1851 - 1930 (79 years)
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Name |
Benjamin Thomas Virts [1] |
Born |
5 Jan 1851 |
Point of Rocks, Maryland |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
27 Apr 1930 |
Frederick, Maryland [2] |
Buried |
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Maryland |
Person ID |
I981 |
Virts |
Last Modified |
22 Mar 2021 |
Father |
Jacob Joseph Wirts, Jr., b. 1 Jan 1810, Lovettsville, Virginia , d. 2 Apr 1882, Frederick County, Maryland (Age 72 years) |
Mother |
Ann Rebecca Mossburg, b. 21 Feb 1828, Buckeystown, Maryland , d. 7 Apr 1901, Point of Rocks, Maryland (Age 73 years) |
Married |
12 Feb 1855 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Frederick, Maryland [3] |
Family ID |
F320 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Ida Bell Thompson, b. 10 Sep 1860, Frederick County, Maryland , d. 9 Sep 1907, Frederick, Maryland (Age 46 years) |
Married |
25 Jun 1881 |
Frederick County, Maryland [4] |
Children |
| 1. Benjamin Eugene Virts, b. 19 Sep 1873, Frederick County, Maryland , d. 17 Feb 1921, Frederick, Maryland (Age 47 years) |
| 2. Jacob T. Virts, b. 8 May 1885, Frederick County, Maryland , d. 8 Nov 1885, Frederick County, Maryland (Age 0 years) |
| 3. Mary Virginia Virts, b. 20 Aug 1886, Frederick County, Maryland , d. 20 Jan 1922, Frederick, Maryland (Age 35 years) |
| 4. Ada H. Virts, b. 11 Dec 1889, Frederick County, Maryland , d. 7 Feb 1912, Frederick County, Maryland (Age 22 years) |
| 5. Elouise J. Virts, b. 2 Jul 1894, Frederick County, Maryland , d. 9 May 1925, Frederick, Maryland (Age 30 years) |
| 6. Bernard Lee Virtzs, b. 1895, Frederick County, Maryland , d. 30 Oct 1939, Union Bridge, Maryland (Age 44 years) |
| 7. Norma Virts, b. 22 Nov 1896, Frederick County, Maryland , d. 12 Aug 1916, Frederick, Maryland (Age 19 years) |
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Last Modified |
7 Oct 2012 |
Family ID |
F574 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Photos |
| Benjamin Thomas Virts and Ida Bell Thompson Benjamin was born January 5, 1851 in Point of Rocks, Maryland to Jacob Joseph and Ann Rebecca Mossburg Wirts, Jr. He died on April27, 1930 in Frederick, Maryland. He married Ida Bell Thompson on June 25, 1881. She was born on September 1860 and died September 9, 1907 in Frederick Maryland. Both are buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Maryland.
Photo courtesy of Jean LaGrave
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Notes |
- Frederick Post, Apirl 28, 1930
Benjamin T. Virtz died as his residence, 318 East Patrick street, Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock of complications, aged 79 years. He is survived by one son, Bernard L. Virtz, Union Bridge, and one brother, William Virtz, Washington. He was employed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad practically all his life and retired a few years ago. He was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran church. Funeral form the late home Tuesday afternoon with services at 2 o'clock and interment in Mt. Olivet cemetery. Harry E. Carty, funeral director.
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Sources |
- [S640] 1880 Ohio Census.
- [S143] The Frederick Post, Frederick, Maryland, obituary, April 28, 1930.
- [S1563] Maryland Marriages 1666-1970.
- [S269] Frederick County Maryland Marriage Records.
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