Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photograph of Eunice Virginia Bowman Miller as a young girl.

Eunice was the daughter of Paul Raymond and Grace Virginia (Airhart) Bowman from the Ashby Lee District of Shenandoah County.

When she married in 1968, she worked as a seamstress for…

Photo of a framed photograph of Dr. Harold W. Miller, Sr. Dr. Miller was the son of John Christley and Cora Ellen (Mowery) Miller of Woodstock.

In 1927, he married Susan Brubaker (1899-1949) in Washington D.C. The couple lived in D.C. and then…

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…

Charles Russell Miller standing next to his wife, Vernie Miller, who is seated. They lived in Mt. Jackson.

Charles Russell Miller was the son of James E. and Fannie (Dodson) MIller. He owned a farm just south of Mt. Jackson.

Vernie…

Portrait photograph of George Martin Miller in his U.S. Army uniform.

George was born in Jerome to Pius Martin (1876-1952) and Rebecca Frances (Nesselrodt) (1885-1969) Miller, a farming couple.

He married in April 1937 in Mt. Jackson. His bride…

Heavily damaged portrait of Ada Mae Miller, of Strasburg.

Born in Front Royal, she was the daughter of Bertha Henry Cornell. She spent most of her life in Strasburg and was a lifelong member of St. Paul Lutheran Church.

She was married to…

Photograph of Miss Charlotte Jordan who was selected to be the "May Queen" at Triplett High School in Mt. Jackson.

Charlotte was born in Mt. Jackson to Ira Vernon Jordan, Sr. and Dottie Lorraine (Litten) Jordan. She worked as a bookkeeper until…

Portrait identified as "Mrs. Johnny Miller."

Most likely Eunice May Jenkins Miller (1912-1997).

Photograph of Raymond Ford Miller holding a cigarette.

Raymond Miller was a resident of Edinburg, photographer, printer, and Mayor of that town. He was married to Esther Foltz Miller.

The name, "Raymond MIller", is written on the glass…

Photograph of Jack Cameron Lambert with his young daughter, Jackie, and his wife, Nancy (Hite) Lambert.

Jack was born in Woodstock to Clarence Edward (1894-1968) and Emma Lou (Jennings) (1892-1979) Lambert. Nancy Hite was born in Marion, West…

Portrait of Madolyn E. (Miller) Pangle wearing a locket around her neck.

Madolyn was born at the Top Not in Shenandoah County. She was one of ten children born to Franklin O. and Lura (Bly) Miller. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church,…

Portrait of Hazel Bertha Helsley and her husband Albert Wilkins.

Hazel was the youngest chlid of George W. and Sarah Elizabeth (Lutz) Helsley. She was given to Jacob and Virginia Miller as a two year old and raised by them.

Portrait of Jane Stinson as a young girl. Born in Woodstock, her parents were James Vernon and Evelyn (Keller) Stinson.

She was a 24-year old nurse living in Toms Brook when she married James Milton Miller from Riverdale, Maryland. He was the son…

Portrait of Joseph Baker Sibert as a young man.

Joseph was born in Toms Brook to Robert Carman (1890-1955) and Ruth Violet (Baker) (1890-1946) Sibert. He grew up on his parents’ farm and married in 1942 just before he entered the military where…

Portrait of a Alice Miller Bell sitting on a chair.

"Cletus Miller" is written on the glass plate. Alice Miller Bell is the daughter of Cletus Miller Sr. and Eula Virginia Kohne Miller.

Portrait of two young men sitting on a bench and wearing suits. The man on the right has been identified as Joseph Baker Sibert. The other man is unidentified.

Joseph was born in Toms Brook to Robert Carman (1890-1955) and Ruth Violet (Baker)…

Photograph of Robert C. Sibert (left), his son, Joseph "Joe" B. (standing), and his wife, Ruth Violet (Baker) Sibert. All three are buried in Mt. Olive United Methodist Church Cemetery.

Robert C. Sibert was born in Mt. Olive, the son of Charles R.…

Portrait of Ruth (Miller) Sorrel as a young woman.

Ruth grew up on Main Street in Woodstock, the only child of Harry Alton (1908-1996) and Sudie Pearl (Foster) (1912-1990) Miller. In the 1940 census, her father worked in a pool hall. Ten years…

Portrait of Charlotte Jordan as the May Queen of Triplett High School in Mt. Jackson. She is seated on a bench wearing a long white gown with a crown and holding a bouquet of flowers.

Charlotte was born in Mt. Jackson to Ira Vernon Jordan, Sr.…

Portrait of Quay Funkhouser and Audrey Miller Funkhouser when they were young.

Quay was the son of James William (1884-1936) and Daisy Ozella (Sine) (1885-1949) Funkhouser. He was from rural Edinburg (born in Columbia Furnace) and was a farmer…

Photograph of a group of young women posed in dance costumes.

Identified are (l to r): ?, Virginia Saum, Eunice Morrison, ? Miller, ?, Emma Lou (Stoner) Golliday.

Photograph of a group of young women dressed in ballet dance costumes. Identified are: (Back row, l to r) ?, Helen Rush, Mildred Saum, Violet Miller, ?, ?; (Front row, l to r) ?, Ruth Rice, Estaline Funk, ?, ?, Nora Hottle.

Photograph of eight female dancers dressed in folk costumes.

A few of them have been identified. They are (l to r): Mildred "Muggsie" Sherman, ?, ?, Eunice L. Morrison, ?, ?, Katherine (Miller) Emswiler, and Isabel (Henshaw) Coverstone.

Portrait of James Luther Warner and his family. The family lived in Strasburg while the children were in school. Later, James L. Warner Sr. died in Florida.

Pictured at top (l to r): Nellie (Warner) Forrest, Brondell Warner, and Virginia (Warner)…
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