Two unidentified young girls, both with bangs and wearing similar outfits, hair ribbons and bracelets.
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
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Unidentified child holding an umbrella is posed with a collie dog. An unidentified woman is partially visible on the left side of the image.
Unidentified man and woman, both seated, with three children of varying ages posed around them. Probably, this was a family photograph.
Unidentified girl wearing a large bow in her hair is seated outdoors with a small dog on her lap. A pile of large rocks is behind her.
Hottel, Mary Mabel (Hollingsworth) (1884-1963)
Roller, Ruth A. (Hollingsworth) (1894-1941)
Ruth and Mary Hollingsworth posed together outside of a house. We do not know which sister is which. Their parents were Alfred Reese and Mary (Hockman) Hollingsworth.
These two sisters appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 012236 and 012237.
Mary and Ruth Hollingsworth, posed together, outside a house. We do not know which sister is which. Their parents were Alfred Reese and Mary (Hockman) Hollingsworth.
The Hollingsworth sisters appear in Morison Studio Collection numbers 012236 and 012237.
Hollingsworth, Harrison Hockman "Harry" Sr. (1876-1952)
Harry Hollingsworth shown standing outside of a house and wearing a straw boater hat. A person and a small dog are visible in the doorway at upper left. Harry was the son of Alfred Reese and Mary (Hockman) Hollingsworth. He had many siblings, mostly sisters.
Morrison Studio Collection numbers 012236 and 012237 were made in the same spot as this one.
Unidentified child, seated, and holding an open child-sized umbrella. A collie dog is seated beside the child.
This child and dog appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 012233 and 012239.
Unidentified man and woman, seated together, with an unidentified baby posed between them. Probably, this was a young family.
Unidentified toddler with bare feet is seated on a bench.
Edna (Seibert) Hisey and Bessie (Koontz) Seibert
Seibert, Bessie Bruce Koontz (1878-1955)
Photograph of Edna May (Seibert) Hisey (left) with her mother, Bessie Bruce (Koontz) Seibert (right). Bessie Bruce Koontz was the daughter of Robert G. and Bettie (Fravel) Koontz. She married Charles Wilbur Seibert (1870-1964) and had three children. Edna May was her only daughter. Edna May married William Clovis Hisey (1890-1957), who appeared as Edna’s next-door neighbor in the 1910 census for the Stonewall District. Early in their marriage, they lived in Illinois, where their daughter, Louise, was born. They left Illinois and moved to Washington D.C. where they stayed for many years. In 1930, William was a produce dealer there; in 1940, he drove a cab for the Diamond Cab Company. By 1950, the family lived in St. Petersburg, Florida, where William was a painter and Louise worked as a clerk for the telephone company. A couple of years later, they moved to Miami where they remained for the rest of their lives.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Edna May Seibert Hisey appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 012242 and 012255.
Bessie (Koontz) Seibert appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 012242 and 026645.
African Americans - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Unidentified African American man wearing a suit and a cap is standing beside a bench.
Unidentified young blond boy with bangs is standing on a bench.
This unidentified child appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 012369 and 012244.
Unidentified man wearing a cap and a suit jacket over a button-up sweater with a collar.
Unidentified little girl standing on a bench with a large bow in her hair.
Unidentified young child with bare feet is seated on a pillowed bench.
Two unidentified young boys of different ages, both wearing short pants and leggings. Probably, these were brothers.
Three unidentified children of varying ages, posed together. Probably, these were siblings.
Unidentified woman with her hair pulled up and wearing a striped jacket with a corsage on it.
Unidentified woman standing by a bench and wearing a hat, coat and corsage.
Unidentified baby propped against a pillowed chair.
Unidentified baby with its fist at its mouth is propped against pillows on a chair.
Unidentified girl standing by a bench and wearing a long-sleeved dress with a locket around her neck and bows in her hair.
Edna May (Seibert) Hisey standing by a bench and wearing a jacket and skirt. Edna was the middle child and only daughter of Charles Wilbur (1870-1964) and Bessie Bruce (Koontz) (1878-1955) Seibert. Her father worked odd jobs. She had an older brother, Frank C. and a younger one, Harry R. Seibert. They were from rural Woodstock. Her husband was William Clovis Hisey (1890-1957), who appeared as Edna’s next-door neighbor in the 1910 census for the Stonewall District. William was the only child of John William (1866-1937) and Virginia C. (Kibler) (1871-1948) Hisey. Early in their marriage, they lived in Illinois, where their only child, Louise, was born. They left Illinois and moved to Washington D.C. where they stayed for many years. In 1930, William was a produce dealer there; in 1940, he drove a cab for the Diamond Cab Company. By 1950, the family lived in St. Petersburg, Florida, where William was a painter and Louise worked as a clerk for the telephone company. A couple of years later, they moved to Miami where they remained for the rest of their lives.
Edna May (Seibert) Hisey appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 012242 and 012255.
Unidentified young child standing on a bench and wearing a hat and winter coat.