Mary Elisabeth Leigh

1849 - 1926

• Born	1849	Loudoun County, Virginia   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	18 Mar 1926	Lovettsville, Virginia   [1, 2]
  Buried	Mount Olivet United Methodist Church Cemetery, Lovettsville, Virginia   [1]
  Person ID	I11	Virts
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	Joseph Edward Leigh,   b. 3 May 1822, Loudoun County, Virginia ,   d. Aft 1900, Loudoun County, Virginia
  Mother	Susan Wolf,   b. 1826, Virginia ,   d. Bef 1900, Loudoun County, Virginia
  Married	14 Oct 1844	Loudoun County, Virginia
  Family ID	F822	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	James Marion Virts,   b. 14 Dec 1848, Loudoun County, Virginia ,   d. 28 Oct 1933, Lovettsville, Virginia
  Married	10 Mar 1873	Harpers Ferry, West Virginia   [3]
  Children	1. Amelia Ellen Virts,   b. 3 Jan 1874, Loudoun County, Virginia ,   d. 26 Apr 1921, Frederick County, Maryland   2. Charles Craven Virts,   b. 7 Apr 1875, Loudoun County, Virginia ,   d. 10 Jul 1950, Purcellville, Virginia   3. Oscar Franklin Virts,   b. 9 Apr 1877, Loudoun County, Virginia ,   d. 3 Feb 1967, Lovettsville, Virginia   4. Wilbert Franklin Virts,   b. 9 Jun 1878, Loudoun County, Virginia ,   d. 26 Jun 1878, Neersville, Virginia   5. George William Virts,   b. 15 Dec 1880, Loudoun County, Virginia ,   d. 3 Feb 1881, Neersville, Virginia   6. Della Bessie Virts,   b. 8 Aug 1882, Lovettsville, Virginia ,   d. 22 Sep 1939, Lovettsville, Virginia   7. Rosa May Virts,   b. 18 Apr 1884, Hillsboro, Virginia ,   d. 26 Dec 1958, Lovettsville, Virginia   8. Sarah Catharine (Kate) Virts,   b. 8 Aug 1887, Loudoun County, Virginia ,   d. 23 Oct 1918, Lovettsville, Virginia   9. Elbert Franklin Virts,   b. 2 Jun 1888, Loudoun County, Virginia ,   d. 3 Oct 1977, Leesburg, Virginia   10. Thomas William Virts,   b. 16 Jun 1893, Lovettsville, Virginia ,   d. 28 Aug 1947, Roanoke, Virginia   11. Margaret Elizabeth Virts,   b. 12 Jul 1894, Lovettsville, Virginia ,   d. 9 Apr 1944, Loudoun Heights, Virginia
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2016
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		James Marion Virts and Mary Elisabeth Leigh James was born December 14, 1848 in Loudoun County Virginia to Eliza Ann Virts, and died October 28, 1933 in Lovettsville. Mary was born in 1849 and died March 18, 1926 in Lovettsville. She was the daughter of Joseph Edward and Susannah Wolf Leigh. Both are buried in the Cemetery at Mt. Olivet Methodist Church in Lovettsville. Photo Courtesy of Raymond E. Virts Family
  		Home of James Marion Virts (1848-1933) and Mary Elisabeth Leigh Virts (1849-1926), Long Lane, Lovettsville, Virginia Photo courtesy of Gary Virts
  		Home of Oscar Franklin Virts (1877-1967) and Mary Catherine Mann (1877-1942, Long Lane, Lovettsville, Virginia Oscars father and mother, James Marion Virts and Mary Elisabeth Leigh Virts lived here in there later years in this house until their deaths. This was also the home of Oscar Franklin Virts son, Raymond Eugene Virts (1910-1989) and his wife Mary Marie Hackley, and Raymond brother Theodore Roosevelt Virts (1904-1996). Raymonds wife Mary was the last to live here and left the home in December 2000. Photo courtesy of Gary Virts

  
  

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  James Marion Virts and Mary Elisabeth Leigh (16)

  
  

• Notes

  Loudoun Times Mirror, March 25, 1926 Mrs. Mary E. Virts, wife of J. M. Virts died at her home near Lovettsville, Va., Thursday night, Mach 18, of dropsy and heart trouble, age 77 years. Interment was in Mt. Olivet Methodist Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1810] Virginia Death Certificate No. 1926006959. [S690] James Marion Virts Family Bible. [S1553] West Virginia, Marriages 1853-1970.