Virginia married 1st to Stephen Wallace Beery of New Hanover, North Carolina .

They married 18 Sep 1862 in New Hanover, North Carolina .

The couple had 2 children:

1. Gretta Beery (Cassavant)

2. Robert C Beery ( Cathrine A ukn)

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Virginia married 2nd to Robert Avery of Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania.

He was son of Abel Marcy Avery of Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania

and

Euphemia Pell Stevens of Plymouth, Pennsylvania

Virginia Constance Risley

and

Robert Avery married 4 Jul 1874 in New York, New York

The couple had 7 known children

1. Hugo Avery

2. James Hudson Avery

3. Virginia Avery

4. Euphemia Pell Avery

5. Theodore Morris Avery

6. Abel Marcy Avery

7. Walter Avery

According to the 11 Jun 1900 census in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, Virginia states they have been married 26y, had 13 children & 5 are living. ~Out of the 7 listed, three lived into adulthood.

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Parents of Virginia:

Richard Arms Risley of Massachusetts

and

Emily Sargent of North Carolina

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Paternal Gparents:

Job Risley

and

Louisa Arms both of Conway, Massachusetts

Medical case study related to her husband, Robert Avery: "Case 427. — Lieutenant-Colonel R. Avery, 102d New York, aged 24 years, received a shot fracture of the upper third of the right thigh, at Lookout Mountain, November 24, 1863. He entered the field hospital of the 2d division, Twelfth Corps, where the injured limb was amputated by Surgeon C. H. Lord, 102nd New York, who reported as follows: "This case of amputation at the upper third of the thigh is of interest from the fact that the patient had recently returned to duty from hospital, where he had been since receiving a severe wound of the face and neck at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863. His general health was poor, yet he underwent the operation well, and at the date of this report, December 2d, he is getting along finely. The flap has closed completely for nearly two inches anteriorly, and every indication points to a speedy recovery. Dry dressings have been used entirely." The patient was subsequently transferred to hospital at Bridgeport, and afterwards to Nashville, whence he proceeded to his home on leave of absence. Lastly he entered the Annapolis Hospital, and on June 27, 1864, he was discharged from service. In the following year he was re-appointed as an officer of the Veteran Reserve Corps, and on December 31, 1870, he was retired from active service. In a communication from Dr. H. E. Goodman, late surgeon U. S. V., the amputation was described as having been performed "at the great trochanter." During January, 1866, Colonel Avery, who was then serving on duty at the office of the Commissary General of Prisoners, visited the Army Medical Museum, being quite well and in good health, and the stump, though affected with neuralgia, having been healed for more than a year previous. This officer's name appears on the retired list in 1879." -- The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. Part III, Volume II. (3rd Surgical volume) by U. S. Army Surgeon General's Office, 1883.