Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photograph of Walter Nathaniel Jett as a young man.

Walter was born in Fort Valley to William Clarence and Lucy (Ritenour) Jett. He married Beulah Esta Huffman, also from Fort Valley, in 1923, and they had 8 children together.

Walter was…

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Portrait of Mazie (Ritenour) Wright as a young woman and wearing a pin that says, "Remember Pearl Harbor".

Mazie was the daughter of Lester Lincoln (1895-1965) and Mary Clare (Andrews) Ritenour (1885-1955).

Her husband was Ford A. Wright.

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Portrait of Harold Ritenour, in his U.S. Marine Corps uniform, seated beside his wife, Helen (Middleton) Ritenour.

Helen was the daughter of George Lewis Middleton (1894-1961) and Ada Lee Strosnider (1891-1972), from Strasburg.

At just 19, she…

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Portrait of Ford A. Wright and his wife, Mazie (Ritenour) Wright.

Mazie is wearing a pin on her dress that says, "Remember Pearl Harbor".

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Portrait of Anna Lee (Lichliter) Ritenour as a young woman.

Born in Fort Valley, she was the daughter of William Frederick and Esta Ethelma (Barr) Lichliter.

She married Charles Cecil Warren Ritenour in 1947.

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The name, "Mrs. Selvia Ritenour" is written on the glass plate for this image of a young toddler on a pillowed chair.

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The name, "Ritenour", is written on the glass plate of this image of a young girl seated on a bench.

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Portrait of two good friends, Lucy Mae Jett (left) and Jeanette Conner Ritenour.

Lucy's first husband's name was Jordan and her second husband's name was Faulkner.

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Photograph of Ernest Boyer in his graduation cap and gown.

Ernest was a farmer in Fort Valley. He married Nancy Campbell and had 3 daughters: Janet Stultz, Jean Bauserman, and Lila Williams.

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Three young men wearing hats and suits. The man seated on the right has been tentatively identified as "D. Ritenour". The other two men are unidentified.

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The name, "Ritenour", is written on the glass plate of this image of a young man standing beside a bench.

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Photograph of Mark Ritenour seated on a bench and wearing a suit and tie.

Mark worked in Tennessee for many years as the head of a lumber company.

He retired to Shenandoah County where, as of 2004, he lived on the corner of Route 11 and Hoover…

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Photograph of John Tyler Ritenour wearing a suit and tie and seated on a bench.

John was the son of Milton Ritenour and his wife, Martha Jane (Burner) Ritenour. He married Natalie and had a brother, Roy, and three sisters, Ollie, Catherine, and…

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Portrait of Alese S. (Hoffman) Coffman as a young woman.

Alese was the daughter of Harry Cecil (1902-1964) and Golda E. (Ritenour) (1904-1927) Hoffman.

In the 1930 census, she lived with her parents and two brothers on Kibler Town Road in the…

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John William Ritenour, Jr., seated, with his second wife, Mattie (Woods) Ritenour, standing beside him.

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Photograph of Martha Lou Ritenour and her younger brother, Earl "Buddy" Ritenour.

Their parents were Earl Loudoun Ritenour, Sr. and Virgie (Miller) Ritenour.

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Photograph of Edward H. McClanahan on the arm of a chair and holding a hat in one hand.

Edward was from Fort Valley. He married twice. His first wife was Vollie Blanche Ritenour (1891-1916) but she died in her mid-twenties.

His second wife…

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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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Photograph of two unidentified children.

The glass negative is labeled "Ritenour."

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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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Photograph of Hunter Lee Ritenour who was then a resident of the Dry Run community in Fort Valley Virginia.

The name, "Wesley Ritenour", is written on the glass plate of this image. Wesley Ritenour was Hunter Ritenour's father.

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Portrait of Dorothy Ritenour wearing a brooch at her neck.

Dorothy never married and ran "Dorothy's Variety Store" in Woodstock.

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Portrait of Dorothy Ritenour wearing her hair short and three strands of faux pearls.

Dorothy never married and operated "Dorothy's Variety Store" in Woodstock.

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Portrait of Ralph Bowers wearing his U.S. Army uniform and seated beside his wife, Lillian (Ritenour) Bowers.

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Clyde Maynard Ritenour, seated, with his wife, Isabel (Clem) Ritenour standing beside him.

The couple was from Fort Valley.
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