Wilmetta V. (Eastep) Bly
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Title
Wilmetta V. (Eastep) Bly
Subject
Bly, Wilmetta Veron (Eastep) (1881-1956)
Description
Portrait of Wilmetta "Met" Veron (Eastep) Bly wearing a polka dotted dress and a bead necklace.
Wilmetta was the daughter of Luther Monroe (1854-1938) and Sarah Catherine (Hammon) (1860-1937) Eastep. Her father was a blacksmith.
Her husband was Walter William Bly (1878-1932), born in Frederick County, the son of Daniel Bly (1849-1909) and Harriett Elizabeth (Orndorff) (1855-1931) Bly. She married him in December 1902.
Wilmetta and Walter had four children over the course of their years together. They were: Alvin Arthur Bly (1908-1964), Sarah E. Bly, Walter I. Bly and Aden William Bly (1915-1970). The latter two appear to have been born at the same time, possibly twins,
Both the 1920 and 1930 censuses find Wilmetta, her husband, and her children living on a farm in Fishers Hill near Strasburg. By 1940, Wilmetta was widowed but still there. Her daughter, 27-year old Sarah E., was the only one of her children still living with her.
She remained on her farm in Fishers Hill until the end of her life.
She and her husband are buried in Saint Stephens Cemetery in Strasburg Junction.
Wilmetta was the daughter of Luther Monroe (1854-1938) and Sarah Catherine (Hammon) (1860-1937) Eastep. Her father was a blacksmith.
Her husband was Walter William Bly (1878-1932), born in Frederick County, the son of Daniel Bly (1849-1909) and Harriett Elizabeth (Orndorff) (1855-1931) Bly. She married him in December 1902.
Wilmetta and Walter had four children over the course of their years together. They were: Alvin Arthur Bly (1908-1964), Sarah E. Bly, Walter I. Bly and Aden William Bly (1915-1970). The latter two appear to have been born at the same time, possibly twins,
Both the 1920 and 1930 censuses find Wilmetta, her husband, and her children living on a farm in Fishers Hill near Strasburg. By 1940, Wilmetta was widowed but still there. Her daughter, 27-year old Sarah E., was the only one of her children still living with her.
She remained on her farm in Fishers Hill until the end of her life.
She and her husband are buried in Saint Stephens Cemetery in Strasburg Junction.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "June 1945" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified by Jeanette Ritenour in September 2004. She was a niece of the subject.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
010729
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Wilmetta V. (Eastep) Bly,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 27, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/36220.
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