Unidentified girl with long hair and bangs is standing in a long dress and holding a bouquet of flowers.
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "April 1945".
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Unidentified older woman with short hair is seated and wearing a polka dotted dress with a ruffled collar on her blouse.
Same unidentified woman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001353 and 018012.
Unidentified man and woman are seated together with an unidentified baby posed between them. Probably, this was a family photograph. The name, "Herbert Dellinger", is written on the glass plate.
Unidentified small child with curly hair is seated on a chair. The name, "Claude Rupert", is written on the glass plate.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with short hair and wearing a short-sleeved blouse. The name, "Harry Stoneburner", is written on the glass plate.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified man wearing a suit and tie with a dark colored ribbon pinned to his lapel.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "1904".
Photo of a portrait photograph of an unidentified man wearing a striped tie with a shirt.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "July 1942".
Portrait photograph of an unidentified older man wearing round glasses and a suit and tie.
Heffernan, Frances Catherine "Cathy" Lambert (1925-2011)
Portrait photograph of Fannie Lambert as a young woman with a flower in her hair and wearing faux pearls with her short-sleeved dress. She was called "Fanny Lambert" when she was living in Woodstock but became "Cathy" later in her life. Cathy was the youngest of five children born to Clarence and Emma Lou (Jennings) Lambert. She was born and grew up in Woodstock. She married Paul Ewing "Jack" Gorham (1912-1966) in Meigs County, Ohio, in 1946. At that time, he was in the U.S. Army and she was a student. Frances graduated from Ohio State University. She was a teacher and world traveler. She and her husband moved to San Antonio in 1966, where she earned her Masters degree and taught at John Jay High School in San Antonio. She stayed in that community for the rest of her life. Her second husband was Edward Alfred Porter (1927-1982). After he died, she married Richard Herbert Heffernan (1912-1999). When she died, she left behind her son, Richard L. Gorham and his family. Another son, James A. Gorham, had died young. Cathy is buried in Comfort Cemetery in Kendall County, Texas.
Identified as "Fanny Lambert" in 2012 by Danny Hottel.
Biographical information was compiled from public sources including her obituary.
Frances Catherine "Cathy" Heffernan appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 008274, 008418, 008432, 016489, and 018005.
Photo of a portrait photograph of an unidentified man wearing a wig and robes from an earlier era. The name, "Geo. Esxridge" and the words, "Va Hist. Society Richmond Va", are written on the glass plate.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified man wearing a striped suit and tie with a pen visible in his breast pocket.
Portrait photograph of Lee Clarence Gochenour as a young man wearing a suit and tie. Lee was one of at least four sons born to Clarence Lee and Minnie Mae (Wetzel) Gochenour. He grew up in Woodstock. He was drafted in 1942, and served as a Pilot in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. This photograph was made about the time he entered the military. After the war, in 1947, he married Louise Kathleen (Fox) Gochenour (1918-2015). Lee joined the Air Force Reserves in the 1950s. He later organized the reserves in Virginia. He remained in the Reserves for 23 years and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. Lee was Commander of the Air Reserves in Richmond, VA until his death. Lee lived in Richmond for 38 years working as the Director of IT for The Richfood Corporation, Southern States, and Farm Bureau before taking a job with Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). Lee retired after 19 years of civil services at the age of 77. Lee and his brother-in-law, Gilbert Bushong, founded Sunset Memorial Gardens in Woodstock in 1969. They remained involved for twenty years before changing ownership. Lee returned to his home town of Woodstock in 1999, and became very active in his community. The Town Manager appointed Lee to become the only chairman of Woodstock Economic Development Authority that he helped form in 2003. He is buried in Sunset View Memorial Gardens in Woodstock.
Additional biographical information was extracted from his obituary posted on the Find-A-Grave website.
Lee C. Gochenour appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 018002 and 031231.
Nickens, Alberta Byrd Tolliver (1922-2006)
African Americans - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Portrait photograph of Alberta Byrd (Tolliver) Nickens, of Woodstock, as a young woman. Her parents were Theodore and Mabel (Byrd) Tolliver of Woodstock. In the 1930 census, she was listed as a 4-year old boy, “Albert”, the youngest of four children. Nine years later, in December, Alberta married Lloyd Earl Spinner, born in Mount Jackson. He was the son of Albert and Mattie (Johnson) Spinner and lived in Woodstock. By 1940, the young married couple were lodgers in the household of Robert and Jenny Scott on E. High Street. Alberta was a maid in a private residence; Lloyd was a servant in a private residence. Alberta’s father, Theodore, was also lodging at the home. When Lloyd registered for the WWII draft in 1942, he lived in Front Royal and was self-employed in a café. His wife, Alberta still lived in Woodstock. Lloyd served in the U.S. Army from December 1942 to January 1946. After that, the 1950 census found both Alberta and Lloyd living on Dutch Lane in Mount Jackson with Lloyd’s aunt, Emma J. Broadus. He worked as a fireman at a rayon plant. Alberta was not working. The couple had a son at some point after that but divorced in 1955. Alberta married for the second time to Charles Ernest Nickens, Jr. (1922-1993), the son of Charles Ernest Sr. and Susie (Travis) Nickens. He was born in Strasburg. The couple lived on Water Street in Woodstock when he died.
Identified in 2009, by William Jackson, a nephew of the subject.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Clara Alma (Bowman) Grabill with short hair and seated on a bench with her legs crossed. Her first husband was Edward L. Vehrencamp and she had at least two children with him. He died in 1932. In 1934, she married a widow from Woodstock, John Donaldson "J Don" Grabill (1867-1937). He owned and operated Grabill's Grader Plant, a manufacturer of fruit graders.
Clara Alma (Bowman) Grabill appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 008422 and 018000.
Sollenberger, Edmund "Teddy" Ausherman (1924-1971)
Kilby, Janet Elizabeth Sollenberger (1924-2014)
Portrait photograph of twins, Edmund A. and Janet E. Sollenberger, as teenagers. According to the family, this photograph was made on the twins' 16th birthday. Born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, they were two of the four children born to Charles William and Evelyn (Ausherman) Sollenberger. Teddy married Elizabeth (Gough) Sollenberger and raised two daughters, Katie (Sollenberger) Cox and Mary (Sollenberger) Davis. Janet attended Madison College (now James Madison University), graduating in 1946, with a major in home economics. For several years she was employed as a home extension agent for Rappahannock County, VA. In 1951, she married Dr. Walter Leroy Kilby, and they raised their two daughters, Janet O. Kilby ("Phoebe") and Margaret H. Kilby in Baltimore, Maryland. Later on, the couple retired to Woodstock.
Identified by Arlene Hamman (ID form is undated).
Additional biographical information was extracted from Janet's obituary posted on the Find-A-Grave website.
Edmund "Teddy" Sollenberger appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 017998 and 017999.
Janet E. (Sollenberger) Kilby appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 014572, 014574, 014794, 017998, and 017999.
Twin siblings Edmund A. and Janet E. Sollenberger as teenagers standing together. According to the family, this photograph was made on the twins' 16th birthday. Born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, they were two of the four children born to Charles William and Evelyn (Ausherman) Sollenberger. Teddy married Elizabeth (Gough) Sollenberger and raised two daughters, Katie (Sollenberger) Cox and Mary (Sollenberger) Davis. Janet attended Madison College (now James Madison University), graduating in 1946, with a major in home economics. For several years she was employed as a home extension agent for Rappahannock County, VA. In 1951, she married Dr. Walter Leroy Kilby, and they raised their two daughters, Janet O. Kilby ("Phoebe") and Margaret H. Kilby in Baltimore, Maryland. Later on, the couple retired to Woodstock.
Portrait photograph of W.H. Ellifritts in a striped suit and tie. He was a Director of First National Bank in Strasburg.
Unidentified young boy standing outdoors and wearing a V-necked sweater.
Hottle, Mary Virginia Miller (1920-2001)
Photograph of Virginia (Miller) Hottle seated on a bench and wearing a formal gown with bows on the front. Virginia was the daughter of Joseph Russell Miller, Jr. (1865-1953) and Mary Virginia (Hoshour) Miller (1873-1976). She married Billy Lewin Hottle (1921-1993) in 1947. Billy was the Postmaster of Toms Brook.
M. Virginia (Miller) Hottle appears on Morrison Studio Collection numbers 002200, 008278, 017861, 017995, and 040365.
Unidentified young child with curly hair is seated and wearing short overalls.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a a box labeled "July 1942".
Unidentified young child in short overalls, is standing on a chair and wearing a cap. The name, "J.H. Peyer (Burch)", is written on the glass plate.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a a box labeled "Aug 1945".
Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with short hair, glasses and a corsage on her jacket. The name, "Mrs. Mary E. Funkhouser", is written on the glass plate.
Unidentified little boy in a striped shirt and overalls is standing by a bench with his hand on a ball. The name, "Hoover", is written on the glass plate.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with short hair and wearing a flower print dress. The name, "Helen Grubb", is written on the glass plate.
Unidentified young girl with short hair and bangs is seated on a chair. The name, "Mrs. Jean Rush", is written on the glass plate.