Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Portrait of Charlotte Painter Poland as a young woman. Charlotte was born on March 1, 1922, at Edinburg, Virginia, the daughter of the late Clayton Painter and Irene Coffman Painter.

She was a lifetime member of Bethel Lutheran Church, where she…

Family photograph of Claude Coffman (left) and his wife, Elizabeth "Pat" (Paden) Coffman (seated), and his two sons, Donald "Donnie" (left) and Robert (right).

Claude's parents were Lee and Bertha (Bowers) Coffman. His siblings included William,…

Family photograph of Claude Coffman (left) and his wife, Elizabeth "Pat" Coffman (seated), and his two sons, Donald "Donnie" (left) and Robert (right).

Claude's parents were Lee and Bertha (Bowers) Coffman. His siblings included William, Maxine,…

Portrait of Flora (Gochenour) Coffman as a young woman.

Flora was born in Maurertown, the daughter of Levi and Susie Gochenour. She was one of nine children.

She married Harold Coffman (1916-1995) in 1938. While he served in the Civilian Public…

Photograph of Ray Brown Coffman Sr. (standing) with his mother Elizabeth Brown Coffman (seated on the left) and Mother-in-Law Laura Hisey Whissen (seated, right), and infant son Ray Brown Coffman Jr.

Photograph of Carl Milton Walker and his second wife, Lena May (Coffman) Walker.

The couple lived in the St. Luke area of Shenandoah County and raised several children including William D., Ralph C., Herbert W., Elvin C. Walker, and Shirley…

Photo of two photographs. On the right is Kolbe Coffman and on the left is an unidentified couple.

Portrait of Clacie Franklin Coffman, Sr. (1903-1970), son of Joseph and Maude Dellinger Coffman. He married Arlene Bowman and had a daughter, Mary Catherine Coffman. He later married Ruby Ford Koontz and had two sons, Clacie, Jr. and Henry James…

Unidentified baby sitting in a wicker chair with two young unidentified girls standing on either side.

Probably, these were siblings.

The name, "Coffman", is inscribed on the glass plate.

Portrait of Lionel Clyde "Buddy" Mitchell wearing his Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) school uniform. The patch on his shoulder indicates he served in the Army ROTC.

Buddy spent most of his life in the military as his obituary in the Northern…

Photo of an older photograph of Sylvanus and Virginia (Showman) Mumaw with six of their children. Another child of theirs, William H. Mumaw, died in 1879, only 2 years old, and well before this photograph was taken.

Identified (l to r) are:…

Portrait of Alice Coffman as a young woman.

The name, "H.L. Coffman", is written on the glass plate of this image of a man wearing a suit and tie.

Portrait of Alese S. (Hoffman) Coffman as a young woman.

Alese was the daughter of Harry Cecil (1902-1964) and Golda E. (Ritenour) (1904-1927) Hoffman.

In the 1930 census, she lived with her parents and two brothers on Kibler Town Road in the…

Portrait of Alese S. (Hoffman) Coffman as a young woman.

Alese was the daughter of Harry Cecil (1902-1964) and Golda E. (Ritenour) (1904-1927) Hoffman.

In the 1930 census, she lived with her parents and two brothers on Kibler Town Road in the…

Photograph of Mazie (Coffman) Bowman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and standing in the studio.

Mazie was the daughter of Levi Edward and Fannie (Long) Coffman. She was born near Edinburg and lived in Conicville for most of her life.

Mazie's…

Photograph of Rachel Marie (Robinson) Coffman.

Photograph of Rachel Marie (Robinson) Coffman.

Photograph of a birth registration for Bobbie Jean Wightman, who was born on October 13, 1942 in Shenandoah County.

Her parents were Charles Franklin Wightman and Martha Alice Coffman.

Photograph of a marriage certificate dated September 15, 1940, stating that Charles F. Wightman and Martha A. Coffman were joined in the holy state of matrimony in Woodstock.

Photograph of a document dated 4 May 1945 and listing Purple Heart recipients in the 96th Infantry Division.

First Lieutenant Gilbert E. Coffman Jr., received his award for wounds sustained on Okinawa Island.

Photograph of the students from Bowmans Crossing School about 1911.

They are identified as:
1st row (l to r): Ruth Baker, Raymond Baker, Medger Bowers, Clarence "Pete" Ward, Joe Bowers, Fred Grandstaff (Tip Downey), and Mertie Bowers.

2nd…

Photograph of Harry Levi Coffman standing beside a chair and wearing a suit and tie.

Harry grew up in Lantz Hollow, near Conicville. As an adult, he worked in the Hershey Factory in Pennsylvania.

Photograph of Harry Levi Coffman standing beside his father, Levi Edward Coffman, who is seated.

Levi Coffman was a farmer near Conicville.

Photograph of Emanuel Lutheran Church in Woodstock, Virginia.

Superimposed on the image are small, oval photographs of M. Coffman, the Superintendent of the Sunday School, and Rev. S.W. Kuhns, the Pastor.
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