BIO: Samuel C. MONTGOMERY, Huntingdon County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley: 
Comprising the Counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry, 
Pennsylvania, Containing Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens and Many of the Early Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. 
Runk & Co., 1897, pages 175-176.
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  SAMUEL C. MONTGOMERY, merchant, Shade Gap, Huntingdon county, Pa., 
was born April 8, 1849, in Waterloo, Juniata county, son of Ezra and 
Catharine (Wetzel) Montgomery. His father, a native of Franklin county, 
after marriage in Lancaster City, Pa., with Catharine Wetzel, now 
deceased, removed to Juniata county, and still lives in Waterloo, 
looking after his farm near by from time to time. He had eight 
children, most of whom are still living.
  Samuel C. Montgomery lived in Waterloo until he was twenty-four years 
of age. He received a good education in the public schools of his 
native town. When but ten or twelve years old, his father, a 
manufacturer of fanning mills, put him at the bench to do woodwork. In 
Waterloo in 1873, at the age of twenty-four, he married Mary Ann, 
daughter of Robert and Catharine (Hench) Robison, both of Perry county. 
The children of this union are: Robert; Albert; Jessie; Chalmers; and 
Naomi, all at home. After marriage he began housekeeping in 
Harrisonville, Fulton county, Pa., following his trade for three years; 
in 1875 he removed to Donnellys Mills, engaging in mercantile business. 
Two years after, he disposed of his stock, and in 1877 removed to Shade 
Gap, bought store buildings from Blair & Robinson, repaired them, and 
put in a stock of general merchandise. Since then he had built up a 
large trade. He is a solid Republican of the gold standard type and has 
served as school director and borough councilman. A member of the 
Presbyterian church, he is highly honored by all in the community 
because of his sterling worth and integrity.