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Photograph of Lizzie Lonas, seated, with Lydia (Stout) Gochenour on the left and Alice Dellinger standing on the right.

Lizzie lived with Lydia's family in Edinburg in the 1920 census and was listed as a "servant" in the household.

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Photograph of Lizzie A. Lonas standing by a wicker chair.

In the 1920 census for Edinburg, Lizzie A. Lonas lived with Charles Stout, a farmer, his wife, Lily, and daughter, Lydia. At that time, she was a 21-year old servant.

Photo of two fragments from two separate documents, both showing the signatures of interested parties. One appears to be a marriage record signed by George Savage and Jacob Lonas. The other bears the signature of Frances Meem.

Photograph of John D. Ross and his wife, Fleta (Lonas) Ross, posed together.

John Ross was an attorney in Mt. Jackson and former town mayor.

He and his wife owned and operated the Shenandoah Alum Springs Hotel (on Rt. 717 near present day…

Postcard showing the "S.P. Lonas' Mill Dam" in Mt. Jackson Virginia.

The dam was located on Mill Creek on what is now the southern part of town. It was constructed sometime before 1897.