Margaret Dixon Montgomery

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Margaret Dixon Montgomery
June 1, 1804 - August 13, 1866

MARGARET DIXON MONTGOMERY (daughter of Robert Montgomery and Rebecca Coffee) was born June 01, 1804 in South Carolina, and died August 13, 1866 in Pontotoc Co., Mississippi.  She married  William Spencer on March 4, 1823.  He was born 1797 in Cheraw, Chesterfield, SC.

She and her husband William were early members of the famous Monroe Mission Church.  Records of the church minutes show that they were examined by and admitted on June 30, 1832.  William is baptized on the following day, July 1.  Their children were subsequently baptized the following week on July 8.

William is listed as a witness for the transfer of land from the Chickasaw people to the mission for the purpose of building the school and missionary home.  Also listed as witnesses are James Perry (interpreter), James Hodges, William Spencer, Henry Love and King Ish-to-ho-to-pa (taken from page 43 of From These Hills:  A History of Pontotoc County, ed. Callie B. Young, 1976).

 See Robert Montgomery for additional information about the Montgomery family migration from South Carolina to Mississippi.

Outline of Facts and Events

Event

Date

Location / Note
AKA   "Peggy"
Birth June 1, 1804 South Carolina
Marriage March 4 or 5, 1823 Monroe County, Mississippi
Spouse   William Ford Spencer
Living in 1830 Monroe County, MS Federal Census
Living in 1840 Pontotoc County, MS Federal Census
Living in 1850 Pontotoc County, MS Fed Census (Family 1403)
Living in  1860 Pontotoc County, MS Fed Census (Family 1053)
Death August 13, 1866 Pontotoc County, MS

CHILDREN OF MARGARET MONTGOMERY AND WILLIAM SPENCER

  1. MARY JANE SPENCER. 

  2. SAMUEL ALEXANDER SPENCER.  born about 1827.  Married a woman named Lavinia from Alabama.

  3. MARGARET SPENCER. 

  4. MARTHA SPENCER. 

  5. ROBERT SPENCER, b. 1832

  6. WILLIAM SPENCER, b. 1834. 

  7. THOMAS SPENCER, b. 1837. 

  8. ABSALOM SPENCER, b. 1840. 

  9. MESSENA SPENCER, b. 1842. 

  10. SUSAN SPENCER, b. 1845. 

  11. FLORENCE SPENCER, b. 1847. 

         

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