Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Left to right: Helen (Seal) Ambrose, Charles W. "Dickle" Seal, and Harold L. Seal, Sr. pictured as young children.

The three were the children of Otis Lynden (1907-1982) and Daisy M. (Clem) (1913-1983) Seal. They grew up in the Woodstock area of…

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Photograph of John Daniel Clem wearing a cap and standing beside a bench in the studio.

John was from Fort Valley, the son of John A.G. and Bessie S. (Henry) Clem. His first wife, Eva Clarice, died in 1925. He married again in 1928, to Sylvia…

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Portrait of the Clem family. Pictured are: (l to r) Charlie Clem, Bessie (Henry) Clem, and Dorothy Clem.

Bessie Clem was born in Page County and married John Adam Grove Clem (1870-1941) there in 1894.

Much of her married life was spent in Fort…

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Photograph of the Plauger family of Fort Valley. From left to right: Franklin, his father, Paul Franklin, his mother, Evelyn (McClanahan), and his younger brother, Charles.

Paul Franklin was the son of Charles Franklin (1877-1953) and Grace Mae…

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Photograph of a stone marking the burial site of the "Clem" family. Emulsion damage is visible at the top of the image.

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Portrait of Evelyn Kathleen (Clem) Carpenter as a young woman. Born in Seven Fountains, Virginia, Evelyn was the daughter of Ernest R. and Gladys E. Rickard Clem.

She attended Dry Run and Fort Valley Public Schools as well as Edinburg and…

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Portrait of Stanley Wakeman, of Wakemans Grove, VA, in his U.S. Air Force uniform.

Mr. Wakeman was the son of Galen F. (1898-1980) and Maude Elizabeth (Clem) Wakeman (1903-1993) and married Betty Lee (Miller) Wakeman (1931-2011) in 1951.

He…

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Photograph of Harvey Hoffman standing beside his wife, Alice (Crabill) Hoffman.

The couple married in May 1947 so this photograph was taken a couple of years after their wedding.

Harvey was the son of Walter Harvey and Martha Jane (Clem)…

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Elizabeth “Lizzie” Sarah (Wisman) Bushong holding her first-born son, William Lee Bushong.

Lizzie was the daughter of William Luther (1859-1908) and Sarah A. (Doll) (1857-1930) Wisman. She was the third of four children born to the couple. In the…

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Gertrude V. (Clem) Plauger seated on a bench and wearing a dress with a wide belt and bow at the neck.

She was the daughter of John Adam Grove Clem (1870-1941) and Bessie Susan (Henry) (1878-1955), of Fort Valley.

In 1944, Gertrude married …

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Photo of two separate photographs of William Lee Bushong on horseback.

Lee was the son of Emery Franklin (1889-1949) and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Sarah (Wisman) (1889-1972) Bushong. He grew up with three brothers on a farm in the Stonewall District of…

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Group of students from Woodstock High School, circa 1928. Those that have been identified include: Estaline Funk (second row, second from the left), Margaret Magruder (first row, first on the left), and Eunice Lawman Morrison (first row, second on…

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Portrait of Stanley Tobias Clem (1927-2009) wearing his Civil Air Patrol uniform. The markings on his shoulder indicate he was a cadet in this photo.

Stanley was one of at least ten children born to Tobias Samuel (1887-1957) and Maggie Catherine…

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Photograph of Laura Ritenour standing with one hand behind her back.

Laura was the daughter of Marcus (1851-1916) and Virginia Catherine (Clem) (1852-1919) Ritenour. She was from Fort Valley.

She married twice. First husband was James William…

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William "Lee" Bushong as a young child standing on a chair.

Lee was the son of Emery Franklin (1889-1949) and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Sarah (Wisman) (1889-1972) Bushong. He grew up with three brothers on a farm in the Stonewall District of the…

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A portrait of a smiling baby seated on a wicker chair. "Clem (Washington, D.C.)" is inscribed on the glass plate.

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A portrait of a baby seated on a wicker chair. There is a blurry woman crouching behind him. "Clem (Washington, D.C.)" is inscribed on the glass plate.

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Portrait of Neva Viola (Brill) Clem as a young woman.

She was born in Lebanon Church, the daughter of Howard Walton (1869-1947) and Annie Virginia (Wilkins) (1878-1957) Brill.

Neva waitressed at the Virginia Restaurant in Strasburg for many…

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Portrait taken of Annabel Lee Polk as a young woman.

Annabelle lived in Edinburg and was the daughter of Lester Earl (1899-1994) and Margie Jane (Fadeley) (1904-1990) Polk.

In 1945, she married Walter David Clem (1923-1995), a 22-year old Navy…

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John A. Plauger wearing his U.S. Navy uniform. John married Gertrude Clem.

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Photo of a framed photograph of Paul Franklin Plauger, and his wife, Evelyn (McClanahan) Plauger, when they were young.

Paul Franklin was the son of Charles Franklin (1877-1953) and Grace Mae (Munch) (1885-1956) Plauger. Evelyn O. McClanahan was…

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The name, "Evelyn Clem" is written on the glass plate of this image of a young man standing outside a home and wearing a U.S. Navy uniform.

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The name, "Stanley Clem" and the date, "11/28/44" was written on the glass plate of this image of a young man.

After further research, we believe this is Stanley Tobias Clem, one of at least ten children born to Tobias Samuel (1887-1957) and…

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Portrait of Annabelle Polk as a young woman.

Annabelle lived in Edinburg and was the daughter of Lester Earl (1899-1994) and Margie Jane (Fadeley) (1904-1990) Polk.

In 1945, she married Walter David Clem (1923-1995), a 22-year old Navy man…

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Portrait of Benny Clem as a young man.

Benny was one of at least ten children born to Tobias Samuel (1887-1957) and Maggie Catherine (Walters) (1896-1952) Clem, a farming couple in Fort Valley.

Benny grew up in Fort Valley and graduated from…
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