Yolo County CA Archives Biographies.....Montgomery, J. C. 1872 - 
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Author: Tom Gregory (1913)

J. C. MONTGOMERY

    Other localities besides his own community recognize in Mr. Montgomery one
of the most experienced horsemen of the entire state. His interest in and liking
for animals date back to his earliest recollections, and he can scarcely recall
the time when he was not familiar with the qualifications necessary for
well-bred horses. The care of stock came intuitively to him, and even in early
youth his judgment was sought by his seniors when in doubt as to the best method
of caring for or training a certain horse. As a boy he became interested in
raising trotting stock, and he has continued in the enterprise to the present
time, meanwhile selling many fine specimens, as well as retaining several that
have made records. At one time he was part owner of the famous French stallion
Fortune, which was awarded medals at French shows, and as a three-year-old won
the second prize at the California state fair. For a number of years the animal
sired all of the fine colts raised in this vicinity and some fillies sired by
him are still on the Montgomery farm. Dan Logan, 2:11 1/4, which Mr. Montgomery
owns and has entered at a number of races in the pacing class, and which was
raised on his farm, is by Charles Durby, out of Effie Logan, and a full brother
of Jim Logan, the champion three-year-old pacer of the world, holding now and
for some time past the world's record of 2:03 1/4.

    The distinction of being a native-born son of Yolo county belongs to Mr.
Montgomery, who was born near Davis in 1872, and is a member of a
highly-respected family of the community. Attendance at the public schools was
followed by a course of study in Hesperian College at Woodland, and upon the
completion of his education he returned to the old homestead to assist his
mother in its management, remaining there until 1895, For a time he farmed in
partnership with his brother, and later he engaged in agricultural pursuits on
his own account. At this writing he owns and occupies forty acres in Solano
county, across the line from Yolo county, besides owning fifty-five acres in the
same neighborhood. For three successive years his home ranch was under
cultivation to sugar beets, and this enriched the soil to such an extent that
the year afterward he harvested forty sacks of barley to the acre.

    After leaving the old homestead, Mr. Montgomery established a home for
himself, being united in marriage, in November of 1895, with Miss Glory C.
Miller, who was born and reared in Woodland, Cal., and received an excellent
education in the schools of the state. Her father, Antone Miller, was an honored
early settler of California, and a sketch of his life appears elsewhere in this
volume. Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery have two children, a daughter, Mary Ethel, to
whom is being given all the educational advantages within the means of her
parents, and a son, Edwin Lowell. The family standing is high socially and they
have a large circle of friends in the community, where for years they have been
prominent residents.


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HISTORY OF YOLO COUNTY CALIFORNIA
WITH
Biographical Sketches
OF
The Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been Identified With Its Growth
and Development From the Early Days to the Present

HISTORY BY
TOM GREGORY
AND OTHER WELL KNOWN WRITERS
ILLUSTRATED COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME

HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA [1913]


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