Richard Henry Virts

1838 - 1923

• Born	22 Jun 1838	Hillsboro, Virginia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Feb 1923	Crawfordsville, Indiana   [1, 2]
  Buried	Oak Hill Grant Avenue Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Indiana   [1]
  Person ID	I74	Virts
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	Jacob Virts,   b. 24 Sep 1795, Lovettsville, Virginia ,   d. 24 Apr 1887, Hillsboro, Virginia
  Mother	Pleasant Ann James,   b. 24 Jul 1799, Loudoun County, Virginia ,   d. 12 Mar 1854, Loudoun County, Virginia
  Married	18 Apr 1818	New Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lovettsville, Virginia
  Family ID	F80	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Amanda Baker,   b. 28 Apr 1840, Loudoun County, Virginia ,   d. 1918, Crawfordsville, Indiana
  Married	3 Nov 1864	Muskingum County, Ohio   [3]
  Children	1. Sarah Alice Virts,   b. 27 Oct 1865, Ohio ,   d. 10 Jul 1880, Indiana   2. Mattie Dell Virts,   b. 31 Oct 1868, Ohio ,   d. 1 Mar 1913, Marion, Indiana   3. Mary Florence Virts,   b. 7 Oct 1872, Ohio ,   d. 30 Sep 1967, Crawfordsville, Indiana   4. Claude Harold Virts,   b. 15 Oct 1886, Crawfordsville, Indiana ,   d. 28 Nov 1919, Carlyle, Montana
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2012
  Family ID	F54	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos

  Richard Henry Virts and Mary Amanda Baker Richard Henry Virts was born June 22, 1838 in Hillsboro,Virginia to Jacob and Pleasant Ann James Virts. He married Mary Amanda Baker on November 3, 1864 in Muskingum County, Ohio. Mary was born on April 28, 1840 in Loudoun County Virginia and died in 1918 in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Richard died February 2, 1923 in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Both are buried in Oak Hill Grant Avenue Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Indiana. Photo courtesy of Robert Damon Virts

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Waveland Independent, Feb 9, 1923 -- A few days since MA West had charge of the funeral of Richard Virts, an old friend and neighbor. The service was held in the old Presbyterian Church at Crawfordsville, now belonging to the nazarenes, of which Mr. Virts was a member. Mr. Virts was born in Louden Co Va in 1838. He was just reaching manhood when the Civil War broke out. As his sympathies were with the union, he was compelled to leave his home to escape service in the southern army, making his escape with considerable risk. He enlisted in the Union army and served during the war. He was a very devout man and had very strong religious convictions.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7741] Indiana Death Certificate No. 2459. [S426] Waveland Independent, Feb 9, 1923. [S582] Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958.