Elbert Franklin Virts b. 2 Jun 1888 Loudoun County, Virginia d. 3 Oct 1977 Leesburg, Virginia: Verts Virts Werts Wirts Hackley Leigh Lind Lynn Mann Families Genealogy

1888 - 1977 (89 years)

Name	Elbert Franklin Virts
Born	2 Jun 1888	Loudoun County, Virginia [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Died	3 Oct 1977	Leesburg, Virginia [2]
Buried	Mount Olivet United Methodist Church Cemetery, Lovettsville, Virginia [2]
Person ID	I24	Virts
Last Modified	5 Feb 2019

Father	James Marion Virts, b. 14 Dec 1848, Loudoun County, Virginia , d. 28 Oct 1933, Lovettsville, Virginia (Age 84 years)
Mother	Mary Elisabeth Leigh, b. 1849, Loudoun County, Virginia , d. 18 Mar 1926, Lovettsville, Virginia (Age 77 years)
Married	10 Mar 1873	Harpers Ferry, West Virginia [3]
Family ID	F8	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Myrtle Viola Riley, b. 24 Mar 1896, Loudoun County, Virginia , d. 7 Apr 1954, Leesburg, Virginia (Age 58 years)

Married 21 Dec 1910 Brunswick, Maryland [4]

Children

	1. Irene Rose Virts, b. 14 Apr 1914, Lovettsville, Virginia , d. 14 Mar 1988, Leesburg, Virginia (Age 73 years)
	2. Robert Leslie Virts, b. 7 Jan 1916, Lovettsville, Virginia , d. 5 Mar 1974, Leesburg, Virginia (Age 58 years)
	3. Ernest Franklin Virts, b. 16 Aug 1919, Lovettsville, Virginia , d. 2 Dec 1984, Leesburg, Virginia (Age 65 years)
	4. Leroy Thomas Virts, b. 2 Nov 1921, Lovettsville, Virginia , d. 13 Aug 1981, Charles Town, West Virginia (Age 59 years)
	5. Catherine Josephine Virts, b. 12 Jan 1924, Lovettsville, Virginia , d. 20 Jul 2009, Leesburg, Virginia (Age 85 years)
	6. Charles Clifford Virts, b. 29 Apr 1928, Lovettsville, Virginia , d. 28 Feb 2013, Washington, District of Columbia (Age 84 years)

Last Modified 7 Oct 2012

Family ID F16 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Photos		Elbert Franklin Virts, Myrtle Viola Riley, Catherine Josephine Virts, Charles Clifford Virts and Irene Rose Virts Coffman left to right: 1st row - Catherine Josephine Virts, Irene Rose Virts, 2nd row - Elbert Franklin Virts, Myrtle Viola Riley Virts, 3rd row - Charles Clifford Virts Elbert Franklin Virts was born June 2, 1888 in Loudoun County Virginia to James Marion and Mary Elisabeth Leigh Virts. He married Myrtle Viola Riley on December 21, 1910. She was born March 2, 1896 in Loudoun County Virginia and died April 7, 1954 in Lovettsville, Virginia. Both are buried in Mt. Olivet Methodist Church Cemetery in Lovettsville Virginia. Their children from above picture: Charles Clifford Virts, Irene Rose Virts, was born April 14, 1914 in Lovettsville, Virginia and died March 14, 1988 in Leesburg, Virginia. She married Monroe E. Coffman was born October 26, 1910 in Lovettsville, Virginia and died January 23, 1996 in Leesburg, Virginia. Both are buried in Mt. Olivet Methodist Church Cemetery in Lovettsville Virginia. Catherine Josephine Virts was born January 12, 1924 in Lovettsville, Virginia and died July 20, 2009 in Leesburg, Virginia. She is buried in Mt. Olivet Methodist Church Cemetery in Lovettsville Virginia
Photos		James Marion Virts, Newton Brown, Elbert Franklin Virts, Walter Strother, Raymond Eugene Virts, Russell James Virts and Howard William Gosnell, Sr. left to right: James Marion Virts, Newton Brown, Elbert Franklin Virts, Walter Strother, Raymond Eugene Virts, Russell James Virts and Howard William Gosnell, Sr.

Headstones

Elbert Franklin Virts (1888-1977) and Myrtle Viola Riley (1896-1954) Headstone

Albums		James Marion Virts and Mary Elisabeth Leigh (16)
Albums		Elbert Franklin Virts and Myrtle Viola Riley (5)

Notes

Frederick Post, October 4, 1977

Mr. Elbert Franklin Virts, 89 of Lovettsville, Va., husband of the late Myrtle Riley Virts, died Monday, Oct. 3 at the Loudoun Memorial Hospital, Leesburg, Va. He was the son of the late Marion and Mary Elizabeth Leigh Virts. He was a member of St. James United Church of Christ in Lovettsville, Va. He is survived by two daughters; Miss Catherine Virts, at home and Mrs. Irene Coffman, Leesburg, Va.; three sons, Ernest Virts, Paeonian Springs, Va., Leroy Virts, Frederick and Clifford Virts, Brunswick. Interment will be in Mt. Olivet Methodist Cemetery in Lovettsville.

Notes:

Nicknamed "Snowball" for his head of white hair, lived on the Long Lane, Lovettsville, Virginia until 1969 when he had public sale and moved to the town of Lovettsville. He lived with his daughter Catherine, who was blinded from insecticide spray at the Loudoun Orchard, until his death. He worked on farms and did various carpentry work. Elbert's home place owned by Mr. Buckley at the time, burned down in the late 1970's.

Sources

[S690] James Marion Virts Family Bible.
[S8773] Virginia Death Certificate No. 77 030612.
[S1553] West Virginia, Marriages 1853-1970.
[S269] Frederick County Maryland Marriage Records.