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Letter from "John Scholl & Bro., Inc." of Reade Street in New York City to W.H. Baker of Toms Brook Virginia dated March 27, 1925. It concerns a damaged shipment of eggs.

W.H. Baker operated a general store and egg distribution business on Back…

Photograph of Laura Catherine (Keller) Baker wearing a long dress with gloves and a hat.

Laura was from Fisher’s Hill near Strasburg. Her parents were John Henry (1850-1927) and Emma Catherine (Hockman) (1853-1937) Keller.

She married Sidney…

Cora Ruth (Gochenour) Ludwig standing in the studio and wearing a long dress.

Cora’s parents were Moritz “Morris” and Martha Ella (Baker) Gochenour. Cora was one of nine children.

Cora married Clarence Ashby Ludwig in March 1919. Clarence…

Photograph of two sisters: Virginia (Tisinger) Baker on the left and Anita (Tisinger) Davidson on the right.

They were the daughters of Jacob Thomas Tisinger and Willie (Hepner) Tisinger Zirkle.

Virginia married James Henry Baker…

Portrait photograph of Ida (Baker) Roadcap as a young woman.

She was the daughter of Carl Bauman and Luella Lee (Affleck) Baker.

In 1930, her family lived in Fishers Hill near Strasburg where her father worked as a Cooper.

Ida married…

Photograph of two sisters, identified as Lucille (left) and Garlyn (right) Conner.

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 Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) cadets Murray B. “Bake” Baker (left) and Paul N. Zentz (right).

The cadets are wearing boxing gloves and posed as though about to box each other in what was then called the Harrison Gym (later…

Portrait photograph of Mildred (Baker) Bowman as a young woman.

She was the daughter of David and "Lizzie" (Lindamood) Baker and the sister of Ray and Guy Baker of Mount Jackson.

She went to Conicville School and resided in Timberville in…

Portrait photograph of Sadie (Baker) Herbaugh with her arms folded and wearing glasses.

Sadie Belle was the daughter of Cora Alice (Wine) Baker. Her stepfather was Charles Baker, however, the name of her biological father is unknown. Some records…

Portrait photograph of Norman "Lefty" Baker as a young man.

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:…

Photograph of Robert C. Sibert wearing a suit and tie and standing beside his wife, Ruth V. (Baker) Sibert.

Portrait photograph of Carl Gilbert Baker of Strasburg in his Army uniform ca. 1942.

Carl was born in Fishers Hill, Virginia, on October 27 1920 and graduated from Strasburg High School. He served in the U.S. Army during World War Two (WWII).…

Photograph of the Reedy family. Pvt. Ralph Reedy was an Army soldier during World War II and is wearing his uniform in this photograph.

Standing, left to right: Ralph Reedy, Vernon Reedy, and Alden Reedy.
Seated, left to right: Judy (Reedy) Baker…

Portrait photograph of Mark M. Herbaugh in uniform with his wife, Sadie Belle (Baker) Herbaugh.

Mark served in the 136th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army during WWII. He worked as a truck driver at the time of his marriage.

He married Sadie…

Photograph of Carl Hisey and his wife, Rena (Baker) Hisey.

Carl Hisey was the son of Samuel & Fannie Katherine (Miller) Hisey and worked as a mailman.

He married Rena Baker, daughter of Snowden & Lucy Virginia (Grandstaff) Baker.

Together,…

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.…

Photograph of a family. Pictured (l to r) are: Catherine Baker Ridings, Mary Catherine (Glaize) Baker, Eloise (Glaize) Ridings. The child is Rebecca Funkhouser Glaize.

Photograph of Strasburg High School's 1925 "Expression Class."

The photograph was taken beside the school and appeared in the 1925 Strasburg High School yearbook.

Pictured are, from left to right:

Top Row:
Evelyn Brumback, Turah…

Portrait photograph of James Whetzel and Sadie (Baker) Herbaugh, posed together.

Sadie buried three husbands. They were: Harry Philip Copp in 1934, Robert Richard in 1937, and Marcus Herbaugh in 1954.

Group of Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA) students and a few teachers posed on the steps of a building on campus.

Some of them are holding books with varied covers. The words, "Our Day..." is visible on one cover and "Liberty" on another. …

Group of Shenandoah Valley Academy students sitting on a set of stairs.

The students are, from left to right:

Font Row: Unidentified, Harriet Amelia Jane Baker, Unidentified, Roberta Bridgeforth, Unidentified, Nellie Whitmarsh,…

Group of male students from the Shenandoah Valley Academy standing in two rows. The photograph was taken during the 1923-1924 school year.

Identified subjects are, from left to right:

Row 1:
Harold Dulaney Smith, James H. Smith (Teacher),…

Portrait photograph of Sadie (Baker) Herbaugh wearing pearls and glasses.

Sadie Belle was the daughter of Cora Alice (Wine) Baker. Her stepfather was Charles Baker, however, the name of her biological father is unknown. Some records list Sadie’s…
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