 1918 - 2000 (81 years)
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| Name |
Elbert Leon Virts |
| Born |
30 Dec 1918 |
Morrisonville, Virginia  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
26 Jun 2000 |
Olney, Maryland |
| Buried |
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Person ID |
I1071 |
Virts |
| Last Modified |
23 Apr 2017 |
| Father |
Elbert Joseph Virts, b. 18 Oct 1887, Lovettsville, Virginia , d. 17 Apr 1963, Lovettsville, Virginia (Age 75 years) |
| Mother |
Lela Corinne Smith, b. 26 Mar 1894, Lovettsville, Virginia , d. 16 Nov 1968, Lovettsville, Virginia (Age 74 years) |
| Married |
18 Sep 1913 |
Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia [2] |
- Jefferson County, WV Marriage Records
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| Family ID |
F113 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Frances Marie Rullman, b. 20 Apr 1917, Connecticut , d. 2 Oct 1985, Takoma Park, Maryland (Age 68 years) |
| Married |
17 Jan 1948 |
Washington, District of Columbia [3] |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
16 Oct 2014 |
| Family ID |
F613 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Vivian Marie Brown, b. 3 Feb 1919, d. 12 Jan 2014, Silver Spring, Maryland (Age 94 years) |
| Married |
25 Apr 1987 |
Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Last Modified |
19 Jan 2014 |
| Family ID |
F614 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Photos |
 | Elbert Leon Virts - Miltary Service
Elbert Leon Virts was born December 30, 1918 in Morrisonville, Virginia to Elbert Joseph and Lela Corinne Virts. He died June 26, 2000 in Olney, Maryland. He married France Marie Rullman on January 17, 1948. She was born April 20, 1917 in Connecticut and died October 2, 1985 in Takoma Park, Maryland. Both are buried in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Maryland. |
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| Notes |
- The following information has been graciously provided by Michael Virts, son of Elbert Leon Virts.
Served as a Scout in the 32nd Infantry Division, the Thunderbird Division, during World War II. He went through Normandy, down the coast of France, into the mountains of southern France, and the crossed into southern Germany.
The Gazette, July 7, 2000
Elbert Leon Virts, 81, of Silver Spring, died June 26 at Montgomery General Hospital in Olney. He lived in Silver Spring for 48 years and retired from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory after over 35 years of service in administration. He was a graduate of Strayer College in Washington, D.C. Mr. Virts was the son of the late Elbert Joseph and Lela Virts of Lovettsville, Va. He was a World War II U.S. Army combat veteran, who served in campaigns in France and Germany as a scout in the infantry and was awarded the Bronze Star. He was a member of American Legion Post 268. He is survived by wife, Vivian Virts of Silver Spring; son, Michael Virts of Silver Spring; stepdaughter, Cathy Ernst of Poolesville; brother, Aubrey Virts of Hamilton, Va.; and three nephews and a niece. Visitation and a service were held at Montgomery Hills Baptist Church. Interment was at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Aspen Hill. Memorial donations may be made to the Montgomery Hills Baptist Church Memorial Fund, Montgomery Hills Baptist Church, 9727 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, Md. 20910.
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| Sources |
- [S2730] Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2014, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911.
- [S1553] West Virginia, Marriages 1853-1970.
- [S1713] Evening Star, Washington, DC, March 16, 1948.
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