JOSIAH GRANTVIL MONTGOMERY
Josiah Grantvil Montgomery moved to Decatur Co. TN with his father, David between 1820 and 1830. He is the adopted son of David Montgomery. Josiah Granvil was better known as Grant Montgomery. He married Parthena Temple between 1850 and 1854. Parthena was better known as Thena. She was also an orphan, having one sister, Kissire Temple. In 1850, Parthena was living in the house of E. C. Britt. Kissire was living with Shadric Eason. They are the only Temple's listed in the Decatur Co. TN census in 1850. Family tradition says that there were three Temple girls and one boy. The third sister's name was Mary Anne and she married a Williams near Jackson, TN. They had a son named Timothy. The father of the Temple children left the 3 girls with different families while he and his son went west. He was to return for the 3 girls. This was the last that the daughters would see of their father. Grant served in the Union Army during the Civil War. On his return, it was reported that a man had mistreated his family. Grant immediately rode to the man's house where he was burning a brush pile. Grant shot him and the man fell into the fire. Grant and Thena had five children with four surviving to adult hood. They lived in the Dunbar community of Decatur Co. TN and both died after 1900.
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