James Steen Montgomery

1788 - 1864  (76 years)

• Name	James Steen Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	1 May 1788	Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Relocated	1802	Mississippi, USA   [1]
  	From Tennessee
  Military	1812  [1, 7]
  	War of 1812
  Relocated	1833	Colorado, Texas, USA   [1]
  	From Mississippi
  Residence	1850	Colorado, Colorado, Texas, USA   [3]
  Residence	1860	Colorado, Texas, USA   [4]
  Burial	1864	Matthews, Colorado, Texas, USA   [5]
  	Montgomery-Thatcher Cemetery
  Death	1 May 1864	Colorado, Texas, USA   [1, 2, 5]
  Person ID	I6979	MontyHistNotes_III | Hugh Montgomery and Agnes Jane Cunningham
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Samuel Montgomery,   b. 1764, Waxhaw, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA d. 1829, Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Eleanor Nelly Steen,   b. 2 Nov 1770, Union, South Carolina, USA d. 1791, Kentucky, USA (Age 20 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1784	Union, South Carolina, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F4086	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances Gilbert,   b. 25 Nov 1794, Tennessee, USA d. 3 Jan 1872, Colorado, Texas, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	7 Jun 1814	Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA   [1, 2]
  Children	> 1. Sarah Myrah Montgomery,   b. 14 Sep 1815, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA d. 30 Oct 1897, Colorado, Texas, USA (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Samuel Stephen Montgomery,   b. 15 Jun 1822, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA d. 31 Oct 1881, Colorado, Texas, USA (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. William W Montgomery,   b. 22 Mar 1826, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA d. 7 Aug 1878, Colorado, Texas, USA (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 4. Jane Sophia Montgomery,   b. 22 Mar 1826, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA d. 7 Aug 1878, Colorado, Texas, USA (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 5. Laura Ann Montgomery,   b. 22 Jan 1828, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA d. 17 Sep 1855, Colorado, Texas, USA (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 6. John Gilbert Montgomery,   b. 11 Nov 1830, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA d. 10 Jun 1878, Eagle Lake, Colorado, Texas, USA (Age 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4089	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 May 1788 - Tennessee, USA Relocated - From Tennessee - 1802 - Mississippi, USA Marriage - 7 Jun 1814 - Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Relocated - From Mississippi - 1833 - Colorado, Texas, USA Residence - 1860 - Colorado, Texas, USA Death - 1 May 1864 - Colorado, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1032] Bio Information James Steen Montgomery, (Name: Name: ancestry.com; Date: 17 Jan 2009;;), Biographical information about James Steen Montgomery posted onancestry.com. [S1029] DAR Ancestor A079071, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), Samuel Montgomery. [S679] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Colorado, Colorado, Texas; Roll: M432_910; Page: 27A; Image: 56. Record for James L Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=6896873&indiv=try [S237] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Colorado, Texas; Roll: M653_1291; Page: 148; Image: 305; Family History Library Film: 805291. Record for James S Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=35000126&indiv=try [S1049] Montgomery-Thatcher Cemetery, (Name: Findagrave; Location: Matthews, Colorado, Texas, USA;). [S1019] Montgomery, Daniel Cameron, Jr, The Descendants of Hugh Montgomery, (Location: Greenville, MS; Date: 1976;), Pages 082-092, Chapter IX Montgomery, Samuel (1764-1829), 929.273 M766md. Book provided to Russ Montgomery [S500] War of 1812.