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Penelope Nappie Brett

Female 1808 - 1903  (94 years)

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  • Name Penelope Nappie Brett  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Birth 14 Oct 1808  Fredericksburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13] 
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1850  Macon, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 1860  Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Ward 1 
    Residence 1870  Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1880  Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    North Main Street 
    Burial 1903  Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 11] 
    • Greenwood Cemetery
    Death 6 Jul 1903  Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6, 7, 11, 12] 
    Person ID I16819  MontyHistNotes_2014 | JMMM_son James Montgomery
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2025 

    Father Richard Augustine Brett,   b. 1 Nov 1772, Prince William County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Aug 1839, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Margaret Lee,   b. 6 May 1779, Prince William County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Apr 1859, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 22 Nov 1798  Prince William County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3091  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Franklin Montgomery,   b. 6 Sep 1810, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1901, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 7 Apr 1836  Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 12, 14] 
    Children 
    +1. Margaret Ann Montgomery,   b. 26 Jan 1837, Macon, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1863, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Eleanor L Montgomery,   b. 28 Sep 1838, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1927, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. James Thaddeus Montgomery,   b. 20 Oct 1841, Macon, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Aug 1862, Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +4. Cpl Robert Richard Montgomery,   b. 8 Sep 1843, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Mar 1930, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >5. David F Montgomery,   b. 3 Apr 1846, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1849, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >6. George E Montgomery,   b. 28 Jan 1855, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Aug 1923, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F1613  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 14 Oct 1808 - Fredericksburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Apr 1836 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Macon, Macon, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Ward 1 - 1860 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1870 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - North Main Street - 1880 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1903 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Jul 1903 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2931] 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;), Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois;Roll: T9_229; Family History Film: 1254229; Page: 309.2000; Enumeration District: 148; Image: 0085.
      Record for George E. Montgomery

    2. [S398] Bryan, Mildred, Email from Mildred Bryan 2010 Feb 19, (Name: Location: Iowa; Date: 10 Feb 2010;;), Mildred discusses children on Robert Montgomery.

    3. [S1414] Bryan, Mildred, Genforum posting from Mildren Bryan, (Name: Location: Genforum; Date: 15 Jun 2011;;), Mildred posts corrections on her family line.

    4. [S2937] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Year: 1870; Census Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois;Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
      Record for Penelope Montgomery

    5. [S1415] Ancestry.com, Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2011;;), Database online.
      Record for Robert R. Montgomery

    6. [S2025] Greenwood Cemetery Illinois, (Name: Name: Findagrave; Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois;;).

    7. [S1785] Ancestry.com, Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2011, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,Inc., 2012.Original data - Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 1 December 2011.Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi;;), Database online.
      Record for Penelope Montgomery

    8. [S11] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Macon, Macon, Illinois; Roll: M432_118; Page: 170B; Image: 100.
      Record for Penelope Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=16415060&indiv=try

    9. [S3624] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Decatur Ward 1, Macon, Illinois; Roll: M653_203; Page: 569; Image: 3; Family History Library Film: 803203.
      Record for Pencopa Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=38021650&indiv=try

    10. [S4342] Ancestry.com, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;).
      Record for James F. Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7851&h=102426&indiv=try

    11. [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Margaret Brett
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=15316466&indiv=try

    12. [S298] Brett, Charlotte M, Charlote Brett notes from Charlotte NC, (Name: Date: 8 Oct 1971;;), Notes found in Charlotte, NC, Library written by Charlotte Brett.

    13. [S3398] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: Decatur Ward 1, Macon,Illinois; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
      Record for Robt R Montgomery

    14. [S780] Ware, Johnsie Pettus, Montgomery Notes on Gamewell Line, (Name: Date: About 1974;;), These are notes found in the files of Mrs. Moffatt Ware in Shelby, NC. Perhaps she typed them; another possible author would be Curtis Montgomery, since most of the information involves his line. Another potential writer of these notes is Charlotte Brett.



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