Omar Funk Pirkey
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Dublin Core
Title
Omar Funk Pirkey
Subject
Pirkey, Omar Funk (1848-1934)
United States - History - Civil War
Veterans - United States - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Omar Funk Pirkey was from Strasburg, Virginia, where he was a member of the Strasburg Christian Church.
Mr. Pirkey was a Confederate Veteran. A photograph published in the Free Press on September 26, 2002, showed him standing with a group of Civil War Veterans at Stickley Hall in Woodstock.
His parents were John Calvin (1816-1887) and Flora E.(Funk) (1820-1851) Pirkey.
He married Mary Virginia Lehew in 1874. She lived from 1855 to 1944.
Both Omar and his wife are buried in Riverview Cemetery in Strasburg.
This image is a cropped close up of Morrison Studio image 4750.
Mr. Pirkey was a Confederate Veteran. A photograph published in the Free Press on September 26, 2002, showed him standing with a group of Civil War Veterans at Stickley Hall in Woodstock.
His parents were John Calvin (1816-1887) and Flora E.(Funk) (1820-1851) Pirkey.
He married Mary Virginia Lehew in 1874. She lived from 1855 to 1944.
Both Omar and his wife are buried in Riverview Cemetery in Strasburg.
This image is a cropped close up of Morrison Studio image 4750.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified by John Taylor.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Same subject as in Morrison Photo 04750.
Identifier
004740
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Omar Funk Pirkey,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 23, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/34255.
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