Martha Telitha VIRNELSON^[1]

1873 - 1892  (18 years)

• Name	Martha Telitha VIRNELSON
  	Mattie's middle name Telitha, from her grandmother Telitha Bacon James Virnelson, was incorrectly transcribed from the Family Bible Record as Lelitha.
  Nickname	Mattie
  Birth	15 Nov 1873	Portsmouth City, VA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Burial	5 Jan 1892	Portsmouth City, VA   [2]
  	Her body was interred on 5 January 1891 in the George James family plot at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia.
  Death	6 Jan 1892  [2]
  	Mattie was 18 years old at the time of her death.
  Person ID	I1695	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Joseph Edward VIRNELSON,   b. 26 Apr 1839, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA d. 18 Jul 1887, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Frances Rebecca DEANS,   b. 14 Dec 1843, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA d. 3 May 1887, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	13 May 1862	Portsmouth City, VA   [3]
  	The couple was married at the Portsmouth home of the groom's parents on 13 May 1962.
  Family ID	F116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2930] Portsmouth, VA Register of Births 1858 - 1894. (1873). [S5362] Cedar Grove Cemetery burial registers, Portsmouth, VA. information obtained August 2005. [S3891] Joseph E. Vernelson - Rebecca Frances Dean, Portsmouth, VA marriage license & minister’s return no. 280 (1862).