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| Name | Life Dates | Volume and Page Numbers | Residence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byrd, David Wellington | 1 November 1868-6 July 1945 | Volume 2, pages 452-454 | Norfolk City |
| Byrd, Harry Flood | 10 June 1887-20 October 1966 | Volume 2, pages 454-457 | Winchester City |
| Byrd, Mary Willing | 10 September 1740-March 1814 | Volume 2, pages 457-459 | Charles City County |
| Byrd, Richard Evelyn | 29 December 1801-1 January 1872 | Volume 2, pages 459-460 | Winchester City |
| Byrd, Richard Evelyn | 13 August 1860-23 October 1925 | Volume 2, pages 460-461 | Winchester City |
| Byrd, Richard Evelyn | 25 October 1888-11 March 1957 | Volume 2, pages 461-463 | Winchester City |
| Byrd, William | 28 March 1674-26 August 1744 | Volume 2, pages 466-470 | Charles City County |
| Byrd, William | 6 September 1728-1 or 2 January 1777 | Volume 2, pages 470-472 | Charles City County |
| Byrd, William | ca. 1652-4 December 1704 | Volume 2, pages 463-466 | Henrico County, Charles City County |
| Byrne, Benjamin Wilson | 16 May 1820-12 September 1903 | Volume 2, pages 472-474 | Braxton County |
| Cabaniss, Sarah "Sadie" Heath | 9 October 1865-11 July 1921 | Volume 2, pages 475-476 | Richmond City |
| Cabell, Benjamin William Sheridan | 10 May 1793-19 April 1862 | Volume 2, pages 476-478 | Pittsylvania County |
| Cabell, Frederick Mortimer | 15 December 1802-2 March 1873 | Volume 2, pages 478 | Nelson County |
| Cabell, George Craighead | 25 January 1836-23 June 1906 | Volume 2, pages 478-479 | Danville City |
| Cabell, Henry Coalter | 14 February 1820-31 January 1889 | Volume 2, pages 480-481 | Richmond City |
| Cabell, Henry Landon | 3 November 1858-20 June 1936 | Volume 2, pages 481-482 | Richmond City |
| Cabell, James Branch | 14 April 1879-5 May 1958 | Volume 2, pages 482-484 | Richmond City |
| Cabell, James Lawrence | 26 August 1813-13 August 1889 | Volume 2, pages 484-486 | Charlottesville City |
| Cabell, John | d. by 12 June 1815 | Volume 2, pages 486-487 | Buckingham County |
| Cabell, Joseph | 19 September 1732-1 March 1798 | Volume 2, pages 487-488 | Amherst County |
| Cabell, Joseph Carrington | 28 December 1778-5 February 1856 | Volume 2, pages 488-490 | Nelson County |
| Cabell, Mary Virginia Ellet | 24 January 1839-4 July 1930 | Volume 2, pages 490-491 | Nelson County |
| Cabell, Nathaniel Francis | 23 July 1807-1 September 1891 | Volume 2, pages 491-492 | Nelson County |
| Cabell, Royal Eubank | 12 March 1878-8 September 1950 | Volume 2, pages 492-494 | Richmond City |
| Cabell, Samuel Jordan | 15 December 1756-4 August 1818 | Volume 2, pages 494-495 | Amherst County |
| Cabell, William | 9 March 1700-12 April 1774 | Volume 2, pages 495-497 | Amherst County |
| Cabell, William | 13 March 1730-23 March 1798 | Volume 2, pages 497-499 | Amherst County |
| Cabell, William H. | 16 December 1772-12 January 1853 | Volume 2, pages 499-501 | Richmond City, Amherst County |
| Cabell, William Lewis | 1 January 1827-22 February 1911 | Volume 2, pages 501-502 | Danville City |
| Calcott, Mary Alexander Whitworth | 10 May 1871-21 July 1960 | Volume 2, pages 502-503 | Norfolk City |
| Caldwell, Alexander | ca. 1774-ca. 1 April 1839 | Volume 2, pages 503-504 | Wheeling City |
| Caldwell, Alfred | 4 June 1817-3 May 1868 | Volume 2, pages 504-505 | Wheeling City |
| Caldwell, Nancy Melvina "Vinnie" | 4 August 1868-11 February 1956 | Volume 2, pages 505-506 | Carroll County |
| Caldwell, Willie Brown Walker | 29 November 1860-21 March 1946 | Volume 2, pages 506-507 | Roanoke City |
| Calfee, Ernest William | 23 November 1886-27 October 1942 | Volume 2, pages 507-509 | Pulaski County |
| Calisch, Edith Elliott Lindeman | 21 March 1898-22 December 1984 | Volume 2, pages 509-510 | Richmond City |
| Calisch, Edward Nathan | 23 June 1865-7 January 1946 | Volume 2, pages 510-513 | Richmond City |
| Call, Daniel | 5 May 1765-20 May 1840 | Volume 2, pages 513-515 | Richmond City |
| Call, Norman | 29 March 1880-25 May 1959 | Volume 2, pages 515-516 | Richmond City |
| Callahan, Charles Hilliard | 22 August 1858-31 July 1944 | Volume 2, pages 516-517 | Alexandria City |
| Callaway, James | 25 December 1735-1 November 1809 | Volume 2, pages 517-518 | Bedford County |
| Callaway, Richard | ca. 1717-ca. 8 March 1780 | Volume 2, pages 519-520 | Bedford County, Kentucky County |
| Callender, James Thomson | 1757 or 1758-17 July 1803 | Volume 2, pages 520-522 | Richmond City |
| Callis, William Overton | 23 March 1757-30 March 1814 | Volume 2, pages 522-523 | Louisa County |
| Calrow, Charles James | 21 September 1877-27 November 1938 | Volume 2, pages 523-524 | Norfolk City |
| Calthorpe, Christopher | bap. 22 April 1605-by 23 April 1662 | Volume 2, pages 524-525 | York County |
| Calvert, Cornelius | 13 March 1724-5 November 1804 | Volume 2, pages 525-526 | Norfolk City |
| Calvert, John Strother | 30 November 1806-10 May 1870 | Volume 2, pages 526-528 | Shenandoah County |
| Calwell, James | ca. 1773-8 April 1851 | Volume 2, pages 528-529 | Greenbrier County |
| Camden, Gideon Draper | 31 August 1805-22 April 1891 | Volume 2, pages 529-531 | Harrison County |