Charles Michael Virts

1880 - 1913

• Born	6 May 1880	Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Dec 1913	Willis, Virginia   [1]
  Buried	Fair View Cemetery, Roanoke, Virginia
  Person ID	I9667	Virts
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2015

  
  

  Father	Lorenza Virts,   b. 30 Oct 1846, Shenandoah County, Virginia ,   d. 18 Aug 1924, Star Tannery, Virginia
  Mother	Catherine A. Peer,   b. May 1848, Shenandoah County, Virginia ,   d. Bef 1895
  Married	1 Jun 1868	Shenandoah County, Virginia
  Family ID	F1640	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Lillie Catherine Webber,   b. 27 Jul 1881, Roanoke County, Virginia ,   d. 27 Jul 1969, Roanoke, Virginia
  Children	1. Gladys Irene Virts,   b. 6 Nov 1906, Roanoke County, Virginia ,   d. 12 Oct 1908, Roanoke County, Virginia   2. Melbourne Charles Virts,   b. 26 Jun 1908, Roanoke County, Virginia ,   d. 29 Mar 1917, Roanoke, Virginia   3. Maggie Mae Virts,   b. 19 Nov 1909, Roanoke County, Virginia ,   d. 27 Dec 2007, Roanoke, Virginia   4. Cecil Randolph Virts, Sr.,   b. 3 Jan 1912, Virginia ,   d. 2 Jun 1982, Roanoke, Virginia   5. Nellie Marie Virts,   b. 31 Dec 1912, Roanoke County, Virginia ,   d. 12 Aug 1991, Norfolk, Virginia
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2012
  Family ID	F3966	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos

  Charles Michael Virts Charles Michael Virts was born May 6, 1880 in Virginia to Lorenza and Catherine A.Peer Virts. He died December 6, 1913 in Roanoke, Virginia. He married Lille Catherine Webber. She was born July 17, 1881 in Virginia and died July 27, 1969 in Roanoke. Both are buried in Fair View Cemetery in Roanoke. photo courtesy of James Garrett

  
  

• Notes

  Greensboro Daily News, Sunday, December 17, 1913 Engine Blew Up and Fireman Was Killed Accident Occurred Near Bluefield on Norfolk and Western - Engineer Slightly Hurt Roanoke, Va., Dec. 6 - Engine 549, attached to train No. 15, a fast passenger train blue up this morning at 7:15 o'clock about a quarter of a mile east of Willies, 20 miles from Bluefield on the Norfolk and Western, killing fireman C. M. Virts of Roanoke and slightly injuring Engineer Linkous. The force of the explosion was downward and Norfolk and Western official say it was due to blowing out of a crown sheet. Engineer Linkous was blown through the window of the engine cab but fell beside the engine only slightly bruised on the leg in passing through the window. Fireman Virts had just finished putting in "a fire" and was in front of the firebox door. He was blown 50 feet, going through a maze of telephone wires into a field, leaving parts of his clothing swinging to the wires. The body was horribly burned and had two bad wounds in the head. He died within 20 minutes after being found.

  
  

• Sources

  [S568] The Atlanta Constitution, December 7, 1913.