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21 September 1850
Town of Onondaga, County of Onondaga, State of New York, S. O. Rockwell, Ass't Marshal.
family 840
George W. Montgomery , age 43 (b. ABT 1807), Farmer, value of real estate owned $5,000, b. New York
Almira " , age 38 (b. ABT 1812), b. "
John " , age 17 (b. ABT 1833), Farmer, b. " , attended school during the year
Susan " , age 13 (b. ABT 1837),b. " ,attended school during the year
Oscar " , age 8 (b. ABT 1842), b. " ,attended school during the year
Edwin Crego , age 22 (b. ABT 1828), Laborer,b. "
Martin McDaniels , age 30 (b. ABT 1820), Laborer, b. Ireland
Charity Gunn , age 68 (b. ABT 1782), b. Conn.
Sarah Bradt , age 50 (b. ABT 1800), b. New York
David Wheeler , age 50 (b. ABT 1800), b. Rhode Island
family 841
Colon R. C. Austin , age 40, (b. ABT 1810), Farmer, value of real estate owned $6,000, b. New
York
Jane E. " , age 39, (b. ABT 1811), b. "
Oscar " , age 8 (b. ABT 1842), b. "
Homer M. " , age 4 (b. ABT 1846), b. " ,attended school during the year
Sarah Montgomery , age 64 (b. ABT 1786), b. "
David H. " , age 13 (b. ABT 1837), b. " ,attended school during the year
Michael Riley , age 25 (b. ABT 1825), Laborer, b. Ireland
Thomas " , age 24 (b. ABT 1826), Laborer, b. "
Sarah Sheldon , age 15 (b. ABT 1835), b. "
National Archives microfilm M432, roll 568, p. 278 (stamped), p. 555, (written), lines 13-31.
"I am wondering if you can find anything on the Montgomerys. G. Grandma Dodge (Susan) was a Montgomery and her father was George. His wife was either Sarah or Silda. Helen has confused Montgomery with Dodge here It seems aunt Flora told me she was Silda. G. Grandmother Susan had two brothers. I was told Montgomery Street in Syracuse was named for them. As you gather from this they lived in Syracuse. I have a cherry drop leaf table that came from their home--> Aunt Flora gave me the table. Mother had a chest of drawers that belonged to them. She gave me it and in the meantime Dad and Mother moved to another farm. Aunt Gertrude and Uncle Nelson bought the farm we left. The chest had not been moved. Aunt Gertrude asked it she could use it and that I was to have it later. Well a lot of years passed and anyway Aunt Gertrude finally sold the chest and she knew I wanted it. In other crossed out I had never seen one like it accept once and that was in Goerge Washington's bedroom in Mount Vernon, Virginia. Aunt Gertrude did a lot of good for the family so I think of that. My mother did not care much for antigues."
Source: Helen Ashby White's letter to her nephew William Hart Ashby and his wife Becky dated 23 May
1981.
Letter sent to Rebecca Quigley Ashby Rhead:
Onondaga County Public Library
__________________________________________________________________________ __________
Robert P. Kinchen 335 Montgomery Street
Director Syracuse, NY 13202
3 March 1982
Rebecca Ashby
P.O. Box 175
Prather, California
93651
Dear Ms. Ashby:
Your most interesting letter of Feb. 1, 1982, has been received.
According to a series of articles on Syracuse streets, Montgomery Street was named on May 17, 1834, for General Richard Montgomery of Revolutionary War fame.
Our Onondaga County Pioneer Index lists only one item:
Montgomery, George
mar. Almira _______
son Oscar, d. Dec. 3, 1867, ae. 25.4.24
Howlett Hill Cemetery
A copy of the inscriptions from this cemetery, which is in the Town of Onondaga, shows in addition to Oscar two other children of George and Almira Montgomery, viz., John P., d. Jan 17, 1854, ae. 20-11-10; and Susan, d. Sept. 27, 1826, ae. 1-3-8. From the burial records of this cemetery: "Almina" Montgomery, d. July 18, 1894, ae. 82; George Montgomery, d. Apr. 22, 1897, ae. 90-11-24. Walnut Grove Cemetery at Onondaga Hill, Town of Onondaga, shows C.R.C. Austin, 1809-1875; Jane E. Montgomery, wife, 1810-1852.
Census records show a George Montgomery and a Sarah Montgomery in the Town of Onondaga in 1830. George was between 20 & 30; also in his household another male 20-30; 2 females 20-30; & 1 male 10-15. Sarah was 40-50 with 1 female 20-30 & 1 female 15-20 in her household. Next door was Cadwalinda R. Austin, who was undoubtedly the C.R.C. Austin who married Jane Montgomery.
The 1850 Federal Census for the Town of Onondaga shows:
812-840 George W. Montgomery 43 b. N.Y. State
Almira 38 "
John 17 "
Susan 12 "
Oscar 8 "
(then servants-farm labor)
813-841 Colon R. C. Austin 40 b. N.Y. State
Jane E. 39 "
Oscar 8 "
Homer M. 4 "
Sarah Montgomery 64 "
(then servants-farm labor)
The 1855 New York State Census for the Town of Onondaga shows:
176-182 C.R.C. Austin 45 farmer b. Onondaga Co., N.Y., in
town 45 years so born there
H.A. " 33 b. Washington Co., N.Y.
(2nd wife)
then came children, servants and finally
176-183 Sarah Montgomery, mother (i.e. mother in-law)
69 widow b. Washington Co., N.Y. in town 50
years
177-184 George Montgomery 47 farmer b. Onondaga Co. in town 47
years so born there
Almira 43 wife b. Onondaga Co.
Oscar 13 son "
All these records show that this family lived in the country in the Town of Onondaga and not in Syracuse. Syracuse village was in the Town of Salina until it became a city in 1848.
The only Montgomery I can find in Syracuse is one David G. Montgomery, an attorney, who died 7/9/1838. His will, dated the day he died, mentions wife Sarah E.; son Henry O. (infant) and brother Worthy W. The witnesses were William J. Dodge, Harvey Baldwin (who became the first mayor of the city in 1848) and George Montgomery.
If you wish further research done, try the record searcher whose card I shall enclose.
Sincerely Yours,
Gerald J. Parsons
Head, Local History &
Genealogy Department
GJP/jds
"The letter you sent from the Onondaga County Public Library is very interesting. I remember having been told that great great grandmother Montgomery was the only daughter and she had two brothers so that ties up. Mother said that great great grandfather Montgomery lived on Montgomery street she said she loved him so much. It is no doubt true he was a farmer but couldn't he have moved to Montgomery Street after retirement. Mother remembered him well as she used to talk about him and that she liked him so much more than Grandfather Curtis Dodge. I am wondering if General Richard Montgomery was related to George Montgomery. I am also wondering if David Montgomery the attorny was George Montgomery's brother as he was a witness at his will also that William Dodge was related as Susan Montgomery married into the Dodge family. It is all possible. I do wish Aunt Flora Dodge Winter were here. She could tell us so much. I should have asked her more about the family of Montgomerys. I have a Tintype picture of Susan Montgomery Dodge. Also have Great Great grandfather George Montgomery's picture in my attic. It is a real large picture. In fact very large picture. My Mother was going to dispose of it when she broke up but I salvaged it."
Source: Letter from Helen Ashby White to her nephew William Hart Ashby and his wife Becky dated 21 March 1982.
Subj: Re: Cayuga County, NY
Date: 98-01-28 21:49:13 EST
From: smack@ma.ultranet.com (Steve McKay)
To: DIFlynn@AOL.COM (DI Flynn)
Diane,
Here is the information on George W. Montgomery,
Publication: Auburn, N.Y. 200 Years of history 1793 - 1993, souvenir
Celebration Booklet, Copyright 1992 by the Auburn Bicentennial Committee
In an article on the First Universalist Church, starting on page 32,
"In April 1833, the need to incorporate arose and the Society changed to
nine trustees to represent them. At this time they purchased the abandoned
building from which the Baptists had moved, which was located in the
triangle bordered by South and Exchange streets (now Genesee Mall), and
installed the Rev. George W. Montgomery who ministered for ten happy and
prosperous years. A Sunday School was established and the State Convention
was held here at this time, the noted preacher, Hosea Ballou, being one of
the speakers."
Hope this helps.
Steve
At 04:34 PM 1/28/98 EST, you wrote:
>On the Cayuga County, NY USGENWeb page, I found your transcription of the
>index for Auburn's 200th anniversary.
>
>George W. Montgomery, who may be the same George W. Montgomery who is my
>ggggrandfather, is listed as appearing on pg. 33.
>
>Can you please tell me how I can obtain a photocopy or .jpg of this page?
>
>Thank you.
>
>Diane Wilson Flynn
>email=diflynn@aol.com
>snail = 234 No. L St.
>Oxnard, CA 93030-4835
Subj: Re: Cayuga County, NY
Date: 01/28/98
To: smack@ma.ultranet.com
Thank you very much. I think there may have been 2 contemporaneous George W. Montgomerys -- one in Onondaga (mine, b. 24 April 1808 in town of Onondaga, d. in the same place 22 April 1897) and the one in Cayuga County! George Washington was a favorite name in those times, I understand.
Warm Regards,
Diane Wilson Flynn
On the 22nd of April, 1899, George Montgomery died of old age at Howlett Hill. He was 90 years, 11 months and 29 days old. Born in Onondaga, he was widowed by the time of his death. His father's name was John W. Montgomery, b. Ireland and his mother's name was Sarah Waterus, b. Washington Co., NY. The Medical Attendant was Fred W. Slocum, MD. The place of burial was Howlett Hill. The Register No. was 26-1477 and the "verified transcript" was issued on the 21st of May 1997 by Bonnie J. Romano, Assistant Registrar.
Source: Montgomery, George, death certificate, transcript (Register No. 36-1477).
The following is an excerpt from a newspaper article given to the Onondaga Historical Association by George K. Knapp. At the top is scrawled in pencil, in GKK's handwriting: "It was my mother in place of his mother who encouraged David in art matters. My mother, Tamar, then a girl 2 years younger than David. G.K.K.
2 Jan 1898
. . .Under 'Married' is an announcement which gathers present interest from the fact that the couple lived undivided until a very recent time: "In Onondaga, Mr. G. W. Montgomery to Miss Elmira Gunn." Mr. Montgomery still remains with us, residing with a daughter at Howlett hill. He was a son of John Montgomery, a thorough-going pioneer who was among the earliest settlers of western Onondaga. He was a first cousin of Gen. Montgomery and came from Ireland. He settled upon the large farm now owned and operated by his grandson, ex-Sheriff Oscar Austin, and there he died at the early age of 40 years.
John Montgomery left several children besides George, and one of them, his son David, was a remarkably bright boy. Sickness in early childhood resulted in paralysis of the lower limbs and partial paralysis of the arms. His health was likewise much impaired generally, but he studied diligently, underwent every hardship and became a scholar. He was for a short time a student at the Valley, but his health failed. A talent for painting was gratified through his mother's loving indulgence. She made brushes for him from turkey tail feathers. Crushed grass gave him green, skokeberries purple. Music charmed him and his mother provided a flute which she had to finger with one hand at his dictation owing to one of his own hands being disabled. Crippled as he was he became a teacher, then studied law and was for a time the partner of Harvey Baldwin, the first mayor of Syracuse, and here he was long a justice of the peace. It has been said by some that Montgomery street was named for him, but this is an error. That was named in honor of the general and is the only memorial to the hero of Quebec in all the nomenclature of the county. David Montgomery is lovingly remembered by many here. A portrait of him, in youth, painted by the renowned Elliott in 1832, one of Elliott's earliest works, is in the studio of his nephew, Prof. George Knapp, together with his flute.
David Montgomery had a son, David Henry, born in Syracuse and in young boyhood left an orphan. He was always called by his middle name Henry. After the death of his parents he had a moveable abode. He disliked study in the usual manner and was fond of knocking about, of which he did probably more than any boy in the county at that time. His guardian was his great-uncle Col. Holland Johnson, whose well-known farm was on the Cinder road, now West Onondaga Street. Henry lived with him a while at the old homestead, where R. F. Holden's house now stands. Those who remember him personally speak uniformly of his open, careless nature, and apparently he was aimless. So many of our guys are reckless of the great gift of life. They know not what to do with a possession so magnificent. Some of them fling it away before they have half realized its worth; some waste it by over-ease, while many a one hides it in a napkin and gets no genuine satisfaction out of the inestimable gift. One of the beneficent results, and possibly one of the purposes of a course of college training for a young man is that it holds for him the gift of his life while he is developing physically and morally. There is great danger that a boy may ruin his life by prematurely settling down, which probably the next worst to going to the devil. The college course, if it does nothing better in a positive way, is a great benefit in holding a boy back from prematuring.
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Col. Johnson was one day greatly surprised by his ward asking permission to go to school for college preparation. The request was cheerfully granted and in an incredibly short time Henry was ready for college. He had an honorable career as a student in Brown university. After his graduation he returned to Syracuse and registered as a clerk in the law office of Col. Chamberlain. But he grew tired of law, was not in sympathy with it and he confided to his cousins, George and Judson Knapp, at Onondaga Hill, his determination to enter the ministry. Accordingly he took a course of study in the Cambridge divinity school, where he was a close friend of John Hay, our present ambassador to Great Britain. He joined the ranks of the Unitarian ministry and among his first sermons were two or three delivered in this city in Mr. May's pulpit, which are well remembered by some of the congregation. Mr. May was his fast friend and through his introduction to his brother, a prominent citizen of Boston, he became established in the best New England society.
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Mr. Montgomery was a radical in the ministry as well as everywhere else. He couldn't say soft things when he saw society all wrong and the church indifferent. His field was in eastern Massachusetts, where anti-slave sentiment was strong, but even there a few slavery advocates were found and even some defenders of the southern secession. Pastor Montgomery spared them not but spoke his mind with freedom and emphasis. It may or may not be that he found the church too restrictive of liberty; anyway he discontinued his pastorate after a successful career of a few years, his health in the meantime having wavered, and gave himself to study. Abundance of means afforded freedom from the necessity for steady application and he browsed in books and traveled at will, spending a large part of each year in London.
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Mr. Montgomery was one day sitting in the law office of his friend, one of the younger Mays, in Boston, when a little girl came in with the request: "Papa, please buy me a school history of the United States."
"Yes, my child," said Mr. May, "What history do you want?"
"Our teacher says there isn't a first rate school history of our country, but they use _____. The price is 75 cents."
At this point Mr. Montgomery spoke up. "How much will you give me to write you such a history as you need?"
The little lady naively offered the 75 cents which her father had handed to her, and the bargain was struck. In a remarkably short time the work was ready in nice penmanship. Upon reading the manuscript the child's father saw its value and he showed it to his friends, the firm of Ginn & Health, who immediately requested writer to amplify the work and superintend its publication.
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This was the beginning of Montgomery's "History of the United States," a work that has become firmly established in the schools of nearly all the northern states and has provoked some controversy in the South. It is recognized as a strong, fair and concise view of our development as a people and a nation and in fine literary style. It is not Mr. Montgomery's only historical work, possibly not his greatest; but from his own point of view it is his most important and interesting one. At the time when the little girl made the request he was pondering schemes for employment; for his fortune had vanished through unfortunate investments and the outlook was not bright. David Henry Montgomery is one of the successful young men of whom Onondaga county may well be proud.
Source: The Syracuse Standard, 1-2-1898, by John Roberts
Second Election District of the town of Onondaga, County of Onondaga, N.Y.
Dwelling 320/family 347 Framed [dwelling]
George Montgomery 58 M b. Onondaga [co.] 1 marriage,married now, Farmer, native-born voter
Almira Montgomery 53 F Wife b. "mother of 4 children " " "
Oscar Montgomery 23 M Son b. " " " " native-born voter
Ellen Montgomery 22 F Daught b. Penn. mother of 1 " " "
Nellie Montgomery 1-3/12 F GDaught b. Onondaga single
John Amalia 19 M Servant b. Canada single Laborer
NY State Census 1865
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