Herbert Barron VIRNELSON^[1]

1897 - 1968  (70 years)

• Name	Herbert Barron VIRNELSON
  Birth	16 Dec 1897	Virginia   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  birth2 (conflicting)	1899 and 1904  [1, 4]
  	Herbert misstated his age by 7 years on his Social Security Account application and by eight years on his second marriage license. Additionally, the Social Security Death Index's data, which is supplied by a family member of the deceased, incorrectly notes his birth year as 1899.
  Death	18 Aug 1968	Portsmouth City, VA   [3, 4]
  	Herbert died in Portsmouth, Virginia on 18 August 1968. He was 68 years old at the time of his death.
  Burial	21 Aug 1968	Portsmouth City, VA   [3]
  	His body was interred at Olive Branch Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia on 21 August 1968.
  Person ID	I1683	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Leon Herbert VIRNELSON,   b. 27 Dec 1870, Portsmouth City, VA d. 25 Nov 1947, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Annie Barron LEWIS,   b. 12 Feb 1875, Portsmouth City, VA d. 19 May 1921, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	24 Jan 1895	Portsmouth City, VA   [5]
  	The couple was married later that day at the Portsmouth home of the bride's parents. Rev. T.M.U. Simpson, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, officiated.
  Family ID	F114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Reba Mae HOLMES,   b. 02 Sep 1918, Portsmouth City, VA d. 4 Aug 1994, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	4 Mar 1944	Portsmouth City, VA   [6]
  	The couple was married on 4 March 1944 in Portsmouth, Virginia by Rev. Clifford Ramsey, a Methodist minister.
  Family ID	F115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Golda A. (UNKNOWN),   b. c.1909, North Carolina d. Between 7 Apr 1930 - 3 Mar 1944
  Marriage	c.1926  [7]
  Children	1. Doris Ann VIRNELSON,   b. 1928   d. Dec 1981 (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1900 US Census / Virnelson, Leon 1307 Washington St, Portsmouth, Virginia
  		1910 US Census / Virnelson, Leon H. 530 Bart Street, Portsmouth, Virginia.
  		1920 US Census / Virnelson, Leon 527 Bart Street, Portsmouth, Virginia.
  		1930 US Census / Vernelson, Herbert B. 1813 23RD Street, Richmond, Virginia.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4263] Herbert Barron Virnelson. SSN 228-20-0473. Application for Social Security Account Number (1940). [S1070] 1900 US Census / Virnelson, Leon. [S4282] Letter, Reba Holmes Virnelson to Hunter Virnelson, 28 Jul 1984. [S848] Herbert Virnelson. SSN 228-20-0473. SSDI. [S3882] Leon Herbert Virnelson - Annie B. Lewis, Portsmouth, VA marriage license & minister’s return no. 3873 (1895). . [S3883] Herbert Barron Virnelson - Reba Mae Holmes, Portsmouth, VA certificate of marriage no. 25363 (1944). [S4928] 1930 US Census / Virnelson, Herbert B.