BRUNSWICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA - DEATH REGISTER (PARTIAL)

The following data was taken from the Bureau of Vital Statistics Register of Deaths for 1861, 
and 1862 Microfilm Reel No. 5, Library of Virginia. Data shown is presented as: name, date 
of death, place of death; cause of death; age; parents (Par); wife, if married; name of the 
informant (Inf) and his/her relationship, if any, to soldier.  Submitted by Linda Lewis Lepow 
slepow@norfolk.infi.net . 

Inf = Informant
                                 1861-St. Andrew's Parish 

James B. Walthall; Nov; Staunton; pneumonia; 18 y; Par: E.B. & P.R. Walthall; 
Inf: E.B. Walthall, father (p. 52, line no. 2) 

Robert F. Walker; Aug 2; Monterey; measles; 18 y, 4 m; Par: David B. & M.F. Kennedy; I
nf: David B. Kennedy, father (p. 53, line no. 10) 

F. Marion Barnes; Aug 8; Highland; measles; 17 y, 7 mo, 8 d; Par: Ed. H. & Mary Barnes; 
Inf. Bettie Barnes, sister (54:46) 

George R. Richardson; Sept 11; Richmond; typhoid fever; 19 y, 17 d; Par: Amos & M.A. 
Richardson; Inf: Mary A. Richardson, mother (54:75) 

John J. Pearson; Jul; Randolph; wounds; age not listed; Par: Massenburg & M.A. Pearson; 
Inf: Charles F. Bailey, fellow soldier (55:91) 

Peter L. Faris; Sep 19: Brunswick; camp fever; 29 y; Par: Parky Ann Faris; born Campbell Co.; 
Wife: Narcissa Faris; Inf: Parky Ann Faris, mother (55:114) 

Thomas B. Peace; Jul; Highland; measles; 18 y; Par: Samuel & Elizabeth Peace; born Lunenburg; 
Inf: R.L. Jones, uncle (55:115) 

John Wesley Connelly; Sep; Richmond; typhoid fever; 8[sic] y; Par: William & Sarah J. 
Connelly; Inf: William M. Connelly, father (55:128) 


1861-Meherrin Parish 

William A. Moseley; Aug 15; Huntersville, VA; measles; 21 y; Par: John & L.A. Moseley; 
Inf: James J. Moseley, brother (59:63) 

Jordan Moseley; Sep 21; Valley Mountain; measles; 25 y; Par: John & L.A. Moseley; 
Inf: James J. Moseley, brother (59:64) 

Phillip H.H. Rawlings; Sep 14; Valley Mountain; typhoid; 19 , 1 m; Par: William & N. 
Rawlings; Inf: William Rawlings, father (59:90) 


1862-St. Andrew's Parish 

Charles Wilkes; Nov 25; Richmond; pneumonia; 24 y, 4 m, 28 d;Par: B.B. & L.J. Wilkes; 
Inf: B.B.Wilkes, father [Charles Wilkes listed as officer] (61:1) 

William T. Merritt; Aug 21; Richmond; camp fever; 21 y, 1 m, 21 d; Par: W.H.E. & Eliza 
Merritt; Inf: W.H.E. Merritt, father [William Merritt listed as surgeon] (61:4) 

John B. Merritt; Sep 21; Fauquier; wound in battle; 20 y, 20 d; Par: W.H.E. & Eliza Merritt, 
father (61:7)  

Charles A. Dugger; Apr 22; Norfolk; congestive fever; 21 y; Par: John & Sally Dugger; 
Inf. John Dugger, father (61:7) 

William H. Venable; May 21; Surry; typhoid fever; 20 y; Par: William H. & Margaret Venable; 
born Prince Edward; Inf: Pattie Venable, wife (61:8) 

George W. Dameron; May 23; Surry; typhoid fever; 23 y, 10 m, 22 d; parents not given; 
Inf. W.H. Dameron, father (61:9) 

Williamson C. Thomas; Jul 11; Brunswick; wound in battle; 33 y; Par: R.C. & Sarah Thomas; 
Inf: Virginia A. Thomas, wife (61:10) 

William A. Peebles; Aug 3; Chesterfield; camp fever; 22 y; Par: F.A. & E.B. Peebles; 
Inf: F.E. Lewis, brother-in-law (61:15) 

James M. Hagood; May 11; Richmond; cause of death not stated; 23 y; Par: Randolph & J.E. 
Hagood; Inf: Virginia Hagood, sister (61:17) 

J.F. Bennett; Sep 14: Chesterfield; cause of death not stated; 42 y;Par ___Bennett; 
Inf: B.B. Wilkes, friend (61:41) 

Thomas B. Malone; Nov 4; place of death not listed; killed in battle; 21 y; Par: Jesse C. 
& M.R. Malone; Inf: J.C. Malone, father (61:42) 

Benjamin J. Matthews; Mch 31; Richmond; typhoid pneumonia; 38 y, 15 d; Par: W.L & 
Elizabeth Matthews; botn Lunenburg;Inf: E.K. Matthews, wife (62:53) 

Moses Faris; May 16, Brunswick; camp fever; 20 y, 3 m, 16 d; Par: William & Parky Ann Faris; 
born Campbell; Inf: William A. Faris, father (62:54) 

George W. Clayton; Oct 4; Winchester; typhoid fever; 22 y; Par: John Clayton; Inf: F.E. 
Lewis, fellow soldier (62:65) 

Benjamin F. Traylor; May 25; Brunswick; erysipelas; 43 y; Par: [blot] & Elizabeth Traylor; 
born Chesterfield; Inf: A.E. Traylor, sister-in-law (62:66) 

Alexander Dean; Mch 4; Brunswick; slow fever; 28 y; Par: Anderson & Lucy Dean; Wife: 
Prudence Dean; inf: Ermine B. Daniel, mother-in-law [Alexander Dean listed as prisoner of war] 
(62:75) 

Giles Slate; Apr; Indiana; bowel complaint; 26 y; Par: Julia Slate; inf: Mason Slate, nephew 
(62:81)  

Thomas Slate; Aug; Culpepper; 24 y; cause of death not listed; Par: Julia Slate; 
Inf: Mason Slate, nephew (62:82) 

Albert Martin; Jul 3; Manchester; diarrhea; 30 y; Par: Henry & Ann Martin; 
Inf: Mason Slate, brother-in-law (62:82) 

James C. Medlin; Oct 23; Brunswick; bowel disease; 25 y; Par: Samuel & Martha Medlin; 
wife: Sally Medlin; Inf: Samuel Medlin, father (62:83) 

William H. Barnes; Apr; Norfolk; pneumonia; 20 y; Par: John A. & J. Barnes; born 
Greensville; Inf: John A. Barnes, father (62:84) 

Benjamin H. Tomlinson; May 28; Richmond; erysipelas; 24 y; Par: Thomas & Mary Tomlinson; 
born Lunenburg; Wife: M.A. Tomlinson; Inf: Mary A. Tomlinson, widow (63:104) 

James G. Perkins; Aug 6; Indiana; diarrhea; 45 y; Par: Gideon & M. Perkins; Wife: Amanda 
Perkins; Inf: John E. House, fellow soldier (63:117) 

Hamlin H. Lewis; Mch; Kentuckly; wound in battle; 41 y; born Dinwiddie; parents not given; 
Wife: Ann Lewis; Inf: John E. House, fellow soldier (63:118) 

Henry A. Kidd; Dec; Charlottesville; wound in battle; 22 y; Par: Joseph Kidd; 
Inf: B.B. Wilkes, Commissioner of Revenue (63:133) 

William Campbell; May; Richmond; comp fever; 22 y; Par: John & Lucy Campbell; 
Inf: B.B. Wilkes, Commissioner of Revenue (63:134) 

Frederick Dunn; June; Richmond; camp fever; 19 y; Par: Robert Dunn; Inf: B.B. Wilkes, 
Commissioner of Reveue (63:135) 

James J. Harrison; Mch 30; Richmond; measles; 34 y; Par: W.H. & Ann Harrison; 
Inf: Virginia E. Harrison, wife (64:156) 

Thomas B. Watkins; Jul 9; Brunswick; typhoid pneumonia; 30 y; born North Carolina; 
Inf: S.F. Watkins, wife (64:162) 

Joseph Moore; Aug; Petersburg; camp fever; 35y; parents not given; born Lunenburg; 
Inf: B. Hammond, neighbor (61:175) 

George F. Saunders; Apr 25; Brunswick; consumption; 24 y; Par: Edward Saunders; 
Inf: Sarah F. Saunders, wife (65:197) 

Thomas D. Pritchett; Jul 6; Richmond; camp fever; 18 y; Par: R.F. & J. Pritchett; 
Inf: R.F. Pritchett, father (66:234) 

Henry R. Baird; Sep 20; Richmond; camp fever; 19 y; Par: H.R. & N.R. Baird; born 
North Carolina; Inf: H.R. Baird, father (66:235) 

John J. Lucy; Aug 1; Richmond; camp fever; 19 y; Par: John J. & Margaret Lucy; 
Inf: Margaret Lucy, mother (66:238) 

Henry A. Harrison; Apr; Richmond; cold; 22 y; Par: James & E. Harrison; Inf: James 
Harrison, father (66:241) 

Andrew J. Ellis; Apr 13; Richmond; measles; 25 y, 29 d; Par: Tatnai & Lucy Ellis; 
born Mecklenburg; Inf: Mary E.V. Ellis, widow (66:243) 

James W.D. Cheeley; Mch 31; Indiana; cold; 22 y; Par: Joseph & Diana Cheely; 
Inf: D.J. Cheely, mother [James Cheeley listed as POW] (66:248) 

John J. Smith; Jul 17; Richmond; typhoid fever; 24 y, 17 d; Par: Hezekiah & M. Smith; 
born North Carolina; Wife: J.C. Smith; inf: Hezekiah Smith, father (66:249) 

John J. Cheely; Mch 18; Richmond; pneumonia; 38 y; Par: John & M.F. Cheely; Wife: 
Martha F. Cheely; Inf: T.W. Cheely, father-in-law (66:252) 

James A. Short; Jul 7; Petersburg; cause of death not given; 21 y; Par: H.A.M. & A. Short; 
Inf: H.A.M. Short, father (66:258) 

William J. Young; Jun 13; Richmond; measles; 20 y, 8 m, 1 d; Par: William H. & Susan Young; 
Inf: Martha E. Young, sister (66:259) 

Peter E. Laird; Jun 2; Richmond; slow fever; 25 y; Par: James S. & Frances Laird; 
Inf: Martha Laird, sister (66:261) 

Winfield Farlow; Apr; Richmond; slow fever; 20 y; Par: Josiah & Mary Farlow; Inf: 
Mary Farlow, mother (66:261) 

Richard H. Short; Feb 18; Tennessee; wound in battle; 24 y, 11 m, 22 d; Par: William & 
Martha B. Short; inf. M.B. Short, mother (66:265) 

William S. Harris; Jun; Petersburg; general debility; 44 y, 1 m; Par: David & Susan 
Harris; Wife: Sela Ann Harris; Inf: D. Harris, father (66:266) 

Nathaniel W. Vaughan; Jun; Brunswick; measles; 20 y; Par: W.H. & M.V. Vaughan; 
Inf: William H. Vaughan, father (66: 265) 

Henry J. Barrow; Apr 3; Richmond; typhoid fever; 27 y; Par: Thomas & Ann Barrow; 
Inf: Sarah A. Barrow, widow (67:268) 

Thomas Wade; Apr 30; Richmond; typhoid fever; 41 y; Par: David & E. Wade; Inf: D.P. 
Wade, brother [Thomas Wade was a widower] (67:275) 

                                  
1862-Meherrin Parish 

John S. Brewer; May 28; Staunton; typhoid; 28 y; Par: William & S. Brewer; Inf: Susan 
Brewer, wife (68:12)  

Boyd J. Clary; Jan 18; Winchester; pneumonia; 23 y; Par: John H. & E. Clary; 
Inf: J.H. Clary, father (68:26) 

David Clary; May 20; Staunton; measles; 26 y; Par: John & M. Clary; 
Inf: Catherine Clary, wife (68:30) 

Alex King; Jun; Staunton; measles; 44 y; Par: Fred & P. King; Inf: M.T. King, wife (69:76) 

Lazarus Parish; Aug 30; Manassas; KIA; 45 y; Par: Thomas & A. Parish; born Lunenburg; 
Inf: M. Parish, wife (70:123) 

Benjamin A.W. Pearson; Nov; Richmond; smallpox; 30 y; Par: George & M. Pearson; 
Inf: M.B. Pearson, mother (70:123) 

Robert M. Seward; Oct 2; Winchester; KIA; 27 y; Par: James & Jane Seward; Wife: 
Susan Seward; Inf: Jane Seward, mother (70:139) 

W.P. Wyche; Jul; near Richmond; KIA; 20 y, 6 m; Par: Joseph & M. Wyche; 
Inf: Joseph Wyche, son {sic} (71:154) 

J.W. Wyche; Aug 30; Manassas; KIA; 18 y, 5 m; Par: Joseph & M. Wyche; 
Inf: Joseph Wyche, son {sic} (71:155) 

                                 
1864-St. Andrew's Parish 

Charles H. Stainback; July 30; Petersburg; killed in battle; 20 y; 
Par: John C. & Indiana Stainback; Inf: William R. Stainback, uncle (72:11) 

Marcellus W. Harrison; Jul 30; Petersburg; killed in battle; 26 y; Par: Smith & Harriet 
A. Harrison; Inf: Smith Harrison, father (72:12) 

Richard L. Harrison; May; Spotsylvania; wounded in battle; 18 y; Par: Smith & Harriet 
A. Harrison; Inf: Smith Harrison, father (72:13) 

Joseph H. Dameron; Dec; Brunswick; wounds in battled; 26 y; Par: Bartholomew & Nancy 
Dameron; Inf: B. Dameron, father (72:27) 

Joseph B. Daniel; Dec; Petersburg; killed in battle; 38 y; [parents not given]; 
born Lunenburg; Wife: Mary Daniel; Inf: Pryor Daniel, father-in-law (72:27) 

John W. Maddux; Jun 12; Petersburg; wound in battle; 25 y; Par: Samuel & M.F. Maddux; 
born Lunenburg; Inf: E.B. Maddux, brother [John W. Maddux listed as officer] (72:28) 

Benjamin H. Williams; Jun; Richmond; wound in battle; 39 y; Par: Thomas & Elizabeth 
Williams; Inf: N[?].C[?]. Williams, brother (72:42) 

Thomas A. Wilkinson; Jul 18; Chaffins Farm; 30 y; Par: Benjamin & Mary W. Wilkinson; 
Inf: B.B. Wilkes, friend [Thomas A. Wilkinson listed as officer] (73:51) 

Samuel P. Allen; Apr 12; Tennessee; killed in battle at Ft. Pillow; 35 y; born Powhatan; 
Wife: Mary J. Allen; Inf: Charles Hamlett, brother-in-law (73:51) 

Alphonus House; Dec 9; Belfield; killed in battle; 45 y; Par: Merritt House & [blank]; 
Inf: Mrs. House [?], friend (73:61) 

                                  
1864-Meherrin Parish 

Peter S.R. Phillips; May 12; [place of death given as Brunswick but cause of death 
given as killed in battle]; 32 y; Par: Benjamin M. & Mary Phillips; Inf: John J.M. 
Phillips, brother (75:46) 

Alexander B. Phillips; Feb; Brunswick; pneumonia; 18 y; Par: Benjamin M. & Mary Phillips; 
Inf: John J.M. Phillips, brother (75:47) 

George A. Wesson; Oct 27; [place of death given as Brunswick, but cause of death given 
as killed in battle]; 27 y; Par: W. & N.G. Wesson; Inf: John J. Wesson, brother (75: 59) 

                                 
1865-St. Andrew's Parish 

James J. Epperson; Mch; Five Forks in Dinwiddie; killed in battle; 43 y; 
Par: David & [blank] Epperson; born Lunenburg; Wife: Frances Epperson; 
Inf: William D. Epperson, son (76:15) 

Sterling L. Hamlett; Mch 4; Petersburg; measles and pneumonia; 19 y; Par: Turner & L.A. 
Hamlett; Inf: H.T. Hamlett, brother (76:28) 

John A. Lambert; May 23; Point Lookout, Maryland; camp fever; 52 y; Par: Joel & Eliza 
Lambert; Wife: Ann H. Lambert; Inf: Agnes Elmore, daughter (77:54) 

William H. Michael; Jun 18; Johnson's Island; cholera morbus; 22 y, 10 m; Par: William H. 
& Sarah Michael; Inf: William Michael, father [William H. Michael listed as prisoner of 
war] (77:73) 

William F. Peace; Jun 3; Brunswick; bowel complaint; 22 y, 10 m; Par: William H. & M.F. 
Peace; Inf: W.H. Peace, father [William F. Peace listed as prisoner of war] (77:75) 

Lewis S [L?], Hammock; May; Point Lookout, Maryland; cause of death unknown; prisoner of war; 
50 y; [parent not given]; born Lunenburg; Inf: Elizabeth Hammock, wife (77:76) 

Joseph Jones; Apr 18; Brunswick; dropsy of heart; [age not listed]; Par: Samuel & E.M. 
Jones; Inf: Pamela Jones, sister [Joseph Jones listed as officer] (77:86) 

John H. Howerton; Feb 11; Chesterfield; diptheria; 21 y, 6 m; Par: R.A. & S.J. Howerton; 
Inf: R.A. Howerton, father (77:88) 

Thomas B. Maclin; Apr 9; Dinwiddie; wounds in battle; 23 y, 1 m; Par: John F. & Nancy D. 
Maclin; Inf: John H. Maclin, brother (78:116) 

Richard M. Hitchcock; Jun 21; Fortress Monroe; chronic diarrhea; 32 y; Par: Russell & Susan 
E. Hitchcock; Inf: Susan E. Hitchcock, mother (78:119) 

John W. Seward; Feb; Petersburg; wounds in battle; 33 y; Par: Richard H. & Finney Seward; 
Inf: John R. Jolly, friend (78:147) 

William F. Lanier: Mch; Brunswick; consumption; 20 y; Par: Paschal & Mary Lanier; 
Inf: Littleton Perkins, friend (79:148) 

                                  
1865-Meherrin Parish 

Richard S.S. Braswell; May 2; Farmville, VA; wounded in battle; 25 y; Par: Pegram R. & M.R. 
Braswell; Inf: Pegram R. Braswell, father (80:3) 

James F. Temple; May 15; Point Lookout, Maryland; brain fever; 38 y; Par: Roderick & E. 
Temple; born Mecklenburg; Inf: Eliza Temple, widow (81:74) 

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