James F. Wetzel & His Mother, Drucilla Hottel Wetzel
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Title
James F. Wetzel & His Mother, Drucilla Hottel Wetzel
Subject
Wetzel, James Franklin (1915-1973)
Wetzel, Drucilla Elaine (Hottel) (1880-1953)
Description
Photograph of James Franklin Wetzel as a boy, posed cheek-to-cheek with his mother, Drucilla (Hottel) Wetzel.
James lived in Woodstock as a boy, but spent his later years in Edinburg. He finished high school and served in the U.S. Army during WWII from 1943-1946. After the war, James was, for many years, a textile worker at the American Viscose Corporation.
His wife was Lelia Whetzel (1917-1966) from Mt. Jackson. Lelia was the daughter of Hallie Benjamin and Sarah Annie (Clinedinst) Whetzel.
Drucilla E. Hottel Wetzel was born near Columbia Furnace to James R. (1851-1915) and Catherine “Kate” (Bradfield) (1857-1929) Hottel. She married George Wetzel (1854-1918) in 1904, a man much older than she who had children of his own from a prior marriage. Together, the couple had three more children: Catherine, Reva Elizabeth, and James F.
James lived in Woodstock as a boy, but spent his later years in Edinburg. He finished high school and served in the U.S. Army during WWII from 1943-1946. After the war, James was, for many years, a textile worker at the American Viscose Corporation.
His wife was Lelia Whetzel (1917-1966) from Mt. Jackson. Lelia was the daughter of Hallie Benjamin and Sarah Annie (Clinedinst) Whetzel.
Drucilla E. Hottel Wetzel was born near Columbia Furnace to James R. (1851-1915) and Catherine “Kate” (Bradfield) (1857-1929) Hottel. She married George Wetzel (1854-1918) in 1904, a man much older than she who had children of his own from a prior marriage. Together, the couple had three more children: Catherine, Reva Elizabeth, and James F.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "June 1917" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified by Jessica Jett, James' granddaughter, who has a copy of this image at her home.
Biographical details compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Drucilla Hottel Wetzel is pictured in Morrison Studio Collection images 002676 and 005408.
Identifier
005408
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “James F. Wetzel & His Mother, Drucilla Hottel Wetzel,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed May 1, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/36342.
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