PARMENTER William Watts

1835 - 1861  (26 years)

• Name	PARMENTER William Watts
  Born	3 Feb 1835	Honesdale, Berlin, Wayne PA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1850	Honesdale, Wayne PA   [2]
  Residence	1860	Morris, Knox OH   [3]
  Buried	1861	Mound View Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Knox OH   [4]
  Military	Between 25 Apr 1861 and 3 Nov 1861
  	Joined the Union Army, Company C, 7th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
  	William was attending Oberlin College as a theology major when the Civil War began. Appointed Corporal April 29th, 1861; mustered out and reenlisted June 20th, 1861 for 3 Years; promoted to Sergeant; taken prisoner during the Battle of Cross Lanes, VA., Aug. 26th, 1861; was held in Libby Prison, Richmond, VA. and Parish Prison, New Orleans, Louisiana. He died in prison at New Orleans Nov. 1861 of typhoid fever.Monument at Mound View Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Knox County OH.
  Name	William Watts PARMINTER
  Occupation	Theology student and soldier
  Died	3 Nov 1861	Parish Confederate Prison, New Orleans LA   [5]
  	Age: 25y 9m
  	Cause: Typhoid Fever
  Person ID	I50512	The Relatives of F.L. WALTER
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	PARMINTER William Watts,   b. 22 Jun 1804, Poundstock CON ,   d. 3 Jun 1882, Mt. Vernon, Knox OH  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	HICKS Betsy,   b. 24 Aug 1805, Launcells CON ,   d. 22 Feb 1884, Howard, Knox OH  (Age 78 years)
  Married	14 Feb 1828	Launcells CON   [6]
  Family ID	F16824	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S15645] ZZ Place Record: Honesdale, Berlin, Wayne PA, Place Rec Id [P20416]. [S5358] ZZ Place Record: Honesdale, Wayne PA, Place Rec Id [P6870]. [S14855] ZZ Place Record: Morris, Knox OH, Place Rec Id [P19392]. [S15647] ZZ Place Record: Mound View Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Knox OH, Place Rec Id [P20418]. [S15646] ZZ Place Record: Parish Confederate Prison, New Orleans LA, Place Rec Id [P20417]. [S952] ZZ Place Record: Launcells CON, Place Rec Id [P487].