Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photograph of a type of fruit processing machine manufactured by the Grabill Manufacturing Plant.

The plant was located near the intersection of what became Main Street and Reservoir Road in Woodstock and still stands in 2025.

The business was…

Portrait of Mary Lytle Hollingsworth Grabill taken in her home where she is crocheting, something she loved to do. A Christmas tree is visible behind her.

Her parents were Isaac Milton and Mary C. (Prichard) Hollingsworth.

She married John…

Portrait of Clara Alma (Bowman) Grabill with short hair parted on the side.

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…

Portrait of Donna Grabill as a young woman.

Portrait of Donna Grabill as a young woman.

Margaret Ott (Grabill) Jones with her hair pulled back and wearing a long string of faux pearls.

Margaret was a descendant of Captain Grabill, the first Superintendent of Schools in Shenandoah County. She taught English at both Woodstock and New…

Portrait of John Grabill in his later years.

Grabill was a Confederate veteran and the first Superintendent of Shenandoah County Public Schools. He was also the publisher of the Shenandoah Herald Newspaper in Woodstock for many years.

John…

Portrait of Nellie Funk Grabill with bobbed hair and wearing pearls. She was the wife of Jack Grabill.

Mary Lytle (Hollingsworth) Grabill sitting in a wicker rocking chair on a porch and surrounded by plants.

Her parents were Isaac Milton and Mary C. (Prichard) Hollingsworth.

She married John Henry Grabill (1839-1922), a well-known Confederate…

Portrait photograph of Phil M. "Pete" Grabill, Sr. as a young man with wavy hair and wearing a striped tie.

Pete was the grandson of Captain John H. Grabill, a well-known confederate officer and later, the owner and editor of the Shenandoah Herald…

Ada "Posie" Dyer, wife of Warren Boxley, with her young sister, Katy, and John H. "Jack" Grabill.

Posie worked as the housekeeper for Captain John H. Grabill and his wife, Mary. Their home was located on North Main Street in Woodstock.

Jack…

Photograph of Eleonor Hollingworth (Grabill) Haun as a young woman wearing a large hat and standing beside a chair.

Eleonor was the daughter of Captain John Henry (1839-1922) and Mary Lytle (Hollingsworth) (1846-1934) Grabill.

A graduate of the…
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