 1844 - 1940 (95 years)
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| Name |
Charles William Fenton Virts |
| Born |
31 Dec 1844 |
Loudoun County, Virginia  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
14 Jan 1940 |
Waterford, Virginia [1] |
| Buried |
Waterford Union of Churches Cemetery, Waterford, Virginia [1] |
| Person ID |
I360 |
Virts |
| Last Modified |
3 Sep 2020 |
| Father |
Henry William Virts, b. 30 Jul 1817, Lovettsville, Virginia , d. 18 Jun 1882, Waterford, Virginia (Age 64 years) |
| Mother |
Lydia Ann Warner, b. 11 Oct 1822, Loudoun County, Virginia , d. 18 Jul 1919, Waterford, Virginia (Age 96 years) |
| Married |
24 Jul 1843 |
Frederick County, Maryland [2] |
| Family ID |
F85 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Virginia Tacy Myers, b. 22 Jul 1847, Loudoun County, Virginia , d. 31 May 1908, Waterford, Virginia (Age 60 years) |
| Married |
18 Sep 1867 |
Loudoun County, Virginia |
| Children |
| | 1. Annie Virginia Virts, b. 2 Jan 1867, Waterford, Virginia , d. 8 Oct 1871, Waterford, Virginia (Age 4 years) |
| | 2. Orra Bell Virts, b. 1 Jan 1869, Waterford, Virginia , d. 12 Oct 1871, Waterford, Virginia (Age 2 years) |
| | 3. Charles Cortney Virts, b. 19 Aug 1871, Waterford, Virginia , d. 23 Feb 1885, Waterford, Virginia (Age 13 years) |
| | 4. Ernest E. Virts, b. 3 Dec 1873, Loudoun County, Virginia , d. 10 Dec 1873, Hamilton, Virginia (Age 0 years) |
| | 5. Oscar C. Virts, b. 7 Aug 1877, Loudoun County, Virginia , d. 8 Mar 1941, Cumberland, Maryland (Age 63 years) |
| | 6. Carrie Lee Virts, b. 15 Jun 1885, Waterford, Virginia , d. 22 Dec 1965, Purcellville, Virginia (Age 80 years) |
| | 7. Mary E. Virts, b. 1895, d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Last Modified |
7 Oct 2012 |
| Family ID |
F212 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Photos |
 | Charles William Fenton Virts
Charles William Fenton Virts was born December 31, 1844 in Loudoun County, Virginia to Henry William and Lydia Ann Warner Virts. He died on January 14, 1940 in Waterford, Virginia. He married Virginia Tracy Myers on September 18, 1867. She was born July 22, 1847 in Loudoun County and died May 31, 1908 in Waterford. Both are buried in the Union Cemetery in Waterford. |
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| Notes |
- Obituary:
Source Unknown. Charles W. Virts, 95, last of the Loudoun Rangers in
the county died at his home at Waterford. He is survived by two children, Mrs. Carrier Furr at home and Oscar Virts of Cumberland, Md., two grandchildren, Mary Frances Furr and John Henry Furr. Interment was in the Union Cemetery.
Civil War Notes:
Charles was the son of, Henry and Lydia Ann Warner Virts. He was 5 feet 9 inches in height with a fair complexion, gray eyes and light colored hair. He enlisted at the age of 19 on February 29, 1864 at Point of Rocks, Maryland into Company A, Loudoun County Independent Rangers, Virginia by Captain J. C. Means for a 3 year enlistment.
He was mustered out on May 31, 1865 at Bolivair, Virginia. He had a clothing account due to him for $13.96 and was shown as having a $100.00, bounty due.
He is buried in the Waterford Union Cemetery and has a Civil War headstone, Case Number 41565, May 1, 1940.
The following information appears on his Muster Rolls:
1.?tab?Company.- Mar/Apr 1864 - Present
2.?tab?Company - May/Jun 1864 - Present
3.?tab?Company - Jul/Aug 1864 - Present
4.?tab?Company - Sep/Oct 1864 - Present
5.?tab?Company - Nov/Dec 1864 - Present
6.?tab?Company - Jan/Feb 1865 - Present
7.?tab?Company - Mar/Apr 1865 - Present
The following information appears on his Returns:
1.?tab?March 1865, Absent - Detailed by order, General Stevenson for duty in Harpers Ferry, ?tab?Virginia.
2.?tab?April 1865 Absent - By order on duty with Capt. Andrews, Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
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| Sources |
- [S8751] Virginia Death Certificate No. 1942.
- [S1563] Maryland Marriages 1666-1970.
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