William W. Virts

1865 - 1923  (~ 58 years)

• Name	William W. Virts
  Born	Apr 1865	Virginia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Oct 1923	Washington, District of Columbia   [1]
  Buried	Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Maryland
  Person ID	I29883	Virts
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Peter Tilgman Virts,   b. 3 May 1833, Loudoun County, Virginia ,   d. 15 Sep 1886, Lovettsville, Virginia  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Mary C. Booth,   b. 6 Mar 1840, Loudoun County, Virginia ,   d. 2 Nov 1900, Lovettsville, Virginia  (Age 60 years)
  Married	29 Aug 1859	Lovettsville, Virginia   [2]
  Family ID	F26	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Grace E. Fisher,   b. 30 Apr 1880, Maryland ,   d. 15 Jul 1966, Montgomery County, Maryland  (Age 86 years)
  Married	11 Mar 1903	Washington, District of Columbia   [3]
  Children	1. Florence Virts,   b. 1902, Washington, District of Columbia ,   d. Bef 1958  (Age 55 years)   2. William Edgar Virts,   b. 26 May 1903, Washington, District of Columbia ,   d. 22 Apr 1958, Washington, District of Columbia  (Age 54 years)
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2013
  Family ID	F11895	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Evening Star, October 30, 1923 Virts, Suddenly, Sunday, October 28, 1923 at 4:50 p.m. at his residence, 313 A st., n.e. William W., beloved husband of Grace E. Virts. Funeral Wednesday, October 31, from above residence at 1:30 p.m., thence to St. Marks Episcopal Church, 3?sup?rd?/sup? and A sts. s.e., at 2 o'clock p.m. Relatives and friends invited. Interment in Cedar Hill cemetery. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Retired from Washington, D.C. Fire Dept about Sept 1 1922. He was last posted at Engine 25 in Congress Heights when it was still largely rural/suburban. He drove the chiefs buggy with a well-known horse named 'Old Joe'.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1547] District of Columbia Deaths and Burials, 1840-1964. [S572] Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. [S1549] District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950.