J. Byron Montgomery

Birth Date

1837-04-18

Death Date

1911-03-29

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Franklin County, Kentucky, clerk, printer, and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Jeptha D. Montgomery and Arabella Barrett Montgomery. Student in Franklin County in 1850. Clerk in Franklin County in 1860. Printer in Franklin County in 1863. Served in the 3rd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment (C.S.A.) as a 2nd lieutenant and 1st lieutenant from November 1, 1862, to February 28, 1863. Served in Grigsby’s Cavalry, Tennessee, as ordnance officer and 1st lieutenant from March 15, 1864 to June 16, 1864. Paroled May 1865.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1, p. 32A.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Franklin, p. 267.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington Ward 1, p. 164B.
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 0022, and Microfilm Series M331, Roll 0180.
Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, July 1863, p. 236.
"Lieut J Byron Montgomery (1837-1911)," Find A Grave, Memorial 60148226, accessed March 13, 2020, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60148226.
Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964), KDLA, Roll #7016132: All Counties, Kenton County Deaths, File #7234.

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