Mary Elisabeth Leigh

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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
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» Slide ShowJames 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 VirtsHome 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
Albums James Marion Virts and Mary Elisabeth Leigh (16)
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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.
- Loudoun Times Mirror, March 25, 1926
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