J. A. Montgomery    

J. A. MONTGOMERY, farmer, post-office Indian Run, was born November 14, 1823, in Jamestown, Penn., to James and Elizabeth (Andrews) Montgomery, natives of County Antrim, Ireland, who came to Jamestown, Penn., in 1822, and later to Springfield Township. Here the father died in 1857, and his widow in 1880. They had Mary, married Samuel Smith; Elizabeth, married James English; J. A.; Margaret, married E.W. Love; Nancy M., died in 1850, and James. The parents were members of the United Presbyterian Church. Our subject obtained his education by walking nearly three miles to a log cabin school-house, where he experienced all of the ancient ways of school instructions. He was married, November 27, 1849, to Jane Akin, daughter of Andrew and Rachel (Adams) Akin, natives of Westmoreland County, Penn., and early settlers, of Lawrence County, where she was residing when married. She was born October 7, 1823, died June 25, 1882, and was a consistent member of the Second United Presbyterian Church of Mercer. He is a member of the same church. He settled at marriage where he now lives, on his farm of ninety-two acres, which is the result of his own labors. His children were seven: Melissa, married Noble Cozad, of Mercer; Mary, teaching in Washington Territory; Andrew A., Jennie, Anna, Emma, married A. B. Carter, a merchant at Indian Run, and William J. He is a stanch Republican, and one of the enterprising men of the township.

History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania : its past and present : including its aboriginal history, its early settlement and development, a description of its historic and interesting localities, sketches of its boroughs, townships and villages, neighborhood and family histories, portraits and biographies of pioneers and representative citizens, statistics, etc. : also, a condensed history of Pennsylvania. Chicago, Ill.: Brown, Runk & Co., 1888.  Read this book on line - Free Trial  Search Hundreds of 1880s-1890s Pennsylvania County History Books for biographies and historical information on your ancestors.  View the book page images on line and print them out for your genealogy file!  Free Access to the old history books - plus birth & death records, census images and ALL other records at ancestry.com.