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Samuel Bryan affidavit, Decatur Co IN, he knew Hugh and hi s sons Thomas, Henry, Hugh, George, Robert along with his d au Margaret Kerchevall, but not the others Earlier researchers did not have benefit of the Watts cemet ery which Mr. Nobbe is currently restoring. I have added Jo shua to this family based on the headstone found in the Wat ts Cemetery which reads: son of George and Elizabeth land patent Decatur Co IN 1824 James Howard and George Mont gomery of Butler Co OH from William Jordan Jan 1999: >In 1821, George Montgomery and two Gageby brothers signe d on with a >Colonel Hendricks for a surveying trek through Indiana. Th is group was >hired to map the part of Indiana that became known as Fran klin and >Decatur counties and was initiated in Westmoreland County , Pennsylvania. >One of the major towns in the county was Greensburg. > >They set up a base of operations that consisted of severa l log cabins, >that became a trading post for other `explorers` and Colon el Hendricks >named the town Greensburg after his town back in Pennsylva nia. > >Here are some land deed record numbers for the Montgomer y family in >Decatur county: >Elizabeth Mont., wife of Hugh Jr ----------- C209 >George Mont. ---------------- B221 >Henry Mont. ---------------- B 39 >Henry & Mary Mont ---------------- A249 >Hugh Mont -------------------- A 95 >Hugh, George, & Hugh Jr Mont ------------------- A260 >Hugh & Sally Mont ------------------ C442 >Michael Mont -------------- A255 >Michael & Ann Francis Mont ---------------- B303 >Robert Mont ---------------- B270 >Robert Mont ---------------- C190 >Thomas, Robert, Michael, George Mont ----------------B210 >Thomas Mont ------------------- C618 >Thomas & Elizabeth Mont ------------ B370 >>A lot of the land was apparently done at similar times an d together to >help younger members of the family qualify for the deeds . Apparently >George helped the other family members move into the area. > >They built a basic log cabin on the various claims. > >George later built a more substantial home in 1841. > >In 1846 George, his brother Robert and Neil Gageby left o n horseback to >checkout the new Iowa land that was available. They like d it and filed >for claims near Marion Iowa. When they returned to Iowa, G eorge sold his >land to his brother in law -- Warren Jackson. (Apochrypha l evidence >suggests that Betsy and Warren Jackson were the children o f President >Andrew Jackson`s father`s cousin -- even in one of the Dec atur county >histories). > >They arrived in Iowa in 1847. They settled in Linn Count y and then moved >to neighboring Benton County in 1852. > >I hope you ofund some of that interesting. Perhaps you wou ld like a >printout of what I have so far? Maybe we can trade. I do n ot have the >family tree in one of those special internet files where w e can >automatically transfer, but if a plain old paper swap is O K, let me >know. > >My address is: > >William Jordan >668 Blackstone Drive >Myrtle Beach, SC 29579 > > > From: Van Tiger, tiger@cnsinternet.com To: emmich@colorado.net Dear Naomi: You did not give me a time line so maybe, in la ter years, some of the Montgomery wandered up in the northe rn counties, but none of the early years that I know about , you give no names so I`m somewhat lost. I have Mary Montg omery Grant (Gratz) and her family but little of the rest o f them. I know that Alexander died down in southern Iowa an d two of his sons (my memory tells me) Mahaska County, have n`t worked on that line for so long. Hugh and Eve`s Childre n were all born in Westmoreland and Beaver County, Pa. wen t to Butler Co. Ohio about 1810 and to Indiana abt 1822. George was with the surveyors in 20-21. The Robertsons buri ed by Hugh are relation to Michael`s wife and heirs are i n Wisconsin. Have miles of info but if you have something o n Shelby Co., Would like to take a look! You know my work i s not written in cement and the day it is I`ll quit!!!! Since I don`t know your connections, don`t no what I`d hav e that you may like to share, but willing to try .......... Marion === 13 July 2003 William Donohue I have seen your information on Ancestry.com and I believ e my Family Tree and your cross. I have a Hugh Montgomery and Eva Hartmann m arried in August 1784. They had a son George Montgomery born April 2, 1801 i n Pennsylvania. George married a Unknown Elizabeth born in 1807 in Indiana . George and Elizabeth had a daughter Eva Montgomery born May 17th, 183 3 in Indiana. Eva married Ira G. Wilson on October 12, 1850 in Linn County Io wa. They had a daughter (a twin) by the name of George-Anna Wilson born Ju ne 1858 in Iowa. George-Anna married James Bittle on March 15, 1885 in Mario n, Iowa. They had a daughter Bernice who married a Ralph Daniel McSweene y July 2, 1923 in perhaps Waterloo, Iowa. Their daughter is my mother-in-law. In your research you have information on George Montgomer y having married Elizabeth Jackson and they had four sons. Any chance that t hey also had a daughter Eva born in 1833?? Regards, William Donahue who also sends: 1840 Decatur County Indiana Federal Censu s and guess what I found. One male 40 under 50, one male un der 5: 3 females 5 under 10 and one female 30 under 40. More evidence of a match. So we find: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ia/county/linn/census/1850fedce nsus.txt [Neil Gageby is also in this census] 111 122 MONTGOMERY, George 50 M Farmer Pennsylvania MONTGOMERY, Elizabeth 43 F Indiana MONTGOMERY, Margaret 20 F Indiana MONTGOMERY, Eve 18 F Indiana MONTGOMERY, Sarah Ann 16 F Indiana MONTGOMERY, John 12 M Indiana MONTGOMERY, Thomas 10 M Indiana MONTGOMERY, Henry Clay 8 M Indiana MONTGOMERY, Michael 6 M Indiana MONTGOMERY, Mary E. 3 F Indiana 1856 IA state census Benton County Montgomery Elizabeth Montgomery George Montgomery Henry C. Montgomery John Montgomery Mary C. Montgomery Michael Montgomery Nancy J.A. Montgomery Thomas 1860 IA Benton County, Harrison twp 11 32 32 Montgomery George 60 M Farmer 4,800 1,270 PENN 12 32 32 Montgomery Elizabeth 53 F Housekeeper INDIANA 13 32 32 Montgomery John 23 M Farmer INDIANA 14 32 32 Montgomery Thomas 20 M Farmer INDIANA 15 32 32 Montgomery Henry 17 M Farmer INDIANA 16 32 32 Montgomery Michel 15 M Farmer INDIANA 17 32 32 Montgomery Mary E 12 F INDIANA
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