Martha Jane Merritt
1843 - 1887 (44 years)-
Name Martha Jane Merritt [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] Birth 1843 Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA 
[1, 2, 4] Gender Female Family Search ID MQY8-XML Residence 1870 Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA [4] Residence 1880 New Salem, McDonough, Illinois, USA [2] Death 8 Aug 1887 McDonough County, Illinois, USA Person ID I15851 Woodworth Ancestry Last Modified 30 Mar 2026
Family James Lowry Montgomery, b. Abt 1838, Washington County, Virginia, USA Marriage 21 Dec 1865 Washington County, Virginia, USA [1] Children + 1. William Finley Montgomery, b. 1 Sep 1867, Washington County, Virginia, USA d. 1 Aug 1941, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, USA (Age 73 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 2. Thomas J Montgomery, b. 9 Oct 1868, Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA d. 17 Nov 1942, Fresno, Fresno, California, USA (Age 74 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 3. Edward Haskell Montgomery, b. 22 Dec 1869, Washington County, Virginia, USA d. 6 Feb 1955, Duval County, Florida, USA (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 4. Mary Elizabeth Montgomery, b. 25 Mar 1871, Washington County, Virginia, USA d. 3 Jan 1962, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 90 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 5. Franklin Benjamin Montgomery, b. 27 Oct 1872, Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA d. 16 Apr 1964, Polk, Missouri, USA (Age 91 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 6. Ollie Dicey Montgomery, b. 3 Nov 1874, Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 7. Dollie Varden Montgomery, b. 19 Oct 1875, Washington County, Virginia, USA d. 6 Jun 1971, Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 95 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]8. Stephen D Montgomery, b. Nov 1878, McDonough County, Illinois, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]9. Mabel G Montgomery, b. Jul 1880, McDonough County, Illinois, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]10. Donna Montgomery, b. Apr 1881, Illinois, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 11. Alice V Montgomery, b. 1883, Illinois, USA d. 29 Oct 1972, Pendleton, Kentucky, USA (Age 89 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F9234 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Mar 2026
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Birth - 1843 - Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA 
Marriage - 21 Dec 1865 - Washington County, Virginia, USA 
Residence - 1870 - Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA 
Residence - 1880 - New Salem, McDonough, Illinois, USA 
Death - 8 Aug 1887 - McDonough County, Illinois, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Sources - [S303] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
Record for James Lowry Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FS1VirginiaMarriages&h=1532069&indiv=try - [S340] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: New Salem, McDonough, Illinois; Roll: 228; Family History Film: 1254228; Page: 498A; Enumeration District: 166; Image: 0098.
Record for James Mongomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=30856240&indiv=try - [S122] Ancestry.com, California, Death Index, 1940-1997, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), Date: 1942-11-17.
Record for Thomas J Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=CAdeath1940&h=8419667&indiv=try - [S435] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Abingdon, Washington, Virginia; Roll: M593_1681; Page: 18B; Image: 39410; Family History Library Film: 553180.
Record for Martha J Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=39359554&indiv=try - [S354] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
Record for Dollie Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FS1IAMarriages&h=885254&indiv=try - [S122] Ancestry.com, California, Death Index, 1940-1997, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), Date: 1962-01-03.
Record for Mary E Ferris
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=CAdeath1940&h=10640501&indiv=try - [S314] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
Record for Ollie Montgomery Mudge
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=11500433&indiv=try - [S499] Ancestry.com, Illinois, County Marriages, 1800-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).
Record for Ollie D. Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FSMarriageIllinois&h=900400971&indiv=try - [S499] Ancestry.com, Illinois, County Marriages, 1800-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).
Record for Ollie D Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FSMarriageIllinois&h=900860205&indiv=try - [S380] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage.
Record for Dollie Montgomery
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8823&h=903412227&indiv=try
- [S303] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
