Elizabeth Langley VIRNELSON^[1]

1874 - 1909  (35 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Langley VIRNELSON
  Nickname	Lizzie
  Birth	27 Aug 1874	Portsmouth City, VA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	10 Nov 1909	Virginia   [3]
  	Lizzie's early death at age 35 was, most likely, the result of childbirth complications following the delivery of her sixth daughter.
  Burial	12 Nov 1909	Portsmouth City, VA   [3]
  	Her body was interred on 12 November 1909 in her family plot at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia.
  COMM	1910
  	AD
  	Following Lizzie's death, her sister Claudine [CauCa to the family] moved into the home of her brother-in-law in order to run the household and to rear the four older girls. Mary, the baby, was sent to live with Joseph Ferebee's sister, Leonora [Lola] Ferebee Weiss. This decision to send the infant away from the Ferebee home resulted in a split which lasted for years between the two families. Joseph's older daughters barely knew their younger sister, even though they lived in close proximity while growing up and during their adult years.
  Person ID	I68	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas C. A. Buxton VIRNELSON,   b. 12 Nov 1834, Nansemond Co, VA d. 31 Oct 1906, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Harriet Ann HERBERT,   b. 7 Sep 1836, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA d. 19 May 1901 (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1857	Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA   [4, 5]
  	The couple was married in Portsmouth later that day by Rev. Robert J. Taylor. Their marriage register entry noted that both the bride and the groom were residents of Portsmouth and that Thomas made his living as a ship carpenter.
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joseph Hill FEREBEE,   b. 1 Feb 1866, Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA d. 27 Oct 1941, Churchland, Norfolk Co, VA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	24 Apr 1895	Portsmouth City, VA   [6]
  	The couple was married in Portsmouth later the same day by Rev. A.E. Owen.
  Children	1. Elizabeth Virnelson FEREBEE,   b. 17 Jun 1896, Norfolk Co, VA d. 10 Feb 1969, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 72 years)   2. Marguerite LeClere FEREBEE,   b. 8 Jul 1898, Portsmouth City, VA d. 8 Feb 1981, Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC (Age 82 years)   3. Louise Herbert FEREBEE,   b. 28 Aug 1901, Norfolk Co, VA d. 5 Jun 1970, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 68 years)   4. Dorothy L. FEREBEE,   b. 1903   d. Jun 1904 (Age 1 year)   5. Jeanette Roper FEREBEE,   b. Feb 1905, Gilmerton, Norfolk Co, VA d. 13 Jun 1911, Gilmerton, Norfolk Co, VA (Age 6 years)   6. Mary Hester FEREBEE,   b. 18 Oct 1909, Norfolk Co, VA d. 16 Jun 1984 (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

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  		Elizabeth Langley Virnelson 1874 - 1909
  		Elizabeth Virnelson Ferebee 1874 - 1909

  
  

• Sources

  [S4854] Lizzie Vernelson, Virginia certification of birth (1874). . [S45] Thomas C.A.B. & Hattie H.Virnelson family record. [S5362] Cedar Grove Cemetery burial registers, Portsmouth, VA. information obtained August 2005. [S1860] Thomas C.A.B. Virnelson - Hattie A. Herbert wedding announcement, Richmond Whig & Public Advertiser, (Richmond, VA) 12 June 1857., Film 144. [S2958] Thos. Vernelson - Hattie Herbert, Norfolk Co, VA marriage register entry (1857). [S3884] J.H. Ferebee - E.L. Vernelson, Portsmouth, VA marriage license & minister’s return no. 3898 (1895). .