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Portrait photograph of two young men in suits.

The young man on the right has been identified as William Buford "W.B." or "Billy" Foltz. The young man on the left remains unidentified.

W.B. was the son of James Calvin and Louise Emily "Lulu"…

William "Lee" Bushong as a young child standing on a chair.

Lee was the son of Emery Franklin (1889-1949) and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Sarah (Wisman) (1889-1972) Bushong. He grew up with three brothers on a farm in the Stonewall District of the…

Photograph of William “Lee” Bushong seated on a stool and wearing cowboy boots. He is remembered for his lifelong work with horses.

Lee was the son of Emery Franklin (1889-1949) and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Sarah (Wisman) (1889-1972) Bushong. He grew up…

Photo of two separate portrait photographs of William Norman "Dubby" Vann, Jr. as a young cadet at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA).

His father served as a deputy treasurer of Shenandoah County when "Dubby" was a young boy.

The Reno…

Portrait photograph of William "Dallas" Fravel, and his wife, Olive Catherine (Stultz) Fravel taken around the time of their marriage.

Dallas Fravel was the son of Milton M. and Emma Alice (Wisman) Fravel.

Olive C. (Stultz) was the daughter of…

William "Billy" Morrison as a young boy in a striped shirt and posed on a bench with one leg under the other.

Billy was the son of Louis Ellsworth and Eunice L. Morrison. He was the grandson of the photographer, Hugh Morrison, Jr.

His 1961…

Photograph of Clyde William "Billy" Cooley Jr.

Billy was the son of Louise (Bowman) Cooley and Clyde William Cooley Sr. He died of a skull fracture sustained in a car crash near Mt. Clifton when he was 18 years old.

The name, "Cooley", is…

Billy Hockman as a boy standing by a chair and wearing a suit and tie.

His parents were Arch Franklin and Katie Florence (Sine) Hockman. Billy grew up in Maurertown but lived near Strasburg, in Oranda, later in life. When he died, he was a…

Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Bill Weavers as a young man in a suit and tie.

The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.

Portrait of William "Bill" Shaffer as a young man.

He is best remembered for his work as a poultryman, and as a former Mayor of Woodstock, and a former member of the Virginia General Assembly.

Bill Shaffer was born in Middletown to Vernon…

Portrait of William "Bill Shaffer" as a young man.

He is best remembered for his work as a poultryman, and as a former Mayor of Woodstock, and a former member of the Virginia General Assembly.

Bill Shaffer was born in Middletown to Vernon…

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…

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 worked at…

Portrait of Bill Seal in his U.S. Army uniform. He was the son of Virgil David (1901-1990) and Bernice Catherine (George) (1901-1980) Seal.

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

William "Bill" Rudolph wearing his U.S. Army uniform. His daughter was Jan Rudolph.

Photograph of William "Bill Rudoff (2nd from left) seated with his wife and two children.

Photograph of William "Bill Rudoff (2nd from left) seated with his wife and two children.

Photograph of William "Bill Rudoff (2nd from left) seated with his wife and two children.

A portrait of Bill Shaffer wearing a suit and tie.

He is best remembered for his work as a poultryman, and as a former Mayor of Woodstock, and a former member of the Virginia General Assembly.

Bill Shaffer was born in Middletown to Vernon…

Portrait of William "Bill" Lemuel Strosnider as a young man.

This photograph was Bill's senior picture in the 1925 Strasburg High School yearbook. The yearbook staff wrote this about him:

"Bill is a member of our class of whom we can be proud.…

Photo of two separate portrait photographs of William F. Dalke, Jr., as a young man in a suit and tie.

He is most remembered for having continued his father's movie theatre business. In 1956, he expanded the business when he built the Family…

Photo of two separate photographs of Bill Cooley as a young man in a suit and tie.

Bill was the son of Clarence Walter Cooley, a traveling salesman born in Warrenton, and Sadie (McGraw) Cooley, born in Amherst County, Virginia. He grew up mostly…

Photo of two separate portrait photographs of William "Bill" Homer Coffman with glasses and wearing a suit and tie.

He is remembered as being a banker in Woodstock.

He was born in Readus, west of Edinburg, He was the son of William Alfred and…
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