John Nelson MONTGOMERY

Father: John Harper MONTGOMERY
Mother: Melinda PLATT

Family 1: Luceva WARD
  1. James Ivor MONTGOMERY
  2. William Harper MONTGOMERY
Family 2: Amanda Harriet SPRINGSTEAD
  1. George MONTGOMERY
  2. Luceva A. MONTGOMERY
  3. Luevia MONTGOMERY
  4. Florilla Ursula MONTGOMERY
  5. Manley MONTGOMERY
  6. Minnie M MONTGOMERY
  7. Allan Lee MONTGOMERY
  8. Anne Ella MONTGOMERY 
                                                                     _James MONTGOMERY ___
                                                _Robert MONTGOMERY _|_Mary HENRY _________
                           _Thomas MONTGOMERY _|
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                          |                    |_Mary WHITE ________|_____________________
 _John Harper MONTGOMERY _|
|                         |                                          _John HARPER ________
|                         |                     _John HARPER Col.___|_Abigail MONTGOMERY _
|                         |_Rebecca HARPER ____|
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|                                              |_Miriam THOMPSON ___|_____________________
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|--John Nelson MONTGOMERY 
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|_Melinda PLATT __________|
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Moved to Illinois from Crawford County, PA, in 1849, at the age of 22, bringing his wife Luce va. John N.'s first wife was Luceva Ward. She must have died on June 5, 1850, since she was coun ted in the 1850 Federal Census, which was enumerated in November 1850. John N., married his second wife, widow Amanda Harriet (Springstead) Strider in Ottawa, LaSal le County, IL., in 1852. They must have had, perhaps, eight children together. In the 190 0 Iowa Census, they are shown to have had 10 children total, 8 of whom were still living i n 1900. Perhaps two children died at young ages(?). (Two of those 10 children were from Joh n Nelson's first marriage; James Ivor and William H.) Amanda had been married before to a John Strider of LaSalle County. John Stryder had to hav e died in 1849, in Serena Twsp, LaSalle County, IL, leaving Amanda a widow. John Strider's W ill (date?) shows his property being willed to a Mary J. Montgomery who was married to a Joh n M. Montgomery of Iroquois County, IL. Mary J. and John M. Montgomery's names appear later , in about 1872, on land sale documents selling this land to a Wallace Dondanville. John N . and Amanda also sold land bordering Mary's parcels to Dondanville about the same time frame . Another piece of property found to be possibly owned / purchased by John Nelson Montgomery i n Illinois was in Earlville, IL: a parcel of 82.5 acres on the east side of the town, accordi ng to documents located at LaSalle County Courthouse, Ottawa, IL, purchased in 1850. John N. and Amanda H. moved to Iowa in about 1868-69, after the death of John's father in 186 7. In later years, 1872 legal documents found in the LaSalle County Courthouse, Ottawa, IL , indicating the transference of property in LaSalle County, Illinois, show John N. and Amand a living in Franklin County, Iowa. In 1893 (Draft Will) and 1900 (Census) they were livin g in Hardin County, Iowa. In the "History of Franklin and Cerro Gordo Counties, Iowa 1883, Ch. XXIV Lee Township, Pgs 4 58-459, Union Publishing Company, Spingfield, IL 1883", a Biography for John N. states: "J . N. Montgomery was born in Pennsylvania in 1827, and was there married to Luceva Ward. In 1 849 they moved to Illinois, where his wife died. He subsequently married Mrs. Amanda Strider . He is member of Masonic Fraternity. In politics he is a greenbacker and has held local of fices." In 1889 John N. purchased 78.64 acres for $2,000, west side of Iowa Falls, with a mill site o n it. In 1892 John N. purchased 28 and 5 acres, respectively, west side of Iowa Falls, for $6 23, total. The 1892 Plat Book indicates J. Montgomery owned a total of 150 acres, west of Iow a Falls, IA, with a Mill Site on it. A draft of John N.'s will (not probated) in October, 188 3, indicates ownership of property in the amount of approximately 150 acres just to the wes t of Iowa Falls, above the river. In the US Census of 1900, John Nelson and Amanda are foun d to be living with their daughter, Minnie Montgomery Stewart, age 34, along with Minnie's hu sband, Edmund W., age 39, and children, Ethel, 14, Myrtle C., 11, and Raymond, 9. Amanda die d January 28, 1901, in Iowa Falls, IA. John began selling property in early 1901: (accordin g to documents located in 1991, in Hardin County Court House in Eldora, IA) 8 acres to Willi e Mitchell, March 12, 1901 8 acres to Henry Rush, May 17, 1901 64 acres to J. Kennedy, July 3 , 1901 John N. died at Siloam Springs, Arkansas, September 19, 1908, after moving to Arkansa s, in January, 1907, with his son, Allan Lee Montgomery, due to health (asthma / hay fever) c oncerns. The graves of John N. and Amanda H. were found in the Union Cemetery in Iowa Falls , IA, in 1991 by William J. Montgomery (RIN 1 - g-g-grandson) at locations 4.A. L10 s8 and 4. A. L10 s7. John Nelson Montgomery's Mother, Malinda Platt Montgomery, may be buried in the s ame cemetery since she died at Iowa Falls in 1874 and is buried in Iowa Falls, according to h er printed obituary.



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