History of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade and Barton Counties,
Missouri, published by Goodspeed, 1889--Pages 760, 761

     Thomas R. Montgomery is the owner of a fine farm situated
two miles west of Cane Hill, his acreage amounting to 580 acres,
350 of which are under good cultivation.  He is the sixth of 
ten children, and was born in Cedar County, Mo., on the 22d of
December, 1850, his parents being John W. and Elizabeth (Jackson)
Montgomery, who were born in Roane County, Tenn., October 2, 1816,
and September 13, 1824, respectively.  In 1840 Mr. Montgomery 
came to Cedar County, Mo., where he was engaged in farming and
resided until his death, on the 11the of September 1861.  His 
widow is still living, and resides with her son, Thomas R.  
The latter spent his youth on the farm and in attending the 
common schools, and in 1874 was married to Miss Elvira Alder, 
who was born in Christian County, Ky., in 1852, by whom he has
ten children, four living: Thomas Claude, Willie May, Mertie P.
and Kyle J.  Mr. Montgomery has always supported the measures 
of the Democratic party, and he and wife are worthy members of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.  Mrs. Montgomery's 
parents, James and Sarah (Pyle) Alder, were born in Virginia 
and Kentucky in 1806 and 1815, and died in Kentucky, and Cedar
County, Mo., in 1858 and 1884, respectively.  George and Millie
Alder were the grandparents.

History of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade and Barton Counties,
Missouri, published by Goodspeed, 1889--Pages 760, 761

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