William Henry Koontz

·    Born November 1851 to Jonathan Henry Koontz and Elizabeth (Millhouse) Koontz
·    Married Mary Figgie
·    Obituary appearing in the June 1, 1936, issue of the Somerset Daily Herald reads: “In 1864, at the age of 15, Mr. Koontz left his home at Coal Hill and enlisted in the Union Army, but before he reached camp at Petersburg peace was declared, and he saw no action in the Civil War.”