Hugh
A.
Montgomery
Born in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of James A. Montgomery Jr.
and Martha (Kirk) Montgomery
Brother of
Nancy A. Montgomery, James M. Montgomery, Julia A. (Montgomery) McEwen, Charles Franklin Montgomery, Elenor K. (Montgomery) Moore, Mary Jane (Montgomery) Bell, Frances B. (Montgomery) Bell and Martha E. (Montgomery) Jones
Husband of
Mariah (Williams) Montgomery
— married
7 Dec 1843 in Madison County, Tennessee
Husband of
Elizabeth Tabitha (Hopper) Montgomery
— married
23 Feb 1848 in Madison County, Tennessee
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 58
in Madison County, Tennessee
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Jun 2015
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Biography
Son of James A. and Martha (Kirk) Montgomery.
Marriages:
1 - Mariah Williams on December 7, 1843 in Madison County, Tennessee. Mariah died in 1847.
One son: James Alexander Montgomery (b. 1845)
2 - Elizabeth Tabitha Hopper on February 23, 1848 in Madison County, Tennessee.
Children: Elennoro, Ann, William, Albert, Hugh, Charles, Martha, and James.
Hugh Montgomery came to Madison County with his parents in the 1820's and remained in the same area all of his life. He appears to be a man of some means. Legal papers found show he is appointed the Guardian of his son, James, when his wife died as well as the children of David and John McEwen. The 1860 Census shows he has $10,000 real estate and $13,000 personal estate.
Death:
Hugh Montgomery died in February 1868. He signed his LW&T on February 18, 1868. It was presented for probate in March 1868.
He is buried in the Montgomery Cemetery, now considered lost. He requested that no grave marker be placed for him.
Sources
- Researched and written by Deb Kueter, June 30, 2015
- US Census - 1850 and 1860
- Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
- Loose Marriage Bonds, Madison Co., Tennessee, 1846-1866, page 94
- Tennessee Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008
- Findagrave - Memorial #142266305
- Cemetery Records of Madison County, Tennessee, Vol. II
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hugh by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hugh by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Robert Montgomery
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup J-M172, FTDNA kit #144400 - Taylor Montgomery :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup J-FT413364, FTDNA kit #B888340
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~3.12%
David Doyle :
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Deb (Haynes) Swider :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Debs2002
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~1.56%
Debbie (Doyle) West :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~3.12%
A Fabry :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #548789
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~0.78%
Gregory (Gillis) MacPherson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member info375229
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