Individual Details

Archibald Montgomery was born in Cortland Co., N. Y., Sept. 13, 1818, and received a common school education. He was married April 30, 1845, to Silence E. Huntley, of Cortland county; came west to Wisconsin, May 11, 1845. They settled in Racine county, and he was engaged in farming for over three years. In 1849 he removed to Sauk county, and was chosen justice of the peace, which office he held until 1861, when he removed to Crawford county. He enlisted in company A, 31st regiment of Volunteer Infantry, Aug. 8, 1862, and was engaged in the battle of Bentonville, N. C., and mustered out June 20, 1865. He commenced the practice of law in Sauk county; was admitted to the bar at Prairie du Chien in 1871. His wife died Sept. 20, 1875. They were the parents of five children --- four of whom are married --- William, Franklin A., John A., Lilian S. and Nellie R. He was chosen chairman of the town board of the town of Clayton in 1871. He has lately sold his farm and now resides with his daughter Lilian, who is married to William Rinehart. Mr. Montgomery is still engaged in the practice of law. While living in Sauk county, he was engaged in various branches of business, keeping the Wisconsin House, in the village of Delton, in 1858, and also buying and selling land, and selling dry goods on a small scale. His children are all settled near him but one, John A., who is living in Dakota, where he owns a large farm. Mr. Montgomery has been a justice of the peace in Crawford county eight years, and has married in this and Sauk counties, 126 couples.

Birth	13 Sep 1818	Cortland County, New York
Marriage	30 Apr 1845	Cortland County, New York - Silence Lillian Huntley
Census (family)	11 Aug 1870	Clayton, Crawford County, Wisconsin - Silence Lillian Huntley
Census	17 Jun 1880	Clayton, Crawford County, Wisconsin
Death	30 Jan 1887	Crawford County, Wisconsin
Burial		Yankeetown Cemetery, Soldiers Grove, Crawford County, Wisconsin

Spouse

Silence Lillian Huntley (1825 - 1875)

Father	William James Montgomery (1768 - 1828)
Mother	Barbary Moon (1777 - 1838)
Sibling	Margaret S. Montgomery (1799 - )
Sibling	Isaac Montgomery (1800 - 1862)
Sibling	Sally Montgomery (1802 - 1885)
Sibling	Elias Montgomery (1803 - 1880)
Sibling	William Montgomery (1809 - 1885)
Sibling	Thomas Dixon Montgomery (1815 - 1885)
Sibling	Henry M. Montgomery (1816 - )

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