Son of Maj. General Benjamin W.S. Cabell and Sarah Epes Cabell
Husband of Mary Angela Cabell
Father of Maj. General Derosey C. Cabell, Sr.; Powhaton Joseph Cabell and Benjamin W. S. Cabell
Brother of Gen. William Lewis Cabell (CSA) ("Old Tige"); Dr. Powhatan Bolling Cabell; Joseph Cabell (CSA); Benjamin Cabell (CSA) and John Roy Cabell