John V. Croxton married Frances R. Quarles on 21 May 1861 in Essex County, Virginia. He was 27 and widowed. She was 18 and single. Both were born in Essex County and lived there. He was a farmer. The parents were John Croxton and Eunice McTyre, and James Quarles and Louisa Covington. [Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Register Book 1, page 11]