Biographical Sketch of T.J.B. Montgomery, Dallas County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas,
 Pulaski, Phelps & Dent Counties, Missouri, Published 1889, Goodspeed
 Publishing Company.

Transcribed by: Penny Harrell (Incog3678@aol.com)

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T. J. B. Montgomery.  This gentleman ranks among the prominent agri-
culturists and stock raisers of Dallas County, MO., and was born in 
the township in which he now resides, January 29, 1840, his parents
being William and Nancy (Ballew) Montgomery.  They were born in the
"Old North Carolina State", and in the year 1817 moved to Tennessee,
and in the year 1818 immigrated to Pulaski County, MO., in which
county they got a tax receipt (dated 1824) for the year 1823, which
is now in the possession of T.J.B. Montgomery.  They located in
Dallas County, on the Little Niangua River, but shortly after moved
to Four Mile Prairie, and, as soon as the land was put on the market
by the Government, he entered a large tract, and erected a little
log cabin, which was a very primitive construction.  He was one of
the first settlers of the county, which was in a very wild and un-
settled state at this time, and could stand in his cabin door and
shoot down a deer with his rifle almost any day.  They raised flax,
which they hackled, spun and wove into clothing, their every-day
clothes being made of the tow and their Sunday suits of the fine
flax.  During the "gold fever" of 1849, Mr. Montgomery and his son
went to California, and while there, striving to accumulate a com-
petence for his family, he died, and was buried in Colusa County.
His wife died in Dallas County, having borne a large family of
children, only five of whom are now living:  John J., Margaret (widow
of David Morrow), Charity C. (wife of T.J. Poynter), Thomas J.B. and
Emeline (widow of Dr. Leckie).  The early days of Thomas J.B. Mont-
gomery were spent at hard labor on his father's farm, which he 
assisted in clearing.  For a short time he attended school in the
little log cabin, the teacher being hired by his father and their
neighbors, but he derived little benefit therefrom, as the most of 
the time his services were required at home.  With the exception of
one winter spent in Texas, he has resided on a farm in Dallas County
all his life, and is now the owner of 373 acres of valuable land,
150 acres of which are well improved and under cultivation.  He 
makes a specialty of raising stock, and is also interested in growing
fruit, his farm being well supplied with excellent orchards.  He has
shown his brotherly spirit by joining the Masonic fraternity and the
Agricultural Wheel, and in 1861 enlisted in the Home Guards, being
afterward transferred to the Enrolled Militia, serving throughout the
Rebellion.  In 1862 he wedded Miss Augustine M. J. Edwards, a native
of Dallas County, MO., by whom he is the father of eight children:
Evy M. (wife of E.E. Eason), William C., Cora E., Irena F., Thomas B.,
Daisy D., Bunnie and one deceased.  Mrs. Montgomery is a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
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