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Ellsworth died August 7, 1966, and Elsie married Ralph C. Virtue on September 20,
1975. Ralph died December 1, 1997. Elsie worked at Metzgers Grocery and East Side
Grocery in Galena prior to her retirement. Elsie died May 27, 1998 and is buried in
Greenwood Cemetery.
Virtue, Genevieve Mildred (Virtue) was born April 28, 1916 in Elizabeth Township,
Jo Daviess County and was the daughter of Wilbur Johnston and Agnes Irene (Sherrard)
Virtue. She attended Rock College School, Black School, and graduated from Hanover
High School in 1933. She attended Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois and Northern
Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois. Genevieve married Orville Rowe Virtue on August
31, 1940 in Hanover and three children were born to this union: Jerry Rowe Virtue,
Barbara Agnes Virtue, and Carole Jean Virtue. Genevieve taught at Eureka School in
rural Stockton for three years and Lost Mound School in rural Hanover for two years.
In addition to farming with her husband she was a substitute teacher for ten years in the
Hanover Public Schools, taught remedial reading full time from 1966 until 1980 and
later was a private tutor. She and her husband moved to the village of Hanover in 1978.
Genevieve died January 2, 2004 and is buried in Log Church Cemetery.
Virtue, Harvey Thomas was born November 27, 1918 in rural Hanover and was the
son of James Arthur and Florence Edith (Steele) Virtue. He was a lifelong farmer in
Hanover. Harvey died December 30, 1992 and is buried in Log Church Cemetery.
Virtue, LeRoy Steele was born February 20, 1916 in rural Hanover and was the son of
James Arthur and Florence Edith (Steele) Virtue. He graduated from Hanover High
School in 1932. Roy served in the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force from 1942 until 1962.
He farmed in the Hanover area for many years. Roy died December 11, 1998 and is
buried in Log Church Cemetery.
Virtue, Lucile Agnes (Edgerton) was born February 5, 1909 in Hanover and was the
daughter of Frank Emmett and Elizabeth Jane (Steele) Edgerton. She graduated from
Hanover High School in 1926, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois in 1932 and received
her master’s degree from Cortland State University in New York. Lucile married the
Reverend Willis Wilbur Virtue on August 25, 1937. They adopted two sons: Leon
“Lee” Willis Virtue and Larry Wilbur Virtue, and one daughter was born to this union:
Jeanne (Virtue) Papesh. Lucile was a fifth grade teacher in Johnson City School District
in New York for many years. Lucile died on March 14, 2008 in Owego, New York; she
was cremated and buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover.
Virtue, Orville Rowe was born January 26, 1912 in Elizabeth, Illinois and was the son
of Alfred Rowe and Bessie Jane (Nesbitt) Virtue. He attended Black School, graduated
from Hanover High School in 1929, and attended Monmouth College, Monmouth,
Illinois. He married Genevieve Mildred Virtue on August 31, 1940 and three children
were born to this union: Jerry Rowe Virtue, Barbara Agnes Virtue, and Carole Jean
Virtue. Orville farmed all his life until he retired in 1978 and moved to the village of
Hanover. He died January 28, 1985 and is buried in the Log Church Cemetery.
Virtue, Ross Maynard was born December 7, 1899 in rural Hanover and was the son
of Jared William and Mary Ellen (Speer) Virtue. He graduated from Hanover High
School in 1918 and from Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio in 1924. Ross later
received his School Administrative degree from Ohio State University in 1935. Ross
married Ella Augusta Carson and one son was born to this union: James Jared Virtue.
The family lived in Gnadenhutten, Ohio for many years where Ross was the