John Johnson Mathews Montgomery

Male 1816 - 1892  (75 years)

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  • Name John Johnson Mathews Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
    Birth 19 Dec 1816  Goshen, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1860  Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Residence 1870  Blue Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1880  Blue Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Death 6 Jun 1892  Grassy Meadows, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 16
    Burial 7 Jun 1892  Lewis Cemetery, Grassy Meadows, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 13, 15, 16
    Person ID I6112  MontyHistNotes_III | John Montgomery_Esther Houston
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2025 

    Father John Montgomery, III,   b. 18 Jan 1788, Deerfield, Augusta, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Aug 1829, Goshen, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Nelson,   b. 1 Sep 1796, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1853, Staunton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 18 Nov 1813  Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
    Family ID F3697  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Lynn Craigh,   b. 18 Feb 1833, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1876, Grassy Meadows, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Marriage 13 Jun 1855  Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 10
    Children 
    >1. Lillie Estalline Montgomery,   b. 23 Aug 1857, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1933, Patterson Creek, Mineral, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Elizabeth Bettie Ann Montgomery,   b. 8 May 1860, Grassy Meadows, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1915, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. John Thomas Montgomery,   b. 29 Jun 1862, Grassy Meadows, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1941, Grassy Meadows, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. Lewis William Montgomery,   b. 14 Feb 1864, Grassy Meadows, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1914, Weston, Lewis, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >5. Nannie Creigh Montgomery,   b. 25 Nov 1866, Grassy Meadows, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jun 1903, Grassy Meadows, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >6. James Alexander Montgomery,   b. 26 Oct 1869, Grassy Meadows, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Nov 1960, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >7. Margaret Catherine. Montgomery,   b. 10 Sep 1871, Grassy Meadows, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1950, Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >8. Samuel A Montgomery,   b. 16 Mar 1873, Grassy Meadows, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1875, Grassy Meadows, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3698  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Dec 1816 - Goshen, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Jun 1855 - Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1860 - Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1870 - Blue Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1880 - Blue Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Jun 1892 - Grassy Meadows, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • 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. [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.

    2. [S941] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      Record for James A Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FSWestVirginiaBirth&h=755991&indiv=try

    3. [S65] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Blue Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Image: 166224.
      Record for Z Montgomery J
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=7962475&indiv=try

    4. [S21] 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: Blue Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: 1402; Family History Film: 1255402; Page: 270B; Enumeration District: 032.
      Record for John J. Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=14565596&indiv=try

    5. [S802] Ancestry.com, Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      Record for James A Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FSAlabamaDeath&h=1478751&indiv=try

    6. [S4] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for John Jr Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=35741167&indiv=try

    7. [S941] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      Record for James A Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2537&h=755991&indiv=try

    8. [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

    9. [S768] Anderson, Beulah Henry, John and Esther Montgomery, 1719-1973, (Name: Brazos Printing Company; Location: Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA; Date: 1974;), Chapter 12 Pages 344-352 The Birmingham Montgomerys.

    10. [S180] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      Record for Jno J Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2538&h=593701&indiv=try

    11. [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 John J. Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61266&h=270329&indiv=try

    12. [S1315] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, 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: District 2, Greenbrier, Virginia; Roll: M653_1348; Page: 408; Family History Library Film: 805348.
      Record for John L Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7667&h=34279641&indiv=try

    13. [S4] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Lillie Estaline Harrah
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=120272294&indiv=try

    14. [S941] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      Record for Lillie E Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2537&h=753340&indiv=try

    15. [S4] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Samuel A Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=115293107&indiv=try

    16. [S181] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      Record for Jno. Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2568&h=271273&indiv=try

    17. [S768] Anderson, Beulah Henry, John and Esther Montgomery, 1719-1973, (Name: Brazos Printing Company; Location: Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA; Date: 1974;), Chapter 12 Pages 330-337 John and Elizabeth Nelson Montgomery.

    18. [S785] Hoffman, Susan Vaughan Montgomery, http://johnmontgomeryancestry.com, (Name: Location: Madison, Alabama; Date: 2009;;), Website posted by Susan Vaughan Montgomery Hoffman and other familycollaborators, including Russ Montgomery, about the history of John Montgomery and Margaret Alexander Montgomery as it relates to John Montgomery and Esther Houston of Virginia.

    19. [S642] Armstrong, Zella, Notable Southern Families, (Name: Lookout Publishing Company; Location: Chattagnooga, Tennessee, USA; Date: 1922;), Volume V Available on Genealogical.com Disk GPC 7191 The Crockett Family and Connecting Lines also outlined: http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/showsource.php?sourceID=S484&tree=Legends Also available on ancestry.com.
      Chapter IV The Montgomery Line

    20. [S559] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Source number: 231.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number ofPages: 1; Submitter Code: DPS.

    21. [S371] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;).
      Record for Landon C. Minter
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=va2&h=102346&indiv=try

    22. [S341] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      Record for John Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60214&h=190346&indiv=try

    23. [S575] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), SAR Membership Number: 72778.
      Record for John Jr Montgomery
      Ancestor: Col Sampson Matthews
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2204&h=739174&indiv=try