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Guide to '''Montgomery County, Virginia ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
Guide to '''Montgomery County Virginia genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, immigration records, and military records.  


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|organized= 31 Dec 1776<ref>[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/VA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#MONTGOMERY Newberry]</ref>
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|county seat= Christiansburg
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|parent county= [[Fincastle County, Virginia Genealogy|Fincastle]]
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| founded year = 1776
|county1= [[Craig County, Virginia Genealogy|Craig]]
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| seat wl = Christiansburg
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|county4= [[Pulaski County, Virginia Genealogy|Pulaski]]
 
|county5= [[Roanoke County, Virginia Genealogy|Roanoke]]<br><center>[[Montgomery County, Virginia Genealogy#Maps and Gazetteers|See County Maps]]</center>
== Montgomery County, Virginia Courthouse  ==
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== County Information ==


=== Description ===
[http://www.montva.com/ Montgomery County Courthouse]<br>1 East Main Street<br>Christiansburg, Virginia 24073-3027<br>Phone: 540-382-5760<br>  
Montgomery County is located in the southwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia and was named for Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Virginia</ref>


=== County Courthouse ===
Clerk Circuit Court has birth, and death records 1853-1871<br>marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1773<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Montgomery County, Virginia. Page 717 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>  
{{VA Courthouse Intro|Montgomery}}
'''Montgomery County Courthouse'''<br>55 East Main Street<br>Christiansburg, VA 24073<br>Phone: 540-394-2086<br>[http://www.montva.com/ Montgomery County Website]<br><br>


Clerk Circuit Court has birth, and death records 1853-1871, marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1773<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Iowa.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
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=== Montgomery County, Virginia Record Dates  ===
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{{VA Record Dates Intro|Montgomery}}
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| colspan="7" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |<center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Iowa.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref></center>
| width="100%" bgcolor="#ffcc99" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>'''Beginning Dates for {{PAGENAME}} Government Records'''</center>
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Montgomery County, Virginia Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[[{{PAGENAME}}#Vital_Records|Birth]]'''  
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Montgomery County, Virginia Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[[{{PAGENAME}}#Vital_Records|Marriage]]'''  
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Montgomery County, Virginia Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[[{{PAGENAME}}#Vital_Records|Death]]'''  
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Montgomery County, Virginia Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[[{{PAGENAME}}#Census|Census]]'''  
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Montgomery County, Virginia Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[[{{PAGENAME}}#Land|Land]]'''  
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Montgomery County, Virginia Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[[{{PAGENAME}}#Probate|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Montgomery County, Virginia Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1853
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1853  
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1773
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1773  
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1853
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1853  
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1773
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1810
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1773
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1773  
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1773
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1773
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1810
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| colspan="7" |<center> * Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1912. <br>General compliance year is unknown.</center>
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=== Record Loss ===
== Montgomery County, Virginia History  ==
{{VA Record Loss Intro|Montgomery}}
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The county was named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Montgomery Brigadier-General Richard Montgomery] (1738-1775). Montgomery died during the Revolutionary War&nbsp;in the failed 1775 invasion of Canada.
 
==== Parent County  ====
 
'''1776'''--Montgomery County was created 7 October 1776 from Fincastle and [[Botetourt County, Virginia|Botetourt]] Counties. Fincastle County was formed from Botetourt County in 1772, and was abolished in 1777.<br>'''County seat:''' Christiansburg&nbsp;<ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
 
==== Boundary Changes  ====
For animated maps illustrating Virginia county boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/virginia/ "Rotating Formation Virginia County Boundary Maps"] (1617-1995) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
==== Record Loss ====
 
*Lost censuses: 1790, 1800, 1890
For a list of record loss in Virginia counties see: [http://www.familytree101.com/virginia/va-counties.html#courthouse Virginia Counties with Burned Courthouses]
== Montgomery County, Virginia Places/Localities  ==
 
==== Populated Places  ====
 
==== Neighboring Counties  ====
 
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
*[[Craig County, Virginia|Craig]]
*Lost censuses: 1790, 1800, 1890<br>
*[[Floyd County, Virginia|Floyd]]


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*[[Giles County, Virginia|Giles]]
*[[Pulaski County, Virginia|Pulaski]]
 
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*[[Roanoke County, Virginia|Roanoke]]


=== Boundary Changes ===
{{VA Boundary Changes Intro|Montgomery}}
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*'''Parent County''' Created from [[Fincastle County, Virginia Genealogy|Fincastle]] County, 31 Dec 1776<ref>[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/VA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#MONTGOMERY Newberry]</ref><br>
*'''County seat:''' Christiansburg<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Iowa.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br>
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/VA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Virginia Individual County Chronologies] - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county
*[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#VA Virginia Historical Borders - Map] at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; ''Also at:'' [http://www.mapofus.org/virginia/ mapofus.org] - animated maps illustrating Virginia county boundary changes
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=== Populated Places ===
== Montgomery County, Virginia Genealogy Resources  ==
{{VA Populated Places Intro|Montgomery}}


For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit
[[Image:Vamontgomery.jpg|thumb|right|400px]]  
[https://virginia.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,121,c,montgomery.cfm HomeTown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Montgomery_ County,_Virginia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'',https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Virginia#Communities accessed 19 February 2020.</ref>


{{Populated places
==== African American  ====


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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacksburg,_Virginia Blacksburg]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christiansburg,_Virginia Christiansburg]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alleghany_Springs,_Virginia Alleghany Springs]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradshaw,_Virginia Bradshaw]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belmont,_Montgomery_County,_Virginia Belmont]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childress,_Montgomery_County,_Virginia Childress]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellett,_Virginia Ellett]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graysontown,_Virginia Graysontown]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironto,_Virginia Ironto]
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*Long Shop
*Lusters Gate
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCoy,_Virginia McCoy]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonalds_Mill,_Virginia McDonalds Mill]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot,_Virginia Pilot]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogers,_Virginia Rogers]
| unincorp-col3=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sowers,_Virginia Sowers]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Grove,_Montgomery_County,_Virginia Sugar Grove]
*Toms Creek
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicker,_Virginia Vicker]
*Walton
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Sulphur_Springs Yellow Sulphur Springs]
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Freedmen's Bureau {{RecordSearch|1596147|Letters or Correspondence, 1865-1872}}
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belview,_Virginia Belview]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliston,_Virginia Elliston]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette,_Virginia Lafayette]
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| census-col2=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrimac,_Virginia Merrimac]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum_Creek,_Virginia Plum Creek]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prices_Fork,_Virginia Prices Fork]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riner,_Virginia Riner]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawsville,_Virginia Shawsville]
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*Dickenson, Richard B. ''Entitled! Free Papers in Appalachia Concerning Antebellum Freeborn Negroes and Emancipated Blacks of Montgomery County, Virginia''. Washington, D.C.: National Genealogical Society Bookstore, 1981. {{FHL|190075|item}} 975.5785 F2d
*Heinegg, Paul. [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/monttax.htm "Montgomery County Personal Property Tax List, 1787-1812,"] ''Free African Americans.com. ''[Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]
*Heinegg, Paul. [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/montgomery.htm "Montgomery County Register of Free Negroes, 1823-1847,"] ''Free African Americans.com. ''[Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]
*Kegley, Mary B. ''Free People of Colour: Free Negroes, Indians, Portuguese and Freed Slaves''. Wytheville, Virginia: Kegley Books, 2003. {{FHL|1234067|item}}; digital version at {{FSbook|69756}} . [Includes information from Montgomery County.]


=== History Timeline ===
==== Bible Records  ====
{{VA Historical Timeline Intro|Montgomery}}


{{VABible}}


[[File:Montgomery-richard.jpg|180px|right]]
==== Cemeteries  ====


The county was named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Montgomery Brigadier-General Richard Montgomery] (1738-1775). Montgomery died during the Revolutionary War in the failed 1775 invasion of Canada.
{{RAOGKcemetery}}  
== Resources ==
{{VA Resources Intro|Montgomery}}


=== Bible Records ===
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/virginia/montgomery.html Tombstone Transcription Project Montgomery County] - cemetery transcriptions - USGenWeb
{{VA Bible Intro|Montgomery}}


* '''1607-2007''' {{RecordSearch|1932510|Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia Historical Society Papers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
==== Census  ====


=== Biographies  ===
{{VAcensus}}  
{{VA Biographies Intro|Montgomery}}


=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===
{{USCensusPop
{{VA Business Records Intro|Montgomery}}
|1790=13228
|1800=9044
|1810=8409
|1820=8733
|1830=12306
|1840=7405
|1850=8359
|1860=10617
|1870=12556
|1880=16693
|1890=17742
|1900=15852
|1910=17268
|1920=18595
|1930=19605
|1940=21206
|1950=29780
|1960=32923
|1970=47157
|1980=63516
|1990=73913
|2000=83629
}}  


=== Cemeteries ===
<br>'''1790''' - Lost, but a substitute is available, see [[Montgomery County, Virginia#Taxation|Taxation]].
{{VA Cemeteries Intro|Montgomery}}


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'''1800''' - Lost, but a substitute is available, see [[Montgomery County, Virginia#Taxation|Taxation]].  
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of Montgomery County, Virginia''' online and in print</center>
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=Montgomery%2C+County%2C+Virginia%2C+United+States+of+America&locationId=county_2862  Find a Grave]
*[https://usgenwebsites.org/vagenweb/ VAGenWeb]
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/montgomery/cems.htm  USGenWeb Archives]
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/virginia/montgomery.html  VA Tombstone Transcription Project]
*[http://virginiagravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=60 Virginia Gravestones]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Virginia&cemetery_county=Montgomery&year_range=5&size=15  BillionGraves]
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print''' [[The Value of Cemetery Records in Print |(Often more complete)]]</center>
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*{{FSC|United States, Virginia, Montgomery - Cemeteries|keywords|subject-id|disp=FamilySearch Library}}
*[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Montgomery+Virginia&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center>
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* [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Montgomery%2C+County%2C+Virginia%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=county_2862 Find a Grave]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Montgomery,%20Virginia,%20United%20States&reqParents=394970&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Montgomery,%20Virginia,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"|<center>See [[Virginia Cemeteries|Virginia Cemeteries]] for more information.<center>
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* '''1800-1986''' {{RecordSearch|3013259|Virginia, Jewish Cemetery Records Index, ca. 1800-1986}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Jewish Cemetery Records Index, - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
'''1810'''  


=== Census Records ===
*''1810 Census of Montgomery County, Virginia.'' Beverly, W. Va.: Crickard, 1969?, 1979. Available at {{FHL|635919|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=10621 Ancestry] ($).
{{VA Census Intro|Montgomery}}


{{Historical populations
'''1840'''  
|type = USA
|heading = Census
|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Virginia#Demographics "Wikipedia.org"]
|1790 |13228
|1800 |9044
|1810 |8409
|1820 |8733
|1830 |12306
|1840 |7405
|1850 |8359
|1860 |10617
|1870 |12556
|1880 |16693
|1890 |17742
|1900 |15852
|1910 |17268
|1920 |18595
|1930 |19605
|1940 |21206
|1950 |29780
|1960 |32923
|1970 |47157
|1980 |63516
|1990 |73913
|2000 |83629
|2010 |94392
}}
'''1790''' Lost, but a substitute is available, see [[Montgomery County, Virginia#Taxation|Taxation]].


'''1800''' Lost, but a substitute is available, see [[Montgomery County, Virginia#Taxation|Taxation]].
*Douthat, James L. ''1840 Mountain Empire of Virginia Census''. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2001. {{FHL|1006618|item}} 975.5 X2d 1840. '''Free online surname index''' and purchase details at [http://www.mountainpress.com/books/va/details/1840_MtnEmpireCensus.html Mountain Press] website. [Includes Montgomery County.]


'''1810'''<br>
'''1890 Union Veterans'''  
*''1810 Census of Montgomery County, Virginia.'' Beverly, W. Va.: Crickard, 1969?, 1979. Available at {{FSC|635919|title-id|disp=FS Library}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=10621 Ancestry] ($).


'''1840'''<br>
*Turner, Ronald Ray. ''[http://www.pwcvabooks.com/documents/VirginiaCivilWarVets.doc Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890]''. Available online, courtesy: [http://www.pwcvabooks.com/index.htm Prince William County Virginia] website. [Includes residents of this county.]
*Douthat, James L. ''1840 Mountain Empire of Virginia Census''. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2001. {{FSC|1006618|item}} 975.5 X2d 1840.  [http://www.mountainpress.com/books/va/details/1840_MtnEmpireCensus.html Surname list]. Includes Montgomery County.


'''1890 Union Veterans'''<br>
==== Church Records ====
*''Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890.'' By Ronald Ray Turner. {{FSC|686323|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.5 X2t 1890; film 1425065, item 14}}.  Includes residents of this county.
*''1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census''. '''Online at:''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry] ($). Includes this county.


=== Church Records ===
===== Baptist  =====
{{VA Church Intro|Montgomery}}
'''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''
*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Montgomery,%20Virginia,%20United%20States&reqParents=394970&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Montgomery,%20Virginia,%20United%20States&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]''' <br>


'''''Baptist'''''<br>
Early Baptist churches (with years constituted):
{{VAbap}}


Early Baptist churches (with years constituted):
#'''Greasy Creek''' (1789)<ref name="baptist" />  
#'''Greasy Creek''' (1789)<ref name="baptist" />
#'''Meadow Creek''' (1785)<ref name="baptist" />  
#'''Meadow Creek''' (1785)<ref name="baptist" />
#'''N.F. Roanoke''' (1801)<ref name="baptist" />  
#'''N.F. Roanoke''' (1801)<ref name="baptist" />
#'''Pine Creek '''(1803)<ref name="baptist">Robert Baylor Semple and George William Beale, ''A History of the Rise and Progress of the Baptists in Virginia'' (Pitt and Dickinson, 1894), 349. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=t6RhTC8ziQQC Google Books].</ref>  
#'''Pine Creek '''(1803)<ref name="baptist">Robert Baylor Semple and George William Beale, ''A History of the Rise and Progress of the Baptists in Virginia'' (Pitt and Dickinson, 1894), 349. Online at: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/328649/?offset=&return=1#page=1&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q= FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://archive.org/details/cu31924095618405 Internet Archive].</ref>
#'''West Fork''' (1803)<ref name="baptist" />
#'''West Fork''' (1803)<ref name="baptist" />


Montgomery County fell within the bounds of the New River Association.
{{VAbap}}


'''''Church of England'''''<br>
Montgomery County fell within the bounds of the New River Association.  
Meade's 1861 history of parishes in Montgomery County is available [http://archive.org/stream/oldchurchesminis02meaduoft#page/56/mode/2up online.]<ref name="meade">William Meade, ''Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia'', 2 vols. (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott and Co., 1861). Digital versions at Internet Archive: [https://www.archive.org/details/oldchurchesminis01meaduoft Vol. I] and [http://archive.org/details/oldchurchesminis02meaduoft Vol. II].</ref>


'''''German Reformed'''''<br>
===== Church of England =====
*Braun, Johannes, Klaus Wust and Joseph H. Meyerhoeffer. ''Shenandoah Valley Family Data, 1799-1813: From the Memorandum Book of Pastor Johannes Braun''. Edinburg, Va.: Shenandoah History Publishers, 1978. {{FSC|16966|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 K2bjo}}.


'''''Quaker'''''<br>
Meade's 1861 history of parishes in Montgomery County is available [http://archive.org/stream/oldchurchesminis02meaduoft#page/56/mode/2up online.]<ref name="meade">William Meade, ''Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia'', 2 vols. (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott and Co., 1861). Digital versions at Internet Archive: [http://www.archive.org/details/oldchurchesminis01meaduoft Vol. I] and [http://archive.org/details/oldchurchesminis02meaduoft Vol. II].</ref>
Early monthly meetings (with years of existence):
*'''Burk's Fork Monthly Meeting''' (1800-1812)<ref name="jay">Jay Worrall, ''The Friendly Virginians: America's First Quakers'' (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Publishing Company, 1994), 537-539. {{FSC|702792|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 K2wj}}.</ref>


=== Court Records ===
===== German Reformed  =====
{{VA Court Intro|Montgomery}}


''Online Court Indexes and Records''<br>
*Braun, Johannes, Klaus Wust and Joseph H. Meyerhoeffer. ''Shenandoah Valley Family Data, 1799-1813: From the Memorandum Book of Pastor Johannes Braun''. Edinburg, Va.: Shenandoah History Publishers, 1978. {{FHL|16966|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 K2bjo}}.
Library of Virginia's [http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/chancery/ Virginia Memory: Chancery Records Index] can be used to search Montgomery County chancery records for the years 1773-1938. Digital images are available for 1773-1913. Post-1913 records available at the Montgomery County Office of the Circuit Court Clerk's Office.


=== Directories ===
===== Quaker  =====
{{VA Directories Intro|Montgomery}}


*'''1970-2024''' {{RecordSearch|5000290|United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Residence Database - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, coverage may vary
Early monthly meetings (with years of existence):


=== Emigration and Immigration  ===
*'''Burk's Fork Monthly Meeting''' (1800-1812)<ref name="jay">Jay Worrall, ''The Friendly Virginians: America's First Quakers'' (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Publishing Company, 1994), 537-539. {{FHL|702792|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 K2wj}}.</ref>
{{VA Emigration Intro|Montgomery}}


=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
==== Court  ====
{{VA Ethnic Groups Intro|Montgomery}}


'''''African American'''''<br>
==== Genealogy  ====
* See [[Virginia_Cohabitation_Records]] for links to online records.
* '''1865-1872''' {{RecordSearch|1596147|Virginia, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1935-2009''' {{RecordSearch|1880968|Virginia, African-American Funeral Programs, 1935-2009}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, African-American Funeral Programs - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*Search the Library of Virginia's [https://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/aan/search-the-narrative Virginia Untold] collection for digitized records related to African Americans of Montgomery County.
*Dickenson, Richard B. ''Entitled! Free Papers in Appalachia Concerning Antebellum Freeborn Negroes and Emancipated Blacks of Montgomery County, Virginia''. Washington, D.C.: National Genealogical Society, 1981. {{FSC|190075|item}} 975.5785 F2d
*Heinegg, Paul. [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/monttax.htm "Montgomery County Personal Property Tax List, 1787-1812,"] ''Free African Americans.com. ''[Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]
*Heinegg, Paul. [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/montgomery.htm "Montgomery County Register of Free Negroes, 1823-1847,"] ''Free African Americans.com. ''[Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]
*Kegley, Mary B. ''Free People of Colour: Free Negroes, Indians, Portuguese and Freed Slaves''. Wytheville, Virginia: Kegley Books, 2003. {{FSC|1234067|item}}[Includes information from Montgomery County.]


=== Funeral Homes  ===
More than 100 genealogies have been published about Montgomery County families. To view a list, visit [[Montgomery County, Virginia Genealogy|Montgomery County, Virginia Genealogy]].
{{VA Funeral Homes Intro|Montgomery}}


* '''1935-2009''' {{RecordSearch|1880968|Virginia, African-American Funeral Programs, 1935-2009}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, African-American Funeral Programs - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
==== Land and Property  ====
*{{FSC|320906|item|disp=Records kept by M.T. Hall of Montgomery and Floyd counties, Virginia (he was a casket maker)}}(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
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<li>[https://www.hornefuneralservice.com/ Horne Funeral & Cremation Services] in Christiansburg</li>
<li>[https://www.mccoyfuneralhome.com/ McCoy Funeral Home Inc.] in Blacksburg</li>
<li>[https://www.mullinsfuneralhome.com/ Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory] in Radford</li>
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=== Genealogies  ===
An early settlers map is available for Montgomery County. Hildebrand plots the locations of pioneers from 1750-1865. The Family History Library has a copy: {{FHL|505481|item|disp=FHL Map 975.5785 E7h}}.
{{VA Genealogies Intro|Montgomery}}


'''''Compiled Genealogies by Surname'''''<br>
'''''Grants and Patents'''''  
*See [[Montgomery County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies|Montgomery County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies]] for a list of published books and articles, or jump to the surname using the alphabet bar.
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'''''Compiled Genealogies for Multiple Families'''''<br>
{{vapatent}}  
*Allison, Elizabeth Kelly. ''Early Southwest Virginia Families: Families of Kelly, Smyth, Buchanan, Clark and Related Families of Edmonson, Keys, Beattie, Ryburn, McDonald''. Auburn, Ala., 1960.<br>
*Heavener, Ulysses S.A. ''German New River Settlement: Virginia''. 1929; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1976. {{FSC|69112|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 F2ghu 1976}}.
*Kegley, Mary B. ''Early Adventurers on the Western Waters.'' 5 vols. 1990-1998. {{FSC|159671|item|disp=FS Library Books 975.57 H2k v. 1-v. 5}}.


=== Guardianship ===
*Hudgins. [http://www.directlinesoftware.com/pool.htm 1009 patents dated 1746-1891 in what is now Montgomery County, Virginia placed on a map]. DeedMapper, 2009.&nbsp;[Names of those who received land patents, dates, land descriptions, and references may be viewed free of charge (click "Index" next to the county listing); however, in order to view the maps, it is necessary to purchase Direct Line Software's [http://www.directlinesoftware.com/ DeedMapper]&nbsp;product.]
{{VA Guardianship Intro|Montgomery}}
*Sims, Edgar Barr. ''Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia''. [Springfield, Virginia]: Genealogical Books in Print, c1992. Available at {{FHL|519486|title-id|disp=FHL}}. [Includes Montgomery County, Virginia.]


=== Land and Property Records ===
==== Local Histories  ====
{{VA Land Intro|Montgomery}}


''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
*Crush, Charles W. ''The Montgomery County Story, 1776-1957''. unknown: unknown, 1957. Available at {{FHL|158008|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=10584 Ancestry] ($).
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]
*''Montgomery County, Virginia''. Blacksburg?, Va.: unknown, 1907. Available at {{FHL|633818|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=10582 Ancestry] ($).


==== Maps  ====


An early settlers map is available for Montgomery County. Hildebrand plots the locations of pioneers from 1750-1865. The FamilySearch Library has a copy: {{FSC|505481|item|disp=FS Library Map 975.5785 E7h}}.
==== Military  ====


'''''Grants and Patents'''''<br>
===== French and Indian War  =====
{{vapatent}}*Hudgins. [http://www.directlinesoftware.com/pool.htm 1009 patents dated 1746-1891 in what is now Montgomery County, Virginia placed on a map]. DeedMapper, 2009. [Names of those who received land patents, dates, land descriptions, and references may be viewed free of charge (click "Index" next to the county listing); however, in order to view the maps, it is necessary to purchase Direct Line Software's [http://www.directlinesoftware.com/ DeedMapper] product.]
*Sims, Edgar Barr. ''Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia''. [Springfield, Virginia]: Genealogical Books in Print, c1992. Available at {{FSC|519486|title-id|disp=FS Library}}. [Includes Montgomery County, Virginia.]


*Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. ''Virginia's Colonial Soldiers''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. Available at {{FHL|47143|title-id|disp=FHL}}. [Identifies some Montgomery County veterans; see place name index.]


===== Revolutionary War  =====


=== Local Histories ===
[http://www.archive.org/stream/virginiamilitiai00mcal#page/37/mode/1up {{PAGENAME}} residents' participation in the Revolutionary War].<ref>J.T. McAllister, ''Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War: McAllister's Data'' (Hot Springs, Va.: McAllister Pub. Co., 1913), 37-38. Digitized by [http://www.archive.org/details/virginiamilitiai00mcal Internet Archive].</ref>
{{VA Histories Intro|Montgomery}}


* Crush, Charles W. ''The Montgomery County Story, 1776-1957''. unknown: unknown, 1957. Available at {{FSC|158008|title-id|disp=FS Library}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=10584 Ancestry] ($).
*Kegley, Mary B. ''Revolutionary War Pension Applications of Southwest Virginia Soldiers''. n.p.: M.B. Kegley, 1997. {{FHL|677541|item}} [Includes Montgomery County pensioners.]
* ''Montgomery County, Virginia''. Blacksburg?, Va.: unknown, 1907. Available at {{FSC|633818|title-id|disp=FS Library}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=10582 Ancestry] ($).
*''A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]''. 1841. Digital versions at [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf U.S. Census Bureau] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ Google Books] ''et. al''. 1967 reprint: {{FHL|282860|item|disp=FHL Book 973 X2pc 1840}}. [See Virginia, Western District, Montgomery County on page 135.]
*''Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions''. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include&nbsp;"an Added Index to States." {{FHL|287870|item|disp=FHL Book 973 M24ur}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48141 Ancestry] ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.]


=== Maps and Gazetteers ===
===== War of 1812  =====
{{VA Maps Intro|Montgomery}}


{{VA Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{VA Montgomery}}}}
Montgomery County men served in the 75th Regiment.<ref>Stuart Lee Butler, ''A Guide to Virginia Militia Units in the War of 1812'' (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Pub. Co., 1988), 145. {{FHL|669440|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2bs}}.</ref>
*Historical Map of Montgomery County Virginia. Identifies early settlers. Available [http://www.harrellcollaborative.com/images/wythe/maps/montgomery-map-1777.jpg online].
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Montgomery,%20Virginia,%20United%20States&reqParents=394970&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Montgomery,%20Virginia,%20United%20States&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]: Cities and Towns in this county - [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]


=== Migration ===
*''List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance...'' Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. {{FHL|286899|item}} 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at [http://books.google.com/books?id=t7oqAAAAMAAJ Google Books] and [http://www.archive.org/details/listpensionerso02buregoog Internet Archive]. [See Vol. 5, Virginia, Montgomery County, p. 91. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]
{{VA Migration Intro|Montgomery}}


=== Military Records ===
===== Civil War  =====
{{VA Military Intro|Montgomery}}


'''''French and Indian War'''''<br>
{{VAciv}}  
*Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. ''Virginia's Colonial Soldiers''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. Available at {{FSC|47143|title-id|disp=FS Library}}. Online at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48434/ Ancestry] ($). Identifies some Montgomery County veterans; see place name index.
<br>
'''''Revolutionary War'''''<br>
*[https://www.archive.org/stream/virginiamilitiai00mcal#page/37/mode/1up Montgomery County residents' participation in the Revolutionary War].<ref>J.T. McAllister, ''Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War: McAllister's Data'' (Hot Springs, Va.: McAllister Pub. Co., 1913), 37-38. Digitized by [https://www.archive.org/details/virginiamilitiai00mcal Internet Archive].</ref>
*Kegley, Mary B. ''Revolutionary War Pension Applications of Southwest Virginia Soldiers''. n.p.: M.B. Kegley, 1997. {{FSC|677541|item}}. Includes Montgomery County pensioners.
*''A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census''. 1841. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/857237 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://archive.org/details/censusofpensione00usce/page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry] ($). 1967 reprint: {{FSC|282860|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 X2pc 1840}}. See Virginia, Western District, Montgomery County on page 135.
* ''Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions''. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." {{FSC|287870|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 M24ur}}; digital version at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48141/ Ancestry] ($). Includes veterans. Virginia section begins on page 238.
<br>
'''''War of 1812'''''<br>
*''List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance...'' Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. {{FSC|286899|item}} 973 M2Lp v. 5. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/listpensionerso02buregoog/page/n7 Internet Archive], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/31387/ Ancestry] ($). See Vol. 5, Virginia, Montgomery County, p. 91. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.


'''Regiments.''' Montgomery County men served in the 75th Regiment.<ref>Stuart Lee Butler, ''A Guide to Virginia Militia Units in the War of 1812'' (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Pub. Co., 1988), 145. {{FSC|669440|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 M2bs}}.</ref><br>
:- [[4th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|4th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]. Company B (Fort Lewis Volunteers), Company E (Montgomery Highlanders), Company G (Montgomery Fencibles).<ref>James I. Robertson, ''4th Virginia Infantry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.F. Howard, 1982). {{FHL|342003|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 1}}.</ref>  
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:- [[11th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|11th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]].<ref>Robert T. Bell, ''11th Virginia Infantry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1985). {{FHL|430130|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 20}}.</ref>  
'''''Civil War'''''<br>
:- [[14th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|14th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]. Company F (2nd) and Company G (Border Rangers).<ref>Robert J. Driver, ''14th Virginia Cavalry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, c1988). {{FHL|370000|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 47}}.</ref>
* '''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932382|Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
:- [[22nd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Bowen's Virginia Mounted Riflemen) (Confederate)|22nd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Bowen's Virginia Mounted Riflemen) (Confederate)]]. Company K.
* '''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932427|Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
:- [[24th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|24th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]. Company K (New River Grays).<ref>Ralph White Gunn, ''24th Virginia Infantry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1987). {{FHL|577176|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 34}}.</ref>
* '''1861-1865''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2322 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at Ancestry — index (free)
:- [[25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]. Company E and Company F.<ref>Dobbie E. Lambert, ''25th Virginia Cavalry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1994). {{FHL|566442|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 106}}.</ref>
* '''1861-1865''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2344 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at Ancestry — index (free)
:- [[54th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|54th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]. Companies C and E (Montgomery Grays).<ref>George L. Sherwood and Jeffrey C. Weaver, ''54th Virginia Infantry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1993). {{FHL|645812|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 91}}.</ref>
:- [[63rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (McMahon's) (Confederate)|63rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (McMahon's) (Confederate)]]. Company D.<ref>Jeffrey C. Weaver, ''63rd Virginia Infantry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1991). {{FHL|457315|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 76}}.</ref>


'''Regiments.''' Civil War service men in Montgomery County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed here:<br>
Records and histories are available, including:  
:- [[4th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|4th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]. Company B (Fort Lewis Volunteers), Company E (Montgomery Highlanders), Company G (Montgomery Fencibles).<ref>James I. Robertson, ''4th Virginia Infantry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.F. Howard, 1982). {{FSC|342003|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 M2vr v. 1}}.</ref>
:- [[11th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|11th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]].<ref>Robert T. Bell, ''11th Virginia Infantry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1985). {{FSC|430130|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 M2vr v. 20}}.</ref>
:- [[14th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|14th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]. Company F (2nd) and Company G (Border Rangers).<ref>Robert J. Driver, ''14th Virginia Cavalry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, c1988). {{FSC|370000|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 M2vr v. 47}}.</ref>
:- [[22nd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Bowen's Virginia Mounted Riflemen) (Confederate)|22nd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Bowen's Virginia Mounted Riflemen) (Confederate)]]. Company K.
:- [[24th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|24th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]. Company K (New River Grays).<ref>Ralph White Gunn, ''24th Virginia Infantry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1987). {{FSC|577176|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 M2vr v. 34}}.</ref>
:- [[25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]. Company E and Company F.<ref>Dobbie E. Lambert, ''25th Virginia Cavalry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1994). {{FSC|566442|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 M2vr v. 106}}.</ref>
:- [[54th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|54th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]. Companies C and E (Montgomery Grays).<ref>George L. Sherwood and Jeffrey C. Weaver, ''54th Virginia Infantry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1993). {{FSC|645812|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 M2vr v. 91}}.</ref>
:- [[63rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (McMahon's) (Confederate)|63rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (McMahon's) (Confederate)]]. Company D.<ref>Jeffrey C. Weaver, ''63rd Virginia Infantry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1991). {{FSC|457315|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 M2vr v. 76}}.</ref><br>
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'''''World War II'''''<br>
* '''1940-1945''' {{RecordSearch|2659404|Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===
*Virginia, Civil War Service {{RecordSearch|1932382|Records of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865}}
{{VA Naturalization Intro|Montgomery}}
*Virginia, Civil War Service {{RecordSearch|1932427|Records of Union Soldiers 1861-1865}}


''Online Naturalization Indexes and Records''<br>
==== Newspapers  ====
* '''1906-1929''' {{RecordSearch|1877093|Virginia Naturalization Petitions, 1906-1929}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia Naturalization Petitions - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


=== Newspapers ===
{{VAnews}}  
{{VA Newspapers Intro|Montgomery}}


*'''1800s-Current''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50081/ Virginia, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
Indexed images of the [http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/BrowseVG.cfm Virginia Gazette ](1736-1780) are available online through the [http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/ Colonial Williamsburg ]website. In addition, Professor Tom Costa and The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia have created a database of all runaway advertisements for slaves, indentured servants, transported convicts, and ship deserters listed in this source and other Virginia newspapers (1736-1803), see: [http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/gos/ The Geography of Slavery in Virginia]. These newspapers are valuable resources for all regions of Virginia.  
*Indexed images of the [http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/BrowseVG.cfm Virginia Gazette] (1736-1780) are available online through the [http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/ Colonial Williamsburg] website. In addition, Professor Tom Costa and The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia have created a database of all runaway advertisements for slaves, indentured servants, transported convicts, and ship deserters listed in this source and other Virginia newspapers (1736-1803), see: [http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/gos/ The Geography of Slavery in Virginia]. These newspapers are valuable resources for all regions of Virginia.


=== Obituaries ===
==== Naturalization  ====
{{VA Obituaries Intro|Montgomery}}


=== Other Records ===
Virginia Naturalization {{RecordSearch|1877093|Petitions, 1906-1929}}  
{{VA Other Records Intro|Montgomery}}


=== Periodicals ===
==== Periodicals ====
{{VA Periodicals Intro|Montgomery}}


'''''Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin'''''<br>
'''''Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin'''''  
Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Montgomery County, Virginia records have been published in the ''Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin'' (39+ vols., 1972-present), the journal of the [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnwag/index.htm Watauga Association of Genealogists]. The organization has posted tables of contents for most volumes on their [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnwag/bulletins.htm website]. Back issues are available for purchase.The FamilySearch Library has a complete collection {{FSC|39987|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Books 976.897 B2w}}, including Margaret W. Hougland and Betty Jane Hylton's ''Bulletin Subject Index: The First Thirty Years, 1972-2001'' (Johnson City, Tenn.: Watauga Association of Genealogists, 2002) {{FSC|1119285|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.897 B2w index 1972-2001}}.


=== Probate Records ===
Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Montgomery County, Virginia records have been published in the ''Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin'' (39+ vols., 1972-present), the journal of the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnwag/index.htm Watauga Association of Genealogists]. The organization has posted tables of contents for most volumes on their [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnwag/bulletins.htm website]. Back issues are available for purchase.The Family&nbsp;History Library has a complete collection {{FHL|39987|title-id|disp=FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Books 976.897 B2w}}, including Margaret W. Hougland and Betty Jane Hylton's&nbsp;''Bulletin Subject Index: The First Thirty Years, 1972-2001'' (Johnson City, Tenn.: Watauga Association of Genealogists, 2002) {{FHL|1119285|title-id|disp=FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Book 976.897 B2w index 1972-2001}}.
{{VA Probate Intro|Montgomery}}


''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
==== Probate Records ====
* '''1639-1850''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7832 Virginia Land, Marriage and Probate Records 1639-1850] at Ancestry — index, incomplete ($)
*'''1652-1900''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62347 Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1796-1809''' Images of Wills Book 1 at [https://virginiapioneers.net Virginia Pioneers ($)]
*'''1809-1817''' Images of Wills Book 2 at [https://virginiapioneers.net Virginia Pioneers ($)]
*'''1818-1823''' Images of Wills, Deeds, Estates No. 3 [https://virginiapioneers.net Virginia Pioneers ($)]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


=== School Records ===
{{Vawill|1773-1800}}  
{{VA Schools Intro|Montgomery}}


=== Social Security Records ===
==== Public Papers  ====
*'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch — [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry ($)] — index, [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index


=== Tax Records ===
Virginia, {{RecordSearch|1932510|Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007}}  
{{VA Tax Intro|Montgomery}}


''Online Tax Indexes and Records''<br>
==== Research Guides ====
* '''1770-1773 '''Kegley, Mary B. ''New River Tithables, 1770-1773''. Wytheville, Virginia: M.B. Kegley, 1972. Available at {{FSC|62229|title-id|disp=FS Library}}.
* '''1782 '''1782 Montgomery County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List; index online at [https://www.newrivernotes.com/montgomery_enumerations_1782_personal_property_tax_list.htm New River Notes].
* '''1782 '''[http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/mont1782.htm The 1782 Montgomery County, Virginia Land Tax List] (New River Notes).
* '''1782 '''Fothergill, Augusta B. and John Mark Naugle. ''Virginia Tax Payers, 1782-87, Other Than Those Published by the United States Census Bureau''. 1940; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1978. {{FSC|381662|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.5 R4f 1978}}. Online at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/582551-virginia-tax-payers-1782-87-other-than-those-published-by-the-united-stated-census-bureau?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library], {{FSC|874197|film_number|disp=FS Library film 874197, item 4}} - images. 1782 personal property tax list of Montgomery County.
* '''1782; 1787-89 '''Tax Digests at [https://virginiapioneers.net Virginia Pioneers ($)]
*'''1782-1857''' Personal property tax lists, 1782-1857. {{FSC|637431|item|disp=FS films 1870165-1870170}}; images.
* '''1787 '''Schreiner-Yantis, Netti and Florene Speakman Love. ''The 1787 Census of Virginia: An Accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years, the Number of White Males Between 16 & 21 Years, the Number of Slaves over 16 & Those Under 16 Years, Together with a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle & Carriages, and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's Licenses Were Issued''. 3 vols. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1987. {{FSC|622815|title-id|disp=FS Library}}. The source of this publication is the 1787 personal property tax list. Montgomery County is included in Vol. 1.
* '''1787 '''Taxables, 1787, ''Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin,'' Vol. 1, No. 2 (Summer 1972).
* '''1787 '''Delinquent Tax Lists, 1787, ''Magazine of Virginia Genealogy'', Vol. 37, No. 3 (Aug. 1999); Vol. 38, No. 1 (Feb. 2000). Available at {{FSC|478773|title-id|disp=FS Library}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6131 Ancestry] ($).
* '''1787-1788, 1797''' Delinquent Tax List, 1787, 1788, 1797 ''Magazine of Virginia Genealogy,'' Vol. 37, No. 4 (Nov. 1999). Available at {{FSC|478773|title-id|disp=FS Library}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6131 Ancestry] ($).
* '''1787, 1798-1799''' Delinquent Tax Lists, 1787 (sel.), 1798-99, ''Magazine of Virginia Genealogy,'' Vol. 34, No. 2 (Spring 1996). Available at {{FSC|478773|title-id|disp=FS Library}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6131 Ancestry].
* '''1787-1812 '''Heinegg, Paul. [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/monttax.htm "Montgomery County Personal Property Tax List, 1787-1812,"] ''Free African Americans.com. '' Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.
* '''1789 '''Tax List, 1789, ''Harlan Mountain Roots,'' Vol. 11, No. 4 (Summer 1997).
* '''1789 '''Possible Family Groups from 1789 Tax List, ''Boone Genealogical Quarterly,'' [Madison, West Va.] Vol. 13, No. 2 (Apr. 1990).
* '''1789-1790 '''Tax List, 1789-90, ''Lincoln Lineage,'' [Griffithsville, West Va.], Vol. 16, No. 4 (Nov. 1995).
* '''1790 '''County Tax Delinquents, 1790, ''Magazine of Virginia Genealogy'', Vol. 43, No. 4 (Nov. 2005). Available at {{FSC|478773|title-id|disp=FS Library}}.
* '''1790 '''Tax List, 1790, ''Harlan Mountain Roots,'' Vol. 11, No. 2 (Winter 1996).
* '''1806 '''Personal Property Tax List, 1806, A-C, ''Friends of Genealogy Journal,'' [Shreveport, La.], Vol. 7, No. 1 (1995).
* '''1806 '''Personal Property Tax List, 1806, ''Virginia Appalachian Notes,'' Vol. 9, No. 3 (Aug. 1985); online at [http://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/files/original/50/4914/VANv9n3.pdf Roanoke Public Library].
* '''1800 '''Tax List, 1800, ''The Virginia Genealogist,'' Vol. 42, No. 4 (Oct. 1998); Vol. 43, No. 1 (Jan. 1999); Vol. 43, No. 2 (Apr. 1999). Searchable database at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/285/virginia-genealogist-the American Ancestors] by NEHGS ($).
* '''1815 '''Ward, Roger D. ''1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer)''. 6 vols. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co., 1997-2000. Available at {{FSC|692063|title-id|disp=FS Library}}. The source for this publication is the 1815 land tax. Montgomery County is included in Vol. 5.
* '''1818 '''Delinquent Tax Lists, 1818, ''Magazine of Virginia Genealogy'', Vol. 38, No. 1 (Feb. 2000). Available at {{FSC|478773|title-id|disp=FS Library}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6131 Ancestry] ($).
* '''1830 '''Delinquent Muster Tax, Capt. Osborne, 1830, ''Magazine of Virginia Genealogy'', Vol. 38, No. 1 (Feb. 2000). Available at {{FSC|478773|title-id|disp=FS Library}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6131 Ancestry] ($).


=== Vital Records ===
*"A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Montgomery County," ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 18, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1974):298-301. {{FHL|33159|title-id|disp=FHL Collection}}; digital version at [http://www.americanancestors.org/search.aspx?Ca=098&Da=285 American Ancestors] ($).
{{VA Vital Intro|Montgomery}}


==== Birth ====
==== Taxation  ====
{{VA Birth Intro|Montgomery}}


* '''1584-1917''' {{RecordSearch|1708660|Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
[[Virginia Tax Lists|How can Virginia tax lists help me?]]&nbsp;  
*'''1715-1901''' {{RecordSearch|4149585|Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1853-1866''' {{RecordSearch|3326815|Virginia, Slave Birth Index, 1853-1866}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Slave Birth Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1853-1896''' {{RecordSearch|5000046|Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images, coverage may vary
* '''1912-1913''' {{RecordSearch|2388824|Virginia, Birth Certificates, 1912-1913}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Birth Certificates - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


==== Marriage ====
*'''[1770-1773] '''Kegley, Mary B. ''New River Tithables, 1770-1773''. Wytheville, Virginia: M.B. Kegley, 1972. Available at {{FHL|62229|title-id|disp=FHL}}.
{{VA Marriage Intro|Montgomery}}
*'''[1782]''' [http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/mont1782.htm The 1782 Montgomery County, Virginia Land Tax List] (New River Notes) - free.
*'''[1782] '''Fothergill, Augusta B. and John Mark Naugle. ''Virginia Tax Payers, 1782-87, Other Than Those Published by the United States Census Bureau''. 1940; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1978. Available at {{FHL|1111104|title-id|disp=FHL}}. [1782 personal property tax list of Montgomery County.]
*'''[1787] '''Schreiner-Yantis, Netti and Florene Speakman Love. ''The 1787 Census of Virginia: An Accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years, the Number of White Males Between 16 &amp; 21 Years, the Number of Slaves over 16 &amp; Those Under 16 Years, Together with a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle &amp; Carriages, and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's&nbsp;Licenses Were Issued''. 3 vols. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1987. Available at {{FHL|622815|title-id|disp=FHL}}. [The source of this publication is the 1787 personal property tax list. Montgomery County is included in Vol. 1.]
*'''[1787]''' Taxables, 1787, ''Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin,'' Vol. 1, No. 2 (Summer 1972).
*'''[1787]''' Delinquent Tax Lists, 1787, ''Magazine of Virginia Genealogy'', Vol. 37, No. 3 (Aug. 1999); Vol. 38, No. 1 (Feb. 2000). Available at {{FHL|478773|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6131 Ancestry] ($).
*'''[1787-1788, 1797]''' Delinquent Tax List, 1787, 1788, 1797 ''Magazine of Virginia Genealogy,'' Vol. 37, No. 4 (Nov. 1999). Available at {{FHL|478773|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6131 Ancestry] ($).
*'''[1787, 1798-1799]''' Delinquent Tax Lists, 1787 (sel.), 1798-99, ''Magazine of Virginia Genealogy,'' Vol. 34, No. 2 (Spring 1996). Available at {{FHL|478773|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6131 New England Ancestors].
*'''[1787-1812]''' Heinegg, Paul. [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/monttax.htm "Montgomery County Personal Property Tax List, 1787-1812,"] ''Free African Americans.com. ''[Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]
*'''[1788] '''Indexed images of the [http://www.binnsgenealogy.com/VirginiaTaxListCensuses/ 1788 Personal Property Tax List of Montgomery County, Virginia] are available online, courtesy: [http://www.binnsgenealogy.com/ Binns Genealogy].
*'''[1789]''' Tax List, 1789, ''Harlan Mountain Roots,'' Vol. 11, No. 4 (Summer 1997).
*'''[1789]''' Possible Family Groups from 1789 Tax List, ''Boone Genealogical Quarterly,'' [Madison, West Va.] Vol. 13, No. 2 (Apr. 1990).
*'''[1789-1790]''' Tax List, 1789-90, ''Lincoln Lineage,'' [Griffithsville, West Va.], Vol. 16, No. 4 (Nov. 1995).
*'''[1790]''' County Tax Delinquents, 1790,&nbsp;''Magazine of Virginia Genealogy'', Vol. 43, No. 4 (Nov. 2005). Available at {{FHL|478773|title-id|disp=FHL}}.
*'''[1790]''' Tax List, 1790, ''Harlan Mountain Roots,'' Vol. 11, No. 2 (Winter 1996).
*'''[1799] '''Images of the [http://www.binnsgenealogy.com/VirginiaTaxListCensuses/ 1799 Personal Property Tax List of Montgomery County, Virginia]&nbsp; are indexed online, courtesy: [http://www.binnsgenealogy.com/ Binns Genealogy].
*'''[1806]''' Personal Property Tax List, 1806, A-C, ''Friends of Genealogy Journal,'' [Shreveport, La.], Vol. 7, No. 1 (1995).
*'''[1806]''' Personal Property Tax List, 1806, ''Virginia Appalachian Notes,'' Vol. 9, No. 3 (Aug. 1985).
*'''[1800]''' Tax List, 1800, ''Virginia Genealogist,'' Vol. 42, No. 4 (Oct. 1998); Vol. 43, No. 1 (Jan. 1999); Vol. 43, No. 2 (Apr. 1999).
*'''[1815] '''Ward, Roger D. ''1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer)''. 6 vols. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co., 1997-2000. Available at {{FHL|692063|title-id|disp=FHL}}. [The source for this publication is the 1815 land tax. Montgomery County is included in Vol. 5.]
*'''[1818]''' Delinquent Tax Lists, 1818, ''Magazine of Virginia Genealogy'', Vol. 38, No. 1 (Feb. 2000). Available at {{FHL|478773|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6131 Ancestry] ($).
*'''[1830]''' Delinquent Muster Tax, Capt. Osborne, 1830,&nbsp;''Magazine of Virginia Genealogy'', Vol. 38, No. 1 (Feb. 2000). Available at {{FHL|478773|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6131 Ancestry] ($).


* '''1660-1800''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3002 Virginia Marriages 1660-1800] at Ancestry — index ($)
==== Vital Records ====
* '''1660-1959''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=virginia%2cva Virginia, United States Marriages] at  at Findmypast — index($) — index $
*'''1715-1901''' {{RecordSearch|4149585|Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1740-1850''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3723 Virginia Marriages 1740-1850] at Ancestry — index ($)
*'''1771-1989''' {{RecordSearch|2134304|Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, County Marriage Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1777-1788; 1804-1811; 18112-1818; 1819-1825; 1831-1854''' [https://virginiapioneers.net/ Virginiapioneers] Marriage Bonds ($)
* '''1785-1940''' {{RecordSearch|1708698|Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index; ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30207/virginia-marriages-1785-1940 MyHeritage] ($)''
* '''1785-1940''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60214/ Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940] at Ancestry — index ($)
* '''1850-1860''' Montgomery County Marriages 1850-1860  at VAGenWeb Sorted by [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~vamontgo/mcvamarriagessortedbygroom1850-1860.htm groom]; sorted by [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~vamontgo/marriagemontgomerycounty1850-1860.htm bride].
*'''1853-1935''' {{RecordSearch|3477666|Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62154/ Ancestry] ($)''
* '''1854-1902''' {{FSC|361834|item|disp=Montgomery County Marriage Index 1854-1902}}- images only
* '''1936-1988''' {{RecordSearch|2370234|Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Marriage Certificates - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


==== Death ====
{{VAbmd}}  
{{VA Death Intro|Montgomery}}


*'''1715-1901''' {{RecordSearch|4149585|Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
===== Birth =====
*'''1853-1911''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62152&_gl=1*11gbfhm*_ga*NzY4NTI3NzcyLjE2NTE1MjY4NTk.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1MzAwMTM1Ni42LjEuMTY1MzAwMTQ5Ni4w Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
* '''1853-1912''' {{RecordSearch|1708697|Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1912-1987''' {{RecordSearch|2377565|Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Death Certificates - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


==== Divorce ====
*'''1853-1871''' - Montgomery County Birth Index 1853-1871. Batch {{IGI|C868789}} at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr">Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/3/37/Igivirginia.pdf.</ref>
{{VA Divorce Intro|Montgomery}}


* '''1918-1988''' {{RecordSearch|2370543|Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1988}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Divorce Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
===== Marriage  =====


== Research Facilities ==
*'''1660-1800''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3002 Virginia Marriages 1660-1800] (Ancestry) ($).
{{VA Research Facilities Intro|Montgomery}}


=== Archives ===
*'''1740-1850''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3723 Virginia Marriages 1740-1850] (Ancestry) ($).
{{VA Archives Intro|Montgomery}}


=== FamilySearch Centers ===
*'''1777-1853''' - Montgomery County Marriage Index 1777-1853. Batch {{IGI|M868788}} at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr" />
{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}


*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/va/pembroke/5905-virginia-avenue Pembroke Virginia FamilySearch Center]
*'''1850-1860''' - Montgomery County Marriages 1850-1860 (VAGenWeb) - free. Sorted by [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vamontgo/mcvamarriagessortedbygroom1850-1860.htm groom]; sorted by [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vamontgo/marriagemontgomerycounty1850-1860.htm bride].
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/va/salem/6311-wayburn-drive Roanoke Virginia FamilySearch Center]


*[https://www.mfrl.org/ Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library - Blacksburg] - an affiliate library
*'''1854-1902''' - Montgomery County Marriage Index 1854-1902. Batch {{IGI|M868789}} at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr" />
*[https://www.mfrl.org/ Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library - Christiansburg] - an affiliate library
*[https://www.mfrl.org/ Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library - Meadowbrook] - an affiliate library


=== Libraries ===
===== Death  =====
{{VA Libraries Intro|Montgomery}}


There are many genealogical MS holdings, including full collections located at Virginia Tech Special Collections Department on the first floor of Newman Library on campus.
*'''1853-1868''' - Montgomery County Death Index 1853-1868. Batch {{IGI|B868789}} at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr" />


=== Museums ===
===== Vital Record Substitutes  =====
{{VA Museums Intro|Montgomery}}


== Societies ==
{{VAnewspapers}}  
{{VA Societies Intro|Montgomery}}


== Websites ==
{{Tip|For birth, marriage, and death record substitutes, see [[{{PAGENAME}}#Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[{{PAGENAME}}#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[{{PAGENAME}}#Church Records|Church Records]], [[{{PAGENAME}}#Newspapers|Newspapers]], and [[{{PAGENAME}}#Probate Records|Probate Records]].}}  
{{VA Websites Intro|Montgomery}}


*Montgomery County, Virginia [https://usgenwebsites.org/vagenweb/ USGENWEB].
== Montgomery County, Virginia Genealogy Societies and Libraries  ==
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/va/counties/montgomery/ Cyndi's List]


*{{FSC Place IDNum|2235|Virginia|Montgomery}} – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
There are many geneological MS holdings, including&nbsp;full collections&nbsp;located at Virginia Tech Special Collections Department on the first floor of Newman Library on campus.  


== Research Guides ==
== Montgomery County, Virginia Genealogy Websites  ==
{{VA Research Guides Intro|Montgomery}}


*"A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Montgomery County," ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 18, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1974):298-301. {{FSC|33159|title-id|disp=FS Library Collection}}; digital version at [http://library.nehgs.org/search~S0?/Xthe+virginia+genealogist&SORT=D/Xthe+virginia+genealogist&SORT=D&SUBKEY=the+virginia+genealogist/1%2C28%2C28%2CB/frameset&FF=Xthe+virginia+genealogist&SORT=D&2%2C2%2C American Ancestors] ($).
*Montgomery County, Virginia[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vamontgo/montgomy.htm USGENWEB].  
*[http://www.familytree101.com/virginia/montgomery-county.html Montgomery County, VA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy] (Familytree101)
*{{FHL|Virginia%2C+Montgomery|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}  
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/va/counties/montgomery/ Cyndi's List]


== References ==
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Guide to Montgomery County Virginia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, immigration records, and military records.

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Montgomery County, Virginia
Map
Boundary map of Montgomery County, Virginia
Map of Virginia highlighting Montgomery County
Location in the state of Virginia
Map of the U.S. highlighting Virginia
Location of Virginia in the U.S.
Facts
Founded 1776
County Seat Christiansburg
Courthouse


Montgomery County, Virginia Courthouse[edit | edit source]

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Montgomery County Courthouse
1 East Main Street
Christiansburg, Virginia 24073-3027
Phone: 540-382-5760

Clerk Circuit Court has birth, and death records 1853-1871
marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1773[1]


Beginning Dates for Montgomery County, Virginia Genealogy Government Records
Birth Marriage Death Census Land Probate
1853 1773 1853 1810 1773 1773

Montgomery County, Virginia History[edit | edit source]

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The county was named after Brigadier-General Richard Montgomery (1738-1775). Montgomery died during the Revolutionary War in the failed 1775 invasion of Canada.

Parent County[edit | edit source]

1776--Montgomery County was created 7 October 1776 from Fincastle and Botetourt Counties. Fincastle County was formed from Botetourt County in 1772, and was abolished in 1777.
County seat: Christiansburg [2]

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

For animated maps illustrating Virginia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Virginia County Boundary Maps" (1617-1995) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

  • Lost censuses: 1790, 1800, 1890

For a list of record loss in Virginia counties see: Virginia Counties with Burned Courthouses

Montgomery County, Virginia Places/Localities[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]

Montgomery County, Virginia Genealogy Resources[edit | edit source]

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African American[edit | edit source]

Montgomery County, Virginia Genealogy cohabitation records are available online.


Freedmen's Bureau Letters or Correspondence, 1865-1872

Bible Records[edit | edit source]

Images of the Virginia Historical Society's family Bible collection have been digitized:


Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Census[edit | edit source]

For tips on accessing Montgomery County, Virginia Genealogy census records online, see: Virginia Census.


Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
179013,228
—
18009,044−31.6%
18108,409−7.0%
18208,7333.9%
183012,30640.9%
18407,405−39.8%
18508,35912.9%
186010,61727.0%
187012,55618.3%
188016,69332.9%
189017,7426.3%
190015,852−10.7%
191017,2688.9%
192018,5957.7%
193019,6055.4%
194021,2068.2%
195029,78040.4%
196032,92310.6%
197047,15743.2%
198063,51634.7%
199073,91316.4%
200083,62913.1%


1790 - Lost, but a substitute is available, see Taxation.

1800 - Lost, but a substitute is available, see Taxation.

1810

  • 1810 Census of Montgomery County, Virginia. Beverly, W. Va.: Crickard, 1969?, 1979. Available at FHL; digital version at Ancestry ($).

1840

  • Douthat, James L. 1840 Mountain Empire of Virginia Census. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2001. FHL Collection 975.5 X2d 1840. Free online surname index and purchase details at Mountain Press website. [Includes Montgomery County.]

1890 Union Veterans

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Baptist[edit | edit source]

Early Baptist churches (with years constituted):

  1. Greasy Creek (1789)[3]
  2. Meadow Creek (1785)[3]
  3. N.F. Roanoke (1801)[3]
  4. Pine Creek (1803)[3]
  5. West Fork (1803)[3]
  • 1776 Petition of Baptists (10,000 names!) and sympathizers from all over Virginia, dated 16 October 1776, asking for an end to persecution of Baptists by the established church. After locating your ancestor, view the digital copies.
    – Digital copies at Library of Congress; also at Library of Virginia
    – Hall, Jean Pickett. "Legislative Petitions: the 10,000 name petition" transcription in the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vols. 35-38, with annotations in Vol. 39, (Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Genealogical Society, 1983-) online at Ancestry ($) and in book form at various libraries.

Montgomery County fell within the bounds of the New River Association.

Church of England[edit | edit source]

Meade's 1861 history of parishes in Montgomery County is available online.[4]

German Reformed[edit | edit source]
  • Braun, Johannes, Klaus Wust and Joseph H. Meyerhoeffer. Shenandoah Valley Family Data, 1799-1813: From the Memorandum Book of Pastor Johannes Braun. Edinburg, Va.: Shenandoah History Publishers, 1978. FHL Book 975.5 K2bjo.
Quaker[edit | edit source]

Early monthly meetings (with years of existence):

  • Burk's Fork Monthly Meeting (1800-1812)[5]

Court[edit | edit source]

Genealogy[edit | edit source]

More than 100 genealogies have been published about Montgomery County families. To view a list, visit Montgomery County, Virginia Genealogy.

Land and Property[edit | edit source]

An early settlers map is available for Montgomery County. Hildebrand plots the locations of pioneers from 1750-1865. The Family History Library has a copy: FHL Map 975.5785 E7h.

Grants and Patents

Land patents (pre-1779), land grants (after 1779) and surveys are available online at the Library of Virginia website. For step-by-step instructions on retrieving these records, read the Virginia Land and Property article.

  • Hudgins. 1009 patents dated 1746-1891 in what is now Montgomery County, Virginia placed on a map. DeedMapper, 2009. [Names of those who received land patents, dates, land descriptions, and references may be viewed free of charge (click "Index" next to the county listing); however, in order to view the maps, it is necessary to purchase Direct Line Software's DeedMapper product.]
  • Sims, Edgar Barr. Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia. [Springfield, Virginia]: Genealogical Books in Print, c1992. Available at FHL. [Includes Montgomery County, Virginia.]

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

  • Crush, Charles W. The Montgomery County Story, 1776-1957. unknown: unknown, 1957. Available at FHL; digital version at Ancestry ($).
  • Montgomery County, Virginia. Blacksburg?, Va.: unknown, 1907. Available at FHL; digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps[edit | edit source]

Military[edit | edit source]

French and Indian War[edit | edit source]
  • Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. Available at FHL. [Identifies some Montgomery County veterans; see place name index.]
Revolutionary War[edit | edit source]

Montgomery County, Virginia Genealogy residents' participation in the Revolutionary War.[6]

  • Kegley, Mary B. Revolutionary War Pension Applications of Southwest Virginia Soldiers. n.p.: M.B. Kegley, 1997. FHL Collection [Includes Montgomery County pensioners.]
  • A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital versions at U.S. Census Bureau and Google Books et. al. 1967 reprint: FHL Book 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Western District, Montgomery County on page 135.]
  • Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." FHL Book 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.]
War of 1812[edit | edit source]

Montgomery County men served in the 75th Regiment.[7]

  • List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. FHL Collection 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, Virginia, Montgomery County, p. 91. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]
Civil War[edit | edit source]

Regiments. Service men in Montgomery County, Virginia Genealogy served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Montgomery County, Virginia Genealogy:


- 4th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company B (Fort Lewis Volunteers), Company E (Montgomery Highlanders), Company G (Montgomery Fencibles).[8]
- 11th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate).[9]
- 14th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company F (2nd) and Company G (Border Rangers).[10]
- 22nd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Bowen's Virginia Mounted Riflemen) (Confederate). Company K.
- 24th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company K (New River Grays).[11]
- 25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company E and Company F.[12]
- 54th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Companies C and E (Montgomery Grays).[13]
- 63rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (McMahon's) (Confederate). Company D.[14]

Records and histories are available, including:

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

The Virginia Newspapers Project identifies local Montgomery County, Virginia Genealogy newspapers.

Indexed images of the Virginia Gazette (1736-1780) are available online through the Colonial Williamsburg website. In addition, Professor Tom Costa and The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia have created a database of all runaway advertisements for slaves, indentured servants, transported convicts, and ship deserters listed in this source and other Virginia newspapers (1736-1803), see: The Geography of Slavery in Virginia. These newspapers are valuable resources for all regions of Virginia.

Naturalization[edit | edit source]

Virginia Naturalization Petitions, 1906-1929

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin

Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Montgomery County, Virginia records have been published in the Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin (39+ vols., 1972-present), the journal of the Watauga Association of Genealogists. The organization has posted tables of contents for most volumes on their website. Back issues are available for purchase.The Family History Library has a complete collection FHL US/CAN Books 976.897 B2w, including Margaret W. Hougland and Betty Jane Hylton's Bulletin Subject Index: The First Thirty Years, 1972-2001 (Johnson City, Tenn.: Watauga Association of Genealogists, 2002) FHL US/CAN Book 976.897 B2w index 1972-2001.

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

A free index to Montgomery County, Virginia Genealogy wills and administrations (1773-1800) is available at the Library of Virginia.


Public Papers[edit | edit source]

Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007

Research Guides[edit | edit source]

  • "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Montgomery County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 18, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1974):298-301. FHL Collection; digital version at American Ancestors ($).

Taxation[edit | edit source]

How can Virginia tax lists help me? 

  • [1770-1773] Kegley, Mary B. New River Tithables, 1770-1773. Wytheville, Virginia: M.B. Kegley, 1972. Available at FHL.
  • [1782] The 1782 Montgomery County, Virginia Land Tax List (New River Notes) - free.
  • [1782] Fothergill, Augusta B. and John Mark Naugle. Virginia Tax Payers, 1782-87, Other Than Those Published by the United States Census Bureau. 1940; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1978. Available at FHL. [1782 personal property tax list of Montgomery County.]
  • [1787] Schreiner-Yantis, Netti and Florene Speakman Love. The 1787 Census of Virginia: An Accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years, the Number of White Males Between 16 & 21 Years, the Number of Slaves over 16 & Those Under 16 Years, Together with a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle & Carriages, and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's Licenses Were Issued. 3 vols. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1987. Available at FHL. [The source of this publication is the 1787 personal property tax list. Montgomery County is included in Vol. 1.]
  • [1787] Taxables, 1787, Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Summer 1972).
  • [1787] Delinquent Tax Lists, 1787, Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 37, No. 3 (Aug. 1999); Vol. 38, No. 1 (Feb. 2000). Available at FHL; digital version at Ancestry ($).
  • [1787-1788, 1797] Delinquent Tax List, 1787, 1788, 1797 Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 37, No. 4 (Nov. 1999). Available at FHL; digital version at Ancestry ($).
  • [1787, 1798-1799] Delinquent Tax Lists, 1787 (sel.), 1798-99, Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 34, No. 2 (Spring 1996). Available at FHL; digital version at New England Ancestors.
  • [1787-1812] Heinegg, Paul. "Montgomery County Personal Property Tax List, 1787-1812," Free African Americans.com. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]
  • [1788] Indexed images of the 1788 Personal Property Tax List of Montgomery County, Virginia are available online, courtesy: Binns Genealogy.
  • [1789] Tax List, 1789, Harlan Mountain Roots, Vol. 11, No. 4 (Summer 1997).
  • [1789] Possible Family Groups from 1789 Tax List, Boone Genealogical Quarterly, [Madison, West Va.] Vol. 13, No. 2 (Apr. 1990).
  • [1789-1790] Tax List, 1789-90, Lincoln Lineage, [Griffithsville, West Va.], Vol. 16, No. 4 (Nov. 1995).
  • [1790] County Tax Delinquents, 1790, Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 43, No. 4 (Nov. 2005). Available at FHL.
  • [1790] Tax List, 1790, Harlan Mountain Roots, Vol. 11, No. 2 (Winter 1996).
  • [1799] Images of the 1799 Personal Property Tax List of Montgomery County, Virginia  are indexed online, courtesy: Binns Genealogy.
  • [1806] Personal Property Tax List, 1806, A-C, Friends of Genealogy Journal, [Shreveport, La.], Vol. 7, No. 1 (1995).
  • [1806] Personal Property Tax List, 1806, Virginia Appalachian Notes, Vol. 9, No. 3 (Aug. 1985).
  • [1800] Tax List, 1800, Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 42, No. 4 (Oct. 1998); Vol. 43, No. 1 (Jan. 1999); Vol. 43, No. 2 (Apr. 1999).
  • [1815] Ward, Roger D. 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer). 6 vols. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co., 1997-2000. Available at FHL. [The source for this publication is the 1815 land tax. Montgomery County is included in Vol. 5.]
  • [1818] Delinquent Tax Lists, 1818, Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 38, No. 1 (Feb. 2000). Available at FHL; digital version at Ancestry ($).
  • [1830] Delinquent Muster Tax, Capt. Osborne, 1830, Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 38, No. 1 (Feb. 2000). Available at FHL; digital version at Ancestry ($).

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Indexes to Montgomery County, Virginia Genealogy births, marriages, and deaths are available online. These collections are incomplete, but are easy to search. Most records can also be ordered electronically online as well. Courtesy: FamilySearch. See also How to order Virginia Vital Records

Birth[edit | edit source]
  • 1853-1871 - Montgomery County Birth Index 1853-1871. Batch C868789 at FamilySearch - free.[15]
Marriage[edit | edit source]
  • 1777-1853 - Montgomery County Marriage Index 1777-1853. Batch M868788 at FamilySearch - free.[15]
  • 1850-1860 - Montgomery County Marriages 1850-1860 (VAGenWeb) - free. Sorted by groom; sorted by bride.
  • 1854-1902 - Montgomery County Marriage Index 1854-1902. Batch M868789 at FamilySearch - free.[15]
Death[edit | edit source]
  • 1853-1868 - Montgomery County Death Index 1853-1868. Batch B868789 at FamilySearch - free.[15]
Vital Record Substitutes[edit | edit source]

The Virginia Historical Society's Marriage and Obituary Index, 1736-1820 (newspaper abstracts) is available at FamilySearch. Images of the original index cards are browseable, arranged alphabetically by surname.


Tip: For birth, marriage, and death record substitutes, see Bible Records, Cemeteries, Church Records, Newspapers, and Probate Records.

Montgomery County, Virginia Genealogy Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]

There are many geneological MS holdings, including full collections located at Virginia Tech Special Collections Department on the first floor of Newman Library on campus.

Montgomery County, Virginia Genealogy Websites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Montgomery County, Virginia. Page 717 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
  2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Robert Baylor Semple and George William Beale, A History of the Rise and Progress of the Baptists in Virginia (Pitt and Dickinson, 1894), 349. Digital version at Google Books.
  4. ↑ William Meade, Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia, 2 vols. (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott and Co., 1861). Digital versions at Internet Archive: Vol. I and Vol. II.
  5. ↑ Jay Worrall, The Friendly Virginians: America's First Quakers (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Publishing Company, 1994), 537-539. FHL Book 975.5 K2wj.
  6. ↑ J.T. McAllister, Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War: McAllister's Data (Hot Springs, Va.: McAllister Pub. Co., 1913), 37-38. Digitized by Internet Archive.
  7. ↑ Stuart Lee Butler, A Guide to Virginia Militia Units in the War of 1812 (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Pub. Co., 1988), 145. FHL Book 975.5 M2bs.
  8. ↑ James I. Robertson, 4th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.F. Howard, 1982). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 1.
  9. ↑ Robert T. Bell, 11th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1985). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 20.
  10. ↑ Robert J. Driver, 14th Virginia Cavalry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, c1988). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 47.
  11. ↑ Ralph White Gunn, 24th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1987). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 34.
  12. ↑ Dobbie E. Lambert, 25th Virginia Cavalry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1994). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 106.
  13. ↑ George L. Sherwood and Jeffrey C. Weaver, 54th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1993). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 91.
  14. ↑ Jeffrey C. Weaver, 63rd Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1991). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 76.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/3/37/Igivirginia.pdf.
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