Earl E. Wolverton, Jr.
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Earl E. Wolverton, Jr.
Subject
Wolverton, Earl Ester, Jr. (1925-2007)
Soldiers - United States - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Portrait of Earl Ester Wolverton, Jr. as a young man wearing his U.S. Army uniform. Earl enlisted in the U.S. Army as a private in June 1945, near the end of WWII.
Earl was a lifelong Edinburg area resident, the son of Earl E. (1891-1952) and Lena Virginia (Grandstaff) (1896-1960) Wolverton. He had an older sister, Jean L. Wolverton.
His father was a carpenter and Earl Jr. worked with him growing up and after his military service. When he married Betty Lou Irwin, in 1948, his occupation was “carpenter’s helper”.
Betty Lou (Irwin) Wolverton was the daughter of Brooks Adolph Irwin, Sr. (1895-1967) and Elizabeth Maude (Kirby) (1908-1987) Irwin. She was just 16 years old when she married.
The 1950 census found the couple with a 1-year old son, Charles Daniel. The young family was living with his parents and sister in rural Edinburg. His occupation in this record was “farmer”.
Earl and his wife had at least two additional children in the years they were together: Sandra Kay and Pamela Sue Wolverton.
Earl was a lifelong Edinburg area resident, the son of Earl E. (1891-1952) and Lena Virginia (Grandstaff) (1896-1960) Wolverton. He had an older sister, Jean L. Wolverton.
His father was a carpenter and Earl Jr. worked with him growing up and after his military service. When he married Betty Lou Irwin, in 1948, his occupation was “carpenter’s helper”.
Betty Lou (Irwin) Wolverton was the daughter of Brooks Adolph Irwin, Sr. (1895-1967) and Elizabeth Maude (Kirby) (1908-1987) Irwin. She was just 16 years old when she married.
The 1950 census found the couple with a 1-year old son, Charles Daniel. The young family was living with his parents and sister in rural Edinburg. His occupation in this record was “farmer”.
Earl and his wife had at least two additional children in the years they were together: Sandra Kay and Pamela Sue Wolverton.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
ca 1944-1945
Contributor
Identified by Lorraine Boyer Zirkle, who was a classmate of the subject.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
The name, "Earl Wolverton" is also written on the glass plate of this image.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
004024
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Earl E. Wolverton, Jr.,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 27, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/32041.
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