Walter Wisman Family
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Walter Wisman Family
Subject
Wisman, Walter (1889-1974)
Wisman, Irene Dora (Saum) (1890-1967)
Wisman, James Erret (1914-1986)
Wisman, Calvin Saum (1917-2008)
Logsdon, Helen Lucille (Wisman) (1922-1973)
Description
Damaged family photograph of Walter Calvin Wisman with his wife, Irene Dora (Saum) Wisman and their three children: (l to r) James E. Wisman, Helen (Wisman) Logsdon, and Calvin S. Wisman.
Walter C. Wisman was a farmer in the Woodstock area of Shenandoah County. He also sold fire insurance for a time. He was the son of Josiah Wisman (1854-1925) and his first wife, Annie D. Smoot (1860-1892). His father had been well-known and respected for his work in education and as Chairman of the Shenandoah County School board.
Walter’s wife, Irene, was the daughter of Daniel T. (1842-1927) and Jennie (Saum) (1842-1912) Saum. Irene lived in Woodstock when she died.
James E. Wisman married Lois W. Wetzel in 1945. It was the second marriage for both of them. James worked at the American Viscose Corporation for many years and retired as a lab technician. He was living in Maurertown when he died unexpectedly as the result of an automobile accident.
Helen Lucille Wisman married John Ligouri Logsdon in 1946 in Washington D.C. In the 1950 census for D.C., John worked as a bus driver and Helen was a secretary for the U.S. Air Force. Both are buried together in the Mount Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery in Alonzaville.
Calvin S. Wisman graduated from Woodstock High School then received his college degree in agricultural education from Virginia Tech, class of 1940. In June of 1940, he volunteered for active duty in the U.S. Army and served until he retired as a Colonel in 1964. Following his Army retirement, he worked for 15 years in the civil service, mostly as a Security Manager at Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia.
Calvin’s wife was Anne Elizabeth (Slater) Wisman (1916-2015). She was born in King William County, Virginia, and was widowed when she married Calvin in 1952.
Walter C. Wisman was a farmer in the Woodstock area of Shenandoah County. He also sold fire insurance for a time. He was the son of Josiah Wisman (1854-1925) and his first wife, Annie D. Smoot (1860-1892). His father had been well-known and respected for his work in education and as Chairman of the Shenandoah County School board.
Walter’s wife, Irene, was the daughter of Daniel T. (1842-1927) and Jennie (Saum) (1842-1912) Saum. Irene lived in Woodstock when she died.
James E. Wisman married Lois W. Wetzel in 1945. It was the second marriage for both of them. James worked at the American Viscose Corporation for many years and retired as a lab technician. He was living in Maurertown when he died unexpectedly as the result of an automobile accident.
Helen Lucille Wisman married John Ligouri Logsdon in 1946 in Washington D.C. In the 1950 census for D.C., John worked as a bus driver and Helen was a secretary for the U.S. Air Force. Both are buried together in the Mount Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery in Alonzaville.
Calvin S. Wisman graduated from Woodstock High School then received his college degree in agricultural education from Virginia Tech, class of 1940. In June of 1940, he volunteered for active duty in the U.S. Army and served until he retired as a Colonel in 1964. Following his Army retirement, he worked for 15 years in the civil service, mostly as a Security Manager at Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia.
Calvin’s wife was Anne Elizabeth (Slater) Wisman (1916-2015). She was born in King William County, Virginia, and was widowed when she married Calvin in 1952.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified by Allan E. Rickard who remembered seeing the family at church and in the neighborhood.
Additional information supplied by P.M. Fravel
Biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Walter C. Wisman and his wife, Irene Dora (Saum) Wisman appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 005443 and 005007.
Identifier
005007
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Walter Wisman Family,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 27, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/35087.
Comments
P. M. Fravel
Calvin Wisman is the far right behind his mother, Irene.
Calvin was a best friend, cousin, and best man of my late father, Linden Fravel.
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