Marvin L. Middleton
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Dublin Core
Title
Marvin L. Middleton
Subject
Middleton, Marvin Lewis (1920-1990)
Description
Portrait of Marvin Lewis Middleton as a young man wearing a suit and tie.
Marvin grew up on “A” Street in Strasburg, the oldest child of George L. (1894-1961) and Ada Lee (Strosnider) Middleton. His father was a barber. In 1940, he lived with his parents and two younger sisters, Mildred V. and Helen L. Middleton.
When Marvin registered for the WWII draft, he lived in S.W. Washington D.C. and worked at the Navy Yard there. He was described as being 6’1” tall and 165 lbs.
He married Carmella Sciacca, in 1945, while he was in the Army. She was a telegraph operator in Washington D.C. The couple married in Winchester.
By 1950, Marvin and Carmella lived in N.E. Washington D.C., with their 4-year old son, George R. Middleton. Marvin was a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Carmella worked as a clerk typist.
In 1961, when Marvin’s father died, he and his family still lived in Washington D.C.
Not long after that, the family moved back to Strasburg.
On 25 November 1963, the Northern Virginia Daily newspaper reported (on page 6) that Marvin L. Middleton, “of Strasburg”, had been admitted to the hospital after a single car accident that occurred .5 miles south of Seven Fountains on Route 678. He was driving a 1955 Cadillac when he missed a curve, went over a bank, and hit a barn belonging to P.G. Coverstone. His injuries were not life-threatening.
When he died more than 25 years later, he was buried in Riverview Cemetery in Strasburg.
Marvin grew up on “A” Street in Strasburg, the oldest child of George L. (1894-1961) and Ada Lee (Strosnider) Middleton. His father was a barber. In 1940, he lived with his parents and two younger sisters, Mildred V. and Helen L. Middleton.
When Marvin registered for the WWII draft, he lived in S.W. Washington D.C. and worked at the Navy Yard there. He was described as being 6’1” tall and 165 lbs.
He married Carmella Sciacca, in 1945, while he was in the Army. She was a telegraph operator in Washington D.C. The couple married in Winchester.
By 1950, Marvin and Carmella lived in N.E. Washington D.C., with their 4-year old son, George R. Middleton. Marvin was a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Carmella worked as a clerk typist.
In 1961, when Marvin’s father died, he and his family still lived in Washington D.C.
Not long after that, the family moved back to Strasburg.
On 25 November 1963, the Northern Virginia Daily newspaper reported (on page 6) that Marvin L. Middleton, “of Strasburg”, had been admitted to the hospital after a single car accident that occurred .5 miles south of Seven Fountains on Route 678. He was driving a 1955 Cadillac when he missed a curve, went over a bank, and hit a barn belonging to P.G. Coverstone. His injuries were not life-threatening.
When he died more than 25 years later, he was buried in Riverview Cemetery in Strasburg.
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 Conner, who knew him in school.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Marvin Middleton appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 003492 and 011622.
Identifier
011622
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Marvin L. Middleton,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed May 2, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/39005.
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