Watts, Lloyd Francis Asbury
Item
Name at Birth
Watts, Lloyd Francis Asbury
Name at Death
Watts, Lloyd Francis Asbury
Cemetery Row
14
Grave Number
3
Birth Date
2/6/1835
Approximate Birth Year
1835
Birth Municipality
Unknown
Birth County
Carroll
Birth State
Maryland
Death Date
5/26/1918
Approximate Death Year
1918
Father's Name
Watts, Valentine
Mother's Name
Flanigan, Violet
Spouse's Name
Cameron, Philena E.
Second Spouse(if applicable)
Armstrong, Sarah L.
Third Spouse(if applicable)
Not applicable
Notes
Watts was a teacher in Gettysburg, a church deacon, and a veteran. He served in Company B, 24th United States Colored Troops during the Civil War. His obituary noted that he "taught the colored school of Gettysburg for a number of years under Aaron Sheely," and that he was "an ordained deacon of the A.M.E. Zion Church," and also president of the church's Board of Trustees.
Sources
"Lloyd F. A. Watts," Gettysburg Compiler, June 1, 1918; Item in Star and Sentinel, November 12, 1869 (list of teachers); Item in Star and Sentinel, November 4, 1870 (list of teachers); "Lloyd F. A. Watts," Gettysburg Times, May 27, 1918.