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Portrait photograph of a Louise Eva (Seal) Nail as a young woman with curly hair.
Her parents were Jonie and Catherine (George) Seal. She married John J. Nail in Winchester in 1950. At that time, she worked as a waitress and he worked in a dry…

Photograph of Linda (Seal) Midkiff as a toddler seated on a chair.

Linda was the daughter of Raymond Leonard and Calamese Josephine (Reedy) Seal.

In 1950, the family lived in Maurertown and she had an older brother, Raymond Dennis Seal. Her…

Photograph of James William "J.Wm" or "Bill" Foltz as a young child on a wicker chair and posed beside his older sister, Hazel Virginia (Foltz) Seal.

Their parents were William Buford and Maude (Hoover) Foltz, a farming family from St. Luke.

Photograph of Jean M. (Seal) Hollar, seated on a wicker chair, with her older brother, Davis Lee Seal, standing beside her.

The siblings were the youngest two of at least seven children born to William Otha and Lula Blanch (Henry) Seal.

Photograph of Diana Marie (Seal) Racey as a young girl seated on a chair.

Her parents were Garland Oswald and Dorothy Lucille (Coffman) Seal.

Sisters Gloria (left) and Diana (right) Seal as young girls, are seated together on a bench.

Their parents were Garland and Dorothy (Coffman) Seal.

Gloria married Hardy Dellinger.

Diana married David Racey.

Portrait photograph of Christena Elizabeth (Bowers) Seal with short curled hair and wearing a short-sleeved print dress.

Christena was born in Edinburg, the daughter of John Medgar (1902-1974) and Myrtle Marie (Heishman) (1903-1952) Bowers.

She…

Portrait photograph of Susie (Seal) Lucas wearing glasses and a polka-dotted dress.

Born in Page County, her parents were William Edward and Nancy Howard "Nannie" (Presgraves) Seal.

Susie was from the Saumsville area of Shenandoah County and…

Hazel Virginia (Foltz) Seal, shown seated with short wavy hair, is seated on a bench.

She married Charles E. Seal in 1943.

The name, "Foltz", is written on the glass plate.

Otis Seal, seated and wearing a suit and bow tie, is posed beside his wife, Daisy (Clem) Seal, who is standing and wearing a corsage on her dress.

Otis and Daisy were the parents of Harold, Helen, and Charles William "Honeysuckle" Seal.

The…

Family photograph of (l to r) Virgil D. Seal, his wife, Bernice Catherine (George) Seal, and their daughter, Nellie (Seal) Barb.

The couple's son, William Otto Seal (1922-1986), is not pictured.

Nellie was a 1949 graduate of Edinburg High…

Bessie (Seal) Hollingsworth, wearing a winter coat with a fur collar, is seated on a bench with her son, John R. Hollingsworth, Jr., standing beside her.

Bessie was the daughter of Otha W.O. and Lula Blanche (Henry) Seal and the second wife of…

Photograph of Alvin “Buddy” Leslie Lucas as a teenager, in glasses and wearing a cardigan over his shirt and tie.

Buddy was born in Saumsville, to Ezra Lee (1878-1958) and Susie V. (Seal) (1891-1976) Lucas. His father farmed and had been married…

Left to right: Helen (Seal) Ambrose, Charles W. "Dickle" Seal, and Harold L. Seal, Sr. pictured as young children.

The three were the children of Otis Lynden (1907-1982) and Daisy M. (Clem) (1913-1983) Seal. They grew up in the Woodstock area of…

Phyllis (Seal) Wright shown as a young girl.

Portrait photograph of Charles Edward Seal posed beside his wife, Hazel V. Foltz Seal.

Portrait of Helen Seal as a young woman.

Helen Seal was the daughter of Otis L. and Daisy M. Seal. She had two brothers, Harold and Charles. She grew up in Woodstock and the 1950 census found her there as a 19-year old “office worker” still…

This photograph of Ellen (Hockman) Dellinger was taken for the Winchester Apple Blossom Festival's beauty contest.

Mrs. Dellinger was born February 11, 1934 in Linden, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Jesse Hockman Sr. and Freda (Seal)…

Portrait photograph of Davis L. Seal, youngest son of William Otha Seal and Lula Blanche (Henry) Seal.

He served in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Photo of a photo of Charles Edward Seal (1889-1956) and his first wife, Virginia Winifred Henry Seal (1891-1941). The couple married in 1910. Charles was the son of Carl and Nannie Presgraves Seal. Vergie was the daughter of Stephen and Rebecca Lucas…

Studio portrait of Linda Seal Mason as a little girl. As of 2022, Linda lives in Maurertown and was born in 1942.

Photo of a photograph of William Otto Seal, son of Virgil D. and Bernice (George) Seal. William Seal was wounded at Normandy during WWII.

Bill served in the US Army during World War Two and was shot in the knee. His leg was amputated while in…

Portrait of William "Billy" Otto Seal in his U.S. Army uniform. He was the son of Virgil D. and Bernice (George) Seal. Billy was wounded at Normandy in WWII.

Bill served in the US Army during World War Two and was shot in the knee. His leg was…

Photograph of William O. "Billy" Seal seated on a stool.

Bill served in the US Army during World War Two and was shot in the knee. His leg was amputated while in hospital in England recovering.

After the war, he returned to Woodstock and…

Portrait of William Otto Seal with his wife, Christena E. (Bowers) Seal.

William was the son of Virgil and Bernice (George ) Seal. Christena was the daughter of John Medgar and Myrtle Marie (Heishman) Bowers.

Bill served in the US Army during…
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