Eliza PUGH

1808 - 1872  (64 years)

• Name	Eliza PUGH
  Birth	c. 1808	Suffolk, Nansemond Co, VA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	14 Sep 1872	Portsmouth City, VA   [1, 3]
  	Eliza died of paralysis of the brain on 14 September 1872 at her son Thomas' home at corner of Queen & Washington Streets in Portsmouth, Virginia. According to her death registration, she was 64 years old at the time of her passing.
  Person ID	I42098	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family	Thomas B. VIRNELSON,   b. c.1809, Virginia d. Before 16 Mar 1857
  Marriage	15 Oct 1829	Suffolk, Nansemond Co, VA   [4]
  	The couple was married by Rev. Robert T. Daniel in Suffolk, Virginia on 15 October 1829. At the time of their marriage, they were both residents of Suffolk.
  Notes	Family resided: June 1830, Nansemond County, VA Family resided: June 1840, Nansemond County, VA Mary F. Rudd, age 20, is named as the 3rd person in Thos. Virnelson's 1850 census. Not IDed.
  Children	1. Ann Elizabeth VIRNELSON,   b. c. 1832, Suffolk, Nansemond Co, VA d. 29 Aug 1854, Norfolk Co, VA (Age 22 years)   2. Martha J. VIRNELSON,   b. c. 1833, Suffolk, Nansemond Co, VA   3. William B. VIRNELSON,   b. 13 Jan 1836, Suffolk, Nansemond Co, VA d. 17 Apr 1893, Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co, VA (Age 57 years)   4. Thomas Hume VIRNELSON,   b. 20 Jul 1842, Suffolk, Nansemond Co, VA d. 6 Mar 1895, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 52 years)   5. John A. VIRNELSON,   b. c.1845, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA d. 11 Mar 1887, Portsmouth City, VA   6. Charles VIRNELSON,   b. c. 1846, Virginia
  Family ID	F1948	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S1884] Eliza Virnelson, Portsmouth, VA death register entry (1872). [S4936] 1850 US Census / Virnelson, Thomas. [S55] "The Emerson Papers, Pre Revolution to 1879". p. 17, obituaries. [S4967] Thomas B. Vernelson - Eliza Pugh marriage announcement, Norfolk and Portsmouth Herald, (Norfolk, VA) 23 October 1829., Film 191.