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Portrait of Elda Estelle Fravel (1902-1993). She was the daughter of Benjamin Edward and Mary Elizabeth (Ryman) Fravel. Elda lived a long life and never married. She is buried in the cemetery of St. Johns United Church of Christ in Harrisville, west…

Photo of a photograph of Alva M. Fravel wearing his U.S. Army uniform.

Alva was born in Edinburg to Jacob Marvin (1895-1954) and Katherine (Clark) (1897-1983) Fravel. As a baby, he lived with his parents on his paternal grandparents’ farm on…

Photograph of Thomas Charles Fravel standing beside a bench as a young boy

Portrait of Charles Monroe Fravel, son of Thomas H. (1890-1949) and Nettie Carey (Funkhouser) (1881-1945) Fravel.

In 1940, Charles worked as an assistant to the mortician, V.L. Dellinger, in Woodstock. When he registered for the WWII draft, he…

Portrait of John Preston Fravel wearing a suit. A pen is visible in his breast pocket.

John Preston Fravel was the son of Malpheus Abner (1874-1945) and Anna L. “Annie” (Wisman) (1872-1933) Fravel. His parents farmed in the Fairview area near…

Photo of a photo of the Fravel family taken in the studio. Pictured are: (l to r) Benjamin Fravel, his daughter, Elda, and his wife, Mary.

Photograph of a group of mostly unidentified school students in front of the doorway of Mount Vernon School which was located west of Woodstock where routes 676 and 763 cross (adjacent to Milton Fravel's farm). The building is still standing and is…

Portrait photograph of William Silas Getz in his U.S. Army Air Corps uniform and his wife, Florine W. (Fravel) Getz.

Bill was born in Edinburg, son of Mark B. and Hattie V. (Branner) Getz.

He was a 1939 graduate of Edinburg High School and…

Photograph of a man wearing a U.S. Army uniform from the WWI era.

The image contains the last name Fravel.

Portrait of Cary (Funkhouser) Fravel with her two sons, Thomas Hottel Fravel, Jr. (left) and Charles Monroe Fravel (right).

Nettie Cary Funkhouser married Thomas Hottel Fravel (1890-1949) in October 1915 in Woodstock. Her father was Capt. Monroe…

Portrait of Cary (Funkhouser) Fravel with her two sons, Thomas Hottel Fravel, Jr. (left) and Charles Monroe Fravel (right).

Nettie Cary Funkhouser married Thomas Hottel Fravel (1890-1949) in October 1915 in Woodstock. Her father was Capt. Monroe…

Photograph of Merville Elbert Fravel as a boy.

Merville was the only son of Hubert Franklin (1884-1955) and Lucy Cleveland (Clark) (1885-1964) Fravel. He grew up in rural Woodstock on a farm.

He married Flora Alice (Ryman) (1909-2004) Fravel…

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 Katherine Virginia (Clark) Fravel holding her son, Alva Marvin Fravel, on her lap.

Katherine was the daughter of Richard Jackson (1867-1955) and Nannie Carlisle (Dirting) (1874-1959) Clark.

She married Jacob Marvin Fravel…

Photograph of Katherine Virginia Clark Fravel holding her son, Alva Marvin Fravel, on her lap.

Katherine was the daughter of Richard Jackson (1867-1955) and Nannie Carlisle (Dirting) (1874-1959) Clark.

She married Jacob Marvin Fravel…

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.…

Merville Fravel as a young boy.

Merville was the only son of Hubert Franklin (1884-1955) and Lucy Cleveland (Clark) (1885-1964) Fravel. He grew up in rural Woodstock on a farm.

He married Flora Alice (Ryman) (1909-2004) Fravel in 1927. She…

Sallie (Gochenour) Fravel wearing a white dress and locket.

Sallie had a sister named Cora Gochenour.

Linden Alton Fravel at a year old.

Linden was the son of William Dallas Fravel (1888-1962), of Woodstock, and Olive Catherine (Stultz) Fravel (1889-1982).

Linden had finished 2 years of college when he enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1943.…

Gladys Evangeline (Hottel) Fravel as a young girl.

This appears to be a reproduction of an earlier image also created by Morrison Studios.

Emma was born in Edinburg to Samuel (1809-1887) and Mary (Painter) (1814-1888) Fravel. Her mother was from Indian Fort Farm.

She grew up in a farming family in Edinburg and appears there with her family in the 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses.

By…

Advertisement card for "Fravel & Feller's" makers and sellers of furniture and undertakers in Woodstock Virginia.

The card is undated and features the image of a woman on the reverse.

Receipt acknowledging payment from George Fravel to Philip Spengler for taxes in 1820. Both lived in Shenandoah County.

The amount paid included 2 levies, 2 slaves, 5 horses, 351 acres of land, and 2 lots.

The receipt is dated September 12,…
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