Charles A Montgomery
1852 - 1884 (32 years)-
Name Charles A Montgomery [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Birth 1 Jan 1852 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA 
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Gender Male Residence 1880 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [5] Death 22 Jun 1884 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [1, 2, 3, 4] Burial 23 Jun 1884 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [3, 4] - Greenwood Cemetery
Notes - His Baptismal name on Ellen's death certificate shows "A" but on his tomb "E" is shown. We do not know what either letter stand for.
The first child we know of was born in Dec. 1869 and if Charles had married one year prior to this birth he would have been 16 or17 years old and his wife 15 or 16 years old.
He was a young man of 32 years when he died. We were told by Gertrude Fitzgerald, niece of Ellen Fitzgerald, that he was a fireman. In the1880 Census, he and his family lived at 1301 Toulouse St., N.O.,La. and it shows that his occupation was Mechanic and that Bridget Fitzgerald, grandmother, lived with them. He left a wife and three small sons. It also shows his father was born in South Carolina and his mother was born in Ireland. ( We were told by Gertrude Fitzgerald, niece of Ellen Fitzgerald, that Charle
s father didn
t like the "manners, dress & hats in N.O. & US and left N.O. to go back to live in Ireland. Getrude, a first cousin of George, Sr., told us this in 1984 and she did not recall the date that Charle
s father went back to Ireland. We think something is wrong here and that more research is needed.) The 1880 Census shows his father was born in So.Carol. and his mother was born in Ireland. We know from his death certificate that he died on a N.O. street, Orleans, between Prier and Roman Streets. The cause of death was Ascites.
(Ascites=accumulation of fluids between the abdomen wall and the outer wall of the stomach. Could have been caused by many things-yellow fever or other type of fever- rupture-drinking excesive amounts of alcohol.)
He is buried in Lot #14, Cyrpt #34,Greenwood Cemetery. Cyrpt door conatins bronze lettering showing he was a member of the "Philadelphia Fire Company No.14" and that he was born "1 Jan,1852"and died "21 June 1884". These dates differ from the official records.
Person ID I36304 MontyHistNotes_II Last Modified 30 Dec 2025
Father William Montgomery, b. Abt 1825 Relationship natural Mother Marie, b. Abt 1830 d. Yes, date unknown Relationship natural Family ID F14496 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ellen ( Hellen ) Fitzgerald, b. 10 Nov 1846, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA d. 17 Oct 1910, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Age 63 years) Marriage 19 Mar 1875 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA - St Louis Cathedral
Children + 1. George W Montgomery, b. 3 Dec 1870, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA d. 8 Aug 1952, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Age 81 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 2. James Thomas Montgomery, b. 6 Oct 1879, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA d. 24 Jul 1956, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Age 76 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 3. Joseph Charles Montgomery, b. 21 Nov 1882, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA d. Jun 1940, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Age 57 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F14487 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Dec 2025
-
Event Map 
Birth - 1 Jan 1852 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA 
Marriage - 19 Mar 1875 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Residence - 1880 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Death - 22 Jun 1884 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Burial - 23 Jun 1884 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA = Link to Google Earth
-
Sources - [S2125] Ancestry.com, New Orleans, Louisiana, Death Records Index, 1804-1949, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Orleans Death Indices 1877-1895; Volume: 85; Page: 361.
Record for Charles Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=NewOrleansDeaths1&h=146282&indiv=try - [S946] Ancestry.com, Louisiana, Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;).
Record for Charles Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=LouisianaStatewideDeath&h=697814&indiv=try - [S2745] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Charles E. Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=32394767&indiv=try - [S3223] Greenwood Cemetery New Orleans, (Name: Findagrave; Location: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA;).
- [S615] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited;), Year: 1880; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: 461; Family History Film: 1254461; Page: 340C; Enumeration District: 041; Image: 0484.
Record for Charles Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=9266838&indiv=try - [S1761] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
Record for Ellen Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2469&h=843064247&indiv=try
- [S2125] Ancestry.com, New Orleans, Louisiana, Death Records Index, 1804-1949, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Orleans Death Indices 1877-1895; Volume: 85; Page: 361.