Charles Michael Virts

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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
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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
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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.
- Greensboro Daily News, Sunday, December 17, 1913
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Sources - [S568] The Atlanta Constitution, December 7, 1913.
- [S568] The Atlanta Constitution, December 7, 1913.