This post is part of an ongoing series, sharing the first draft of my Revised Callin Family History.
Sarah Callin is the 7th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Third Generation
Jonathan was the son of Benjamin Montgomery (1766–1841) and Nancy (Ann) Nottingham (1768–1866), brother of Caleb Montgomery.
After Sarah’s death, Jonathan remarried on 7 Aug 1834 in Richland County, Ohio, Eleanor "Ellen" Eichard (1802–1858). They raised Sarah’s three little daughters. A few years after Ellen’s death, around 1860, he went to California but only remained a few months. When he returned, he made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Huldah Walker.
Jonathan died in Rochester on 14 Jan 1898 and was buried in the Rochester IOOF Cemetery, Fulton County, Indiana. His obituary was published in The Rochester Sentinel on 21 Jan 1898 and collected in "Fulton County Indiana Obits/Biogs - 1896-1900" by Wendell C. Tombaugh.
"All the older residents and most of the others of Rochester knew Grandpa Montgomery. For nearly forty years he has been a citizen of the town and his death occurred at one o'clock this morning at the remarkable age of 96 years and three months.
"Jonathan Montgomery was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, October 5, 1801, when that now great and populous state was still a territory and when the public highways were only Indian paths. He lived with his parents in Jefferson county until he was fourteen years old when they moved to Richland county, Ohio, and settled in the woods, five miles from any neighbor and sixteen miles from a mill and store. There he grew up with the country and in 1824 married Miss Sarah Callin. Three daughters were born as a result of that union, viz: Mrs. Ephraim Huffman, deceased, of Warsaw; Mrs. Isaiah Walker, of this city; and Mrs. Mary Houston, of the northeast part of this township.
"The wife and mother died in 1830 and the subject of this sketch again married in 1834, this time with Miss Eleanor Eichar. The family continued to reside in Ohio where Mr. Montgomery was engaged in saw mills and grist mills until some time in 1850 when he became a merchant and postmaster of the town of Olivesburg, which was founded by his father, and named in honor of his sister.
"Here his second wife died in 1857 and left him alone, his three daughters having married.
"Three years later he went to California but only remained a few months when he returned and ever since made his home with his daughter, Mrs. I. Walker.
"Mr. Montgomery was always a temperate, christian man, and he frequently said to the editor of this paper that the way to have a long time is to live right. In the vigor of his manhood he was a useful citizen, having served a long time as township trustee and as county Commissioner of Richland county, Ohio. He was a member of the Christian church for many years, having been a Methodist in early life because there was no church of his faith near him.
"He was a remarkable sprightly old man until his eyesight failed a few years ago but had been confined to his home for a year. His death was not the result of sickness but came like the close of a long and balmy day and his peaceful death was in beautiful harmony with the life he had lived.
"The funeral was conducted at the Walker residence at 2 o'clock, Saturday afternoon, by Elder Lytle and burial was made in Odd Fellows cemetery."
Sarah and Jonathan Montgomery had three children:
24 i. Elvina Montgomery was born 16 May 1827; married Phillip Huffman 16 Oct 1845; died 24 August 1869.
25 ii. Huldah Montgomery was born 7 Mar 1829; married Isaiah Walker 5 Jun 1849; died 30 Dec 1918.
26 iii. Mary "Polly" Montgomery was born 23 Dec 1830; married John Houston 8 Aug 1849; died 8 Jan 1926.
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