Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photograph of (l to r) Patsy Kay Miller with her sister, Shirley Ann Miller. The image was made when the girls were young, probably in the early 1940s.

Their parents were Archie S. and Anna Belle (Mumaw) Miller. The sisters were the oldest of…

Handwritten log of Orndorff and Himelright births between 1855 and 1880.

Included are:

Philip P., son of Jacob and Rachel Orndorff (born Feb. 5, 1855);

Margaret R., daughter of Henry S. and Mary C. Himelright (born Aug 11, 1859); and…

Portrait of Elsie Orndorff as a young woman. She later married Reese Hollingsworth Hottel (born on October 31, 1916) from Woodstock but she was from the Cedar Creek area of Shenandoah County.

Portrait of Elsie Orndorff who married Reese Hottel.

Portrait of Douglas Nelson Orndorff wearing a suit and tie.

Douglas grew up in Woodstock, the oldest child of Clarence Lemuel and Vesta Schaeffer Orndorff. In 1920, the family lived in Woodstock where Douglas’ father worked as a machinist at the…

Portrait of Douglas Nelson Orndorff wearing a suit.

The words, "Aunt Orndorff" appear on the glass plate of this image of a woman wearing a white dress and necklace.

Photo of a photograph of Grover Allen Orndorff in his U.S. Army uniform.

Grover was from Zepp, Virginia, and the youngest of 11 children. His parents were Rhesa A. (1866-1949) and Emma S. (Hill) (1871-1953) Orndorff. His father farmed.

Grover…

Portrait of Rosella Orndorff as a young woman. Her parents were Walter Resty and Effie Catherine Orndorff. She married Simon Z. Wender (1907-1976) and left behind a son, William M. and a daughter, Deborah, when she died.

Portrait photograph of Newton Jasper Orndorff in his U.S. Navy uniform.

Newton served during WWII and his uniform indicates his rank was Petty Officer Third Class and his job was as a shipfitter. Shipfitters fabricated and laid out metal for…

Damaged image of Ripley Guy Long. He grew up in Woodstock, the son of Levi and Della M. Long.

When he registered for the WWII draft, he worked for F.S. Tavenner, who owned an orchard.

Ten years later, the 1950 census found him married to Ruth…

The name, "Robt Orndorff", is written on the glass plate of this image of a toddler on a chair.

Portrait of Imogene (Bott) Stokes as a young woman.

Portrait of Marion Imogene (Bott) Stokes as a young woman.

Imogene was the daughter of George Henry and Effie Catherine (Orndorff) Bott, a farming family from the Davis District.

She…

Portrait photograph of Mary Virginia (Orndorff) Taylor with short wavy hair and wearing a dress with stripes.

Mary was the daughter of Jacob Edward (1870-1945) and Annie Quincy (Clem) (1880-1960) Orndorff. She was from Strasburg.

She married…

Portrait photograph of Agnes Molly (Lineweaver) Orndorff as a young woman.

Agnes married Newton Orndorff and together they had a son, Steve, and a daughter, Yvonne. Agnes' husband worked at the Northern Virginia Daily office in Strasburg from…

Portrait photograph of Mildred Orndorff, a school teacher from the northern end of Shenandoah County.

Mary Frances (Orndorff) Pittman as a young woman shown standing in a floor-length dress.

She was from Toms Brook, the daughter of Conrad and Mollie Maude (Will) Orndorff.

She worked as a teacher in Shenandoah County until she married Elmer…

Photograph of the two oldest children born to John W. Miller, Jr. and his wife, Eunice May (Jenkins) Miller.

They are identified as John W. Miller, III and his older sister, Barbara Ann (Miller) Orndorff.

In the 1940 census, the family lived…

Photograph of the form titled, "Notice of the Separation From U.S. Naval Service" signed by Newton Jasper Orndorff in February 1946.

Newton was born in Zepp, Virginia, on April 1, 1918. He was working in Washington D.C. for Sherwood Brothers Inc.…

Photograph of the document certifying that Storekeeper Second Class Newton Jasper Orndorff was honorably discharged from the Navy in Bainbridge, Maryland, on February 14th, 1946.

Photograph of a single page from a Notice of Separation packet for an unnamed "SK2/c" who was born in Zepp, Virgiia, on April 1, 1918.

After comparing this form to others, we believe this was part of Newton Jasper Orndorff's U.S. Navy Separation…

Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Bill Orndorff wearing a plaid shirt.

Photograph of Future Farmers of America (FFA) students at Strasburg High School. The subjects are a mix of students and older men, possibly teachers.

We have identified four boys in the front row based on the names stitched onto their jackets.…

Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Lester Orndorff as a young man wearing a graduation cap and gown.

The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.

Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Nettie Lea (Orndorff) Mauck as a young woman with short hair.

Nettie was born in Zepp to Porter and Margaret Sue (Robinson) Orndorff.

Her first husband was John Garnet Warner whom she married in…
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