William Hendren Montague

Brief Life History of William Hendren

When William Hendren Montague was born on 27 August 1847, in Oldham, Kentucky, United States, his father, James Thomas Montague, was 35 and his mother, Eletha Ellen Hendren, was 26. He married Lucinda Ellen Berry on 15 December 1876, in Knox, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Bee Ridge Township, Knox, Missouri, United States in 1910 and Bourbon Township, Knox, Missouri, United States in 1930. He died on 21 November 1933, in Knox, Missouri, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Mount Salem Cemetery, Newark, Knox, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Hendren Montague
1847–1933
Lucinda Ellen Berry
1854–1917
Marriage: 15 December 1876
Ivan R Montague
1877–1895
LeRoy Elvert Montague
1879–1944
Charles Edgar Montague
1880–1975
Lora Myrtle Montague
1882–1954
Edith Agnes Montague
1884–1971
Letha Ethel Montague
1888–1965
Willie Harlen Montague
1889–1956
Cora Belle Montague
1891–1982
Ralph Berry Montague
1898–1965

Sources (26)

  • Wm Montague in household of Leth Montague, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: William Hendren Montague - birth: 29 August 1847; Oldham, Kentucky, United States
  • Wm H Montag?e, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"

World Events (8)

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

1863

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

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from either Montaigu-le-bois (Manche) or Montaigu (Manche, Aisne), named with Old French mont ‘hill’ + agu ‘pointed’ (from Latin acutus). Drogo de Montagud was a companion of William the Conqueror and founder of the Montagu(e) family, among whom the personal name Drogo was revived in the 19th century. Another family of the name Monatgu have held the titles of Duke of Montagu, Earl of Sandwich, Earl and Duke of Manchester, Earl of Halifax, and Earl of Beaulieu, and.

Irish: adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Mac Taidhg (see McTigue ).

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

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