History and genealogy of Peter Montague, of Nansemond and ...

22 2 DESCENDANTS OF PETER MONTAGUE.
1504. John Philip, b. May 1, 1853, d. April 1, 1889, at Jackson's
Gap, unmarried.
1505. Claudie Emma, b. June 8, 1855,
1506. Frank, b. Sept. 19, 1857, d. Nov. 3, 1862.
1507. Mary Susan, b. Nov. 29, 1859.
500.
Dr. William H. Montague, son of Philip [151], b. 1820, in
Abbeville Co., S. C.
He was a physician of great celebrity and skill for one of his age.
Was small of stature, as were all the members of his family. He d.
Oct. 8, 1854, of yellow fever at Blackville, S. C, preferring death at
his post rather than to leave his patients, and he remained administering
to their wants until stricken down with the fatal scourge. He
was unmarried. He was a member of the Presbvterian church. The
Springtown Troop (military) of which he was a member, passed the
following resolutions at Blackville, Oct. 27, 1854:
" Whereas it has pleased Almighty God in the wise dispensation
of His Providence to remove from our midst Dr. William H. Monta-
gue :
His
actions were ever remarkable for their strict integrity and
their purity of motive ;
as a friend he was an example that might be
happily imitated, and as such he has gone down to the tomb with the
lamentations of his associates and friends, as the best eulogy of his
character, regretted with agony and sorrow ; tears of grief will bedew
the fresh dust of his new-made grave, and sighs of unrestrained
anguish usher his spirit to the mansions of his God ;-
' Where no dark clouds of grief may lower,
Or sadness break the requiem.'
Therefore be it resolved, that in the loss of Dr. Wm. H. Montague
the Springtown Troop deeply sympathize with his afflicted family and
friends. Resolved, that we wear the usual badge of mourning for six
months, and a blank page be dedicated to his memory on the Com-
pany's book. Resolved, that these proceedings be published in the
Charleston (S. C.) Mercury, Barnwell Sentinel, and Edisto Clarion,
and a copy be sent to the relatives of the deceased."
Samuel J. Hartzog, Secretary.
James W. Reed, Chairman.
His kinsman, Mr. Wm. M. Reed of Tyler, Texas, has sent the
following tribute to his memory :
" No one could say enough to cover