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Photograph of Margaret Pauline (Fravel) Wilkins (left) and her sister Florine Wisman (Fravel) Getz (right).

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

The two girls are the daughters of Nevin Kline Fravel and Lula May…

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 Annie (Wisman) Richard seated on a bench.

Annie operated a boarding house in Woodstock on Church Street. Her husband was James Homer Richard (1883-1950).

Photo of a photograph of two young friends. On the left is Harry Lee Fleming, Sr. and on the right is Everett Wisman.

This photograph was taken at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg Virginia, most likely during a State FFA Conference.

Everett Wisman…

Portrait of Charlotte Wisman Hisey wearing a blouse with a ruffled collar.

Portrait of Ernest Wisman wearing a suit and tie.

Ernest was from Edinburg and married Erva Lorraine (Peer) Wisman (1896-1987) in 1924.

During his life, he worked as an insurance salesman, teacher, and, during prohibition, as a Federal agent…

Ernest Wisman shown in profile as a young man.

Ernest was from Edinburg and married Erva Lorraine (Peer) Wisman (1896-1987) in 1924.

During his life, he worked as an insurance salesman, teacher, and, during prohibition, as a Federal agent…

Photograph of (l to r): Edward Newton Frye and Emery Franklin Bushong standing in the studio in their work clothes.

Ed Frye married Cleva Alice Wisman (1884-1928) and Emery Bushong married her sister, Sarah Elizabeth Wisman (1889-1972).

Ed and…

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…

Everett Lee "Chick" Wisman in his U.S. Army uniform, pictured with his three sisters: Ruth Virginia Wisman Dysart (top right), Mary "Snookie" Wisman Hoover, and Lois Wisman Ryman.

Portrait photograph of a young Everett Lee "Chick" Wisman in his U.S. Army uniform.

Everett graduated from Woodstock High School.

When he died, he was a retired professor at VPI (now called Virginia Tech). He taught poultry science.

Painter family identified as (L to R): Richard Henry Painter, seated, his oldest child, Mildred Agatha, and his wife, Grace Catherine (Wisman).

Born in Narrow Passage, Richard was the third son of Joseph and Dora (Kelley) Painter.

In 1913, he…

Portrait of Gladys Evangeline (Hottel) Fravel as a young woman.

Gladys was the daughter of John Franklin (1868-1941), a farmer, and Cora Virginia (Wisman) Hottel (1873-1959).

She married John David Fravel (1887-1950) in Woodstock in June 1921.…

Photograph of Everett Lee "Chick" Wisman as a boy.

Everett graduated from Woodstock High School.

When he died, he was a retired professor at VPI (now called Virginia Tech). He taught poultry science.

Photograph of Louise (Wisman) Coffman, seated, with her daughter, Rebecca, and one of her sons beside her.

Coffman was her first husband's name. Louise married again later to a man named Carter.

Photo of a school photograph from 1929 of Emmet E. Sweeney.

His parents were Charles Milton and Flora Bell (Wisman) Sweeney, a farming couple near Woodstock.

He married Kathleen Dean (Hottle) Sweeney.

Family photograph of four generations of the Hottle, Wisman, and Coffman families.

Seated on the right is Bertha Vonhilra (Stump) Hottle, wife of Walter Monroe Hottle (1880-1962).

Betha's daughter, Golda Mae (Hottle) Wisman, is seated beside…

Ethel Irene (Stickley) Wisman, standing, and wearing a white dress with her hands behind her back.

Ethel was born in St. Luke, the oldest child of Thomas Rosser (1864-1937) and Georgia Lee (Smoot) (1864-1949) Stickley, a farming couple.

Her…

Nellie (Borden) Wisman of Toms Brook is standing by one of her two daughters, probably Anna Elizabeth (Wisman) Rosenberger, who is perched on a studio column..

Anna later married William Rosenberger of Winchester.

Anna Elizabeth (Wisman) Rosenberger was one of two daughters born to Nellie (Borden) Wisman of Toms Brook.

Anna Elizabeth (Wisman) Rosenberger was one of two daughters of Nellie (Borden) Wisman of Toms Brook.

Photograph of the cow "Big Wye" shown by Scott Wisman at the Shenandoah County Fair in 1975.
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