Maj James Skelton

1798 - 1865  (67 years)

• Name	James Skelton  [1, 2, 3]
  Title	Maj
  Birth	17 Sep 1798	Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1850	Montgomery, Gibson, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Burial	1865	Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, USA   [2]
  Death	23 Dec 1865	Gibson County, Indiana, USA   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I34283	Clan Montgomery Society | Hugh Montgomery and Jane Patrick
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2026

  
  

  Family	Mary Polly Montgomery,   b. 25 Jan 1802, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA d. 10 Jun 1869, Gibson County, Indiana, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	4 Nov 1822	Gibson County, Indiana, USA   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Mary Amanda Skelton,   b. 3 Mar 1825, Indiana, USA d. 21 Jun 1866, Gibson County, Indiana, USA (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11223	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 17 Sep 1798 - Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA Marriage - 4 Nov 1822 - Gibson County, Indiana, USA Residence - 1850 - Montgomery, Gibson, Indiana, USA Burial - 1865 - Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, USA Death - 23 Dec 1865 - Gibson County, Indiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Submitted by Barbara A. Levin, CMS 1851. Submitted by Michael A. Montgomery, CMS 1712, on 9/6/98.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2891] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Montgomery, Gibson, Indiana; Roll: 147; Page: 57a. Record for James Skelton https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8054&h=1845714&indiv=try [S2775] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for James Skelton https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=11652886&indiv=try [S5199] Montgomery, David B, A Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants, (Name: J P Cox; Location: Owensville, Indiana, USA; Date: 1903;), Chapter XII Pages 212-257Judge Joseph Montgomeryhttps://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?count=50&f-F00032DB=212. Electronic Book .PDF 436 pages A_genealogical_history_of_the_Montgomery.pdf Also DBMontbgomery Index.doc Book found on Ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?ftm=1 https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?count=50&f-F00032DB=212 Details: Marriage note.