Martha J. VIRNELSON^[1]

1833 -

• Name	Martha J. VIRNELSON
  Birth	c. 1833	Suffolk, Nansemond Co, VA   [1, 2, 3]
  	Comparison of Martha's enumeration in the 1850 census, the 1860 census and the information she gave to obtain her 1866 marriage license makes clear that she consistently misstated her age. The most likely year of her birth is that given on the 1850 census, when she was still in her teens.
  Gender	Female
  Person ID	I42099	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas B. VIRNELSON,   b. c.1809, Virginia d. Before 16 Mar 1857
  Mother	Eliza PUGH,   b. c. 1808, Suffolk, Nansemond Co, VA d. 14 Sep 1872, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 64 years)
  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.
  Family ID	F1948	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clemment HILL,   b. c. 1826, Currituck Co, NC
  Marriage	31 Oct 1866	Portsmouth City, VA   [1]
  	The couple was married later the same day in Portsmouth by Rev. Thomas Hume, pastor of Court Street Baptist Church.
  Family ID	F1950	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S3889] Clemment Hill - Martha Vernelson, Portsmouth, VA marriage license & minister’s return no. 805 (1866). . [S1014] 1860 US Census / Virnelson, Eliza. [S4936] 1850 US Census / Virnelson, Thomas. [S4967] Thomas B. Vernelson - Eliza Pugh marriage announcement, Norfolk and Portsmouth Herald, (Norfolk, VA) 23 October 1829., Film 191.