Vincent L Montgomery (1836 - 1903)

Born 20 Jan 1836 in Taylor Counhty, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Died 24 May 1903 at age 67 in Taylor County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Captain Vincent Montgomery served in the United States Civil War.
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Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 12th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (Robinson's) (State Guards)

Vincent Montgomery was a farmer, lawyer, legislator, and merchant. He was appointed a Captain in the Civil War in 1864. He was the son of Samuel Montgomery and Vashti Branan. Vincent married sisters in 1860 and 1864. ^[1]

Marriage

• Vincent Montgomery

Marriage Date: 8 Mar 1860 Marriage Place: Taylor, Georgia, USA Spouse: Ellen J Shine^[2]

• Vincent Montgomery

Marriage Date: 13 Jan 1864 Marriage Place: Taylor, Georgia, USA Spouse: Elizabeth C Shine^[3]

Children

• Martha "Mattie" Eleanor Montgomery, mother Ellen Shine.
• Seaborn Thomas Montgomery, mother Elizabeth Shine.
• Samuel Robert Montgomery, mother Elizabeth Shine.
• Emma Alice Montgomery, mother Elizabeth Shine.

Military

12th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (Robinson's) (State Guards)^[4]

Vincent Montgomery Letters During Civil War

• July 5-July 10, 1864. Near Chattahoochee River. They are on "a high hill half a mile west of the river."
• July 7. He wants his wife to have some peach or apple brandy made.
• July 10. No firing; looks like rain; no one of the militia were "taken prisoner," "the Cadets are attached to our Brigade."
• July 18, 1864. West Point, Ga. He is near the railroad bridge, "throwing up breastworks on the east side of the river."
• Sept. 5-Dec. 16, 1864. Letters exchanged between Vincent and his wife, Betty, while he was serving with the militia a Macon and at Camp Stephens near Griffin, Ga. He mentions the hardships of traveling on top of box cars and the monotony of soldiers' rations but most of the correspondence is concerned with instructions about picking peas, digging potatoes, gathering corn and sugar cane and making sugar and syrup.^[5][6]

Siblings

• James (10/20/1824 – 12/10/1855) m. Harriet Martha Davis (1/20/1848, Crawford Co.)
• Lucinda (7/31/1826 - 3/27/1912) m. Anderson Churchill Carter (10/27/1842, Crawford Co.)
• William (6/8/1828 - 11/24/1905) m. Sarah Jane Branan
• Mary (5/21/1830 - 6/6/1873) m. Alexander Pope Jones (8/3/1848, Crawford Co.)
• Feraby (10/14/1832 – 7/22/1919) m. David W. Carter (2/1/1849, Crawford Co.)
• John (1/1/1834 – 3/19/1838)
• Vincent (1/20/1836 – 5/24/1902) m. 1) Eleanor J. Shine (3/8/1860, Taylor Co.) 2) Elizabeth Catherine Shine (1/19/1864, Taylor Co.)
• Sarah (7/27/1837 – 8/11/1920) m. Isaac James Ricks (1/29/1862, Taylor Co.)
• Seaborn (11/21/39 - 4/4/17) m. Josephine Hayes (9/25/1861, Taylor Co.)
• Eliza (1/19/1842 – 8/20/1899) m. William Henry McCrary (12/1/1867, Taylor Co.)^[7]

Residence

Four generations of family letters and business papers have been catalogued and microfilmed by Emory University and copies of the microfilm may be found in the Georgia Archives and the Butler library. Other references are: Crawford County records, Taylor County records, Wilkinson County records, Montgomery Family Bible, Branan Family Bible.

• 1840 Living in Crawford Co, Georgia^[8]

• 1850 Living in Talbot Co, Georgia

Home in 1850 District 14, Talbot, Georgia, USA Family Number 796 Household Members Name Age Samuel Montgomery 53 Vartran Montgomery 47 (Vashti) William Montgomery 26 Vincent Montgomery 13 Yooah Montgomery 10 (Sarah) Loban Montgomery 9 (Seaborn) Eliza Montgomery 6^[9]

• 1870

Vinson Montgomery, living in Reynolds, Taylor County, Georgia Post Office Butler Household Members Name Age Vinson Montgomery 34 Elizabeth Montgomery 32 Martha Montgomery 4 Robbert Montgomery 2 Kettie Shines 19^[10]

• 1880, living in Fort Perry, Marion, Georgia

Marital Status Married Spouse's Name Elizabeth C. Montgomery Father's Birthplace Georgia Mother's Birthplace Georgia Occupation Farmer Household Members Name Age Vincent Montgomery 44 Elizabeth C. Montgomery 42 Martha Montgomery 17 Seaborne L. Montgomery 13 Sam R. Montgomery 11 Emma A. Montgomery 9^[11]

• 1900, living in Fort Perry, Marion, Georgia

Birth Date Jan 1836 Birthplace Georgia Marital Status Married Spouse's Name Elizabeth Montgomery Marriage Year 1864 Years Married 36 Father's Birthplace Georgia Mother's Birthplace Georgia Household Members Name Age Vincent Montgomery 64 Elizabeth Montgomery 62 Lewis Russell 24 ^[12]

Buried

Vincent Montgomery Birth Date 20 Jan 1836 Death Date 24 May 1903 Cemetery Pine Level Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Mauk, Taylor County, Georgia Spouse Elizabeth Catherine Montgomery Children Emma Alice Youngblood^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ A source for this information is needed.
2. ↑ Ancesrty.com. Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: County Marriage Records, 1828–1978. The Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia.
3. ↑ Ancesrty.com. Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: County Marriage Records, 1828–1978. The Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia.
4. ↑ National Park Service, https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm
5. ↑ Catalog of the Montgomery Family Papers Taylor County, GA, Montgomery Family Papers 1785-1903 Series IV. Correspondence Folder 1 (1861-1865) Cataloged by: Emory University, Accession No. 355, Microfilm No. 283, Unrestricted access; Information on literary rights available a repository, Date microfilmed: 10-24-1961, Also on microfilm in Georgia Archives
6. ↑ http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/taylor/bios/m5320001.txt
7. ↑ Samuel Montgomery Family Bible, http://http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/taylor/bibles/m5320002.txt
8. ↑ Year: 1840; Census Place: Crawford, Georgia; Roll: 39; Page: 381; Image: 1167; Family History Library Film: 0007042
9. ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: District 14, Talbot, Georgia; Roll: M432_83; Page: 279A
10. ↑ 1870 US Census, http://ancestry.com, Year: 1870; Census Place: Reynolds, Taylor, Georgia; Roll: M593_176; Page: 277B; Image: 371046; Family History Library Film: 545675
11. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Fort Perry, Marion, Georgia; Roll: 157; Family History Film: 1254157; Page: 178B; Enumeration District: 043; Image: 0360.
12. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Fort Perry, Marion, Georgia; Roll: T623_211; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 39.
13. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #31060811