Frances Keister
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Title
Frances Keister
Subject
Metcalfe, Frances Elizabeth (Keister) (1920-2002)
Description
Photo of a photograph of Frances Elizabeth (Keister) Metcalfe as a young woman.
Frances was the daughter of Carlos Smith Keister (1888-1974) of Strasburg and Louise de Segur (Balthis) (1891-1978) Keister of Charlottesville. Her father was a well-known cattle dealer and farmer in the Strasburg area.
In 1930 and 1940, the family lived on North Street in Strasburg.
Frances attended Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg and graduated from the University of Texas at Brownsville. She married Samuel Nicholas Metcalfe, Jr. (1922-1985), of New Windsor, Maryland, in 1942. At that time, she worked as a secretary and lived in Charlottesville with her grandmother.
Samuel was the son of Samuel N. and Carmen (Nichodemus) Metcalfe. He had graduated from the Staunton Military Academy and was a senior studying chemical engineering at the University of Virginia when he married.
Frances and Samuel spent most of their married lives in Maryland. He served in the Merchant Marines during WWII, and after, he worked as a chemical engineer for the U.S. Government at Ft. Detrick for over 27 years before retiring in 1971.
Over the years the couple had four children together: Samuel Nicholas Metcalfe III, Randolph Carlos Metcalfe, Lauve Louise Metcalfe, and Christopher Nicholas Metcalfe.
Frances was the daughter of Carlos Smith Keister (1888-1974) of Strasburg and Louise de Segur (Balthis) (1891-1978) Keister of Charlottesville. Her father was a well-known cattle dealer and farmer in the Strasburg area.
In 1930 and 1940, the family lived on North Street in Strasburg.
Frances attended Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg and graduated from the University of Texas at Brownsville. She married Samuel Nicholas Metcalfe, Jr. (1922-1985), of New Windsor, Maryland, in 1942. At that time, she worked as a secretary and lived in Charlottesville with her grandmother.
Samuel was the son of Samuel N. and Carmen (Nichodemus) Metcalfe. He had graduated from the Staunton Military Academy and was a senior studying chemical engineering at the University of Virginia when he married.
Frances and Samuel spent most of their married lives in Maryland. He served in the Merchant Marines during WWII, and after, he worked as a chemical engineer for the U.S. Government at Ft. Detrick for over 27 years before retiring in 1971.
Over the years the couple had four children together: Samuel Nicholas Metcalfe III, Randolph Carlos Metcalfe, Lauve Louise Metcalfe, and Christopher Nicholas Metcalfe.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "1938" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified in 2007 by Graham Connor who also noted, "Sister Identified".
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
The Frederick Post (Frederick, Maryland) published an article about their engagement on December 12, 1942, page 9. It included a photograph of Frances E. Keister.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
011619
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Frances Keister,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed May 10, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/38997.
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