Elias Montgomery

1830 - 1864  (34 years)

• Name	Elias Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
  Birth	1830	Franklin County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 13]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1850	Franklin County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Will	21 Apr 1857	Franklin County, Virginia, USA   [14]
  	Mentioned in Father's Will
  Residence	1860	Macon County, Illinois, USA   [3]
  Military Service	9 Aug 1862	Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA   [7, 13]
  Burial	1864	Mound City Natiional Cemetery, Mound City, Pulaski, Illinois, USA   [8, 9, 10, 11, 15]
  Death	6 Dec 1864	Mound City, Pulaski, Illinois, USA   [4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15]
  Probate	30 Oct 1865	Macon County, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I58987	MontyHistNotes_2014 | JMMM_son James Montgomery
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Samuel W Montgomery,   b. 1779, Virginia, USA d. Aft 7 Sep 1860, Franklin County, Virginia, USA (Age > 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Eichenberry,   b. 1792, Franklin County, Virginia, USA d. 1880, Virginia, USA (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1823
  Family ID	F43457	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Marriage	Never Married
  Family ID	F43491	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1830 - Franklin County, Virginia, USA Residence - 1850 - Franklin County, Virginia, USA Will - Mentioned in Father's Will - 21 Apr 1857 - Franklin County, Virginia, USA Residence - 1860 - Macon County, Illinois, USA Military Service - 9 Aug 1862 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Death - 6 Dec 1864 - Mound City, Pulaski, Illinois, USA Probate - 30 Oct 1865 - Macon County, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S4314] Montgomery, Roscoe, Botetourt Roots, (Location: http://botetourtroots.org/index.php;), http://botetourtroots.org/index.php. http://botetourtroots.org/index.php [S11] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Franklin, Virginia; Roll: M432_944; Page: 130A; Image: 263. Record for Elias Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=15037590&indiv=try [S3938] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Macon, Illinois; Roll: M653_203; Page: 870; Image: 304; Family History Library Film: 803203. Record for Eli Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=37561831&indiv=try [S3935] Ancestry.com, Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Estate files, 1830-1885; index, 1830-1972; Author: Illinois. County Court (Macon County); Probate Place: Macon, Illinois. Record for Eli Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=USProbateIL&h=1105040&indiv=try [S4333] Wingfield, Marshall, Pioneer Families of Franklin County Virginia, (Name: Chesapeake Book Company; Location: Berryville, Virginia, USA; Date: 1964;), Pages 153-159 Montgomery Family. Book found at California Genealogy Society [S3129] National Park Service, U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;). Record for Eli Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1138&h=4599291&indiv=try [S2999] Historical Data Systems, comp, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database. Record for Eli Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1555&h=2318879&indiv=try [S3325] Ancestry.com, U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Eli Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2590&h=1978640&indiv=try [S4515] Ancestry.com, U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), National Archives and Records Administration; Burial Registers of Military Posts and National Cemeteries, compiled ca. 1862-ca. 1960; Archive Number: 44778151; Series: A1 627; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92. Record for Eli Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=3135&h=313138&indiv=try [S2996] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites. Record for Eli Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8750&h=2135429&indiv=try [S4516] Ancestry.com, U.S., Civil War Roll of Honor, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2017;), Roll of Honor, Vol. XXVI. Record for Eli Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61388&h=181268&indiv=try [S4517] Ancestry.com, U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Eli Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2123&h=357712&indiv=try [S3932] Ancestry.com, Web: Illinois, Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). Record for Eli Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9759&h=261096&indiv=try [S4319] Will of Samuel Montgomery 1757, (Location: Franklin, Virginia, USA; Date: 21 Apr 1857;), Montgomery, Samuel W (1779-1860) LW&T dated 21 Apr 1857. Will Books, 1786-1906 ; general index, 1786-1948 Will books, v. 11-12 1859-1863 Image 282 Film # 007644999 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-346M?i=231&cat=416906 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-346M?i=231&cat=416906 [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Eli Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=89543019&indiv=try