I wanted to post this , as was given to me from the research of Essie Spence Goad. The notes are from John Perry Alderman, who was forever working to help us trace our families. He was working on another book, an annotated census for Carroll Co. of the year 1860, to be a companion for his earlier work, The 1850 Annotated Census of Carroll Co. VA. Referring to the 1860 census family # 562 Farmer, Joseph Susan ( this was Isham & Nancy's daughter) Spence, Burwell, 23 hired hand Quote: Burwell Spence, shown here as 23, was no doubt a grandson of the same name who was a veteran of the Revolutionary War, who settled on Burk's Fork and from whom most of the family of our county of that name descend. This Burwell was mustered into the 54th VA on Sept. 16,1861 and was with the regiment when it went into TENN. He was at Missionary Ridge where the army of TENN was routed and he was captured at Ringgold, GA in the course of the retreat. Sent to prison camp at Rock Island Barracks, ILL. He joined the Union army for frontier service on Oct. 13, 1864 after almost a year's imprisonment. ENDQUOTE At 23 years of age in 1860, this Burwell would have been born 1837-1838. This age matches the Burwell Spence who was a son of Drury & Jane Spence. This could possibly be the same Burwell Spence who died in 1909 and is buried in Colorado, along side a Drury Spence who died in 1910. Drury and Jane also had a son named Drury, a year or two younger than their son Burwell. Carolyn