Joseph Turner Montgomery

1780 - 1870  (90 years)

• Name	Joseph Turner Montgomery  [1]
  Birth	22 Mar 1780	Mississippi   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Nov 1870	Negreet, Sabine Parish, Louisiana
  Notes	A Joseph Montgomery was listed on the 1816 census in Adams County, Mississippi and on the 1818 Tax list for the same, later moving to the Neutral Strip-Negreet. He claimed lands in Sabine Parish in early 1820's cort in Natchitoches, La. However, he is listed as owning land as early as 1805 and being one of the settlers on the Rio Hondo lands. He was a private in the 12th and 13th consolidated Regiment, Louisiana Militia during the War of 1812. He was listed as owning 6 or more slaves in 1861. According to Lona Mae Duggan Gordon, Joseph lived in a double pen house. Usually constructed of Pine logs, there were one or more rooms in two separate enclosures under one roof. When first arriving in Sabine Parish, there were many bears that often would attack livestock, so Joseph brought the livestock into the cabin penned in a corner by the chimney for protection. Joseph Turner Montgomery, Lavinia Montgomery, and Nancy Morris all have their names on a bronze plaque beside the door of the Zion Hill Baptist Church in Negreet which states, "On the third Sunday in December, Anno Domino, 1826, Zion Hill Church was constituted by the following Presbytery to wit: William Cook and James Martin." The land the church was built on was donated by Joseph. (Casagranda, 1850 Census, 82-83). The History of Sabine Parish, Louisiana (author John Belisle, The Sabien Banner Press, 1912) states that "in 1860 the white population of Sabine Parish numbers about four thousant, and there were less than two thousand slaves. There were few really wealthy people in the parish, and many owned not more than one of two slaves. the owners of six or more in 1861 included Joseph F. Montgomery. http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924028797707/cu31924028797707_djvu.txt At the time of the 1870 census enumeration, Joseph T. Montgomery, age 105, was living with his son and daughter-in-law, A J and Laura Mongomery, in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. He was shown as born ca 1865 in Mississippi. (Research): Census Information: 1860 Census Louisiana, Sabine Parish, P. O. Many Enumerated 27 Jun 1860 Page 35 248-248 J. T. Montgomery 91 M Farmer 22000 4000 Miss Levina Montgomery 66 F SC A. D. Montgomery 24 M --- 270 La Mary B. Montgomery 22 F La Elizabeth L. Montgomery 11 F La Julia T. Montgomery 9 F La Adelaid Montgomery 6 F La
  Person ID	I18160	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family 1	Jane Gillespie,   b. 14 Mar 1795, Mississippi d. 23 Sep 1818 (Age 23 years)
  Marriage	26 Dec 1816	Amite County, Mississippi   [2]
  Children	1. Robert A. Montgomery,   b. Abt 1816, Amite County, Mississippi d. 5 Nov 1817, Amite County, Mississippi (Age ~ 1 years)   2. David Montgomery,   b. 23 Sep 1818   d. 23 Sep 1818 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F6704	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

  Family 2	Lavinia Wall,   b. 29 Jun 1797, South Carolina d. 16 Dec 1863, Negreet, Sabine Parish, Louisiana (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	30 Sep 1819	West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana   [2]
  	They had eight children.
  Children	1. Rebecca Ann Catherine Montgomery,   b. Aft 1819   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Pleasant Thaddeus Montgomery,   b. 3 Aug 1820, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi d. Abt 1860, Sabine County, Texas (Age 39 years)   3. Elvira Jane Montgomery,   b. 9 Dec 1822, Louisiana d. Sep 1863, Sabine Parish, Louisiana (Age 40 years)   4. Theodore Wall Montgomery,   b. 5 Sep 1825, Louisiana d. 17 Jun 1862, Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia (Age 36 years)   5. Vincent Alpheus Montgomery,   b. 12 Nov 1827, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana d. 9 Aug 1907, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 79 years)   6. Sarah Adeline Montgomery,   b. Abt 1833, Louisiana d. Abt 1853 (Age ~ 20 years)   7. Adoniram Judson Montgomery,   b. 15 Feb 1835, Louisiana d. 19 May 1889, Negreet, Sabine Parish, Louisiana (Age 54 years)   8. Mary Belzora Montgomery,   b. 19 Jun 1838, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6703	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Mar 1780 - Mississippi Marriage - 26 Dec 1816 - Amite County, Mississippi Marriage - 30 Sep 1819 - West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Death - 15 Nov 1870 - Negreet, Sabine Parish, Louisiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S416] Casagranda, Kathy "Sabine Parish The 1850 Census with added Family Information" (May, 1999: P.O. Box 2195, Palmer, Alaska 99645), p 80, 81, 82 (Reliability: 3). [S416] Casagranda, Kathy "Sabine Parish The 1850 Census with added Family Information" (May, 1999: P.O. Box 2195, Palmer, Alaska 99645), p 82 (Reliability: 3).