports of Births, 1910-1949, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2010;;), Database online.
      Record for Virginia Lancaster Montgomery

    5. [S936] Ancestry.com, U.S., Consular Reports of Births, 1910-1949, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2010;;), Database online.
      Record for Sophie Earle Montgomery

    6. [S936] Ancestry.com, U.S., Consular Reports of Births, 1910-1949, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2010;;), Database online.
      Record for Annie Hollingsworth Montgomery

    7. [S768] Anderson, Beulah Henry, John and Esther Montgomery, 1719-1973, (Name: Brazos Printing Company; Location: Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA; Date: 1974;), Chapter 12 Pages 381-440 Genealogy Chart of John Montgomery and Agnes Hughart.

    8. [S390] Becker, Judith Montgomery, Gardien Newsletter, (Name: Clan Montgomery Society International; Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Date: Fall 2005;), Vol 10 No 2-3 Jun 1990 Page 4 Virginia Montgomery McCall.

    9. [S1001] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), The Birmingham News; Publication Date: 2/ Jun/ 1942; Publication Place: Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/573522221/?article=7bc5e913-8383-4b36-8eb4-6f191277a539&focus=0.026353586,0.03903428,0.2703791,0.23491864&xid=2378.
      Record for Sophie Earle Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61843&h=666022836&indiv=try

    10. [S1009] Ancestry.com, U.S., Consular Reports of Births, 1910-1949, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Decimal Files, compiled 1910 - 1949; Record Group: 59, General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002; Series ARC ID: 2555709; Series MLR Number: A1 3001; Series Box Number: 413; File Number: 131.
      Record for Sophie Earle Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1664&h=8538&indiv=try

    11. [S214] Ancestry.com, Georgia Deaths, 1919-98, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2001;), Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 008163.
      Record for James N Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=5426&h=1490771&indiv=try

    12. [S1009] Ancestry.com, U.S., Consular Reports of Births, 1910-1949, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Decimal Files, compiled 1910 - 1949; Record Group: 59, General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002; Series ARC ID: 2555709; Series MLR Number: A1 3001; Series Box Number: 413; File Number: 131.
      Record for James Nelson Junior Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1664&h=8529&indiv=try

    13. [S1435] Montgomery, David B, A Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants, (Name: J P Cox; Location: Owensville, Indiana, USA; Date: 1903;), Pages 322-333 Montgomery-Houston Family of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Other States https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?count=50&f-F00032DB=322.
      Electronic Book .PDF 436 pages
      A_genealogical_history_of_the_Montgomery.pdf
      Also DBMontbgomery Index.doc
      Book found on Ancestry.com
      https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?ftm=1
      https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?count=50&f-F00032DB=322

    14. [S255] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Birmingham Ward 6, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 23; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0149.
      Record for Wm G Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7602&h=79827882&indiv=try

    15. [S70] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Birmingham Ward 7, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T624_19; Page: 11a; Enumeration District: 0063; FHL microfilm: 1374032.
      Record for William Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7884&h=9593180&indiv=try

    16. [S927] Ancestry.com, Alabama, County Marriages, 1805-1967, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).
      Record for Willaim G Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61365&h=1969563&indiv=try

    17. [S1340] Ancestry.com, Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;), Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.1820.
      Record for William Gabriel Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61266&h=270341&indiv=try