Botetourt County, Virginia Deaths for 1861
Botetourt County, Virginia Death Records from microfilm number 30732 Salt Lake City Family History Library 
Age Sources of Information
Pg 30 Name in full white free slave Name of slave owner Sex Date of Death Place of death Cause of death years month day Names of Parents Where born Occupation Consort of or unmarried Name of person giving info Designation of Informant
1 William Chas Bowers 1 m 13 Nov 1861 Botetourt Spasms 22 2 5 David & Sarah Bower Botetourt Unmarried David Bower Father
2 [blank] 1 David S Bower m 22 Jul 1861 Botetourt Spasms 7 Emeline Botetourt David Bower Owner
3 Tom 1 Carey Breckinridge m 26 May 1861 Botetourt Consumption 11 4 7 Botetourt Cary Breckinridge Owner
4 Walter 1 m 11 Jul 1861 Botetourt 3 16 Botetourt Cary Breckinridge Owner
5 [blank] 1 m 25 Jul 1861 Botetourt 8 Botetourt Cary Breckinridge Owner
6 Elvira 1 f 15 Aug 1861 Botetourt Typhoid Fever 10 8 10 Botetourt Cary Breckinridge Owner
7 Louis 1 f 20 Aug 1861 Botetourt Typhoid Fever 40 Botetourt Cary Breckinridge Owner
8 Absolom D Beckner 1 m 3 Dec 1861 Botetourt Typhoid Fever 25 2 16 Jonathan & … Beckner Botetourt Jonathan Beckner Father
9 Eliza C Burton 1 f 2 Oct 1861 Roanoke Typhoid Fever 20 7 William & Susan [sic]Burton Botetourt Sarah [sic] Burton Mother
10 Daniel 1 Henry W Bowyer m 1 Nov 1861 Botetourt Old Age 95 Montgomery Henry M Bowyer Owner
11 Granville 1 Henry W Bowyer m 28 Apr 1861 Botetourt Pneumonia 40 Botetourt Henry M Bowyer Owner
12 John E Brumfield 1 m Sep 1861 Botetourt Typhoid Fever 38 Pittsylvania James C Brumfield Brother
13 Virginia Kate Camper 1 f 31 May 1861 Botetourt Typhoid Fever 16 8 17 Elizabeth & Henry W Camper Botetourt Henry W Camper Father
14 John T Card 1 m 6 Oct 1861 Botetourt Typhoid Fever 20 4 John C & Susan Card Botetourt John E Card Father
15 Frazier J Coffman 1 m 15 Dec 1861 Fairfax Typhoid Fever 32 3 28 Peter & ---Coffman Botetourt Peter Coffman Father
16 James W Carroll 1 m Jul 1861 Botetourt Dysentary 5 William & Rebecca Carroll Botetourt Rebecca Carroll Mother
17 [blank] Dooly 1 f 31 Jul 1861 Botetourt 5 minite Botetourt James A Dooly Father
18 Susan Virginia Delong 1 f 13 Apr 1861 Botetourt 24 Nancy Delong Botetourt Nancy Delong Mother
19 Alexander Davis 1 m 21 Aug 1861 Botetourt Paralysis 82 6 Botetourt John Davis Son
20 John 1 Daniel P Ewing m 5 Jul 1861 Botetourt 1 Botetourt Daniel P Ewing Owner
21 Dora Lee Falls 1 f 24 Oct 1861 Botetourt Hooping Cough 8 28 John H & Mary Falls Botetourt Mary F Falls Mother
22 William H Firebaugh 1 m 7 Mar 1861 Botetourt Colic 11 Wm & Susan Firebaugh Botetourt William Firebaugh Father
23 Eliza Fouts 1 f 28 Jun 1861 Botetourt Flux 5 2 23 Granville & Sarah Fouts Botetourt Sarah Fouts Mother
24 Mary Fouts 1 f 2 Jul 1861 Botetourt 1 11 16 Granville & Sarah Fouts Botetourt Sarah Fouts Mother
25 Melvin P Gibbs 1 m 20 Dec 1861 Fairfax Gun shot wound in Drainsville 22 Joseph & Susan A Gibbs Bedford Joseph Gibbs Father
26 [blank] 1 Hugh M Grant [blank] 25 Aug 1861 Botetourt 21 Botetourt Hugh M Grant Owner
27 Anna Jane Gratty 1 f 13 Feb 1861 Botetourt Pneumonia 1 8 20 John S & Ella Gratty Botetourt John S Gratty Father
28 James Hastin m Nov 1861 Fairfax Typhoid Fever 22 7 Botetourt James Hastin Father
29 Samson 1 Thomas H Johnson m 20 Dec 1861 Botetourt Old Age 90 Botetourt Thomas H Johnston Owner
30 Catharine Kepler 1 f 1 Sep 1861 Botetourt Rheumatism 76 Maryland Abraham Kepler Son
31 Ellen 1 James T Logan f Apr 1861 Botetourt Consumption 17 Botetourt James T Logan Owner
32 Nathan P Luck 1 m Jul 1861 Botetourt Dropsy 59 Caroline Farmer Hardenia D Luck Hardenia D Luck Wife
33 John Lemmon 1 m 24 Jul 1861 Botetourt Flux 68 Botetourt Mary Lemmon John McLemmon Son
34 John M Merritt 1 m 2 Oct 1861 Fairfax Hemorrhage 22 2 Samuel & Susan Merritt Botetourt Unmarried Susan Merritt Mother
35 Henry Merritt 1 m 20 Aug 1861 Botetourt Diptheria 8 5 Thos C & Margt Merritt Botetourt Thomas C Merritt Father
36 Henry C Martin m 2 Dec 1861 Orange C H 19 6 20 Abraham & Susan Martin Botetourt Abraham Martin Father
37 Margaret Va McClure 1 f 5 Apr 1861 Botetourt Diptheria 17 4 10 William & Evelyn McClure Botetourt William McClure Father
38 Oliver Henry Maury 1 m 28 Mar 1861 Botetourt Scarlet Fever [blank] Barney & Ellen Maury Botetourt Barny Maury Father
39 Alice L Maury 1 f 29 Mar 1861 Botetourt Scarlet Fever [blank] Barney & Ellen Maury Botetourt Barny Maury Father
40 Clarissa Merritt 1 f 20 Jul 1861 Botetourt Typhoid Fever 16 Mary Merritt Botetourt Polly Merritt Grandmother
41 Arther Randolph 1 John R McClure m 5 Apr 1861 Botetourt 2 11 11 Botetourt John R McClure Owner
42 [blank] Nelson 1 m 25 Jul 1861 Botetourt 1 9 Leroy & Debby Nelson Botetourt Leroy Nelson Father
43 George C Nininger 1 m 17 Apr 1861 Botetourt 1 9 GW & Mary Nininger Botetourt George W Nininger Father
44 Edward J Obenchain 1 m 25 Sep 1861 Botetourt Typhoid Fever 18 8 11 Peter & --- Aoeschain Botetourt Peter Obenchain Father
45 Winnie 1 Eliza Price f 15 May 1861 Botetourt [blank] Nancy Delong Botetourt Eliza Price Owner
46 [blank] Rader 1 [blank] 21 Oct 1861 Botetourt 1 12 Adam & C.. Rader Botetourt Samuel Rader Grandfather
47 [blank] 1 Wm M Radford f May 1861 Botetourt 1 Botetourt Wm M Radford Owner
48 John W Robertson 1 m 24 Jun 1861 Botetourt Paralysis 57 5 Ireland Farmer Susannah Robertson Susannah Robertson Wife
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49 Sarah F Simpson 1 f 16 Mar 1861 Botetourt Consumption 21 Levi & Julia Ann Simpson Botetourt Unmarried Levi Simpson Father
50 London 1 James M Spiller m 15 Aug 1861 Amherst Old Age 83 Botetourt James M Spiller Owner
51 Nathan Spickard 1 m 1 Dec 1861 Botetourt Consumption 30 9 26 Botetourt Ann Eliza Spickard Ann Eliza Spickard Wife
52 Emma Prudence Seacrist 1 f 15 May 1861 Botetourt Consumption 9 5 Barkley & Ida Seacrist Botetourt Barkley Seacrist Father
53 Susannah Showalter 1 f 13 Feb 1861 Botetourt Scarlet Fever 1 2 David & Jemima Showalter Botetourt David Showalter Father
54 Lucy Shumaker 1 f 9 Nov 1861 Botetourt Diptheria 14 Alleghany Soloman Simpson Friedn
55 Catharine Switzer 1 f 9 Sep 1861 Botetourt Over 40 Botetourt William Switzer William Switzer Husband
56 George T St Clair 1 m 15 Oct 1861 Botetourt Casualty 13 11 25 Robt. M & Elizth StClair Botetourt Robt. M St Clair Father
57 Joanna Watkins 1 f 16 Feb 1861 Botetourt 3 Moses & Rebecca Watkins Botetourt Moses Watkins Father
58 Martha Waskey 1 f 5 Jul 1861 Botetourt 66 Botetourt Robert Waskey Son
59 Minna Word 1 f 13 Mar 1861 Botetourt Croup 3 2 20 Wm E M & Helen D Word Botetourt William E M Word Father
60 Herbert C Word 1 m 28 Sep 1861 Botetourt Chronic Thrash 1 2 11 Wm E M & Helen D Word Botetourt William E M Word Father
61 James J Painter 1 m 23 Aug 1861 Not Known Not Known 35 Not Known Botetourt Blacksmith Polly Painter Polly Painter Wife
62 Wm B Powel 1 m 26 Sep 1861 In the army Measles 29 6 Josiah & Catharine Powel Jennings Creek Farmer Single Catharine Powel Mother
63 Sarah R Strickland 1 f Not Known Botetourt Diptheria 5 Josephus & M A Strickland Botetourt Carpenter Single Jos Strickland Father
64 Thomas V Strickland 1 m Not Known Botetourt Diptheria 3 Josephus & M A Strickland Botetourt Single Jos Strickland Father
65 Susan Scott 1 f June 1861 Not Known Diptheria 11 Thomas Scott Botetourt Cooker Thos Scott Father
66 Eliza J Booze 1 f June 1861 Botetourt Diptheria 14 John & Harriet H Booze Botetourt John Booze Father
67 Wm A Booze 1 m June 1861 Botetourt Diptheria 19 John & Harriet H Booze Botetourt John Booze Father
68 John L Booze 1 m June 1861 Botetourt Diptheria 9 John & Harriet H Booze Botetourt John Booze Father
69 Eveline Williams 1 f July 1861 Botetourt Diptheria 6 David & Ann E Williams Botetourt David Williams Father
70 Jacob Young 1 m 24 Apr 1861 Botetourt Pneumonia 51 Jacob & Margaret Young Botetourt Farmer Margt Young Margt Young Wife
71 Samuel Brubaker 1 m 31 Mar 1861 Botetourt S Fever 18 Isaac & Eliz Brubaker Botetourt Single Isaac Brewbaker Father
72 Mary Heslip 1 f 31 Mar 1861 Botetourt Diptheria 9 Delaware & H Heslip Botetourt Single Delaware Heslip Father
73 John Stover 1 m 30 Dec 1861 Botetourt Congestion of Brain 19 21 24 Wm C & Mary Stover Botetourt Single Wm C Stover Father
74 John Montgomery 1 m 8 Oct 1861 Botetourt Diptheria 6 Saml & Lucy Montgomery Botetourt Single Sml Montgomery Father
75 Hezekiah Sloss 1 m Dec 1861 Botetourt Diptheria 6 Wm & Mary Sloss Botetourt Single Wm Sloss Father
76 William H Anderson 1 m 20 Jul 1861 Botetourt Consumption not known Not Known Bedford Susan Anderson Susan Anderson Wife
77 John D Simpson 1 m 22 Aug 1861 Botetourt Diptheria 9 Wm & Sarah Simpson Botetourt Wm B Simpson Father
78 William T Glenn 1 m Oct 1861 Botetourt Diptheria 7 John & Lucy Glenn Botetourt John Glenn Father
79 Aggy 1 f 28 Jun 1861 Botetourt Brain Fever 6 Not Known Botetourt Wm Pullen Head of Family
80 Jackson Linkenhoker 1 m 30 Oct 1861 Botetourt Fever 20 Elias & Eliza Linenhoker Botetourt Elias Linkenhoker Father
81 Narissa Hall 1 f 10 Oct 1861 Botetourt Diptheria 14 1 Wm & Winford Hall Botetourt Abram Huff Head of Family
82 [blank] m 10 Oct 1861 Botetourt Measles 22 6 Nicholas & P Watson Botetourt Paulina A Watson Mother
83 Peter Wilhelm 1 m Not Known In the army Fever 22 John & Cathn Wilhelm Botetourt John Wilhelm Father
84 Nancy Powers 1 f 5 Dec 1861 Botetourt Old Age 104 John & E Edwards King William Va Widow Miss Wagoner Daughter
85 Edward D Finney 1 m Not Known In army 21 1 Alphonso & J Finney Botetourt Alphonso Finney Father
86 Lucy 1 Alphonso Finney f Not Known [blank] 3 Botetourt Alphonso Finney Master
87 Ansalem Haden 1 m Not Known In army Fever 22 R G & L Haden Fluvanna R G Haden Father
88 Calahill T Jopling 1 m Sep 1861 Botetourt Diptheria 4 John W & C Jopling no John W Jopling Father
89 Oscar H Jopling 1 m Oct 1861 Botetourt Diptheria 3 John W & C Jopling Botetourt John W Jopling Father
90 Olivia Jopling 1 f Oct 1861 Botetourt Diptheria 2 John W & C Jopling Botetourt John W Jopling Father
91 Robert Kyle 1 m 27 Jun 1861 Botetourt Age 82 Not known Botetourt Married Edward Kyle Son
92 [blank] m 27 Jun 1861 Botetourt [blank]
93 Wm Lefford 1 m 14 Nov 1861 Botetourt Fever 22 John & Fannie Lefford Botetourt George Lefford Father
94 John Shafer 1 m 29Jun 1861 Botetourt Drowned 18 John & S Shafer Botetourt John Shafer Father
95 James Circle 1 m 28 Feb 1861 Botetourt Fever 6 John L & Mary Circle Botetourt John L Circle Father
96 Jennetta Circle 1 f Sep 1861 Botetourt Fever 20 Mathias & Mary Circle Botetourt John L Circle Brother
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97 Narissa Circle 1 f Sep 1861 Botetourt Fever 14 Mathias & Mary Circle Botetourt John L Circle Brother
98 Wm A Reynolds 1 m Not known In Army Fever 33 Archibald Reynolds Botetourt C M Reynolds Brother
99 William Anderson 1 m 27 Nov 1861 Botetourt Murdered 47 Jas & Eliza Anderson Botetourt M W Pettigrew Brother in Law
100 Jos Broofman 1 m Not known Botetourt Fever 8 Wm & S Broofman Botetourt Wm Broofman Father
101 Sallie 1 Joseph V Carper f 22 Aug 1861 Botetourt inflamation 8 Not Known Botetourt Jos V Carper Master
102 Wm A Molick 1 m 12 Feb 1861 Buchannan Fever 7 J B & Mary Molick Buchannan J P Moelick [sic] Father
103 Wm F Engart 1 m 18 Dec 1861 Botetourt Fever 18 Thos & Rebca Engart Botetourt Thos Engart Father
104 Ellen 1 f Not known Botetourt Fever 15 Lettie Botetourt Margaret Hammond Mistress
105 George 1 m Oct 181 Botetourt Fever 44 Not Known Botetourt M W Pettigrew Master
106 Paulina 1 f [blank] Botetourt Fever 23 Not Known Botetourt M W Pettigrew Master
107 M Dobson 1 f 22 Mar 1861 Botetourt Fever 67 6 Sml & Paulina Ogden Not Known Wm C Dobson Lucy Flaherty G Daughter
108 John 1 m 18 Mar 1861 Botetourt Consumption 48 Not Known Not Known Single Saml McClure Master
109 Bettie 1 f Dec 1861 Botetourt Consumption 31 Not Known Not Known Single Owen Markham Master
110 Rose Michel 1 f Jun 1861 Botetourt Cold 4 JD & S Michel " Single Sarah Michel Mother
111 Agnes Hamilton 1 f 31 May 1861 Botetourt Not Known 60 Nancy Kepler " John Hamilton John Hamilton Husband
112 Priscilla Stewart 1 f Jun 1861 Botetourt Consumption 54 N & E Switzer " Widow Geo Switzer Brother
113 Virginia Switzer 1 f July 1861 Botetourt Consumption 15 B & Mary Switzer " Single Geo Switzer Uncle
114 Jacob Lemon 1 m Not known Botetourt Fever 19 5 John & Hester Lemon " John Lemon Father
115 Geo E Lemon 1 m Not known Botetourt Fever 21 11 John & Hester Lemon " John Lemon Father
116 Mary E Kean 1 f 10 Sep 1861 Botetourt Fever 10 O W & J E Kean " O W Kean Father
117 Jane E Kean 1 f 30 Sep 1861 Botetourt Fever 30 J as & E Arthur Not Known O W Kean O W Kean Husband
118 Bettie Painter 1 f 13 Apr 1861 Botetourt Not Known 45 Not Known Chas Painter Chas Painter Husband
119 James W Painter 1 m 21 Dec 1861 Botetourt Killed 23 Chas & Bettie Painter Single Chas Painter Father
120 Eveline E Lemon 1 f May 1861 Botetourt Diptheria 12 Sml & E Lemon Saml Lemon Father
121 Sarah J Lemon 1 f May 1861 Botetourt Diptheria 10 Sml & E Lemon Saml Lemon Father
122 Julia A Lemon [blank] f May 1861 Botetourt Diptheria 7 Sml & E Lemon Saml Lemon Father