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Portrait photograph of Burgess Ernest Nelson, a well known resident of Mount Jackson.

Born in Conicville, his parents were Zachariah Winfield and Martha Ellen "Mattie" (Webb) Nelson.

Portrait photograph of Burgess Ernest Nelson, a well known resident of Mount Jackson.

Born in Conicville, his parents were Zachariah Winfield and Martha Ellen "Mattie" (Webb) Nelson.

Burgess Nelson and a dog are seated in an early vehicle decorated with advertising for his company, Gulf Oil of Mount Jackson.

Burgess was a well-known entrepreneur and businessman from Mount Jackson. He owned Gulf Oil Company (the pre-cursor to…

Burgess Nelson and a dog are seated in an early vehicle decorated with advertising for his company, Gulf Oil of Mount Jackson. An airplane is behind him.

Burgess was a well-known entrepreneur and businessman from Mount Jackson. He owned Gulf Oil…

Burgess Nelson and a dog are seated in an early vehicle decorated with advertising for his company, Gulf Oil of Mount Jackson.

Burgess was a well-known entrepreneur and businessman from Mount Jackson. He owned Gulf Oil Company (the pre-cursor to…

Burgess Nelson and a dog are seated in an early vehicle decorated with advertising for his company, Gulf Oil of Mount Jackson.

Burgess was a well-known entrepreneur and businessman from Mount Jackson. He owned Gulf Oil Company (the pre-cursor to…

Burgess Nelson and a dog are seated in an early vehicle decorated with advertising for his company, Gulf Oil of Mount Jackson.

Burgess was a well-known entrepreneur and businessman from Mount Jackson. He owned Gulf Oil Company (the pre-cursor to…

Photograph of Burgess Nelson (right) shaking hands with an unidentified man.

Burgess was a well-known entrepreneur and businessman from Mount Jackson. He owned Gulf Oil Company (the pre-cursor to Holtzman Oil) and was elected to the Virginia State…

Photograph showing three people and a dog eating at a table.

The man in the center of the photograph facing the photographer is Burgess Nelson.

The other two are unidentified.

The photograph was taken at Burgess Nelson's home in Mount…

Photograph of a photograph of a home in Mount Jackson that was built by Burgess Nelson.

Burgess designed this home using the Risig House in Roanoke as its inspiration. That home is pictured in Morrison Studio Collection number…

Photo of a photo of Burgess Nelson's home in Mount Jackson.

Burgess designed this home using the Risig House in Roanoke as its inspiration. That home is pictured in Morrison Studio Collection number 002117.

Unfortunately, the home pictured…

Photograph of Asa and Effie (Nicholson) Burner with their children.

The young girl is their daughter, Joann Burner. The older boy is their son, Beverly Burner, and the younger boy is their son, Everett Burner.

Photograph of the Burner Farm, located southwest of Luray Virginia.

A 1920s era automobile is on the road and a house and barn are visible in the distance.

Photograph of the dam spanning the Shenandoah River northwest of Woodstock Virginia.

The dam is locally known as Burnshire Dam.

Originally, this site was home to Rush's Mill. In 1873 it was purchased by J.I. Triplett. In 1892 he converted the…

Portrait photograph of Burtelle W. Fansler, Sr. in his later years.

Burtelle W. Fansler, Sr., seated, and holding his barefoot son, Charles Benton "Ben" Fansler.

Portrait photograph of Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) cadet Burton Franklin DeChant wearing his school’s uniform.

Burton was from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, one of five children born to Jacob William (1874-1948) and Mabel (Blough) (1874-1948)…

Portrait photograph of Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) cadet Burton Franklin DeChant wearing his school’s uniform.

Burton was from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, one of five children born to Jacob William (1874-1948) and Mabel (Blough) (1874-1948)…

Photograph of the marriage certificate issued to Forest B. Bushong and his wife, D. Jane (Griffith) Bushong when they married in Woodstock on Christmas Day, 1941.

Marriage certificate attesting that Garland Wisman Bushong and Virginia Goodloe were married in Charlottesville, Virginia, on December 20, 1941.

The minister was Rev. Gustav E. Hageman of the Lutheran Church.

Marriage certificate attesting that Forest B. Bushong and Dorothy J. Griffith were married in Woodstock, Virginia, on December 25, 1941.

The minister was Rev. J.P. Derrick of the Lutheran Church.

Photograph of the Bushong Farm located in the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park north of New Market, Virginia. The Federal-styled home was built in 1825 to accommodate Jacob Bushong and Sarah Strickler's growing family.

The 1864…

Photograph of Ray Dwight "Butch" Baker (front, second from right) standing beside his bride, Vickie Rae (Ryman) Baker, and surrounded by friends and family.

The photograph was taken on the altar of a church, probably just after the wedding…

Photograph of Vickie (Ryman) Baker (third from the right) in her wedding dress, veil, and bouquet with her new husband, Butch Baker, standing beside her (second from right).

Other unidentified people and the minister who performed the ceremony are…

Photo of a portrait photograph of "Butch Humphreys" as a young boy in a striped shirt.

His parents were Elgin Humphreys and Elizabeth (Rudy) Humphreys. His father was in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
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