Telitha Bacon JAMES^{[1, 2]}

1813 - 1888  (75 years)

• Name	Telitha Bacon JAMES
  Birth	4 Jan 1813	Norfolk Co, VA   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Will	17 Jan 1888	Portsmouth City, VA   [4]
  	Telitha signed her will by mark on 17 January 1888. Ella Kenshaw, N.W. Hodges and G.F. Edwards witnesses the signature. The will did not appoint an executor.
  Death	31 Jan 1888	Portsmouth City, VA   [1, 3]
  	Telitha died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Portsmouth, Virginia on 31 January 1888. She was 75 years old at the time of her death.
  will probated	9 Feb 1888	Portsmouth City, VA   [4]
  	Her will was proved by the oaths of Ella Kenshaw, N.W. Hodges and G.F. Edwards at the Court of Hustings for the City of Portsmouth, Virginia held on 9 February 1888 and ordered to be recorded.
  Person ID	I125	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	David B. JAMES,   b. Abt 1775   d. Abt 1852 (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Mary A. (UNKNOWN),   b. Abt 1779   d. Aft 1831 (Age > 53 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1799  [5]
  Family ID	F109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William S. VIRNELSON,   b. 23 Nov 1806, Virginia d. 15 Jun 1851 (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	29 Dec 1831	Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA   [3]
  	The couple was married in Portsmouth, Virginia by the Rev. Thomas Webb on 29 December 1831.
  Children	1. Georgiana VIRNELSON,   b. 12 Nov 1832, Suffolk, Nansemond Co, VA d. 16 Aug 1855, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA (Age 22 years)   2. Thomas C. A. Buxton VIRNELSON,   b. 12 Nov 1834, Nansemond Co, VA d. 31 Oct 1906, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 71 years)   3. William L. David VIRNELSON,   b. 15 Aug 1837, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA d. 7 Dec 1893, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 56 years)   4. Joseph Edward VIRNELSON,   b. 26 Apr 1839, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA d. 18 Jul 1887, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 48 years)   5. Mary Jane VIRNELSON,   b. 23 Mar 1842, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA   6. Eugene VIRNELSON,   b. 7 Sep 1844   d. 22 Jul 1845 (Age 0 years)   7. Columbus Clinton VIRNELSON,   b. 6 Mar 1848, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA d. 26 Feb 1918 (Age 69 years)   8. Octavia Virginia VIRNELSON,   b. 19 Dec 1849, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA d. 25 Aug 1916, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S1035] Telitha B. Virnelson, Virginia certification of death (1889). [S276] will / James, David B. [S3009] "William S. Virnelson Prescription Book". [S4205] Telitha B. Virnelson will (1888), Portsmouth City, VA Will Book 2, pp. 58-59. . [estimate: assuming one year prior to birth of first known child]