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Eliza May Virden

Birth	:	1832 Indiana, USA
Death	:	1 Jan 1883
Burial	:	Waterloo Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.4742012, -92.3582993
Description	:	The information regarding the marriage of Isaac and Eliza Virden, and eventually, their deaths, was found on Ancestry.com family tree information. There are inconsistencies present, as the year of death was listed as 1888, but the publication date was listed as 1883. THE FIRST WEDDING IN WATERLOO was on the 11th day of July, 1854. The parties were ISAAC VIRDEN and Miss. ELIZA MAY, daughter of SAMUEL L. MAY, who then lived on the west side, on the bank of the river, near the ferry landing. Judge J. H. PRATT officiated. Mr. VIRDEN died in the army during the war,... Read More	The information regarding the marriage of Isaac and Eliza Virden, and eventually, their deaths, was found on Ancestry.com family tree information. There are inconsistencies present, as the year of death was listed as 1888, but the publication date was listed as 1883. THE FIRST WEDDING IN WATERLOO was on the 11th day of July, 1854. The parties were ISAAC VIRDEN and Miss. ELIZA MAY, daughter of SAMUEL L. MAY, who then lived on the west side, on the bank of the river, near the ferry landing. Judge J. H. PRATT officiated. Mr. VIRDEN died in the army during the war, and Mrs. VIRDEN died at Clarksville, where she was visiting, on the 1st of January, 1888. [Isacc Virden son of William and Martha Williamson Virden]. from Iowa State Reporter, Waterloo, June 7, 1883 The following information and Eliza's parental links were provided courtesy of Find A Grave member Lynnette Davis, and helps to clear up the issue of the year of her death. Thank you The Courier, Waterloo, IA, Wednesday, January 3, 1883 DIED. Mrs. Eliza Virden, died at Clarksville on New Year's morning at 8 o'clock of neuralgia of the stomach, aged about 50 years. The remains were brought to this city for burial and the funeral services will be held at 1:30 o'clock. Mrs. Virden was one of the earliest settlers of this section and has seen this country develop from a comparative wilderness to what it is to-day. Her son's obituary states that she was the first Waterloo school teacher. From the files of the (Waterloo)REPORTER of June 7, 1883: "The first school house in Waterloo was a small log building, about 16x22, erected on Jefferson street in 1853, in which Miss Eliza May, afterward Mrs. Eliza Virden, first taught the Waterloo youth the same summer. On Sundays the building was used for church purposes, the Methodists, Baptists and Presbyterians holding services alternately." --------------------------------------------- The following information was provided courtesy of Find A Grave member Hooked On Family. Thank you Source: Ancestry.com Family Trees (accuracy not guaranteed) Name: Eliza May Birth: 1832 - Indiana, United States Death: 1 Jan 1888 - Clarksville, Butler, Iowa, United States Father: Samuel L. May (-1855) Mother: Polly May (1815-) Spouse: Isaac Virden (1829-1865) Married: 1854 Children: Estella (Stella) (1859-), Louella (1862-), Edith (1865-), Ernest (1865-) 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Eliza Virden Age in 1860: 27 Birth Year: abt 1833 Birthplace: Indiana Home in 1860: East Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa Post Office: Cedar Falls Household Members: Bernard Neary 52 Mary Neary 50 Catharine Neary 16 Edward Neary 13 John Neary 10 Polly B May 45 Eliza Virden 27 Harriet May 17 George M May 14 Ania May 12 Albert May 5 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Eliza Virden Age in 1870: 38 Birth Year: abt 1832 Birthplace: Indiana Home in 1870: Waterloo Ward 3, Black Hawk, Iowa Post Office: Waterloo Household Members: Eliza Virden 38 Stella Virden 11 Luella Virden 8 Edith Virden 6 Ernest Virden 6

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Eliza May Virden's memorial is located at: Waterloo Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA.
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Eliza May Virden death on 1 Jan 1883 in
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Latitude: 42.4742012
Longitude: -92.3582993

Family Members:

Parent

Samuel L May

(1809 - 1855)

Polly Borden or Bardin May

(1814 - 1897)

Spouse

Isaac Virden

(1829 - 1865)

Siblings

Harriet “Hattie” May Hawver

(1843 - 1930)

Ania May Blowers

(1848 - 1919)

(unknow - unknow)

Children

Ernest W Virden

(1863 - 1949)

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