James Alexander Montgomery

1869 - 1960  (91 years)

• Name	James Alexander Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]
  Birth	26 Oct 1869	Grassy Meadows, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16]
  Gender	Male
  Family Search ID	KD1B-ZTX
  Occupation	Owner  [3]
  Residence	1870	Blue Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA   [11]
  Residence	1880	Blue Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA   [12]
  Residence	1900	Brookwood, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA   [7]
  Residence	1910	Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA   [8]
  	Ward 15
  Residence	1920	Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA   [2]
  Residence	1930	Jefferson County, Alabama, USA   [3]
  	Precinct 56
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA   [10]
  Death	9 Nov 1960	Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA   [1, 5, 13]
  Burial	11 Nov 1960	Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I6137	MontyHistNotes_III | John Montgomery_Esther Houston
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Johnson Mathews Montgomery,   b. 19 Dec 1816, Goshen, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA d. 6 Jun 1892, Grassy Meadows, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Lynn Craigh,   b. 18 Feb 1833, Virginia, USA d. 31 Dec 1876, Grassy Meadows, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	13 Jun 1855	Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 18]
  Family ID	F3698	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Zula Ann Smith,   b. 29 Aug 1870, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA d. 29 Mar 1954, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	6 Feb 1896	Jefferson County, Alabama, USA   [1, 7, 14, 16]
  Children	> 1. Ruth M Montgomery,   b. 3 Nov 1896, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA d. 19 Jan 1988 (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Charles Joseph Montgomery,   b. 29 Dec 1898, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA d. 29 Jan 1969, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Frederick Alexander Montgomery,   b. 15 May 1908, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA d. 14 Jul 1972, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 4. Eloise Smith Montgomery,   b. 15 Jun 1910, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA d. 25 Nov 1998, Headland, Henry, Alabama, USA (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3670	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 26 Oct 1869 - Grassy Meadows, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Residence - 1870 - Blue Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Residence - 1880 - Blue Sulphur, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Marriage - 6 Feb 1896 - Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Residence - 1900 - Brookwood, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA Residence - Ward 15 - 1910 - Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Residence - 1920 - Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Residence - Precinct 56 - 1930 - Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Residence - 1 Apr 1940 - Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Death - 9 Nov 1960 - Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  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 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

  [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. [S44] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T625_25; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 95; Image: 340. Record for James A Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=1197023&indiv=try [S239] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 56, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 32; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0215; Image: 1013.0; FHL microfilm: 2339767. Record for James A Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=119306718&indiv=try [S100] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). Record for James Alexander Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=5814455&indiv=try [S944] Ancestry.com, Web: Birmingham, Alabama, Oak Hill Cemetery Index, 1873-2009, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;). Record for James Alexander Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=WebSearch-4143&h=15639&indiv=try [S802] Ancestry.com, Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). Record for Frederick A Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FSAlabamaDeath&h=1645950&indiv=try [S255] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Brookwood, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: 42; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1240042. Record for James Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=35021207&indiv=try [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 15, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T624_20; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1374033. Record for James A Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910USCenIndex&h=9618166&indiv=try [S100] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). Record for Ruth Montgomery Philips http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=31147929&indiv=try [S194] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2012;;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T627_93; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 68-94. Record for James Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=65452867&indiv=try [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: 166231. Record for James Alex Montgomery J http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=11117565&indiv=try [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 [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 [S927] Ancestry.com, Alabama, County Marriages, 1805-1967, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;). Record for James A. Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61365&h=1756247&indiv=try [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 [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 [S802] Ancestry.com, Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). Record for Charles J Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2543&h=1504273&indiv=try [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