George C Montgomery

1864 - 1901  (36 years)

• Name	George C Montgomery
  Born	7 Nov 1864	Kanawha County, West Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Oct 1901	Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas
  Buried	Union Cemetery, Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas
  Person ID	I12322	Rossville
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Asberry Montgomery,   b. 3 Jan 1820, Randolph, Randolph County, West Virginia ,   d. 21 Mar 1907, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Angeline McIntyre Easdale Montgomery,   b. 12 Jan 1826, Athens, Athens County, Ohio ,   d. 28 Feb 1887, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 61 years)
  Married	1857	West Virginia
  	Some sources say they were married March 27, 1860, but I'm not sure this is accurate.
  Family ID	F2608	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Minnie Beureau Montgomery
  Married	14 Jan 1887	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2017 12:53:08
  Family ID	F5607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Nov 1864 - Kanawha County, West Virginia Died - 5 Oct 1901 - Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas Buried - - Union Cemetery, Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Montgomery, George C. G. C. MONTGOMERY MURDERED George C. Montgomery, a former resident of this city, was murdered at his home in Winfield, Kas., last Saturday night. Mr. Montgomery was a detective in the employ of the A. T. & S. F. Co., and it was while seated at the table in the sitting room of his home making out a report of his week’s work to his chief, when he was fired upon through the window and instantly killed. There is no clue to the murderer, but cowboys from an Oklahoma ranch are suspected. Montgomery had incurred the ill-will of the cowmen in his official capacity. They then threatened his life. George Montgomery was for many years a resident of this city. His father, Mr. A. Montgomery has resided in this city for the past eighteen years. George was a deputy sheriff in Topeka ten years ago and went to the Santa Fe railway as a detective about 1803. He was an active man and soon came to hold a responsible position in the company’s secret service. He was a member of the First Christian Church of Winfield, and leaves a wife and two sons. About 1000 people attended the funeral at Winfield last Monday. The services were held in a large tent that had been used for holding revival services, because the crowd was larger than the Christian Church would seat. His step-brother, Scott Easdale, of this city attended the funeral but his father said he would rather remember his boy as he saw him last than to see his face torn and lacerated with the buckshot. The State has posted a reward of $250 and the Santa Fe company $1000 for the murderer’s capture. [Source: Shawnee County News, Friday, October 1, 1901]