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Below is a family biography included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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MONTGOMERY, GEORGE W., druggist and banker; Clayton. He is the son of Daniel and Julia (Mahan) Montgomery. His father was born in Pennsylvania, mother in Baltimore, Md. Mr. Montgomery was born in Brook county, W. Va., Feb. 24, 1841; came from there to Clayton, Adams county, Ill., in 1865; engaged in the dry goods trade till 1867, when he changed to the drug business. In 1877 he in company with Mr. Craig, embarked in the banking business and continues in both. December 27, 1871, he married Laura A. Nance, born in Kentucky, in 1850. They have one son, Flint, so named by his grandfather, for Dr. Flint of Louisville, Ky. Mr. Montgomery is a member of the Second Advent church, of the I. O. O. F., and the order of A. O. U. W. Politics, Democratic.
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This family biography is one of 1444 biographies included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879. View the complete description here: The History of Adams County, Illinois
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