Thomas Montgomery

Male29 February 1836–20 June 1892

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Montgomery was born on 29 February 1836, in Madison, Monroe, Missouri, United States, his father, Jonathan Lee Montgomery, was 28 and his mother, Mary Anderson Eagle, was 28. He married Julia Ann Rucker on 9 November 1855, in Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died on 20 June 1892, in Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Montgomery
1836–1892
Julia Ann Rucker
1834–1893
Marriage: 9 November 1855
Celestia Montgomery
1860–1915
Adeline G. Montgomery
1874–1947

Sources (6)

  • Thomas Montgomery, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Thomas Montgomery - Church record: death: 20 June 1892; Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States
  • Thomas Montgomery in entry for Adaline Evans, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    9 November 1855Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (17)

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    World Events (7)

    1846

    Age 10

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

    Age 24

    Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

    1863

    Age 27

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    Name Meaning

    English, Scottish, and northern Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Sainte-Foy-de-Montgomery and Saint-Germain-de-Montgomery (Calvados). In Ireland this surname was present in the medieval period, died out, and was then reintroduced from Scotland in the 17th century. It has been Gaelicized in Ireland as Mac Iomaire and in Scotland as Mac Gumaraid.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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