William Jeptha Montgomery

1860 - 1930  (69 years)

• Name	William Jeptha Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Residence	1860	Copiah County, Mississippi, USA   [1]
  Birth	28 Jun 1860	Loyd Star, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14]
  Gender	Male
  Family Search ID	K6MG-26P
  Residence	1870	Lincoln County, Mississippi, USA   [3]
  	Township 8
  Residence	1880	Lincoln County, Mississippi, USA   [2]
  	Beat 5
  Residence	1900	Benton County, Mississippi, USA   [5]
  	Beat 1
  Residence	1910	McComb, Pike, Mississippi, USA   [6]
  	Ward 2
  Residence	1920	Red Star, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA   [9, 12]
  Residence	1930	Lincoln County, Mississippi, USA   [10]
  	Beat 2
  Burial	1930	Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Loyd Star, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA   [4, 7, 8, 11, 14]
  Death	13 Jun 1930	Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA   [4, 7, 8, 11, 14]
  Person ID	I67704	MontyHistNotes_2014 | JMMM_son Robert Montgomery
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	John Marion Montgomery,   b. 28 Oct 1836, Tennessee, USA d. 11 Dec 1908, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Matilda Berry Britt,   b. 1 Jul 1836, Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA d. 22 Feb 1916, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	21 Sep 1859	Copiah County, Mississippi, USA   [15, 16, 17]
  Family ID	F43942	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Samantha Jane Smith,   b. 11 Jan 1868, Copiah County, Mississippi, USA d. 18 Sep 1927, Lincoln County, Mississippi, USA (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	1887	Mississippi, USA   [5]
  Children	1. William H Montgomery,   b. 12 Jun 1891, Mississippi, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. John Wilburn Montgomery,   b. 27 Nov 1892, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA d. 13 Jun 1972, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Sarah H Montgomery,   b. Oct 1894, Mississippi, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 4. Mary Eunice Montgomery,   b. 30 Jul 1895, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA d. 22 Aug 1979, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Freda W Montgomery,   b. Oct 1896, Mississippi, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 6. Mamie Esther Montgomery,   b. 15 Dec 1898, Mississippi, USA d. 10 Dec 1984, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Devon Montgomery,   b. 1902, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F43954	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Residence - 1860 - Copiah County, Mississippi, USA Residence - Township 8 - 1870 - Lincoln County, Mississippi, USA Residence - Beat 5 - 1880 - Lincoln County, Mississippi, USA Marriage - 1887 - Mississippi, USA Residence - Ward 2 - 1910 - McComb, Pike, Mississippi, USA Residence - 1920 - Red Star, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA Residence - Beat 2 - 1930 - Lincoln County, Mississippi, USA Death - 13 Jun 1930 - Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S3624] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Copiah, Mississippi; Roll: M653_580; Page: 844; Image: 360; Family History Library Film: 803580. Record for William Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=38651004&indiv=try [S2931] 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: Beat 5, Lincoln, Mississippi; Roll: 655; Family History Film: 1254655; Page: 136B; Enumeration District: 036; Image: 0272. Record for John Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=13920540&indiv=try [S2937] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 8, Lincoln, Mississippi; Roll: M593_737; Page: 85A; Image: 173; Family History Library Film: 552236. Record for Wm J Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=35985457&indiv=try [S3375] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Matilda Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=9843282&indiv=try [S3845] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 1, Benton, Mississippi; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0002. Record for Wm Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7602&h=27537973&indiv=try [S3398] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: McComb Ward 2, Pike, Mississippi; Roll: T624_755; Page: 30A; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm: 1374768. Record for W J Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7884&h=13933320&indiv=try [S3375] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for John Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=9843269&indiv=try [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Samantha Jane Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=11928762&indiv=try [S4206] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Red Star, Lincoln, Mississippi; Roll: T625_885; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 97. Record for Jep Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6061&h=51190060&indiv=try [S4007] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 2, Lincoln, Mississippi; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2340891. Record for William J Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6224&h=37216443&indiv=try [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for William Japtha Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=11928806&indiv=try [S4603] Ancestry.com, Mississippi, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2023;), The Semi-Weekly Leader; Publication Date: 1 Jun 1921; Publication Place: Brookhaven, Mississippi, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/854367234/?article=39db91c8-951c-4b5e-85ab-6441e91dfb70&xid=5506&terms=Jeptha_Montgomery. Record for Jeptha Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=50053&h=4379591629&indiv=try [S4313] Ancestry.com, U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 579. Record for John Wilburn Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61174&h=3329195&indiv=try [S4605] Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, (Name: Findagrave; Location: Loyd Star, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA;), Montgomery, William J (1860-1930) Memorial #46722813 Accessed KRM 24 Sep 2025 9:03am https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46722813/william_japtha-montgomery. Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery Loyd Star, Lincoln County, Mississippi, USA https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2216657/macedonia-baptist-church-cemetery https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46722813/william_japtha-montgomery [S846] Hunting For Bears, comp., Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Database online. Record for Matilda Britt [S3845] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 5, Lincoln, Mississippi; Roll: 817; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1240817. Record for John Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=28109161&indiv=try [S3002] Hunting For Bears, comp., Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;). Record for John Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7842&h=424001&indiv=try