Robert Funkhouser
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Robert Funkhouser
Subject
Funkhouser, Robert (1881-1957)
Description
Portrait of Robert Funkhouser as a young man.
Robert was born in Jerome, Shenandoah County, to Amos (1842-1909) and Sarah Elizabeth (Miller) Funkhouser. His father farmed.
As a young man, Robert moved to Washington D.C. where he worked as a mail clerk for the railroads for many decades. In his WWII registration record, his place of employment was Union Station.
He married in about 1908 to Mary Dorothy (Miller) Funkhouser (1886-1976), the daughter of Adam R. (1853-1922) and Catherine (Polk) (1852-1927) Miller.
By 1940, he owned his home on 5th St. N.E., and had a son, Earl M. Both Robert and his wife died in Washington D.C. and are buried in West Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia.
Robert was born in Jerome, Shenandoah County, to Amos (1842-1909) and Sarah Elizabeth (Miller) Funkhouser. His father farmed.
As a young man, Robert moved to Washington D.C. where he worked as a mail clerk for the railroads for many decades. In his WWII registration record, his place of employment was Union Station.
He married in about 1908 to Mary Dorothy (Miller) Funkhouser (1886-1976), the daughter of Adam R. (1853-1922) and Catherine (Polk) (1852-1927) Miller.
By 1940, he owned his home on 5th St. N.E., and had a son, Earl M. Both Robert and his wife died in Washington D.C. and are buried in West Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
ca 1900
Contributor
Identified by Lizzie F. Miller and Diane M. Warren. Subject was Lizzie F. Miller's first cousin and she has other pictures of him at home.
Also identified by subject's great niece, Carol Getz. She has the same photo at home.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
000130
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negatives
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Robert Funkhouser,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 26, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/22362.
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