Virginia Preston MEANS^[1]

1887 - 1972  (84 years)

• Name	Virginia Preston MEANS
  Birth	9 Dec 1887	Birmingham, Jefferson Co, AL   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	24 Sep 1972	Birmingham, Jefferson Co, AL   [1, 2, 3]
  	Virginia died in Birmingham, Alabama on 24 September 1972. She was 84 years old at the time of her death.
  funeral	26 Sep 1972	Birmingham, Jefferson Co, AL   [2]
  	A graveside service was held at Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham at 4:00pm on Tuesday, 26 September 1972.
  Burial	26 Sep 1972	Birmingham, Jefferson Co, AL   [2]
  	Interment followed.
  Person ID	I62924	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert Preston MEANS,   b. Jul 1857, Virginia d. 17 May 1917, Birmingham, Jefferson Co, AL (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Sarah PALMER,   b. Sep 1860, Virginia d. Before 2 Aug 1938 (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	c. 1886  [4]
  Family ID	F7170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Valentine Jordan NESBIT,   b. 20 Jan 1883, Camden, Kershaw Co, SC d. 7 Feb 1938, Birmingham, Jefferson Co, AL (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	c. 1911  [5, 6]
  Children	1. Ralph NESBIT, III,   b. 26 Nov 1913, Birmingham, Jefferson Co, AL d. 7 Feb 1990, Richmond City, VA (Age 76 years)   2. Sarah Palmer NESBIT,   b. c.1916, Birmingham, Jefferson Co, AL d. 15 Jul 1971, Birmingham, Jefferson Co, AL
  Family ID	F7186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1900 US Census / Means, R.P. 826 21st Street, Birmingham, Alabama.
  		1910 US Census / Means, Robert P. 826 21st Street, Birmingham, Alabama.
  		1920 US Census / Nesbit, Val 3214 Lane Avenue, Birmingham, Alabama.
  		1930 US Census / Nesbit, Valentine J. 3542 Lennox Road, Birmingham, Alabama.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2854] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881 - 1974. FHL film no. 2114478: Virginia Means Nesbit entry. [S1983] Virginia Means Nesbit obituary, The Birmingham News, (Birmingham, AL) 25 September 1972. [S2853] Virginia Nesbit. SSN 423-60-2793. SSDI. [S2848] 1900 US Census / Means, R.P. [S2851] Valentine Jordan Nesbit. WWI draft registration card. [S2852] 1930 US Census / Nesbit, Valentine J.