William H. Virts b. 14 Feb 1855 Point of Rocks, Maryland d. 5 Mar 1938 Washington, District of Columbia: Verts Virts Werts Wirts Hackley Leigh Lind Lynn Mann Families Genealogy

1855 - 1938 (83 years)

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Name	William H. Virts
Born	14 Feb 1855	Point of Rocks, Maryland
Gender	Male
Died	5 Mar 1938	Washington, District of Columbia
Buried	Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, West Virginia
Person ID	I1711	Virts
Last Modified	22 Mar 2021

Father	Jacob Joseph Wirts, Jr., b. 1 Jan 1810, Lovettsville, Virginia , d. 2 Apr 1882, Frederick County, Maryland (Age 72 years)
Mother	Ann Rebecca Mossburg, b. 21 Feb 1828, Buckeystown, Maryland , d. 7 Apr 1901, Point of Rocks, Maryland (Age 73 years)
Married	12 Feb 1855	Evangelical Lutheran Church, Frederick, Maryland [1]
Family ID	F320	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Virginia E. Mossburg, b. 4 Jul 1863, Berkeley County, West Virginia , d. 13 Sep 1902 (Age 39 years)

Married 19 Apr 1883 Berkeley County, West Virginia [2]

Children

	1. Arthur Granville Virts, Sr., b. 26 Apr 1884, Silver Spring, Maryland , d. 30 Apr 1952, Frederick, Maryland (Age 68 years)
	2. Marjorie R. Virts, b. 13 Nov 1890, d. Jan 1977, Maryland (Age 86 years)

Last Modified 8 Mar 2016

Family ID F906 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2	Charlotte Elizabeth Shellman, b. 20 Dec 1862, d. 27 Nov 1930, Washington, District of Columbia (Age 67 years)
Married	11 Feb 1904	Point of Rocks, Maryland
Last Modified	7 Oct 2012
Family ID	F907	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Notes

Obituary:

Source Unknown. The body of William H. Virts, 83, Washington man, whose sudden death occurred in that city on Saturday, is being brought to Martinsburg for burial in Green Hill Cemetery, according to word received by Funeral Directors L. H. Weimer and Son, this city. He died at his home. The body will be brought to Martinsburg by the W. W. Chambers Company. Funeral Directors Weimer will meet the cortege at the edge of the city and escort them to the cemetery. Among the survivors are two children, Mrs. Marjorie Hargett and Arthur G. Virts, of Boyds, Md. His wife, who died in 1903, also is buried in Green Hill here, it was stated.

Sources
[S1563] Maryland Marriages 1666-1970.

[S1553] West Virginia, Marriages 1853-1970.