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Virginia (Henry) Kingsolver (1929 - 2013)

Virginia Kingsolver formerly Henry
Born in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USAmap
Ancestors ancestors
[spouse(s) unknown]
Died at age 83 in Carlisle, Nicholas County, Kentucky, USAmap
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Biography

Born November 20, 1929 in Lexington, Kentucky, to A.R. and Nellie Henry.

Other names given in obituary:

Husband, Dr. Wendell R. Kingsolver
sister Lenora Isenhour
brother John Henry
son Rob (Paula) Kingsolver
daughters Barbara (Steven Hopp) Kingsolver
daughter Ann (Mark Whitaker) Kingsolver
grandchildren Ashley Campbell, Drew (Breanna) Kingsolver, Camille (Reid Snow) Kingsolver, Lily Kingsolver, and David Whitaker

Listed with her parents and sister in the 1930 census for Fayette KY[1]

Arthur R Henry Head M 31 Kentucky
Nellie O Henry Wife F 28 Kentucky
Lenora Henry Daughter F 4 Kentucky
Virginia L Henry Daughter F 0 Kentucky

Listed with her parents and sister in the 1940 census for Fayette KY:[2]

A R Henery Head M 41 Kentucky
Nellie Campbell Henery Wife F 38 Kentucky
Lenora Henery Daughter F 14 Kentucky
Virginia Lee Henery Daughter F 10 Kentucky

Research Notes

Virginia is listed twice on Find-A-Grave and the mystery of these two burials is worth looking at. One location is in the Lexington Cemetery, where many members of the Henry family are buried. The markers there include a headstone that has "Henry" across the top, and "Kingsolver" and "Isenhour" on the middle left and middle right, respectively. This appears to be a headstone that was intended to accompany the burial of all three of Arthur and Nellie Henry's children. A flush marker near it has Virginia's full name, birth and death dates, and the inscription "Beloved wife for 65 years."[3] A similar marker can be found for her sister.[4]

Along with the Lexington Cemetery gravesite is one in Carlilse Cemetery. This headstone is a double stone with Virginia's information on the right and her husband's name and birthdate, with room for a date of death to be added later, on the left. This one includes the inscription, "Loving husband and wife for 63 years."[5]

The obituary doesn't clarify things as nicely as one would like. It says that Virginia and Wendell had recently celebrated their 63rd anniversary -- making the gravestone in Carlilse more accurate -- but it ends by saying that there would be a private interment at Lexington Cemetery.[6] That seems to indicate that the Lexington Cemetery is the correct one -- although the length of the marriage is incorrect on that marker.

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM6F-S8V : accessed 8 March 2017), Virginia L Henry in household of Arthur R Henry, District 6, Fayette, Kentucky, United States.
  2. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7RP-3J8 : accessed 8 March 2017), Virginia Lee Henery in household of A R Henery, Magisterial District 1, Fayette, Kentucky, United States.
  3. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/236953134/virginia-kingsolver: accessed 12 May 2023), memorial page for Virginia Henry Kingsolver (20 Nov 1929–1 Jul 2013), Find a Grave Memorial ID 236953134, citing The Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by FG Volunteer (contributor 49143262).
  4. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76054798/lela-lenora-isenhour: accessed 13 May 2023), memorial page for Lela Lenora Henry Isenhour (13 Dec 1925–3 Sep 2011), Find a Grave Memorial ID 76054798, citing The Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Julia M. (contributor 46842436).
  5. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209720336/virginia-kingsolver: accessed 13 May 2023), memorial page for Virginia Henry Kingsolver (29 Nov 1929–1 Jul 2013), Find a Grave Memorial ID 209720336, citing Carlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Megan Couch (contributor 49367057).
  6. "Kingsolver, Virginia Henry (Ginny)," Lexington Herald-Leader,


  • "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K5MZ-ZHH : 20 May 2014), Virginia H Kingsolver, 01 Jul 2013; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  • Find A Grave, database and images (http://findagrave.com : accessed 8 March 2017), memorial #209720336 for Virginia "Ginny" Henry Kingsolver (1929 - 2013) - Find A Grave Memorial.




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