Joseph Lewis Virts

Male 1839 - 1911  (71 years)


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  • Name Joseph Lewis Virts 
    Born 29 Jun 1839  Lovettsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 17 Sep 1854  New Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lovettsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 12 Jan 1911  Lovettsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mount Olivet United Methodist Church Cemetery, Lovettsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I39  Virts
    Last Modified 22 Jul 2018 

    Father Adam Virts,   b. 28 Feb 1804, Lovettsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1847, Lovettsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Mother Susan Ann Lilly,   b. 1 Apr 1807, Lovettsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1889, Lovettsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 28 Nov 1826  Lovettsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F23  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Ann Long,   b. 19 Nov 1833, Loudoun County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1925, Lovettsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 8 Oct 1859  Lovettsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. William Wallace Virts,   b. 2 Jan 1860, Lovettsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Aug 1934, Lovettsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     2. Susan Alverda Virts,   b. 4 Aug 1861, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1930, Martinsburg, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     3. Rosa Althea Virts,   b. 23 Apr 1863, Loudoun County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1943, Lovettsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     4. John Richard Adam Virts,   b. 30 Nov 1865, Loudoun County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1941, Brunswick, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     5. Louis Joseph Virts,   b. 4 Jul 1869, Lovettsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1934, Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     6. George Washington Virts,   b. 16 Jun 1872, Loudoun County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1959, Lovettsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 7 Oct 2012 
    Family ID F28  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Joseph Lewis Virts and Sarah A. Long
    Joseph Lewis Virts and Sarah A. Long
    Joseph was born June 21, 1839 in Lovettsville, Virginia to Adam and Susan Ann Lilly Virts. He died January 21, 1911 in Lovettsville. He married Sarah A. Long on October 8, 1859. She was born January 18, 1832 in Loudoun County Virginia. She died April 7, 1925 in Lovettsville. Both are buried in Mt. Olivet Methodist Church Cemetery in Lovettsville Virginia.

    Headstones
    Joseph Lewis Virts (1839-1911) and Sarah A. Long Virts (1832-1925) Headstone
    Joseph Lewis Virts (1839-1911) and Sarah A. Long Virts (1832-1925) Headstone

  • Notes 
    • Alexandria Gazette, March 18, 1874

      Loudoun County

      J. H. Clapham, auctioneer, sold on the 9?sup?th?/sup? instant, for John H. Lynn, executor, the farm of Elizabeth Lynn, deceased to Edward Simons for $40.25 per acre, and a lot on Short Hill, to Emanuel Ruse, for $5.50 per acre. On the same day, the same auctioneer sold for the heirs of John Long , deceased, his farm, at the base of Short Hill, for $25 per acre, Joseph L. Virts, purchaser. Also, a wood lot on the mountain for $3.85 per acre, J. J. Stevens, purchaser.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1693] New Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church Lovettsville Virginia, parish register, 1784-1836.

    2. [S849] Marriages Loudoun County Virginia 1757-1853 by Wertz.

    3. [S126] Democratic Mirror, Oct. 19, 1859.


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