Walter Edwards VIRNELSON^{[1, 2]}

1871 - 1928  (57 years)

• Name	Walter Edwards VIRNELSON
  Birth	28 Jan 1871	Portsmouth City, VA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Jun 1900  [3]
  	In June 1900, Walter was employed as a railroad clerk.
  Death	22 Sep 1928  [4]
  	Walter died on 22 September 1928. He was 57 years old at the time of his death.
  Burial	Norfolk City, VA   [5]
  	His body was interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
  Person ID	I42108	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Hume VIRNELSON,   b. 20 Jul 1842, Suffolk, Nansemond Co, VA d. 6 Mar 1895, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Mary Susan EDWARDS,   b. Jan 1842, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA d. 14 May 1909, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	9 May 1867	Portsmouth City, VA   [6]
  	The couple was married later the same day at the Portsmouth home of the bride's parents by Rev. Charles V. Bingley.
  Family ID	F1952	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline Lee MOORE,   b. Nov 1872, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. Aft 5 Apr 1930 (Age > 58 years)
  Marriage	17 Nov 1892	Portsmouth City, VA   [2]
  	The couple was married by Rev. T.M.N. Simpson on 17 November 1892 at Monumental Methodist Episcopal Church in Portsmouth, Virginia.
  Children	1. Margaret Ramsey VIRNELSON,   b. 5 Mar 1894, Portsmouth City, VA d. 14 Mar 1903, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 9 years)   2. Walter Edwards VIRNELSON, Jr.,   b. c.1897, Portsmouth City, VA d. 7 Apr 1899, Portsmouth City, VA   3. Hunter Latane VIRNELSON,   b. 20 May 1900, Portsmouth City, VA d. 28 Dec 1992 (Age 92 years)   4. Elizabeth M. VIRNELSON,   b. c. 1904, Virginia d. 8 Dec 1927 (Age 23 years)   5. Kelton Stansbury VIRNELSON,   b. 15 Nov 1906, Portsmouth City, VA d. 4 Apr 1992, Raleigh, Wake Co, NC (Age 85 years)   6. Ester Moore VIRNELSON,   b. Dec 1910, Portsmouth City, VA d. 30 Jan 1911, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F1953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1900 US Census / Virnelson, Mary S. 320 Washington, Portsmouth, VA
  		1910 US Census / Virnelson, Walter E. 211 Washington Street, Portsmouth, Virginia.
  		1920 US Census / Virnelson, Walter Norfolk, Virginia.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2930] Portsmouth, VA Register of Births 1858 - 1894. (1871). [S3890] Walter Edwards Virnelson - Carrie Lee Moore, Portsmouth, VA marriage license & minister's return no. 3582 (1892). [S4219] 1900 US Census / Virnelson, Mary S. . [S4278] Virnelson, "Selby Virnelson & Elizabeth Fosque family descendants chart". [S1368] Forest Lawn Cemetery burial registers, Norfolk, VA. [S3888] Thomas Hume Vernelson - Mary Susan Edwards, Portsmouth, VA marriage license & minister’s return no. 860 (1867). .