John A. VIRNELSON^[1]

c.1845 - 1887

• Name	John A. VIRNELSON
  Birth	c.1845	Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  never married	According to his death registration, he was single.
  Death	11 Mar 1887	Portsmouth City, VA   [1]
  	John died on 11 March 1887 in Portsmouth, Virginia. Cause of death was noted in the death register as "unknown".
  Burial	Portsmouth City, VA   [2]
  	His body was interred in the family plot in the Portlock Cemetery section of Oak Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia.
  Person ID	I42110	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   [3]
  	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

  
  

• Notes

  censuses note occupation; death entry noted him as watchman

  
  

• Sources

  [S1886] John A.Virnelson, Portsmouth, VA death register entry (1887). [S1828] Portlock Cemetery burial registers, Portsmouth, VA. [S4967] Thomas B. Vernelson - Eliza Pugh marriage announcement, Norfolk and Portsmouth Herald, (Norfolk, VA) 23 October 1829., Film 191.