Portrait photograph of Frances (Barrick) Gochenour wearing her graduation cap and gown. Her parents were Thomas and Ida (Wakeman) Barrick. She was a graduate of Edinburg High School Class of 1945 and had a sister, Grace. In her early years, she worked at the Woodstock Coat Factory and retired from Bowman Apple Products in Mount Jackson, VA. She was married David M. Gochenour for over 50 years. In 2002, she lived on Wakeman's Grove Road.
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Identified in 2008 by Jeanette Ritenour who was a school friend of the subject.
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Frances E. (Barrick) Gochenour appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 003061, 013601, 014632, and 028894.
Portrait photograph of Frances (Barrick) Gochenour as a young woman. Her parents were Thomas and Ida (Wakeman) Barrick. She was a graduate of Edinburg High School Class of 1945. In her early years, she worked at the Woodstock Coat Factory and retired from Bowman Apple Products in Mount Jackson, VA. She was married David M. Gochenour for over 50 years. In 2002, she lived on Wakeman's Grove Road.
Identified in 2008 by Maxime Burkholder, a second cousin of the subject.
Portrait photograph of Frances (Crisman) Walters wearing a print collar and a plain short-sleeved dress. The name, "Mrs Frances Walters" and the place, "Strasburg", are written on the glass plate.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Apr 1945".
Portrait photograph of Frances A. (Finks) Law with short curly hair and wearing a dress with ruffles along the edge of the collar and a cameo pin on the front. Her parents were Romeo Jasper and Ruth Geneva (Burner) Finks from Maurertown. Frances married Ralph Milton Borden, a farmer, in 1938. His parents were Taylor Ulysus and Lizzie May (Richmond) Borden, also from Maurertown. They divorced nine years later. By then, Frances lived in Strasburg and worked at the Viscose plant. She had a young daughter, Shirley Borden, as well. Not long after that, Frances moved to Roanoke where she became a beauty shop operator and met John Lewis Clements, Jr., a welder who had also been married once before. The two were married in Roanoke in January 1948, but this marriage also ended in 1961. She married for the third time in 1971 to James William Law (1921-2015). She was still living in Roanoke at the time. The couple were together for forty years before Frances died.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Sept 1946".
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Frances (Fink) Law appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 018049 and 018050.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public sources.
Frances (Finks) Law appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 018049 and 018050.
Helsley, Frances Lezetta Huffman (1919-1976)
Photograph of Frances (Huffman) Helsley as a young woman. Frances was born in Detrick, Fort Valley, the daughter of Charles W. and Ada May (Nicholas) Huffman. In the 1940 census, she had two younger brothers and an older stepbrother (Keys). The family had a farm in the Johnston District of Shenandoah County. She married twice. Her first marriage was not long after this photograph was taken. Her first husband was named Williams and by 1950, the census found Frances separated and living back in Fort Valley with her widowed mother. Her 7-year old daughter, Carolyn M., was there too. Frances was working as a "Creeler" at the American Viscose Plant (later called Avtex Fibers). Her second husband was Mervin Sine Helsley, a widow from Woodstock. Both Frances and Mervin worked as textile workers at the American Viscose Plant at the time of their marriage on Christmas Eve, 1955. Frances died in 1976 after drowning herself in a cistern.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Oct 1941".
Frances L. (Huffman) Helsley appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 007122 and 025141.
Photo of a portrait photograph of Frances (Jones) Brill as a young woman. She was the daughter of John Omer and Nervie Florence (Frye) Jones. She married Earl Downey Brill in 1946.
Identified on an undated ID form by Ruby Phillips, who knew and was a friend of the subject.
Portrait photograph of Frances L. (Kipps) Saxton as a young woman. Frances was the oldest child of John Melvin (1894-1955) and Rose Elizabeth (Grimm) (1894-1979) Kipps. When Frances was a young girl, the family lived west of Woodstock on Coffmantown Road where her father farmed. By 1940, Frances was living with her maternal grandmother, Mary Grimm, on Route 605 near St. Luke in the Stonewall District of Shenandoah County. She worked for the school district. Frances married Robert James Saxton (1922-2000) from Washington D.C. He was the son of John L. and Enda P. (Luberg) Saxton. He had served in the U.S. Navy during WWII from 1942-1946. Both Frances and Robert are buried together in Saint Luke.
Identified in 2008 by both Virginia Gochenour and Harold Hoffman. They remembered she had a sister named Hazel (Kipps) Boyer but they did not know Frances' married name.
Stokes, Frances Henretty (Mitchell) (1919-1998)
Frances (Mitchel) Stokes, shown as a young woman standing in a long gown. Frances graduated from Strasburg High School in 1936, the same year this photograph was made. She married Alfred "Toots" Stokes (1918-2005). The name, "Strasburg", is written on the glass plate.
Trimble, Frances Cornelia Palmer (1922-2007)
Portrait photograph of Frances (Palmer) Trimble as a young woman. She lived in Strasburg her whole life and was the daughter of Clarence and Mamie Palmer. Frances married George Trimble in 1946. She was a member of the Strasburg Christian Church and was a teacher's aide at Strasburg High School.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Sept 1942".
Subject identified in 2004 by Jane S. Rhodes who noted at that time, "She still looks the same -- very pretty lady".
Frances C. (Palmer) Trimble appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 008354, 010642, 014754, 014755, 015080, and 028397.
Portrait photograph of Frances Palmer Trimble, of Strasburg, as a young woman posed in studio. Frances was the daughter of Clarence and Mamie Palmer. She married George Whyte Trimble in 1946. Frances ran the Mother & Daughter Shop in Strasburg before becoming a teacher's aide for Strasburg High School. Frances was active in the community as a member of the Strasburg Christian Church, the Strasburg Moose, and the Beau Knot Club.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "June '42".
Subject identified by Kitty Ritenour, who recognized her.
Trimble, Frances Cornelia (Palmer) (1922-2007)
Frances C. (Palmer) Trimble as a girl seated on a chair and wearing her Sunday best. Frances was born in Strasburg to Clarence Milton and Mamie O. (Racey) Palmer. In 1946, she married her husband, George Whyte Trimble. They were married 61 years before she died. Frances retired from the Shenandoah County School System, where she worked at Strasburg High School as a Teacher's Aide. Prior to her service as a teacher's aide she ran the Mother & Daughter Shop in Strasburg. She was a member of the Strasburg Christian Church, the Beau Knot Club and a former member of the Strasburg Moose.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Mar 1934".
Biographical information was compiled from public records.
Portrait photograph of Frances (Palmer) Trimble as a young woman. She lived in Strasburg and was the daughter of Clarence and Mamie Palmer. She married George Trimble in 1946. Frances was a member of the Strasburg Christian Church and was a teacher's aide at Strasburg High School.
Vaughn, Frances Allen Walton (1921-1995)
Frances Allen Walton shown as a young barefoot baby. She was the daughter of Morgan Lauck Walton, Jr. and his wife, Frances C. (Allen) Walton. She grew up in Woodstock. In 1943, she married Jack Erwin Vaughn, who served in the U.S. Army and retired as a Lt. Colonel. The couple moved to El Paso, Texas, soon after they married.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "July 1922".
Identified in 2023 by Charles Middleton, who had a similar photograph at home. Frances was the daughter of his great aunt.
Frances Allen (Walton) Vaughn appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 021137 and 021138.
Nurses - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Frances Ann (Ross) Mongold wearing her nurses uniform. The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print. Frances was the daughter of Keister and Mildred (Miller) Ross. She married Wayne Judy Mongold in 1977.
Unsigned and undated ID form is on file with name only.
Frances Arline Jones' Birth Registration
Recording & registration - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Photograph of the birth registration issued for Frances Arline Jones who was born on November 5, 1928, in Shenandoah County. Parents were John O. Jones an Nervie F. Fry.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Frances Bradley with long, dark hair parted in the middle. The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
No ID form. Name was written in the margin of the paper copy.
Brill, Frances Pauline Hamman (1920-2007)
Photograph of Frances P. (Hamman) Brill, seated, and holding her daughter, Joyce Irene (Brill) Rinker. Her young son, Berlin Bennett Brill is standing beside them. Frances married Harry "Brillo" Brill and they owned and operated Brill's Grocery Store on King Street in Strasburg for many years.
Identified in 2006 by Joyce Rinker, who is the baby in the photograph, and Kitty Ritenour. Joyce had the same photograph at her home.
Joyce I. (Brill) Rinker appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 007304 and 017770.
Berlin Bennett Brill appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 007304 and 017770.
Photograph of Frances C. (Allen) Walton as a young woman holding her infant daughter, Frances Allen (Walton) Vaughn. Both are shown in profile. Frances (Allen) Walton was the wife of Morgan Lauck Walton, Jr., of Woodstock. Her parents were Typhen Walsingham Allen, Jr. and Laura Virginia (Ripley) Allen, from Mount Jackson. Her daughter grew up in Woodstock. In 1943, she married Jack Erwin Vaughn, who served in the U.S. Army and retired as a Lt. Colonel. The couple moved to El Paso, Texas, soon after they married.
Identified in 2023 by Charles Middleton who had similar photographs at home. Frances C. (Allen) Walton was his great aunt.
Frances Cornelia (Palmer) Trimble as a girl seated on a bench and wearing a dress and pumps. Frances was born in Strasburg to Clarence Milton and Mamie O. (Racey) Palmer. In 1946, she married her husband, George Whyte Trimble. They were married 61 years before she died. Frances retired from the Shenandoah County School System, where she worked at Strasburg High School as a Teacher's Aide. Prior to her service as a teacher's aide she ran the Mother & Daughter Shop in Strasburg. She was a member of the Strasburg Christian Church, the Beau Knot Club and a former member of the Strasburg Moose.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "March 1934".
Portrait photograph of Frances Cornelia (Palmer) Trimble as a young woman wearing a necklace and a flower in her hair. Frances was born in Strasburg to Clarence Milton and Mamie O. (Racey) Palmer. In 1946, she married her husband of 61 years, George Whyte Trimble. She was a member of the Strasburg Christian Church. Frances was retired from the Shenandoah County School System, where she worked at Strasburg High School as a Teacher's Aide. Prior to her service as a teacher's aide she ran the Mother & Daughter Shop in Strasburg. She was a member of the Beau Knot Club and a former member of the Strasburg Moose.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Feb 1942".
Photograph of Frances Ellen (Mingo) Conner as a toddler standing on a chair. From Strasburg, she was the daughter of Richard and Reba Mingo. In 1965, she married Graham Conner, Jr., also from Strasburg. The name, "Mingo", is written on the glass plate.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled, "Oct 1946".
Identified in 2011 by Graham Conner, the husband of the subject.
Morrison, Frances Lucille Evans (1918-2004)
Beauty contestants - Virginia - Edinburg
Frances Evans Morrison as a teenager wearing a sash that says, "Miss Edinburg - 1934" and standing beside a trophy. Frances was born in North Braddock, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Harrison Morton and Lucy Ethel (Hollingsworth) Evans. This photograph was made before she married one of the photographer's sons. She married Thomas Francis Morrison Sr on Christmas day, 1936. The couple raised three sons together: Donald E. Morrison, Sr., Richard M. Morrison, and Thomas F. Morrison Jr. She lived in the Fredericksburg, Virginia, area when she died.
Biographical information was compiled from public sources.
Portrait photograph of Frances Feagans. This photograph was used in the 1925 Woodstock High School yearbook, "Connecting Links". Frances, or "Frankie" to her high school friends, graduated from the high school that year.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Feb 1925".
Identified in 2025 by library staff using the 1925 Woodstock yearbook, "Connecting Links".
Photograph of a letter from Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company dated July 10, 1940, promising a life annuity of $600 to be paid in monthly installments of $50 to Frances G. Foley in Wisconsin. The first payment started on August 10, 1940. The payments are based on an application filed on August 19, 1873. William R. Foley, Jr., is listed as the "residual beneficiary".