His Ancestors Figured in American History
The death of Montgomery Pike occurred Saturday near Mills Station, this county, at the age of 80 years.
Mr. Pike leaves three sons, Merritt C. Pike, of this county; Montgomery Pike, Jr., Santa Barbara county, and Rev. E. G. Pike, of Sigourny, lowa. Montgomery Pike was a genial and upright man, and one of the few remaining rugged pioneers of the great West. He came of old Revolutionary stock, his grandfather, Zebulon Pike, having been an officer in the Revolutionary War, while his uncle, Colonel Zebulon Montgomery Pike was also an army officer and commanded a Government exploring expedition that discovered Pike's Peak in Colorado.
Amador Ledger (4/13/1900)
His Ancestors Figured in American History
The death of Montgomery Pike occurred Saturday near Mills Station, this county, at the age of 80 years.
Mr. Pike leaves three sons, Merritt C. Pike, of this county; Montgomery Pike, Jr., Santa Barbara county, and Rev. E. G. Pike, of Sigourny, lowa. Montgomery Pike was a genial and upright man, and one of the few remaining rugged pioneers of the great West. He came of old Revolutionary stock, his grandfather, Zebulon Pike, having been an officer in the Revolutionary War, while his uncle, Colonel Zebulon Montgomery Pike was also an army officer and commanded a Government exploring expedition that discovered Pike's Peak in Colorado.
Amador Ledger (4/13/1900)
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