Claudine Herbert VIRNELSON^{[1, 2]}

1861 - 1952  (90 years)

• Name	Claudine Herbert VIRNELSON
  Nickname	CauCa or Miss Claudie
  Birth	7 Aug 1861	Portsmouth City, VA   [2, 3]
  	no birth record on file with the state of VA
  Gender	Female
  comment	1910
  	Following her sister Lizzie's death in November 1909, CauCa moved into the home of her brother-in-law, Joseph Ferebee, in order to run the household and to rear the four older girls. Mary, the baby, was sent to live with Josie's sister, Leonora [Lola] Ferebee Weiss.
  never married	CauCa never married.
  Death	20 Apr 1952	Richmond City, VA   [2]
  	CauCa was a resident at the Home for Needy Confederate Women in Richmond, Virginia at the time of her death. She died of arteriosclerosis at the age of 90.
  Burial	22 Apr 1952	Portsmouth City, VA   [2, 4]
  	Her body was interred on 22 April 1952 in the Thomas C. Virnelson family plot at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia.
  Person ID	I96	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   [5, 6]
  	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

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Claudine Herbert Virnelson 1861 - 1952
  		Claudine Herbert Virnelson 1861 - 1952
  		1900 US Census / Virnelson, Thomas C. 445 Glasgow Street, Portsmouth, VA
  		1910 US Census / Ferebee, Joseph H. 31 Maple Avenue, Gilmerton, Virginia.
  		1920 US Census / Ferrell, Charles H. 508 Cook Street, Portsmouth, Virginia.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4206] Thomas B. Virnelson will (1906), Portsmouth City, VA Will Book 3, pp. 295-296. [S5036] Claudine H. Virnelson, Virginia death certificate no. 8800 (1952). [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).