Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photograph of Melissa (Richman) Borden in her later years, seated, and wearing glasses and a watch.

Melissa was born in Hardy County, West Virginia, to Isaac Milton (1856-1950) and Mary Catherine (Sager) (1858-1935) Richman.

She married Taylor…

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…

Nellie (Borden) Wisman of Toms Brook is standing by one of her two daughters, probably Anna Elizabeth (Wisman) Rosenberger, who is perched on a studio column..

Anna later married William Rosenberger of Winchester.

Photograph of Roy B. Borden as a young man.

Roy was married to Ruth M. (Kibler) Borden.

He is buried in Harrisville, west of Toms Brook, Virginia.

Photograph of the Strasburg High School Junior Class posed beside the school building in 1925.

The following students have been identified:
Front row (l to r) Unidentified, Clyde Chandler, ?, ?,Omar Orndorff, Eugene Bageant Borden, Marjorie…

Photograph of Minnie (Hausenfluck) Borden, the wife of Gilbert Luther Borden (1877-1969) of Toms Brook.

Portrait of Lt. J.G. Christian "Bud" Borden in his Navy uniform.

Bud was from Toms Brook, the son of Christian David (1876-1956) and Alma Marian (Brown) (1878-1954) Borden. His birth was not registered until 1942, when his mother brought to the…

Portrait of Fulton Bowers as a young man.

Fulton Bowers, nicknamed "Toad, was born in Toms Brook Virginia, The son of the late Albert C. and Ida Pearl Bowers.

He served in the US Army during the Second World War fighting in the North Africa…

Photograph of the Girls' Basketball Team of Strasburg High School in 1925.

The players have been identified as: Standing (l to r) Georgia C. Purvis, Edna Catharine Stine, Lois V. McInturff; and seated (l to r) Anna Snapp, Janie Lee Borden, and…

Photograph of Roy Beydler and his wife, Clara Bell (Bauserman) Beydler.

Roy was a farmer from Woodstock. His parents were William Franklin and Viola (Borden) Beydler.

Clara was the daughter of Jeremiah and Barbara (Burner) Bauserman.

They…

Portrait of Virginia Spiker Hottel as a young woman.

It is likely the photograph was taken about the time she graduated from Toms Brook High School.

Virginia was born in Maurertown to Sydney and Flossie (Borden) Spiker.

She became a nurse…

Photograph of Clarence Ellis Bauserman and his twin sister, Clara Bell (Bauserman) Beydler.

They were the youngest of six children born to Jeremiah and Barbara Alice (Burner) Bauserman. Their father died when they were quite young. They grew up in…

Portrait photograph of Louise Borden (Wisman) Russell as a young woman.

Louise was the daughter of James Samuel and Nellie May (Borden) Wisman, of Shenandoah County.

She married Robert Glenn Russell (1911-1990) in 1940. He was from Nashville,…

Family photograph of Bernie Martin Borden, seated with his wife, Maude Estelle (Penny) Borden.

Pictured with them are the three daughters by Bernie's first wife Addie May Coby. The girls are Agnes Anna Borden, Mary Thelma Borden, and Meta May…

Family photograph of the Artz family.

Pictured left to right are: Douglas S. Artz, his daughter, Carolyn, son, Francis, wife Geraldine, and daughter, Josephine.

Photograph of Bernard Borden during his term as Sheriff of Shenandoah County.

He served from 1924-1927.

Portrait photograph of Christian "Bud" Maulsby Borden wearing his Navy uniform and posed with his second wife, Virginia (Wakeman) Borden.

Bud was from Toms Brook, the son of Christian David (1876-1956) and Alma Marian (Brown) (1878-1954)…

Lt. J.G. Christian "Bud" Maulsby Borden standing in the studio and wearing his U.S. Navy uniform.

Bud was from Toms Brook, the son of Christian David (1876-1956) and Alma Marian (Brown) (1878-1954) Borden. His birth was not registered until 1942,…

Bessie and Odessa Borden, twin sisters, are posed together in matching clothes.

We do not know which is which.

Odessa Bell and her twin sister, Bessie, were daughters of Taylor Ulysses (1876-1935) and Melissa “Lizzie” Mae (Richman) (1880-1968)…

Gerald "Jerry" Lee Borden as a young child and seated on a chair.

Jerry was the son of Cecil Ulysses (1921-1995) and Alice (Coffman) Borden.

The name, "Cecil Borden", is written on the glass plate.

Doris (Borden) Fisher, seated holding her daughter, Marcia Anne (Fisher) Beeler, on her lap while her other daughter, Jane (Fisher ) Bayles, stands beside them.

Russell and Pauline (Borden) Ward photographed with five of their six children. Identified as follows:

Standing (l to r): Catherine, Mary Anna, and Betty Ward

Seated (l to r): Pauline (Borden) Ward, Faye, Bill, and Russell Ward.

An…

Portrait photograph of Frances A. (Finks) Law with short curly hair and wearing a dress with ruffles along the edge of the collar and a cameo pin on the front.

Her parents were Romeo Jasper and Ruth Geneva (Burner) Finks from…

Portrait photograph of Frances A. (Finks) Law with short curly hair and wearing a dress with ruffles along the edge of the collar and a cameo pin on the front.

Her parents were Romeo Jasper and Ruth Geneva (Burner) Finks from…

Geraldine Brown (Borden) Artz as a young woman with short hair.

She was born in Toms Brook, a daughter of Christian David and Alma (Brown) Borden.

She taught in Shenandoah County Public School system for more than 40 years.

Her husband was…
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