Shenandoah County Library Archives

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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…

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Portrait of Sadie 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 maiden name as…

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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…

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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)…

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Portrait 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.…

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Portrait of Carl Hisey and his wife Rena. Carl 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, they had two sons, Richard…

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Photograph of Elsie (Barbe) Conner standing next to an automobile from the 1920s era. The Hottle-Keller Homestead in Mt. Olive, Virginia, is visible behind her.

Her parents were Moses and Lillie (Hamman) Barbe. She married Carl Conner (1895-1972)…

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Portrait 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 and…

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Portrait of Gilbert Lee Baker (1905-1974) in his U.S. Army uniform. He was the son of John Edward and Mary Rebecca (Dyke) Baker. He lived in Maryland when he died and is buried there. He left behind three sons, Kenneth, Duane, and Benjamin Baker, and…

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

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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:…

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

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Portrait of Mildred Baker Bowman as a young woman. She was the daughter of David "Lizzie" Baker and the sister of Ray and Guy Baker of Mt. Jackson. She went to Conicville School and resided in Timberville in 2002.

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Photograph of Wayne Wetzel as a young boy.

Wayne was born in in St. Luke, son of Jack and Flora (Miller) Wetzel. He married Helen (Baker) Wetzel in 1953. The couple had two daughters, Cathy W. (Wetzel) Reedy and Cindy W. (Wetzel) Fadeley.

He…

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Photograph 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…

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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 ?, Joe Bowers, Fred Grandstaff (Tip Downey), and Mertie Bowers.
2nd Row: Buford…

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Group photograph of the Hoover family. Identified from left to right as: Zolia Mae, her father, George, Emmert, her mother, Catherine, and her younger sister, Lois.

George James Hoover was the son of James K. and Virginia (Coffelt) Hoover. He was…

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Portrait of Fred Beidler as a young man and wearing a suit.

Fred Beidler was born in St. Luke, son of Dr. C.C. Beidler, local veterinary surgeon, and Clara (Baker) Beidler. He was a lifetime member of the Woodstock Christian Church where he served…

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Image of a birth certificate for Sylvia Chapman Bashaw, who was born in the Cora Miller Memorial Hospital in Woodstock, Virginia, on July 24, 1947. Her parents were Madon Bashaw of Goshen, and Shirley Violet Baker from Mason City, Iowa.

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Portrait of Fred Beidler as a teenager and standing beside a bench in the studio.

Fred was born in St. Luke, son of Dr. C.C. Beidler, local veterinary surgeon, and Clara Baker Beidler. He was a lifetime member of the Woodstock Christian Church…

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

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

She was the daughter of Carl B. and Luella S. Baker.

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

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Portrait 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.

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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…

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Photograph of Patsy Ann Borden as a toddler. Born in Woodstock and raised in Edinburg, she was the daughter of Cecil Ulysses and Alice Elizabeth (Coffman) Borden.

Patsy was a student and a seamstress in 1961 when she married Willard William…
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