Franklin Benjamin Montgomery
1872 - 1964 (91 years)-
Name Franklin Benjamin Montgomery [1, 2, 3] Birth 27 Oct 1872 Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Residence 1880 New Salem, McDonough, Illinois, USA [1] Residence 1930 Ripley, Butler, Iowa, USA [3] Death 16 Apr 1964 Polk, Missouri, USA Person ID I15920 Woodworth Ancestry Last Modified 21 Jan 2026
Father James Lowry Montgomery, b. Abt 1838, Washington County, Virginia, USA Relationship natural Mother Martha Jane Merritt, b. 1843, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA d. 8 Aug 1887, McDonough County, Illinois, USA (Age 44 years) Relationship natural Marriage 21 Dec 1865 Washington County, Virginia, USA [4] Family ID F9234 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lydia Heaston, b. 8 Sep 1878, Raglan, Harrison, Iowa, USA d. 15 Mar 1972, Mooney, Polk, Missouri, USA (Age 93 years) Marriage 11 May 1918 Allison, Butler, Iowa, USA [2] Family ID F9266 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Jan 2026
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Birth - 27 Oct 1872 - Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA 
Residence - 1880 - New Salem, McDonough, Illinois, USA 
Marriage - 11 May 1918 - Allison, Butler, Iowa, USA 
Residence - 1930 - Ripley, Butler, Iowa, USA 
Death - 16 Apr 1964 - Polk, Missouri, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Sources - [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 - [S354] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
Record for Lydia Heston
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FS1IAMarriages&h=4465797&indiv=try - [S631] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Ripley, Butler, Iowa; Roll: 645; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0024; Image: 732.0; FHL microfilm: 2340380.
Record for Frank B Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=120807737&indiv=try - [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.