Emma Virginia Virts b. 25 May 1875 Frederick County, Maryland d. 18 Sep 1969 Frederick, Maryland: Verts Virts Werts Wirts Hackley Leigh Lind Lynn Mann Families Genealogy

1875 - 1969 (94 years)

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Name	Emma Virginia Virts [1]
Born	25 May 1875	Frederick County, Maryland
Gender	Female
Died	18 Sep 1969	Frederick, Maryland [2]
Buried	Saint Marys Cemetery, Petersville, Maryland
Person ID	I2651	Virts
Last Modified	13 Jan 2021

Father	James Virts, b. 1846, Pennsylvania , d. Bef 1900 (Age 53 years)
Mother	Elizabeth Virginia Barger, b. Oct 1839, Maryland , d. 22 Nov 1901, Frederick County, Maryland (Age ~ 62 years)
Family ID	F1338	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family William Burns Donovan, b. 1871, d. 26 Jan 1956, Brunswick, Maryland (Age 85 years)

Married 18 Feb 1901 Frederick County, Maryland [3]

Children

	1. Magaret E. Donovan, b. 1 Nov 1901, Brunswick, Maryland , d. 10 May 1997, Braddock Heights, Maryland (Age 95 years)
	2. Eva Virginia Donovan, b. 1 Jan 1903, Frederick County, Maryland , d. 28 Feb 1993, Frederick, Maryland (Age 90 years)
	3. W. Leon Donovan, b. 30 May 1905, d. 2 Nov 1967 (Age 62 years)
	4. James A. Donovan, b. 27 Jul 1907, d. 21 Apr 1987 (Age 79 years)
	5. Catherine J. Donovan, b. 26 Sep 1909, d. 27 Apr 1987 (Age 77 years)
	6. Charlotte L. Donovan, b. 11 Oct 1911, d. 11 Aug 1990 (Age 78 years)
	7. Doris Theresa Donovan, b. 30 Aug 1913, d. 27 Jul 1998 (Age 84 years)
	8. Leonard Burke Donovan, b. 12 Jul 1915, d. 2 Jan 1991, Frederick, Maryland (Age 75 years)
	9. Woodrow W. Donovan, b. 1917, d. 1919 (Age 2 years)
	10. Norma V. Donovan, b. 15 May 1919, Brunswick, Maryland , d. 23 Feb 1974, Oxon Hill, Maryland (Age 54 years)
	11. Patricia Lee Donovan, b. 26 Jul 1922, Brunswick, Maryland , d. 6 Apr 2020, Frederick, Maryland (Age 97 years)

Last Modified 7 Oct 2012

Family ID F1355 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

News, Frederick, MD, September 19, 1969

Mrs. Emma Virginia Donovan, widow of William Burns Dononvan, of East D Street, Brunswick, died Thursday at 7 a.m. at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Clifton H. Freed, Carrollton Drive, Frederick, following an illness of several months duration. She was born in Knoxville, a daughter of the late James and Catherine Barger Virts. She was 94 years of age. Surviving besides her daughter with whom she resided, are the following children, Mrs. Margaret Phillips, of Brunswick and Leonard Donovan, Brunswick; Mrs. Caroline Dallas, Knoxville; Mrs. Patricia Rowan, Falls Church, Va.; Mrs. Virginia Bennett, Arlington, Va.; Louise Rorabaugh, E. Riverdale; James Donovan, Oxon Hill; Mrs. Norma McGuire, Washington, D.C. and Mrs. Catherine Wagner, Hanover, N.M. Six grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews also survive. Mrs. Donovan was well known and highly respected citizen of Brunswick. She was a member of St. Francis Roman Catholic Church of Brunswick. Friends may call at the Robert E. Dailey and Son Funeral Home, 1201 N. Market St., on Saturday and Sunday form 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Requiem Mass will be offered at St. Francis Catholic Church, Brunswick, Monday at 10 .m. by the Rev. Stephen D. Melycher, pastor of St. Francis Catholic Church. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Petersville.