Watts, John W.
Item
Name at Birth
Watts, John W.
Name at Death
Watts, John W.
Cemetery Row
14
Grave Number
2
Birth Date
1834
Approximate Birth Year
1834
Birth Municipality
Unknown
Birth County
Unknown
Birth State
Maryland
Death Date
10/2/1866
Approximate Death Year
1866
Father's Name
Watts, Valentine
Mother's Name
Flanigan, Violet
Spouse's Name
Devan, Lydia A.C.
Second Spouse(if applicable)
Not applicable
Third Spouse(if applicable)
Not applicable
Notes
Watts served in Company A, 8th United States Colored Troops during the Civil War and was wounded at the Battle of Olustee, Florida in 1864. Pension records note that he wed Lydia A.C. Devan on December 27, 1860 in Gettysburg. His headstone was originally located in the York Street Colored Cemetery.
Sources
USCT Research, Adams County Historical Society.