Luke Worrell b. 1830 Carroll Co., VA d. 16 Oct 1894 Foss, Summers Co., WV: Meadow Bluff Meanderings

1830 - 1894 (64 years)

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Name	Luke Worrell
Birth	1830	Carroll Co., VA [1]
Gender	Male
Census	16 Jul 1860	Dugspur, Carroll Co., VA [2]
	1860
	Luke Worrell was 29, a day laborer, with personal estate valued at $20. Also living in his household were his wife, Mildred (age 29), and children: Polly (age 10), James (age 7), John A. (age 5), Susan (age 3), and Wilburn (age 1).
Military	1862 [3]
	Civil War: 152nd VA Militia, Carroll Co., VA
Military	Between 1862 and 1863 [4]
	Civil War: Private, Co. G, 54th Virginia Infantry
Census	19 Sep 1870	Rock, Mercer Co., WV [1]
	1870
	Luke Worrell was 40 years old, a farm laborer, with real estate valued at $300. Also living in his household were his wife Milly (age 41, keeping house) and children: Mary (age 19), James (age 17, farm laborer), John A. (age 15, farm laborer), Susan (age 13), Wilburn (age 11), Ellen (age 7), Joseph (age 5), Margaret J. (age 3), and Nancy (age 4/12, born in May in West Virginia). All members of the household by Nancy were born in Virginia. All members of the household over age 10 were noted as being unable to read or write.
Census	1 Jun 1880	Rock, Mercer Co., WV [5]
	1880
	Luke Worrell was 50, a farmer. Also living in his household were his wife, Mildred (age 50, keeping house), and their children: James (age 27, works on farm), Welborn (age 21, works on farm), Joseph (age 16, works on farm), Jane (age 13, works for her mother), Nancy (age 10), and Henry (age 7). Daughter Mary (age 30) is also recorded but crossed out. All household members were born in Virginia with parents born in Virginia except Luke's father who was born in Pennsylvania.
Death	16 Oct 1894	Foss, Summers Co., WV [6]
	Cause: intestinal obstruction (operation)
Burial	17 Oct 1894	Foss, Summers Co., WV [6]
Person ID	I25999	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
Last Modified	30 Jan 2026

Father	Amos Worrell, Sr., b. 17 Jan 1772, PA d. Aft 1860 (Age 88 years)
Mother	Mary "Polly" Shinault, b. 1791, VA d. Aft 1860 (Age 70 years)
Marriage	10 Nov 1825	Grayson Co., VA [7]
	Bond 1825-37: 5 Nov 1825, Amos Worrell and Polly Shinault, daughter of Benjamin; Charles Worthington, surety. Return 3-16: Rev. Elisha Beller married Amos Worrell and Mary Shinault on 10 Jan 1825. The date on the marriage return seems to be incorrect. Most sources assume 10 Nov 1825 to be the correct marriage date.
Family ID	F10087	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mildred "Millie" Dalton, b. 21 Jun 1830, Carroll Co., VA d. 27 Jan 1909, WV (Age 78 years)

Marriage 25 Dec 1849 Carroll Co., VA [8]

22 Dec 1849, Luke Worrell and Mildred Dalton, daughter of William Dalton, Sr. who consents. Reuben Fry, surety. Amos Worrell, Sr. consents. Married 25 Dec 1849 by Rev. William Thompson, Sr.

Children

	1. Mary "Polly" Worrell, b. 13 Oct 1850, Carroll Co., VA d. 16 May 1941, Crab Orchard, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 90 years)
	2. James B. Worrell, b. Aug 1852, Carroll Co., VA d. 1927, Mercer Co., WV (Age 74 years)
	3. John Anderson Worrell, b. 11 Jul 1854, Carroll Co., VA d. 24 Jun 1930, Keystone, Pawnee Co., OK (Age 75 years)
	4. Susan Jane Worrell, b. 13 Oct 1855, Carroll Co., VA d. 13 Dec 1906, Summers Co., WV (Age 51 years)
	5. Wilburn William Worrell, b. 5 Feb 1859, Carroll Co., VA d. 1 Jul 1932, Hinton, Summers Co., WV (Age 73 years)
	6. Eleanor "Nellie" Worrell, b. 1863, Carroll Co., VA d. 24 Sep 1929, Pinoak, Mercer Co., WV (Age 66 years)
	7. Joseph Worrell, b. 1865, Carroll Co., VA d. Aft 1880 (Age 16 years)
	8. Margaret Jane Worrell, b. Jan 1866, Carroll Co., VA d. 30 May 1922, Trap Hill, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 56 years)
	9. Nancy Worrell, b. Aug 1869, Mercer Co., WV d. Aft 1900 (Age 31 years)
	10. Henry C. Worrell, b. 1873, Mercer Co., WV d. Aft 1920 (Age 48 years)

Family ID F10072 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 30 Jan 2026

Notes

Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers

Name: Luke Worrell
Enlistment Date: 16 April 1862
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Virginia
Unit Numbers: 815 815
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 16 April 1862 at the age of 35
Enlisted in Company G, 54th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 16 April 1862.
Received a disability discharge Company G, 54th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 18 November 1863

Civil War Service Record (src: ancestry.com)

Enlisted as a Private on 16 April 1862 at the age of 35.
Enlisted in Company G, 54th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 16 April 1862.
Received a disability discharge Company G, 54th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 18 November 1863 [most likely wounded at Chicamagua].

Sources

[S1864] West Virginia, Mercer County, FCR: Mercer Co., WV 1870, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), M593, roll 1694, Rock, p. 579B, dwelling 163, family 163, Luke Worrell, accessed 31 Oct 2025 (Reliability: 3).
[S2500] Virginia, Carroll County, FCR: Carroll Co., VA 1860, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), M653, roll 1339, Dugspur, p. 835, dwelling 451, family 455, Luke Worrell, accessed 31 Oct 2025 (Reliability: 3).
[S2505] Civil War Service Records, Confederate, Virginia, 1861-1865, (Fold3. http://www.fold3.com), Luke Worrell, Carroll County Virginia Militia, "US, Civil War Service Records (CMSR) - Confederate - Virginia, 1861-1865," Fold3 (http://www.fold3.com : accessed 3 Nov 2025) (Reliability: 3).
https://www.fold3.com/file/13659629
[S2505] Civil War Service Records, Confederate, Virginia, 1861-1865, (Fold3. http://www.fold3.com), Luke Worrell, Pvt., Co. G, 54 Virginia Infantry, "US, Civil War Service Records (CMSR) - Confederate - Virginia, 1861-1865," Fold3 (http://www.fold3.com : accessed 3 Nov 2025) (Reliability: 3).
https://www.fold3.com/file/14256110
[S1561] West Virginia, Mercer County, FCR: Mercer Co., WV 1880, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 1999), T9, roll 1408, Rock, enumeration district (ED) 84, p. 61A, dwelling 1, family 1, Luke Worrel, accessed 31 Oct 2025 (Reliability: 3).
[S1697] West Virginia. Summers County. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Summers Co., WV Death Register, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ :2010.), Book 1, 1894, 6, line 73, Luke Worrell, accessed 31 Oct 2025. (Reliability: 3).
[S46] Alderman, John Perry, Carroll/Grayson Marriages, (Name: 1987, Alderman Books;).
[S2501] William Albert Porter M.D. and Mrs. Virginia McMillian Porter, Unindexed Marriage Records of Carroll County, Virginia, (N.p.: n.p., 1970.), 43. (Reliability: 3).