| Name |
William Edward Booton |
| Unit of Confederate Service |
Company E, 97th Virginia Militia |
| Birth |
10 Jun 1829, Shenandoah (Page) Co., VA |
| Death |
? |
| Burial |
? |
| Occupation |
farmer |
| Father |
Abraham Booton |
| Mother |
Bathsheba Clarke |
|
| Misc. Notes |
RESIDENCES: A pre-war (1860) resident of Marksville, District #2, Page Co., Va.
RECORD OF SERVICE: Enlisted 05 Jul 1861 as private in Co. E, 97th Virginia Militia. Served through 31 Dec 1861. No further record.
POSTWAR INFORMATION: "Remembered as a leader in the people of his area in the 'Basin' and the U.S. Park Service erected a marker
to his memory on the Skyline Drive and the place is called 'Booton's Gap.'"
|
| Spouses |
| 1 |
Rebecca Frances Lucas |
| Marriage Date & Place |
12 Oct 1854, Luray, Page Co., Va. |
| Birth |
20 Jan 1838 |
| Death |
16 Jun 1922, Stanley, Page Co., Va. |
| Burial |
UMC Church Cemetery, Shenandoah, Page Co., Va. |
| Father |
? |
| Mother |
? |
|
| Misc. Notes |
See the upcoming book (anticipated around the year 2000) from the
Virginia Regimental Histories Series that deals with the Virginia Militia in the Civil War for more information about the unit history.
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