This post is part of an ongoing series, sharing the first draft of my Revised Callin Family History.
Mary Montgomery is the 28th 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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Fourth Generation
28. Mary "Polly" Montgomery (Sarah Callin-3, James “2nd-2, James “1st”-1) was born 23 Dec 1830 in Ohio.
She married John Houston on 8 Aug 1849 in Richland County, Ohio. John was the son of Robert Houston Sr (1798–1863) and Sarah Owens (1804–1880), born on 27 July 1827 in Ohio. He and Polly farmed near Adario in Butler Township, and he was a lawyer there. He died on 14 Sep 1889 and was buried in the Rochester IOOF Cemetery in Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana. His obituary was published in The Rochester Sentinel on 18 Sep 1889.
“DIED - Another one of Fulton county's most honorable and highly respected citizens, passed to the great Beyond Sunday evening in the demise of John Houston. For several months deceased had been a sufferer from paralysis, and when he was stricken down for the third time Wednesday, the fatal work of the destroyer was then apparent to all, and the efforts of a devoted family and skilled physician were all bent to make his last hours on earth as comfortable as human efforts could afford. John Houston was born in Richland county, Ohio, July 27, 1827, married Mary Montgomery August 23, 1849, and moved to Fulton county in 1883, where he has since resided on his farm four miles northeast of this city. A grief stricken wife and four children survive to mourn the loss of a true christian husband and indulgent father. Deceased was an active member of the Methodist church for many years, and his daily walks were universally admired by his neighbors and friends, for their honesty of purpose and noble intents. The funeral services were held at the family residence Monday afternoon conducted by Revs. Delp and Burch, after which an immense cortege conducted the remains to Odd Fellows cemetery, where they were deposited in their final resting place.”
Mary remained in Rochester for a time before moving in with her daughter, Izora, and her family in Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana. She died there on 8 Jan 1926 and was buried with John in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Her obituary was published in The Rochester News-Sentinel on 8 Jan 1926.
"Mrs. Mary Houston, age 95, formerly of here, died Friday morning at the Goshen, Ind., home of her sister [sic - should read "daughter"], Mrs. Allen Sheets. She had been ill for some time. She had lived in Goshen for six years. Mrs. Houston was the widow of John Houston. She was a native of Richland county, Ohio. Two other sisters [sic - "daughters"], two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and a foster brother survive her. The sisters [sic - "daughters"] are Mrs. J. M. Ford, of Ashland, Ohio, and Miss Nan [- - - -] of Rochester. The foster-brother is Benjamin Crabbs of Crawfordsville. The funeral will be held Monday at the Goshen home, and at 1:30 p.m. in the Rochester Methodist church. Burial will be in Rochester."
Mary Montgomery and John Houston had the following children:
88 i. Sarah "Sadie" Houston was born 26 May 1850, in Butler, Ohio; married John Minor Ford 7 Apr 1870 in Richland County, Ohio; died 19 Aug 1928 in Ashland County, Ohio.
ii. Nancy Jane “Nannie” Houston was born 3 Aug 1852 in Richland County, Ohio; moved with her parents to Fulton County. Nannie remained single her whole life, and suffered from heart trouble and other age-related illnesses in her later life. After she could no longer care for herself, she lived at the county infirmary, where she died 18 Sep 1929. She is buried in Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
iii. Dr. Robert R Houston was born 4 Oct 1860 in Richland County. He was a bright scholar and, when he graduated from college, had a very bright future before him. Sadly, he suffered from what the local newspaper described as "disease fastened upon his brain," and he died 16 Aug 1890 while under treatment at Long Cliff Asylum in Logansport. He is buried in Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
89 iv. Izora M Houston was born 29 Oct 1869 in Blooming Grove, Ohio; married Allen Deloss Sheets 25 Nov 1890 in Fulton County, Indiana; died 1 Apr 1944, Goshen, Indiana.
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