Rev. James Montgomery and Margaret Zahniser

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Husband Rev. James Montgomery ¹

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           Died: 10 Aug 1871 1 2
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       Marriage: 1854 1

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Wife Margaret Zahniser ^{1 3}

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           Born: 1817 1
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           Died: 1897 1
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         Father: Jacob Zahniser (Cir 1792-1852) 1 3
         Mother: Catherine Wright (1790-1861) 1 3

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Children

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1 F Catherine Z. Montgomery ¹

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           Born: 1855 1
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         Spouse: Thomas Raine (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 1885 1

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2 F Mary Stewart Montgomery ^{4 5}

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           Born: 1859 4
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         Spouse: Lucian Banks Wilson (1851-1912) 4 5 6
           Marr: 27 Oct 1898 - Clarion, Clarion Co, PA 4 5

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General Notes: Husband - Rev. James Montgomery

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He resided at Clarion, PA, where he was long the esteemed pastor of the Presbyterian Church, it being the only charge he ever held.

The Presbyterian Church at Clarion was organized in the upper story of the jail building, May 15, 1841, by Revs. J. Core and D. Polk, the former of Licking church, the latter of Brookville. Sixteen members were present; Hugh A. Thompson, Thomas Sutton, and John Clark were installed as presiding elders. In 1844 the church building was completed. Rev. James Montgomery had been called to this ministry in February, 1842; he was an exceptionally pious, amiable and scholarly pastor. He continued to officiate till January, 1868, when his failing health com­pelled him to resign.

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General Notes: Wife - Margaret Zahniser

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Her early life was spent in Mercer, PA, where she was educated in the Mercer Academy. On her marriage she located at Clarion, PA, where her husband was the pastor of the Presbyterian Church. There she remained till her death, active in every good work, especially that of the church to which her life was so deeply devoted, and exerting a strong influence over the lives of a wide circle of friends.

1 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 169.

2 A. J. Davis, History of Clarion County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., 1887), Pg 486.

3 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1018.

4 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 170.

5 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 146.

6 Robert Stewart, D.D., LL.D, Col. George Steuart and his wife Margaret Harris: Their Ancestors and Descendants (Labore, India: The Civil and Military Gazette Press, 1907), Pg 381.