According to Ron Montanye, the Whitcomb Family Cemetery tombstones read "Wm. H. Montanye, born 2-24-1849; maybe should be 1843; the stone is hard to read." Since William H. Montanye's brother Vincent D. Montanye is said to have been born on 22 August 1843, it seems obvious that William H. was not born on 24 February 1843. The census data (age 6 in 1850 and age 17 in 1860) would be consistent with either 1843 or 1842. For that reason, Wm. H. Montanye has been assigned a birth date of 24 Feb. 1842 in this family tree..
William H. Montanye |
Vincent P Montague 49, farmer; Elizabeth Montague 58; Peter S Wetzel 33, farm laborer; William Montague 17, farm laborer
Vincent Montoney 38, laborer; Elizabeth Montoney 45; Charles E Montoney 9;
William H Montoney 6
William H Montanye, Birth: Feb. 24, 1843; Death: Oct. 23, 1863;
Inscription: son of Vincent & Elizabeth
[NOTE: The stone is hard to read and there are several different interpretations of the years of birth and death. ]