Charles Chester Virts

Male 1870 - 1918  (48 years)


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  • Name Charles Chester Virts 
    Born 1870  Loudoun County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 Mar 1918  Newburg, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Damon Cemetery, Newburg, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4503  Virts
    Last Modified 24 Mar 2021 

    Father James Madison Wix Virts,   b. 9 Feb 1840, Loudoun County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1927, Grafton, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Lydia Catharine Reed,   b. 28 Oct 1844, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1915, Keyser, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 8 Oct 1863  Evangelical Lutheran Church, Middletown, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F405  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ida Catherine Constable,   b. 13 Mar 1873, Saint George, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1962, Keyser, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1892  Terra Alta, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Virts,   b. 21 Jul 1893, Keyser, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Daisy Catherine Virts,   b. 27 Jun 1894, Cumberland, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1971, Mineral County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     3. Virts,   b. 18 Feb 1896, Keyser, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1897, Cumberland, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     4. Frank Samuel Guy Virts,   b. 31 Mar 1898, Cumberland, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1967, Kingwood, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     5. Verna Ellen Virts,   b. Sep 1900, Cumberland, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1947  (Age ~ 46 years)
     6. James Ray Virts,   b. 3 Apr 1905, Newburg, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1943, Rowlesburg, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     7. Jessie Frances Virts,   b. 21 May 1908, Newburg, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1979, Rowlesburg, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     8. Nellie Edna Virts,   b. 19 May 1911, Newburg, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1977, Winchester, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2017 
    Family ID F2057  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Charles Chester Virts and Ida Catherine Constable
    Charles Chester Virts and Ida Catherine Constable
    Charles was born in 1870 to James Madison Wix and Lydia Catherine Reed Virts. He died March 15, 1918 in West Virginia. He married Ida Catherine Constable on December 25, 1892. She was born March 13, 1873 in St. George, West Virginia and died November 28, 1962 in Keyser, West Virginia. Both are buried in Damon Cemetery, Newburg, West Virginia.

  • Notes 
    • Mountain Echo, March 16, 1918

      C.C. Virts, of Newburg, a well know Cumberland division engineer, who was operated upon at the city hospital Thursday for an inward goiter, was unable to withstand the severe operation and succumbed last Friday evening at 6:30 o'clock. The deceased gentleman leaves a wife and six children, two of whom are married and four at home. He was brother of Mrs. M.L. Matheny, of this city. The body was taken to Newburg for burial. Mr. Virts was highly respected citizen of Newburg and was a member of the town council and a prominent member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He was aged forty-eight years old. Mr. Virts formerly resided here. He leaves a wife and six children, his father, J.W. Virts, one brother Yardmaster W.H. Virts, of Keyser, and two sisters, Mrs. Wm. Martin, Keyser, and Mrs. W.J. Shanholtzer, Newport News.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1563] Maryland Marriages 1666-1970.

    2. [S11429] West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970.


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