Portrait photograph of Elda Estelle Fravel. She was the daughter of Benjamin Edward and Mary Elizabeth (Ryman) Fravel. Elda lived a long life and never married. She is buried in Harrisville, west of Toms Brook, Virginia.
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Identified by in 2002 by Pat Fisher, who was a great niece of the subject and had the same photograph at home.
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Portrait photograph of Eldena Myers (Kibler) Walker as a young woman. Her parents were Leonard Eugene and Elizabeth Alice (Myers) Kibler. She was a 1944 graduate of Woodstock High School and attended Woodstock Business School. Eldena worked as a file clerk and bookkeeper at the local Chevrolet Dealership in Woodstock and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D. C. before her marriage. In 1951, she married Ralph Clayton Walker (1926-2019). Soon after, the couple moved to Washington, D. C. where Eldena worked at General Motors Acceptance Corporation before starting a family. After her son and daughter were grown, she worked at CIGNA insurance company for 18 years before retiring.
Identified in 2002 by Phyllis S. Wright.
Eldena (Kibler) Walker appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 006956 and 006958.
Walker, Eldena Meyers Kibler (1927-2018)
Photograph of Elder William Peters later in his life shown with a full beard and mustache. In this photograph, he is seated on a chair with an open book on his lap. He is best remembered as having organized and help build the Church of the Brethren in Fort Valley. This church is also known as the Dunkers. Elder William Peters was from Powells Fort (Fort Valley), the son of Adam Burner (1802-1865) and Anna (Keller) (1809-1875) Peters. His first wife was Eliza Jane (Clanahan) (1833-1910) who he married in 1852. They had a daughter, Charlotte, together. In both the 1860 and 1870 censuses, the family farmed in Fort Valley. In December 1876, he submitted to the U.S. Government a claim for reimbursement of $20.50 due to the loss of 3500 pounds of good quality Timothy Hay he incurred during “the Rebellion” in March 1862. The record indicated that Banks’ Command was encamped at Woodstock when William Peters’ hay was taken. A receipt was given to him and that, along with testimony by his neighbors, Addison Munch and Alex Clem, swearing that he had opposed secession and was against the Rebel cause throughout the war, were required to prove he was entitled to a reimbursement. The claim was paid out in March 1877. William Peters was also an active member of the Church of the Brethren (Dunkers) Church. By 1877, he was a Bishop and between the years, 1904-1918, “Elder William Peters” was reported many times in the Strasburg News to have preached in the area. Communities including Dry Run, Cross Roads, Oak Hill, White Chapel, Maurertown, Strasburg, and Page County benefitted from his visits. His wife died when he was about 80 years old. Two years later, in 1912, Elder William Peters married Mary Elizabeth McInturff (1845-1935). They had ten years together before he died. The cause of death noted on his death certificate was: “Old age and worn out”.
Subject identified in 2002 by Jeanette C. Ritenour, who had the same photograph at home.
Biographical information was compiled from public records.
Information specific to the reimbursement claim submitted by Peters was extracted from the "U.S. Southern Claims Commission Allowed Claims (1870-1888)" data base, found on Ancestry.com.
Photo of a portrait photograph of an unidentified older man with a beard and wearing a suit.
Unidentified elderly man and child. The man is wearing a suit with tie and sitting on a bench. The young child is standing on the bench beside him.
Unidentified elderly woman with glasses sitting in a chair.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of an unidentified elderly woman. In one image, she is looking straight at the camera and the other she is turned more to the side.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Eldoe Eve (Smoot) Wheat with short hair and glasses. Eldoe was born in Mount Jackson, the eldest daughter of Lester Randolph and Glenna (Myers) Smoot. Eldo left Mount Jackson to work in Washington, D.C., where she met her husband, James "Jim" Tilmond Wheat. They married in 1939. She travelled with Jim during his career in the U.S. Navy. They settled in Mount Jackson.
Identified in 2016 by both Ray Tisinger and JoAnn T. Fawley.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Eldoe (Smoot) Wheat appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 028544 and 028828.
Identified in 2016 by Ray Tisenger and JoAnn Fawley.
Portrait photograph of Eleonor (Painter) Cooley with glasses and wearing a dress with a bow at the neck. Eleonor was married to Bill Cooley. The couple did not have children.
Identified in 2008 by Guy Wetzel, Virginia Gochenour, and H. Hoffman.
Garman, Eleanor "Biff" Stoner (1918-2003)
Portrait photograph of Eleanor (Stoner) Garman wearing a blouse with a collar and puffy sleeves. Her husband was Leo Garman, Jr.
Subject was identified in 2002 by Betty Sollenberger.
Also identified on an undated ID form as "Stoner" by Virginia Rutz.
Eleonor (Stoner) Garman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 003625 and 028430.
Haun, Eleanor Hollingsworth Grabill (1888-1976)
Photograph of Eleanor "Ella" Hollingworth (Grabill) Haun as a young woman wearing a large hat and standing beside a chair. Eleanor was the daughter of Captain John Henry (1839-1922) and Mary Lytle (Hollingsworth) (1846-1934) Grabill. A graduate of the Massanutten Academy in Woodstock, Eleonor married Jacob Haun (1891-1985) in 1918. Jacob was born in “Hollertown”, Shenandoah County, the son of Eleazer and Lilly Belle (Shipp) Haun. He had served as a Private in the U.S. Army during WWI. When he married, he worked as a high school principal. He later founded the Haun-Magruder Insurance Company, in Woodstock, where he worked for decades. Eleanor was a contributing writer for many years to the Shenandoah Herald and other publications. She assisted in compiling historical information concerning Shenandoah County men killed in World War II. Eleonor was also an editor of the Woodstock Bicentennial Historical Booklet and a member of the Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society. The couple had a son together, Jacob Haun, Jr.
Identified in March 2009 by Jacob Haun, Jr., subject's son.
Also identified in November 2003 by Diane Gardner, subject's daughter-in-law, who had similar photos at home.
Eleanor Hollingsworth (Grabill) Haun appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 000453, 020209, 020228, 020238, and 020254.
Haun, Eleanor "Ella" Hollingsworth Grabill (1888-1976)
Photograph of Eleanor "Ella" Hollingsworth (Grabill) Haun wearing her wedding dress and veil. Eleanor was the daughter of Captain John Henry (1839-1922) and Mary Lytle (Hollingsworth) (1846-1934) Grabill. A graduate of the Massanutten Academy in Woodstock, Eleanor married Jacob Haun (1891-1985) in 1918. Jacob was born in “Hollertown”, Shenandoah County, the son of Eleazer and Lilly Belle (Shipp) Haun. He had served as a Private in the U.S. Army during WWI. When he married, he worked as a high school principal. He later founded the Haun-Magruder Insurance Company, in Woodstock, where he worked for decades. Eleanor was a contributing writer for many years to the Shenandoah Herald and other publications. She assisted in compiling historical information concerning Shenandoah County men killed in World War II. Eleonor was also an editor of the Woodstock Bicentennial Historical Booklet and a member of the Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society. The couple had a son together, Jacob Haun, Jr.
No ID form. Name was written in the margin of the paper copy.
Photograph of Eleanor "Ella" Hollingsworth (Grabill) Haun wearing her wedding dress and veil. In this photograph, she is looking down and to the side. Eleanor was the daughter of Captain John Henry (1839-1922) and Mary Lytle (Hollingsworth) (1846-1934) Grabill. A graduate of the Massanutten Academy in Woodstock, Eleonor married Jacob Haun (1891-1985) in 1918. Jacob was born in “Hollertown”, Shenandoah County, the son of Eleazer and Lilly Belle (Shipp) Haun. He had served as a Private in the U.S. Army during WWI. When he married, he worked as a high school principal. He later founded the Haun-Magruder Insurance Company, in Woodstock, where he worked for decades. Eleanor was a contributing writer for many years to the Shenandoah Herald and other publications. She assisted in compiling historical information concerning Shenandoah County men killed in World War II. Eleonor was also an editor of the Woodstock Bicentennial Historical Booklet and a member of the Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society. The couple had a son together, Jacob Haun, Jr.
ca 1918 based on the date of this bride's wedding.
Biographical information was compiled from public sources.
Photograph of Eleanor "Ella" Hollingsworth (Grabill) Haun, seated and wearing her wedding dress and veil. Eleanor was the daughter of Captain John Henry (1839-1922) and Mary Lytle (Hollingsworth) (1846-1934) Grabill. A graduate of the Massanutten Academy in Woodstock, Eleanor married Jacob Haun (1891-1985) in 1918. Jacob was born in “Hollertown”, Shenandoah County, the son of Eleazer and Lilly Belle (Shipp) Haun. He had served as a Private in the U.S. Army during WWI. When he married, he worked as a high school principal. He later founded the Haun-Magruder Insurance Company, in Woodstock, where he worked for decades. Eleanor was a contributing writer for many years to the Shenandoah Herald and other publications. She assisted in compiling historical information concerning Shenandoah County men killed in World War II. Eleonor was also an editor of the Woodstock Bicentennial Historical Booklet and a member of the Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society. The couple had a son together, Jacob Haun, Jr.
Portrait photograph of Eleonor Hottel Balthis, who never married and became a teacher. Born in Strasburg, she was the oldest child of Robert Fleming (1876-1944) and Hattie May (Hottel) (1882-1922) Balthis. Interestingly, her civil birth was recorded later, in 1946, when a bible from the 1870’s was produced with her birth recorded in it. Her Aunt Mary Grace Kneisley, by then in her eighties, affirmed the birth entry. Her father worked as a telegraph operator. Eleonor had two younger brothers. She grew up on Queen Street in Strasburg and lived there for much of her life. She went to Madison Teachers College where she earned a B.S. in History and Government and a Masters in Education. The 1930 census found her living in Hagerstown, Maryland, with two Kneisley women who were likely relatives. There, she worked as a “music supervisor” at a public school. The 1947 yearbook from Warren County High School included her as an instructor of Language Arts and Social Studies. Sometime after that, she accepted a faculty position at Strasburg High School, where she was a well-known teacher of music and government for many years.
Subject was identified in 2002 by Allen Baker, who was her student from 1950-1953.
Eleonor Hottel Balthis appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 002875, 011621, 011782 and 015010.
Eleonor Lynn (Sager) Bowman standing in front of a brick fireplace and wearing a wide-brimmed hat, corsage, and gloves with her dress. She was the daughter of Mark and Anna Martha (Jenkins) Sager of Toms Brook. She married Wayne Watson Bowman in 1970.
Eleonor Lynn (Sager) Bowman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 029650 and 030004.
Unidentified woman with her hair pulled up and wearing a dress from an earlier era, is standing with her hands behind her back.
Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County
Mother Maria Bullett, EnslavedPerson:18420
Photo of two separate photographs of Eleonor Cooper with short hair and wearing a plaid skirt and V-necked vest over her blouse.
Portrait photograph of Eleonor Hottel Balthis, best remembered for her years as a Strasburg High School teacher. Born in Strasburg, she was the oldest child of Robert Fleming (1876-1944) and Hattie May (Hottel) (1882-1922) Balthis. Interestingly, her civil birth was recorded later, in 1946, when a bible from the 1870’s was produced with her birth recorded in it. Her Aunt Mary Grace Kneisley, by then in her eighties, affirmed the birth entry. Her father worked as a telegraph operator. Eleonor had two younger brothers. She grew up on Queen Street in Strasburg and lived there for much of her life. She went to Madison Teachers College where she earned a B.S. in History and Government and a Masters in Education. The 1930 census found her living in Hagerstown, Maryland, with two Kneisley women who were likely relatives. There, she worked as a “music supervisor” at a public school. The 1947 yearbook from Warren County High School included her as an instructor of Language Arts and Social Studies. Sometime after that, she accepted a faculty position at Strasburg High School, where she was a well-known teacher of music and government for many years. She never married.
Identified in 2005 by Jane S. Rhodes, who was one of Ms. Balthis' students.
Identified in 2005 by Jane S. Rhodes, who was one of Miss Balthis' students at Strasburg High School.