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	19 Jan 2026

  
  

  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	19 Jan 2026

  
  

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  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

  
  

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  [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.