Sources
Jonathan M. Otey and Lucy W. Norvell Family Bible
1860 US Census, Western Dist., Campbell County, Virginia, 86.
Tombstone in Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia.
Note
Captain Van R. Otey was Provost Marshall of Lynchburg, Virginia when he died 13 Sep 1864. He served during the Civil War as Captain of the Public Guard for the City of Lynchburg, Virginia.
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