Leon is not a family - at least back to my George W. William is common. There are several George W's in the Confederate and Union Armies. Stephen is a more common name and William is common. Maybe George S was a George Stephen. I will have to check out Spotsylvania. Thanks, ************** Leon S Clark ****************************************************************** Searching surnames: Brooks, Chappell, Clark, Fitzpatrick, McDonald, Miller, O'Neil ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 6:38 AM Subject: Re: [Clarke-Clark] George W. Clark (1806 NC/VA -1889 MS) | My great grandfather was George William Clark(e) born 15 Sept 1846 in | Spotsylvania County, VA. He was a 16 year old soldier during the Civil War | and never left Spotsylvania County after the War, so he doesn't qualify as | your George, but since the family tends to re-use the same names, he could be | a cousin. Is Leonard a family name in your family? I notice you sign as | Leon. The reason I ask is that George was the son of John Henry Clark(e), | who was son of William S. Clark(e), who was son of Leonard Clark(e) of | Caroline County, Va. There was at least one Leonard who took his name from | this Leonard. There was also a Leonard Clark(e) in Shenandoah County, who | lived at about the same time as the one in Caroline County. He may have | been younger and from the same family, or he may have been from an entirely | different family. | | Deborah |