MONTGOMERY BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
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MONTGOMERY, H. - b: 1853 Waukegan, Lake Co, IL
source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 533
residence: Clinton Twp

H. Montgomery, of the firm of Zener & Montgomery, was born in Waukegan, Lake 
County, Illinois, February 11th, 1853, and is the son of James and Sarah 
Montgomery, nee Talmage. In 1854 the family removed to Floyd County, Iowa, and 
in 1857 came to St. Clair County, Missouri, living there until 1860, when they 
returned to Iowa. The subject of this sketch remained in that state until after 
the close of the war and then returned to Missouri, and in 1868 to Clinton. 
Besides being proficient in his business he is a practical naturalist, taxidermist 
and mineralogist, and has a large collection of prepared skeletons of animals in 
general, and many stuffed birds, monstrosities and other specimens suitable for 
preservation, bottled in liquids, too numerous to mention. He also has a fine 
collection of minerals and old coins of every description. He is laying the 
foundation for a museum, etc. He is an active member in the Masonic fraternity.

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