Olive Catherine (Stultz) Fravel and Linden A. Fravel
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Title
Olive Catherine (Stultz) Fravel and Linden A. Fravel
Subject
Fravel, Olive Catherine Stultz (1889-1992)
Fravel, Linden Alton (1919-1971)
Description
Photograph of Olive Catherine (Stultz) Fravel seated on a bench and holding her infant son, Linden Alton Fravel.
Olive was the daughter of Abbot Luther (1859-1922) and Minerva Francis (Wolverton) (1863-1947) Stultz.
She married William Dallas Fravel (1888-1962) in 1911. He was from Woodstock. Together, they had a son, Linden Alton Fravel (1919-1971). She lived in Stephens City when she died.
Linden had finished 2 years of college when he enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1943. He became an aviation cadet and completed primary and basic pilot training before becoming an aerial gunner in B-24 Liberators.
Linden served in the 15th Air Force, 459th Bomb Group, 756th Bomb Squadron in Italy during his WWII service.
After the war, he married Mary Jane (Haislip) Fravel (1924-2018) in 1948. She was born in Salem, Virginia, and worked as a secretary for Lewis-Gale Hospital there when they married. Her parents were Walter Armstrong and Mary Leone (Johnston) Haislip.
The couple lived in the Stephens City area of Frederick County for much of their married lives. Linden operated "Fravel's Plant and Fish Garden" as a nurseryman in his later years.
Olive was the daughter of Abbot Luther (1859-1922) and Minerva Francis (Wolverton) (1863-1947) Stultz.
She married William Dallas Fravel (1888-1962) in 1911. He was from Woodstock. Together, they had a son, Linden Alton Fravel (1919-1971). She lived in Stephens City when she died.
Linden had finished 2 years of college when he enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1943. He became an aviation cadet and completed primary and basic pilot training before becoming an aerial gunner in B-24 Liberators.
Linden served in the 15th Air Force, 459th Bomb Group, 756th Bomb Squadron in Italy during his WWII service.
After the war, he married Mary Jane (Haislip) Fravel (1924-2018) in 1948. She was born in Salem, Virginia, and worked as a secretary for Lewis-Gale Hospital there when they married. Her parents were Walter Armstrong and Mary Leone (Johnston) Haislip.
The couple lived in the Stephens City area of Frederick County for much of their married lives. Linden operated "Fravel's Plant and Fish Garden" as a nurseryman in his later years.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "Nov 1919" on box of plates.
Contributor
Biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Olive Stultz Fravel is pictured in Morrison Photo 06025.
Linden Alton Fravel appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 000343, 003291, 006229, 006230, 008721, 011230 and 011540.
Identifier
006230
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Olive Catherine (Stultz) Fravel and Linden A. Fravel,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed May 2, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/38925.
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