Virginia Bell Foltz

Brief Life History of Virginia Bell

When Virginia Bell Foltz was born on 10 May 1867, in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, her father, Jonathan W Foltz, was 42 and her mother, Mary J Foltz, was 28. She married Noah Henry Foley on 6 March 1892, in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Madison District, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Mount Jackson, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States in 1900. She died on 17 November 1919, in Ashby District, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Saint Marys Pine Church Cemetery, Mount Jackson, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Noah Henry Foley
1845–1933
Virginia Bell Foltz
1867–1919
Marriage: 6 March 1892
Arthur F Foley
1893–
Peter E Foley
1896–1978
Bessie V. Foley
1896–1938
Charles Noah Foley
1903–1943
Nellie Mae Foley
1905–1986
Ella Mary Foley
1908–1988

Sources (18)

  • Virginia B Foly, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Jennie Bell Foltz, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
  • Virginia Foley, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"

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Name Meaning

German: variant of Folz .

Americanized form of German Volz , a cognate of 1 above.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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