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Photograph of William Kirby Barr, his wife, Laura (Wilkins) Barr with their eight children posed around them. The family was from Alonzaville, near Maurertown.

Identified are:

Front row (l to r): Catherine (Barr) Miller, William Kirby Barr,…

Lois (Hoover) Wilkins as a young woman standing beside a wicker chair.

Her parents were George James and Sarah C. (Gochenour) Hoover. Her brother was Emmert Lee Hoover. She was from rural Woodstock.

Lois Hoover married Paul W. Wilkins, Sr., in…

Portrait photograph of Jeanie (Wilkins) Dunn as a young girl with bows in her hair and seated with her ankles crossed.

Born in Woodstock, Jeanie was the daughter of Richard Gideon (1915-1959) and Helen Virginia (Gochenour) (1917-2003)…

Photograph of Emmy Josephine (Wilkins) Logan in a print dress and seated with her unidentified daughter on her lap.

Emmy's parents were Samuel Arthur and Mamie Mae (Santmiers) Wilkins.

She married William H. Logan (1907-1986) in 1933.

We do…

Photograph of Margaret Pauline (Fravel) Wilkins (left) and Florine Wisman "Flo" (Fravel) Getz.

The two were sisters.

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

Portrait photograph of Myra Isabelle (Wilkins) Partlow as a young woman.

Her parents were Samuel Arthur (1882-1947) and Mamie May (Santmiers) (1883-1981) Wilkins. Her father was a well-known livestock dealer, businessman and farmer in the…

Portrait photograph of Margaret Pauline (Fravel) Wilkins as a young woman.

Margaret was the daughter of Nevin Kline and Lula Mae (Wisman) Fravel.

She married John Robert Wilkins (1918-2002) and the couple raised two sons: John Robert Wilkins,…

Cora Anna (Lemley) Wilkins standing in the studio and wearing a graduation cap and gown.

Portrait photograph of two sisters from Strasburg identified as (l to r): Virginia Lemley, who never married, and her sister, Cora, whose married name was Wilkins.

Both are buried in Riverview Cemetery in Strasburg, Virginia.

Portrait photograph of Helen Virginia (Gochenour) Wilkins with short hair and wearing ruffles and a bow on the front of her dress.

Helen was the daughter of John Robert "Rob" Gochenour and Effie Rebecca (Kipps) Gochenour.

She married Richard…

Photograph of Galen (left) and Garland (right) Dellinger as young boys posed in studio.

Galen and Garland were the sons of John Hepner (1899-1966) and Mary Brooks (Hambleton) (1903-1996) Dellinger, a farming family from Jerome (some records say…

Photograph of William Kirby Barr standing beside an ornate chair.

William was from the Alonzaville area near Saumsville and Maurertown. His wife was Laura Frances (Wilkins) (1867-1941) Barr and when he died, he left behind five daughters and three…

Rufus Wilkins and Gertie Dellinger dated each other after both had lost their spouses.

Photograph of Hazel B. (Helsley) Wilkins as a young woman.

Hazel was the daughter of George W. and Sarah Elizabeth (Lutz) Helsley. When she was about 2 years old, she was given to Jacob and Virginia (Sine) Miller, who raised her.

She married…

Photograph of (l to r) Virginia (Sine) Miller, her husband, Jacob W. Miller, and their foster daughter, Hazel Bertha Helsley.

Hazel was given to the Millers when she was 2 years old. Her biological parents were George W. Helsley and Sarah…

Photograph of Margaret P. (Fravel) Wilkins as a young girl.

Margaret was the daughter of Nevin Kline and Lula Mae (Wisman) Fravel.

She married John Robert Wilkins (1918-2002) and the couple raised two sons: John Robert Wilkins, Jr. and Kline…

Photograph of Rufus Albert (R.A.) Wilkins, his wife Emeline Helsley Wilkins, and other family members with a cow and her twin calves in the foreground at “Sunnyside Farm” dated July 20, 1910.

Rufus Albert Wilkins owned and worked this farm on…

Photograph of Myra Isabelle Wilkins as a child.

Myra was married to Edgar Partlow and the couple are buried in Illinois.

The name, "S.A. Wilkins", is written on the glass plate of this image. Samuel Arthur Wilkins was the father of Myra.

Photograph of four generations of the Wisman/Fravel/Wilkins families.

Seated, from left to right, is Ida Pauline Wisman, Margaret Pauline (Fravel) Wilkins, and John Robert Wilkins Jr. (baby).

Standing behind them is Lula May (Wisman) Fravel.…

Photograph of John Robert Wilkins Jr. as a child.

The name "Wilkins" is written on the glass negative.

Photograph of four members of the Fravel Family.

Pictured is Margaret Pauline (Fravel) Wilkins (back left), Alva Marvin Fravel (back right), Gerald Clark Fravel (front left), and Florine Wisman (Fravel) Getz (front right).

Margaret and…

Photograph of Shenandoah Valley Academy's Junior Class in 1933.

The pennant being held up in the foreground says "Juniors 1933". The school letters, "SVA", are also visible.

The individuals are, from left to right:

Row 1:
Harriet Fisher,…

Portrait of William Harry Wilkins, Jr., as a young man.

He grew up on a farm on Back Road in the Stonewall District of Shenandoah County. His parents were William Harry Sr. (1884-1979) and Hester Edna Kavanaugh (or Cavinall) (1888-1962) Wilkins.…

Portrait of Helen Virginia (Gochenour) Wilkins, smiling slightly, and looking off to the side.

Helen was the daughter of John Robert "Rob" Gochenour and Effie Rebecca (Kipps) Gochenour.

She married Richard Gideon Wilkins and had three…

Portrait of Nina Virginia (Brill) Ramsey as a young woman.

She was born in Lebanon Church, the daughter of the Howard Walton (1869-1947) and Annie Virginia (Wilkins) (1878-1957) Brill.
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