Elliott's Confederate Veterans
One in a series of articles by Mr. John Allen Stegall which was first published in The Elliott
County News on Nov 17, 200 and continued from Sept 29, 2000.
Submitted by Mr. John Allen Stegall < johnstegall@hotmail.com and transcribed by Samone
Ratlcliff.

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     Montgomery Crockett: Pvt. Co. D. Fifth Reg, Inf., Ky. Vol.  Military records indicate that
this veteran entered the Confederate Army in Carter Co on Dec 13, 1861.  Co. D, was mustered
in on Oct 19, 1861, for a term of one year, therefore, we may assume that Montgomery Crockett
left the army on Oct 20, 1862.
     The first record I find for Montgomery Crockett is the 1870 Elliot Co census report.  At
that time, he indicated that he was 33 years of age and had been born in VA.  Researchers say
Montgomery "Gum" was indeed born in Wythe Co, VA on May 10, 1839.  Obviously, if the date
of birth is correct, his age as given in 1870 is incorrect.
     Family records also indicate that Montgomery Crockett was a son of John Montgomery
Crockett and Mary Nickells.  Although mary was married a number of times, there seems to be
no record for her marriage to John Crockett.  (Perhaps I could point out that Mary Nickells' last
husband was Granville Bumgardner, a brother to the John Bumgardner who was killed during
the Civil War, and about whom I have already written.  Also Stewart Bumgardner, a son of
Granville, was killed on Christy Creek during he feud in Rowan Co.)
     It is interesting to note that while Mary Nickells Bumgardner came to KY, John
Montgomery Crockett went west to Texas where he apparently lived out his life in Lamar Co,
and is buried in the Old Shamrock Cemetery near Clarksville, TX.  (I have a photo of Col. John
Montgomery Crockett's grave marker.)
     Back to the 1870 census: Montgomery Crockett's wife is listed as Mary, age 35, and born
in VA.  Again, family records indicate that "Gum" and Mary Jane Carter were married Jan 5,
1865 in Carter Co, KY and undoubtedly that area that later became part of Elliott Co.
     It should be noted that a Morgan Co, KY marriage record shows that a John M. Crockett
and Mary Stafford were married in that county, Mar 30, 1858.  I cannot verify that this was the
veteran Montgomery Crockett.
     Mary Jane Carter Crockett was a daughter of George W. and Cynthia Conn Carter, also
VA natives who settled in present-day Elliott Co.  Those who have access to my articles on the
Carter Family will find her mentioned therein.
     In 1870, Montgomery and Jane Crockett had the following children: George, age 5; John,
4; and Robert, 2.
     When the 1880 Elliott Co, KY census was taken, this Crockett family was enumerated in
Precinct #1, Martinsburg; however, their residence was far up Brown Ridge and very near the
Rowan Co line.  At that time, Montgomery gave his age as 41, which corresponds with the date
of birth previously mentioned.  Mary J. was 44, which is consistent with the age given in 1870. 
Six children were named: George, 14; Newton, 13; Robert E. Lee, 11; Martha J., 9; Albert M., 6;
and Mandy, 3.  A note of reference to the Elliott County Mortality Schedule indicates that
another daughter, Virginia, had been born in Oct, but died at the age of 4 months of bronchitis.
     Elliott tax record for 1890 indicate that a John M. Crockett was a resident of Precinct #1,
Martinsburg, but the record seems to be incomplete in that it does not list a nearest neighbor,
amount of property, and total value of the property.  Neither does it indicate that there were
children between the ages of 6 and 20 years in the household.
     Also in the Crockett household in 1900, were Albert Crockett, a son, 36 years of age
(born Apr 1864); Albert's wife, Sarah J. Eldridge Crockett, 24 (born Apr 1876); and 2 children
of Albert and Sarah: Zora, a son, 4 years of age; and Henry, 7 months.
     Montgomery Crockett died May 7, 1903, undoubtedly at his residence near Caney Creek,
and is buried in the Barnett-Binion Cemetery nearby.  Mary Jane Carter Crockett died Sept 4,
1927 and is buried in the same cemetery.

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