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William Clark
| 1 AUG 1770 | born in Caroline Co, VA |
| 1813-1820 | MO, Governor |
| 1 SEP 1838 | died in St Louis City, MO, about age 68. |
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John Bankhead Magruder
| 1 MAY 1807 | born in Port Royal, Caroline Co, VA |
| 1830 | NY, West Point, West Point Academy |
| 19 FEB 1871 | died in Houston, Harris Co, TX, about age 64. |
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All historical records for Caroline Co
| Type | Count | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Education > Teachers | 1 | (county-wide) |
| Education > Teachers | 3 | Bowling Green |
| Military > Army Deployments | 1 | Port Royal |
| Military > Battle Participants | 132 | (county-wide) |
| Religion > Ministers | 8 | Bowling Green, Baptist Church |
| Religion > Ministers | 4 | Bowling Green, Methodist Church |
| Religion > Ministers | 3 | Drysdale Parish Church |
| Religion > Ministers | 1 | Guinea, Presbyterian Church |
| Religion > Ministers | 34 | Methodist Church |
| Religion > Ministers | 1 | Milford, Methodist Church |
| Religion > Ministers | 5 | St Marys Parish Church |
| Religion > Ministers | 1 | St Peters Episcopal Church |
| Science > Physicians | 2 | Bowling Green |
| Science > Physicians | 1 | Central Point |
| Science > Physicians | 1 | Corbin |
| Science > Physicians | 1 | Milford |
| Science > Physicians | 1 | Peatross |
| Science > Physicians | 1 | Penola |
| Science > Physicians | 1 | Poplar |
| Science > Physicians | 1 | Port Royal |
| Science > Physicians | 1 | Ruther Glen |
| Science > Physicians | 2 | Shumansville |
| Science > Physicians | 2 | Sparta |
| Science > Physicians | 1 | Upper Zion |
Below is a list of US Civil War regiment companies that had a large number of soldiers from Caroline Co.
The unit is linked to people who have been identified as part of that company in that unit. Note that this is
not a complete list, and that soldiers from this county may have enlisted in other counties.See a larger list of Civil War regiments.
| Side | Unit | Company | Title | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSA | 9th VA Cavalry | B | Caroline Light Dragoons | 2 | |
| CSA | 24th VA Cavalry | F | |||
| CSA | 30th VA Infantry | E | Caroline Grays | ||
| CSA | 30th VA Infantry | F | Bowling Green Guards | ||
| CSA | 30th VA Infantry | G | Chilesburg Light Infantry | ||
| CSA | 30th VA Infantry | H | Sparta Grays | ||
| CSA | 47th VA Infantry | E | Port Royal Guards |
- Book: The Suttons of Caroline County, Virginia, by Trible Dix Sutton, 1941, Richmond Press; ➤
- Website: Rootsweb for John M. Meador; ➤
- Website: Rootsweb for Jonas Meador I; ➤
Other Sources
Named For Caroline of Ansbach
| Most Frequent Names | |
|---|---|
| Surname | Count |
Taylor | 39 |
Thornton | 34 |
Buckner | 33 |
Taliaferro | 23 |
Broaddus | 22 |
DeJarnette | 18 |
Coleman | 15 |
Yates | 15 |
Ballard | 14 |
Woolfolk | 14 |
Minor | 12 |
Sutton | 11 |
Herndon | 11 |
Richeson | 10 |
Bowie | 10 |
Terrell | 9 |
Pendleton | 9 |
Hawes | 9 |
Penn | 9 |
Isbell | 8 |
Ware | 8 |
Fitzhugh | 8 |
Catlett | 8 |
White | 8 |
Carter | 7 |
Beasley | 7 |
Brooke | 7 |
Conway | 7 |
Rixey | 7 |
Poe | 7 |
Hoomes | 7 |
Meador | 7 |
Marshall | 7 |
Battaile | 7 |
Bankhead | 7 |
Clark | 6 |
Scott | 6 |
Smith | 6 |
Woodford | 6 |
Moncure | 6 |
Beverley | 6 |
Baylor | 6 |
Walker | 5 |
Callaway | 5 |
Tyler | 5 |
George | 5 |
Miller | 5 |
Crutcher | 5 |
Redd | 5 |
Chiles | 5 |
Quarles | 5 |
Beazley | 5 |
Garnett | 5 |
Hill | 5 |
Thompson | 4 |
Duval | 4 |
Tribble | 4 |
Roy | 4 |
Tompkins | 4 |
Thomas | 4 |
Martin | 4 |
Goodloe | 4 |
Glassell | 4 |
Shipp | 4 |
Wortham | 4 |
Williams | 4 |
Stone | 4 |
Beale | 4 |
Aylett | 3 |
Collins | 3 |
Richards | 3 |
Randolph | 3 |
Washington | 3 |
Maury | 3 |
Reynolds | 3 |
Chandler | 3 |
Durham | 3 |
Innes | 3 |
Turner | 3 |
Fortune | 3 |
Armistead | 3 |
Blanton | 3 |
Hutcheson | 3 |
Mayo | 3 |
Pitts | 3 |
Daniel | 3 |
Lowry | 3 |
Cox | 3 |
Corbin | 3 |
Leftwich | 2 |
Moorman | 2 |
Wilson | 2 |
Pryor | 2 |
West | 2 |
Pollard | 2 |
Doswell | 2 |
Gray | 2 |
Berry | 2 |
Magruder | 2 |
Burke | 2 |
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