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Dr. David B. Montgomery was born March 26, 1834, on a farm in Gibson county, Indiana. His early life on the farm consisted of the usual tasks incident to farm life, with a few months’ attendance of the district schools in winter. When nearing manhood he attended an academy in Newburg, Ind., for two years. Upon attaining his majority he read medicine with Dr. John Runcie, of Cynthiana, Ind. He graduated from the Rush Medical College in Chicago in 1858. Upon receiving his diploma he located at Cynthiana, where he built a large and lucrative practice. Beginning the practice he was compelled to buy a home and outfit on credit, but at his death he left an estate valued at many thousands of dollars. The doctor was a man of fine personal appearance, neat in his dress and courteous in manners. He was “liberal” in his religious views. He thought, spoke and acted in accordance with his own view of right and propriety, letting consequences take care of themselves. Out of his own ample means he erected in 1875 a neat brick edifice, which he called Byron Hall, to be used by the young people for their social gatherings and by any religious sect or political party. He was twice married. The first wife was Miss Margaret Whiting, whom he married in 1860. The union proving unhappy, it was dissolved by the court in 1883 after long and bitter litigation. In the same year he was married to Miss Mary Downs, who survived him. The doctor “fell asleep” on September 1, 1885.