Jane Priscilla Virts

Female 1844 - 1930  (85 years)


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  • Name Jane Priscilla Virts 
    Born 21 Oct 1844  Loudoun County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 10 May 1930  Charles Town, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Ebenezer United Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, Neersville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I211  Virts
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2021 

    Father Michael Virts,   b. 22 Jul 1797, Loudoun County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1851, Lovettsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Mother Sarah Elizabeth Shoemaker,   b. 19 Jun 1816, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1857, Loudoun County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Married 7 May 1836  Frederick, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Family ID F34  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John William Demory,   b. 25 Oct 1835, Loudoun County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 1919, Lovettsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 28 Jan 1860  Loudoun County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Children 
     1. George Theodore Balthies Demory,   b. 21 May 1861, Loudoun County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1931, Leetown, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     2. Daniel Peter Demory,   b. 10 Jun 1864, Loudoun County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1940, Shepherdstown, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     3. Luther Link Demory,   b. 30 Aug 1866, Loudoun County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1944, Fairfax, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     4. Henry Edwin Demory,   b. 30 Nov 1867, Loudoun County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1944, Gaithersburg, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     5. Decora Dale Demory,   b. 16 Dec 1869, Loudoun County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1945, Loudoun County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     6. Walter Milton Demory,   b. 18 Apr 1872, Loudoun County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1938, Kearneysville, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     7. Margaret Elizabeth Demory,   b. 10 Jun 1873, Loudoun County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1873, Loudoun County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     8. Almacia Violette Demory,   b. 13 Aug 1875, Jefferson County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1966, Braddock Heights, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     9. Elbert Howard Victor Demory,   b. 16 Oct 1879, Neersville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1880, Loudoun County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     10. Wilmer Wesley Demory,   b. 21 Feb 1883, Loudoun County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1964, Lovettsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     11. Annie Bell Catherine Demory,   b. 7 Feb 1885, Loudoun County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1969, Frederick, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2021 
    Family ID F135  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Jane Priscilla Virts and John William Demory 1910 Family Reunion
    Jane Priscilla Virts and John William Demory 1910 Family Reunion
    Jane was born October 21, 1844 in Loudoun County, Virginia to Michael and Sarah Elizabeth Shoemaker Virts. She died May 10, 1930 in Charles Town, West Virginia. She married John William Demory on January 31, 1860. He was born October 25, 1835 in Loudoun County and died July 9, 1919. Both are buried at Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery in Loudoun Heights, Virginia.

    Children identified in the above picture:

    Daniel Peter Demory was born Jun 10, 1864 in Loudoun County Virginia. He married Elizabeth Isabell Shell in 1886. She was born October 10, 1860 and died June 5, 1928. Both are buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

    Luther Link Demory was born August 30, 1886 In Loudoun County Virginia and died May 5, 1944. He married Nellie Coffinbarger in 1887. She was born February 25, 1866 and died November 1892.

    Henry Edwin Demory was born November 30, 1867 in Loudoun County Virginia and died October 28, 1944 in Gaithersburg, Maryland. He married Nona Bell Stine on October 24, 1907. She was born July 25, 1880 and died June 21, 1963 in Bethesda, Maryland. Both are buried in the Union Cemetery in Lovettsville Virginia.

    Decora Dale Demory was born December 16, 1869 in Loudoun County Virginia and died May 23, 1945 in Loudoun County. She married Harvey Tilman Colbert on November 25, 1893. He was born August 15, 1869 in Loudoun County and died December 18, 1945. Both are buried in Goose Creek Burying Grounds, Lincoln, Virginia.

    Walter Milton Demory was born April 18, 1872 in Loudoun County Virginia and died March 17, 1938 in Kearneysville, West Virginia. He married Irene Roberta Mohler in 1898. She was born February 14, 1891 in Jefferson County West Virginia and died April 1969 in West Virginia. Both are buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

    Almacia Violette Deomory was born August 13, 1875 in Jefferson County West Virginia and died August 4, 1966 in Braddock Heights, Maryland. She married William Franklin Sheppard on April 25, 1895. He was born July 7, 1869 and died September 5, 1955 in Brunswick, Maryland. Both are buried in the Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery in Neersville, Virginia.

    Wilmer Wesley Demory was born February 21, 1883 in Loudoun County Virginia and died January 4, 1964 in Lovettsville, Virginia. He married Eslie Willard Spring on December 23, 1903. She was born January 11, 1888 and died April 23, 1967 in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Both are buried in the Union Cemetery in Lovettsville, Virginia.

    Annie Bell Catherine Demory was born February 7, 1885 in Loudoun County Virginia and died February 15, 1969 in Frederick, Maryland. She married Harry Benjamin Funk on June 1, 1904. He was born June 21, 1872 in Loudoun County Virginia and died February 26, 1930 in Brunswick, Maryland. Both are buried in Mt.Olivet Cemetery in Frederick, Maryland.

    Photo courtesy of Rich Demory
    Jane Priscilla Virts and John William Demory
    Jane Priscilla Virts and John William Demory
    Jane was born October 21, 1844 in Loudoun County, Virginia to Michael and Sarah Elizabeth Shoemaker Virts. She died May 10, 1930 in Charles Town, West Virginia. She married John William Demory on January 31, 1860. He was born October 25, 1835 in Loudoun County and died July 9, 1919. Both are buried at Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery in Loudoun Heights, Virginia.

  • Notes 
    • The Frederick Post, May 12, 1930

      Mrs. Jane P. Demory, wife of the late John W. Demory near Harpers Ferry, died in the Charles Town, W. Va. hospital, Saturday morning at 9 o'clcock, 86 years of age. She is survived by the following sons and daughters, Mrs. W. B. Shepherd, Atlanta, Ga.; Luther Demory, Fairfax, Va.; William Demory, Taylorstown, Va.; Henry Demory, Gaithersburg; Mrs. Decora Colbert, near Harpers Ferry; Mrs. H. B. Funk, Brunswick; Daniel and Walter Demory, Sheperdstown, W. Va., and George Demory, Charles Town, W. Va. Funeral this afternoon at 2 o'clock, with services in Ebenezer M. E. Church, near Harpers Ferry, conducted by Rev. Elliott. Interment in cemetery adjoining J. S. Dailey, funeral director.

  • Sources 
    1. [S856] Michael Virts' family bible.

    2. [S104] The Frederick Post, Frederick, Maryland, May 12, 1930, obituary.

    3. [S1563] Maryland Marriages 1666-1970.

    4. [S572] Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940.


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