Montgomery Maze - San Jose, CA
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N 37° 17.975 W 121° 51.505
10S E 601175 N 4128718
Montgomery Maze was a Pony Express rider and he is buried here in Oak Hill Memorial Park. On his grave you will find a Pony Express marker.
Waymark Code: WM17JPG
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/28/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member Uncle Alaska
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Text on grave:

Montgomery Maze
Born in New York City 1836 -- Died June 19, 1875

— Aged 39 yrs —

Text on marker:

Verified Rider of the Pony Express 1860-1861
Pony Express Trail Association.


"After leaving the service of the Pony Express, Montgomery
Montgomery Maze Grave and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, February 25, 2016
2. Montgomery Maze Grave and Marker
went to California settling in San Jose. With the coming of the Civil War, Montgomery enlisted in the Army on January 31, 1865 as a Second Lieutenant in Company A. This unit served “to keep the Indians under control” in California and Arizona... After returning to San Jose, he married Kate Geneva Scott, and together they had three children: William born in 1869, Emile born in 1872, and Geneva born in 1874."

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