Adelia A. DENBY^[1]

1843 - 1889  (45 years)

• Name	Adelia A. DENBY
  Nickname	Delia
  Birth	4 Jul 1843	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  census 1850 - free	14 Sep 1850	Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA   [2]
  marriage bond	28 Oct 1858	Halifax Co, NC   [3]
  census 1870	9 Aug 1870	Portsmouth, VA   [4]
  census 1880	Jun 1880	Portsmouoth, VA   [5]
  Death	23 May 1889	Portsmouth City, VA   [1]
  	Adelia died of "paralysis" on 23 May 1889 in Portsmouth, Virginia. She was 45 years old at the time of her death.
  Burial	26 May 1889	Portsmouth City, VA   [6]
  	Her body was interred on 26 May 1889 in the W.L.D. Virnelson family plot at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia.
  Person ID	I1727	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	William Boyd DENBY   d. Bef 1850
  Mother	Jane VEAL,   b. c.1813, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA d. 12 Dec 1856, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA
  Marriage	26 Feb 1829	Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA   [7]
  Family ID	F5234	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William L. David VIRNELSON,   b. 15 Aug 1837, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA d. 7 Dec 1893, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	28 Oct 1858	Halifax Co, NC   [3]
  	The couple was married later that day in Halifax County by E.N. Pitman.
  Children	1. Clifford Denby VIRNELSON,   b. Dec 1864, Virginia   2. Russell VIRNELSON,   b. c.1864, Portsmouth City, VA d. 20 Dec 1865, Portsmouth City, VA   3. Mary N. VIRNELSON,   b. 25 Dec 1866, Portsmouth City, VA d. 23 Sep 1932 (Age 65 years)   4. William Boyd VIRNELSON,   b. 17 Apr 1876, Portsmouth City, VA d. 10 Jan 1883, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 6 years)
  Family ID	F123	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S1856] Adelia Denby Virnelson, Virginia death certificate (1889). [S5140] 1850 US Census / Adams, Calvert. [S4220] W.L.D. Virnelson - Adelia A. Denby, Halifax Co, NC marriage bond and ministers' return (1858). [S5142] 1870 US Census / Virnelson, William L. D. [S4210] 1880 US Census / Virnelson, William L. [S5362] Cedar Grove Cemetery burial registers, Portsmouth, VA. information obtained August 2005. [S4968] Bernard J. Henley, compiler, Henley Marriage & Obituary Database. Visitor and Telegraph (7 Mar 1829) p. 3, c. 5.