Charles Montague Jr. & Family

From time to time, I write here about late persons of various family backgrounds. Despite many differences, they all have one thing in common: at some point in their lives, those people came to and lived in Texas.  One of them was Charles Montague, Jr.

Charles Montague was born in Cumberland County, North Carolina on 10 April 1845. His father, Charles Sr. (son of Hugh Montague and Rosa Lamb), was born in Ireland, County Tyrone, in 1800 and came to America in 1822. Sarah Ann Newton (of English and French descent) was Charles Jr.'s mother.

🏡1850 - the Census - 5-year-old Charles with his parents and siblings (Mary, Agnes, Francenia, and Ann) in Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina. Charles. Sr. operated a store (1). 

 

 

Little Charlie had more brothers - James and William died young, John was born in 1851/ died in 1878, and Andrew Eugene (born in 1856/died in 1862).

👉 Charles Montague, Jr. received his education at Spring Hill College, Alabama. 

In 1859, the young man came to Bandera, where his father operated a ranch. 

 

Two years later, in July, Charles Montague Jr. joined Company C of the 2nd Regiment Texas Mounted Riflemen (2). He served with the Texas unit from 15 July 1861 (enlisted in Pedro Pinto) until 8 June 1862 (3). Later, he returned to North Carolina (via the Mississippi River near Vicksburg) and enlisted (4) in Company B, 6th South Carolina Cavalry (Aiken's Partisan Regiment). His afterward service included MC Butler's Brigade and Stuart's Cavalry (Hampton's division) of the Northern Virginia army. Charles never took a day off or a furlough during his five-year-long service. On 27 April 1865, the soldier/and his army division was surrendered by General JE Johnston in North Carolina.

 

After the war, Charles Montague worked in a mercantile business in Columbia, South Carolina for 18 months. Furthermore, he moved to New York, where (for about two years' time) he was a salesman with "Early & Lane". The company belonged to one of his cousins (by marriage). When Charles' health weakened, he came back to Bandera, TX.

On 30 August 1870, 25-yeard-old Charles Montague Jr. and his 69 father were registered during the Census. They both lived in Justice Precinct #1, Bandera, and both worked in a store run by Charles Sr (5).

Two years later, on ⚭ 25 September 1871 (6), in Medina County, TX, Charles Jr. married Miss Laura Lytle (born on 23 Sept. 1854 in Pennsylvania), daughter of Francis and Margaret Collins Lytle. 

Laura was also a sister of John Thomas Lytle, a cattle baron. In 1872, Charles became Bandera County and District clerk. Later, he was reelected a few times.

Soon, children were born to Charles and Laura:

• Rosa (born on 13 June 1873), 
• Margaret (b. 6 June 1876), 
• John Vincent (b. 5 April 1878), and
• Charles Leonidas (b. 15 May 1880).

🏡 26 June 1880, another Census took place - Charles (age 34), a district clerk, his wife Laura (age 25), their 4 kids, and Charles Montague, Sr. (and 80), a surveyor, were recorded in the same household by the Census clerk, Mr. A O Knight (7).

More children arrived in the family:

• Ellen (b. 7 November 1871/d. 1 July 1884), 
• Mary Victoria (b. 1 January 1886), and 
• Francis Mitchell (b. 21 July 1887).

Death took Charles Montague, Sr. on ♦ 14 June 1889. 

About a month later, on 17 July, another son, Eugene, was born to Charles, Jr. and his wife. Later, Brian, Joseph and Joseph Gardiner (8) joined the family (on 26 March 1892, 7 February 1894, and on 12 December 1895).

🏡 Census 1900 - Charles Jr. (age 54) appears in the record as a lawyer. He, Laura (age 45) + children lived in Precinct #1, Badera County (9).

 

🏡 Census 1910 - Margaret, Brian, Frank, Lawrence, Joseph S, and Rose were recorded at their parents' home (10). Rose had been married in 1901 to JE Gardiner (11).

Six years later, on ♦ 25 April, Charles Montague, Jr. passed. He had suffered from prostate disease and uremia which were the cause of his death (12). His body was buried at the Catholic cemetery in Bandera.

 

 

 

Clipping source: San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 117, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 26, 1916, newspaper, April 26, 1916; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth434157/: accessed January 21, 2022), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.

 

Clipping source: San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 118, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1916, newspaper, April 27, 1916; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth434024/: accessed January 21, 2022), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.

Sources:

"History and genealogy of Peter Montague of Nansemond and Lancaster Counties and his Descendants 1621-1894", George William Montague, Amherst, Mass., USA: Press of Carpenter and Morehouse, 1894.

Findagrave.com

1. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4Y1-G73: 23 December 2020), Charles Montague in the household of Chas Montague, Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States; citing family, NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. National Park Service, Sailors and Soldiers: https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm...
3. "Veterans from Bandera County of All Wars." Mrs. Howard Graves, The Bandera Historical Society, Bandera Printing Company, Bandera, 1978.
4. National Park Service, Sailors and Soldiers: https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm...
5. "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXGJ-WWP: 29 May 2021), Charles Montague in the entry for Chl Montague, 1870.
6. "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZY-F7QK: 22 July 2021), Charles Montague and Laura Lytte, 25 Sep 1871; citing Marriage, citing Medina, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,013,636.
7. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFFV-LPT: 15 January 2022), Charles Montague, Bandera, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district, sheet, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
8. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3D5-M8N: 20 February 2021), Joseph Gardiner Montague, 25 Jul 1970; citing certificate number 52331, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,218,857.
9. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3LK-PWR: accessed 19 January 2022), Chas Montague, Justice Precinct 1, Bandera, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1, sheet 2B, family 36, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,608.
10. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2MR-DFB: accessed 19 January 2022), Chas Montague, Justice Precinct 1, Bandera, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 12B, family 225, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1528; FHL microfilm 1,375,541.
11. "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLZK-S3X: 22 December 2016), J E Gardiner and Rose Montague, 11 Sep 1901; citing Bandera, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,017,641.
12. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3WY-T2H : 20 February 2021), Charles Montagul, 25 Apr 1916; citing certificate number 8368, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,051,624.8. 3.

Photos from our walks on 8/10 August 2020