from the 1885 Hendricks County History (page 728):
James E. Montgomery, a pioneer of Union Township, was born in Morgan County, Ky., in May, 1813. His parents, William and Sarah Montgomery, came to Hendricks County, Ind., in 1828, settling in the woods, on the farm now owned by our subject, where they experienced all the hardships and privations of pioneer life. James E. has followed agricultural pursuits from his youth, and now owns eighty acres of land. He was married to Rebecca Tharp, who is now deceased. They were the parents of seven children (William Gibson, Mary Sabrina, Sarah Salina, John Lee, Isabella Elzina and Elizabeth Elvira), of whom only two, John and Ella, survive. Mr. Montgomery is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
James E. Montgomery, a pioneer of Union Township, was born in Morgan County, Ky., in May, 1813. His parents, William and Sarah Montgomery, came to Hendricks County, Ind., in 1828, settling in the woods, on the farm now owned by our subject, where they experienced all the hardships and privations of pioneer life. James E. has followed agricultural pursuits from his youth, and now owns eighty acres of land. He was married to Rebecca Tharp, who is now deceased. They were the parents of seven children (William Gibson, Mary Sabrina, Sarah Salina, John Lee, Isabella Elzina and Elizabeth Elvira), of whom only two, John and Ella, survive. Mr. Montgomery is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
from the 1885 Hendricks County History (page 728):
James E. Montgomery, a pioneer of Union Township, was born in Morgan County, Ky., in May, 1813. His parents, William and Sarah Montgomery, came to Hendricks County, Ind., in 1828, settling in the woods, on the farm now owned by our subject, where they experienced all the hardships and privations of pioneer life. James E. has followed agricultural pursuits from his youth, and now owns eighty acres of land. He was married to Rebecca Tharp, who is now deceased. They were the parents of seven children (William Gibson, Mary Sabrina, Sarah Salina, John Lee, Isabella Elzina and Elizabeth Elvira), of whom only two, John and Ella, survive. Mr. Montgomery is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
James E. Montgomery, a pioneer of Union Township, was born in Morgan County, Ky., in May, 1813. His parents, William and Sarah Montgomery, came to Hendricks County, Ind., in 1828, settling in the woods, on the farm now owned by our subject, where they experienced all the hardships and privations of pioneer life. James E. has followed agricultural pursuits from his youth, and now owns eighty acres of land. He was married to Rebecca Tharp, who is now deceased. They were the parents of seven children (William Gibson, Mary Sabrina, Sarah Salina, John Lee, Isabella Elzina and Elizabeth Elvira), of whom only two, John and Ella, survive. Mr. Montgomery is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
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James E. Montgomery
b. May 19, 1813
d. Dec. 12, 1890
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