· Born in 1822 to David Koontz Sr. and Anna Maria Margaretha (Walter) Koontz
· Married Susanna Cover in 1844; she give birth to 11 children, the last being Sarah, born in March of 1865
· Enrolled on August 27, 1864, at Elk Lick, Pennsylvania, as a Private in Battery K, 204th Regiment 5th Pa. Heavy Artillery, for one year
· Mustered in on September 1,1864, at Pittsburg
· Died on November 17, 1864, in Alexandria, Virginia, of chronic diarrhea
· Grave 1885