William "Wee" and Jett Elmer Timbers
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Title
William "Wee" and Jett Elmer Timbers
Subject
African Americans - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Timbers, William J. "Wee" (1895-1979)
Timbers, Jett "Elmer" (1897-1944)
Description
Portrait of William J. "Wee" Timbers and his younger brother, Jett "Elmer" Timbers. They were the sons of William B. and Sarah Evelyn (Bibbs) Timbers, and grew up in Woodstock.
William "Wee" Butler never married and spent his career working as a hotel waiter. In 1950, he worked and lived at The Homestead Hotel, a resort in Hot Springs, Virginia. He lived a long life and when he died, his residence was on High Street in Woodstock, the same street where his sister, Fannie, had raised her family.
Jett "Elmer" Timbers did not stay in Woodstock. When he registered for the WWI draft in 1918, he lived in Washington D.C. and worked at "Camp Humphreys", now known as Ft. Belvoir, Virginia. Later that year, he married Saffena Beatrice Lacy (1898-1992) in Allegheny County, Virginia, where his occupation was “waiter”. While his wife appeared living back with her parents in Botetourt County in the 1920 and 1930 censuses, old phone books from 1922 and 1925 mention Elmer Timbers as being a “Barber” living on 7th Street, N.W. Washington D.C. The couple had two children, Sarah and Charles. By the time Elmer registered for the WWII draft in 1942, he was listed as self-employed in Boyce, Virginia. He died shortly after.
William "Wee" Butler never married and spent his career working as a hotel waiter. In 1950, he worked and lived at The Homestead Hotel, a resort in Hot Springs, Virginia. He lived a long life and when he died, his residence was on High Street in Woodstock, the same street where his sister, Fannie, had raised her family.
Jett "Elmer" Timbers did not stay in Woodstock. When he registered for the WWI draft in 1918, he lived in Washington D.C. and worked at "Camp Humphreys", now known as Ft. Belvoir, Virginia. Later that year, he married Saffena Beatrice Lacy (1898-1992) in Allegheny County, Virginia, where his occupation was “waiter”. While his wife appeared living back with her parents in Botetourt County in the 1920 and 1930 censuses, old phone books from 1922 and 1925 mention Elmer Timbers as being a “Barber” living on 7th Street, N.W. Washington D.C. The couple had two children, Sarah and Charles. By the time Elmer registered for the WWII draft in 1942, he was listed as self-employed in Boyce, Virginia. He died shortly after.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "May 1917" on box of plates.
Contributor
Biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Jett "Elmer" Timbers appears in Morrison Photos 000917 and 005717.
William "Wee" Timbers appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 000917, 005717, 012506, and 012507.
Identifier
000917
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negatives
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “William "Wee" and Jett Elmer Timbers,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 18, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/23175.
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