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Prosper King Montgomery, Sr

Male 1808 - 1886  (77 years)

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  • Name Prosper King Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15] 
    Suffix Sr 
    Birth 16 Dec 1808  Adams County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1830  Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Residence 1840  Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Civil 10 Nov 1840  Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Reference Number https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montgomery-17991 
    Residence 1860  Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Police District 3 
    Residence 1870  Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Township 8 
    Residence 1880  Fayette, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Burial 1886  Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 12] 
    • Old Montgomery Burial Ground
    Death 8 Aug 1886  Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 9, 11, 12, 13] 
    Person ID I7347  MontyHistNotes_III | Hugh Montgomery and Agnes Jane Cunningham
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2025 

    Father Alexander Montgomery,   b. 1760, Waxhaw, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1812, Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Lydia Swayze,   b. 1779, Kingston, Adams, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1826, Claiborne County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 26 Sep 1804  Adams County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 11, 13] 
    Family ID F4300  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Maria Lanier Darden,   b. 15 Apr 1809, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1864, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage 26 Feb 1827  Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 11, 13] 
    Children 
    >1. Alexander H Montgomery,   b. 2 Jan 1828, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1829, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Jefferson Darden Montgomery,   b. 17 Nov 1829, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jun 1863, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. Capt Samuel Swayze Montgomery, Sr,   b. 26 Dec 1831, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 1902, Bay City, Matagorda, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. Mary Montgomery,   b. 13 Feb 1834, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1903 (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >5. Prosper King Montgomery, Jr,   b. 31 Jan 1836, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1896, Eureka, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >6. Franklin Everette Montgomery,   b. 29 Apr 1837, Fayette, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1900, Meadville, Franklin, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >7. Harrison Prentiss Tip Montgomery,   b. 1840, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1875 (Age 35 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >8. Buckner B Montgomery,   b. 1 Jun 1842, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jun 1845, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >9. Clara Ann Montgomery,   b. 10 Aug 1845, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1897, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >10. Virginia L Montgomery,   b. 4 May 1847, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1877, Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >11. Ellen Maria Montgomery,   b. 10 May 1849, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1915, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >12. Martha Louise Montgomery,   b. 9 Dec 1852, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1853, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F4068  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2025 

    Family 2 Clotilda Ligon, (Xfer),   b. 1831, Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1895, Amite County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 5 Apr 1866  Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 11, 13] 
    Children 
    >1. Major Robert Ligon Montgomery, Sr,   b. 30 Jun 1867, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Sep 1927, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Sylvester Larned Montgomery,   b. 21 Feb 1870, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Nov 1938, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F4309  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Dec 1808 - Adams County, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 26 Feb 1827 - Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1830 - Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1840 - Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCivil - 10 Nov 1840 - Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Police District 3 - 1860 - Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Apr 1866 - Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Township 8 - 1870 - Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1880 - Fayette, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1886 - Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Aug 1886 - Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S1036] DAR Ancestor A078944, (Name: Name: Daughters of American Revolution;;), Alexander Montgomery http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A078944.

    2. [S1113] Old Montgomery Burial Ground, (Name: Name: Findagrave; Location: Jefferson, Mississippi, USA;;), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2269693&CScn=Old+Montgomery&CScntry=4&CSst=27&CScnty=1543&.

    3. [S243] Ancestry.com, Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2011, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry Operations, Inc.,2012.Original data - Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 13 February 2012.Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bi;;), Database online.
      Record for P K Montgomery

    4. [S247] Hunting For Bears, comp., Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Database online.
      Record for Prosper K. Montgomery

    5. [S26] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1840; Census Place: , Jefferson, Mississippi;Roll: ; Page: .
      Record for P F Montgomery

    6. [S21] 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: Fayette, Jefferson,Mississippi; Roll: 651; Family History Film: 1254651; Page: 223A; Enumeration District: 062; Image: 0249.
      Record for Prosper K. Montgomery

    7. [S1114] Ancestry.com, U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2008;;), Database online.
      Record for Prosper K Montgomery

    8. [S65] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 8, Jefferson,Mississippi; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
      Record for P K Montgomery

    9. [S1115] Obit_MontgomeryProsperKSr, (Name: Clarion; Location: Jackson, MIssissippi, USA; Date: 18 Aug 1886;), Page 2.

    10. [S237] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Police District 3, Jefferson, Mississippi; Roll: M653_584; Page: 618; Image: 40; Family History Library Film: 803584.
      Record for P K Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=38716994&indiv=try

    11. [S1019] Montgomery, Daniel Cameron, Jr, The Descendants of Hugh Montgomery, (Location: Greenville, MS; Date: 1976;), Pages 068-074, Chapter VII Montgomery, Alexander (1760-1812), 929.273 M766md.
      Book provided to Russ Montgomery

    12. [S4] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Ellen Goode
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=7217884&indiv=try

    13. [S1316] Boddie, Mrs John Bennett, Historical Southern Families, (Name: Clearfield Company; Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA;), Volume XII, Pages 236-241 Alexander Montgomery (1760-1812) Montgomery of South Carolina, Mississippi, and other Southern States Pages 202-256.
      Book available on Ancestry.com
      Also Available on CD #191
      https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/48635/SouthernFamiliesVI-003956-73?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d48635%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing

      https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/48635/SouthernFamiliesVI-003956-73?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d48635%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing

    14. [S67] Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA.
      Record for Mrs Ellen M Goode
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2272&h=24119746&indiv=try

    15. [S260] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1830; Census Place: Jefferson, Mississippi; Series: M19; Roll: 71; Page: 37; Family History Library Film: 0014839.
      Record for Prosper Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8058&h=2015732&indiv=try



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