Jehu Chastian Montgomery obituary and migration NC to TN

From The Rockwood Times, Thursday, 17 Jan 1924

J.C.MONTGOMERY After Long Illness

J.C. MONTGOMERY, 79, for 44 years a resident of this section, died Monday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock at Chamberlain Memorial hospital. He had been in failing health for several months, and was brought to the hospital for an operation which, owing to his weakened condition was not performed by his attending physician. Mr. MONTGOMERY is survived by his widow, who was Miss Betty WEATHERFORD, and the following children: Harry and Terrie, who live at the family home at Pine Orchard, and Allen L., Alfred, and Sidney, of Rockwood, and Mrs. Jas. GRAY of Harriman. A sister, Mrs. Florence WILSON, of Iowa, also survives.

The deceased was born Oct. 16, 1845 in Cherokee County, North Carolina, and moved to Rockwood in 1880. He resided here for some time, later moved to Cardiff, and then purchased a farm at Pine Orchard, on the mountain where he lived the rest of his life.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Baptist church, of which he was a member, with Rev. L.W. CLARK officiating.

Interment was at Oak Grove cemetery.

Source: Bailey, Robert L. Roane County, Tennessee Obituaries 1924-1925, Kingston, TN: [The Roane County Heritage Commission], 2003. Softcover, spiral-bound. Obituaries arranged alphabetically. Index (all surnames). 246 pages. (Page 133, Cites The Rockwood Times, Thursday, 17 Jan 1924, Vol 44, No 3.)

NOTES (as of 18 Sep 2006):
One of Jehu’s direct descendants, MONTGOMERY family researcher Nancy YENGER said that traditional family history says that Jehu had been out hunting in the rain for two days, caught pneumonia, and could never completely recover.

Mrs. Jas. GRAY is Loretta Celia “Retty,” wife of James A. GRAY (b abt 1875). Mrs. Florence WILSON is Florence Hasseltine, wife of Thomas William WILSON (b 31 Mar 1872).

The obituary reports that Jehu migrated to Roane County in 1880. He, his wife, and his four oldest children, however, were apparently still living near Shoal Creek in Cherokee Co, NC on 22 Jun 1880 because they are enumerated there in the 1880 Cherokee County census (NARA Micropublication T9-0958, p 303A). If, as his obituary says, he and Rose Ellen PATE (Jehu’s first wife) did migrate that year, it was after that day in June.

Jehu’s older brother David Washington MONTGOMERY (my direct ancestor) was in Roane County, TN from at least 3 Jul 1870. That is the date he was enumerated with his wife Mary BRANDON and their two daughters Lizzie and Rachel, in District 12, Rockwood PO, for the 1870 censuss. Jehu and David’s brother James Wesley “Wesley” MONTGOMERY was also in Roane County for the 1870 census.

If Jehu didn’t migrate until after 22 Jun 1880, as now seems to be the case, he and his brother David were not residents of Roane County at the same time. David Washington MONTGOMERY died 19 Jun 1879, at least a full year before Jehu’s probable migration date.

Jehu, Wesley, and David are the three youngest sons of Allen MONTGOMERY and Susannah (LARGENT) MONTGOMERY of Cherokee Co, NC. The couple had 13 children.

James Wesley MONTGOMERY - Cherokee Co NC and Roane Co TN

James Wesley “Wesley” MONTGOMERY was a brother of Jehu Chastain and David Washington MONTGOMERY of Roane County, TN. Like them, he was born in Cherokee County, North Carolina and migrated to Roane County not too long after the Civil War. (Others of their MONTGOMERY siblings also migrated to Tennessee from North Carolina and settled nearby.)

James Wesley “Wesley” MONTGOMERY (sources 1, 9)
Birth: 6 Apr 1844 - Cherokee Co, NC (source 1)
Death: 31 Dec 1909 - Rockwood, Roane Co, TN
Burial: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Rockwood, Roane Co, TN (source 10)
Cause of Death: Dropsy (source 10)
Spouse: Martha Matilda “Matilda” PATE Marriage: 20 May 1867 - Cherokee Co, NC
[sources 7,8]
Parents:
Father: Allen MONTGOMERY (1794-1879)
Mother: Susannah LARGENT (1804-1884) (parentage sources 1, 6)

1. He appeared on the Murphy PO census 1 Jun 1850 in Cherokee Co, NC. (source 2)
Allen and Susannah (Largent) MONTGOMERY were enumerated by John Rolen, Ass’t
Marshal:
Lines 28 ff
family 554/557

MONTGOMERY, Allen 57 [son of David MONTGOMERY (Rev War 4039) and Margaret ALLEN]
..Susanna, 47 [Susannah (nee LARGENT) MONTGOMERY]
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McPherson cemetery survey - ten mile meigs or roane co tn

Survey of McPherson Cemetery in Ten Mile
[McPherson Cemetery in Meigs Co, TN (the land was originally part of Roane County)]

Dates from photos of grave markers and survey of graves (Sep 2003)

Andrew Barton McPHERSON and Parthenia HALE married abt 1808 in Roane County, Tennessee. Barton was the son of Daniel McPHERSON and Susannah KINCHELOE. Pathenia’s father was Hezekiah HALE; her mother’s name is unknown to me at this time. The cemetery, also known as the Ewing Cemetery, is on private land.
Caveat: In my online photo album of this cemetery, I have listed relationships for some of the individuals. In doing that, I have followed traditional children’s lists for Barton & Parthenea. Researchers need to be aware, however, that there is a problem with listing the following as children of theirs simply because Parthenea’s age at their birth would have been forty or over: Thomas Hawes, b 1831; Barton, b 1833; Margaret, b 1835; and Nancy, b 1839. I have not yet independently documented all of the couple’s children’s births. I believe some of the assumptions about parentage have been based on a child’s presence in the McPHERSON household for censuses which did not ask about relationships. In the 1850 census, for example, John (age 22), Thomas Hawes (age 19) and Margaret (age 15) are all listed in the over-60-couple’s household; because that census did not ask about household relationships, we cannot assume that the minors are children of the head of household.

McPherson Cemetery, Ten Mile, Meigs Co, TN survey by D Giles Loiselle in Sep 2003:

Perthenia V. Deatherage 11 Aug 1864 to 6 Oct 1865 - note one of the variant spellings of Parthenia

Erma Hagler Ewing 8 Aug 1878 to 6 Jan 1971

James EWING b 4/12/1876; d 1/29/1943

Jacob Massey “J.M.” EWING, 10 Nov 1833 - 22 Feb 1920

Mary Elizabeth Ewing, Nov 2, 1867, Apr 26, 1934

Mary McPherson Ewing - wife of J.M. Ewing, Mar 13, 1840, 22 Oct 1928

Barton D. Haggard - little documented son of Mary McPHERSON and Robert Gilliland HAGGARD, Oct 20, 1839, July 22, 1842

Mollie Hagler, wife of T.D. Wilkey, July 22, 1865, Apr 12, 1942

Barton McPherson Born Sept 8, 1786 Died Jany 13, 1867 [This is Andrew Barton “Barton” McPHERSON, son of Daniel and Susannah (KINCHELOE) McPHERSON]

Barton McPherson 5 Dec 1833 to 19 Jul 1834 - reputed son of Andrew Barton McPherson and Parthenia Hale, but a likely record problem

Barton McPherson born Dec 28, 1845 - son of Elijah P. and Peggy L. McPherson

Elijah Pendleton McPherson - born Aug 25, 1811, Died Feb 14, 1882

Elizabeth McPherson, Wife of FLB Johnson, Jan 31 1844, May 28, 1886 . Elizabeth married Bracher Johnson

Hugh McPherson, born Dec 19 1851 and died Apr 26 1852

Maggie McPherson Born Sept 26, 1862, Died Mar 31, 1882 - wife of William McPHERSON (26 Jan 1855 - 19 Dec 1881 [from his grave marker])

Margarett wife of Elijah McPherson Born Nov 5, 1814 Died Dec 17, 1891 - Peggy L. MARTIN

Mary Haggard McPherson, 1 mar 1816 to 12 Nov 1891, wife of Robert Gilliland Haggard

Nancy McPHERSON, daugher of Barton & Parthenea (HALE) McPHERSON, Born Oct 17 &/ Died Nov 5, 1840

Perthenea Mcpherson Wife of Bartin Mcpherson Born Feb 24 1791 Died Jany 14, 1869 [Parthenea, Parthenia, etc - wife of Barton McPHERSON, above]

William McPherson , 26 JAN 1855, 19 DEC 1881 - son of Elijah and Peggy L. (Martin) McPherson

Eliza Wintin/ born Feb. 11, 1810/ died Dec. 5, 1839

Mary J. Winton/born Jan. 13, 1836/died Aug. 31, 1850
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Also in the cemetery:

Elijah McPherson, 3 Oct 1857, 5 Dec 1857, infant son of Elijah and Peggy (Martin) McPherson

James B. Ewing, 12 Apr 1876, 29 Jan 1943

O.C, Ewing, 20 Sep 1874, 30 Sep 1939 [Charlie Ewing]

William P. Foust, 5 Feb [illegible] to 8 Feb 1860

Charles Hagler, 1908-1964

F.L.B. Johnson, 9 Dec 1836, 9 Sep 1896

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Note: WINTON and WINTIN burials in the McPHERSON Cemetery are indexed as WINSTON in the Meigs County cemetery book published by the Meigs Co Historical Society in 1996 (page 104)