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He was the founder of the city of Montgomery. James C. Montgomery represented the people of Raleigh and Fayette Counties in the state legislature for three terms.
He was the oldest son of Major Henry Montgomery and Nancy Keeney.
He married first Amanda Brannon, daughter of Major Lawrence E. Brannon and Cynthia Morris. He married second Bridget Rice Huse, daughter of Seth Huse and Dora Heath.
Sources
Holliday, Robert Kevin. A Portrait of Fayette County. Oak Hill, WV: The Fayette Tribune, 1960.
Laidley, W. S. History of Charleston and Kanawha County, West Virginia and Representative Citizens. Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Pub., 1913.
Peters, J. T and H. B. Carden. History of Fayette County, West Virginia. Charleston, West Virginia: Jarrett Printing Company, 1926.
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1811 |
January 1, 1811
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Virginia, United States
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1840 |
February 4, 1840
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Fayette County, Virginia, now West Virginia, United States
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1841 |
1841
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1843 |
November 23, 1843
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Kanawha Falls, Fayette County, Virginia, now West Virginia, United States
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1846 |
April 9, 1846
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Montgomery, Fayette County, Virginia, now West Virginia, United States
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1848 |
September 26, 1848
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Fayette County, Virginia, now West Virginia, United States
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1850 |
July 20, 1850
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Fayette County, Virginia, now West Virginia, United States
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1853 |
November 8, 1853
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Montgomery, Fayette County, Virginia, now West Virginia, United States
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