Charles Buckston VIRNELSON^[1]

1891 - 1947  (55 years)

• Name	Charles Buckston VIRNELSON
  	Signature and name given on World War I draft registration card is Charles Buckingham Virnelson.
  Nickname	Charles
  birth2 (conflicting)	9 Sep 1890	Norfolk City, VA.   [1]
  	Charles' World War I draft registration card, however, notes 1890 as his birth year.
  Birth	9 Sep 1891	Tanners Creek, Norfolk Co, VA   [2, 3]
  	film in-house The Norfolk County, VA Register of Births 1853 - 1917 and the 1900 US Census note 1891 as the year of Charles' birth.
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	5 Jun 1917	New Haven, CT   [1]
  	Charles and his brother Albert worked as enamelers for the Acme Wire Company, a manufacturer of high tension ignition cables.
  Death	1947	Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH   [4]
  	Charles died in Cleveland, Ohio in 1947.
  Person ID	I54744	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Travis F. VIRNELSON,   b. Jan 1862, Portsmouth City, VA d. 26 Sep 1901 (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Ida Lee JOYNES,   b. Dec 1865, Richmond City, VA
  Marriage	21 Apr 1885	Norfolk Co, VA   [5]
  	The couple was married by George D. Armstrong, Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Norfolk on 21 April 1885.
  Family ID	F3854	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Matilda METT,   b. Apr 1898, New York d. 1978, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	c.1915  [6]
  Children	1. Travis Joseph VIRNELSON,   b. 20 Nov 1915, Newark, Essex Co, NJ d. 21 Jan 1964, Dallas Co, TX (Age 48 years)   2. Arthur Robert VIRNELSON,   b. 1923, Pennsylvania d. 22 Sep 1964, Walker Co, TX (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F3857	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1900 US Census / Virnelson, Travis F. Tanners Creek, Norfolk Co, VA
  		1910 US Census / Shaw, John L. Tanners Creek, Norfolk Co, Virginia.
  		Charles Buckingham Virnelson. WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record. Ancestry.com. 1238 State Street, New Haven, CT
  		1920 US Census / Virnelson, Charles B. Millcreek, Pennsylvania.
  		1930 US Census / Virnelson, Charles B. 3515 Buffalo Road, Wesleyville, Pennsylvania.

  
  

• Sources

  [S280] Charles Buckingham Virnelson. WWI draft registration card. [S4199] 1900 US Census / Virnelson, Travis F. [S4200] Charles Buckston Virnelson, Norfolk Co, VA birth registration file no. 19402 (1891). [S4274] Telephone conversation, Carol Dake Virnelson, 8 May & 7 June 2000. [S4198] Travis Virnelson - Ida Joynes, Norfolk Co, VA marriage license & minister’s return no. 22.644 (1885). [S4931] 1930 US Census / Virnelson, Charles B. .