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Photo of Reverend Polk superimposed onto a photo of Mt. Zion Methodist Church.

The church was located at the intersection of Church and Locust Streets in Woodstock, until it was demolished in 1921 to build a bigger church of the same name. It is…

Portrait photograph of Shirley M. (Spiggle) Polk as a young woman.

Born in Edinburg, she was the oldest child born to Fleta May (Bowers) Spiggle and Samuel Lorenzo Spiggle.

She married Waldo Lee Polk (born in Conicville) and spent 58 years…

Photograph of three Stickley siblings. Identified are (l to r): Janice (Stickley) Sager, Claude, and Ronald Stickley.

They were children of Claude Henry Stickley Sr. and Goldie (Polk) Stickley.

The name, "Polk" is written on the glass plate of this image of a woman seated and wearing a fur stole, hat and lace-up shoes.

Photograph of William H. Polk standing behind his mother, Anna B. (Arrington) Polk (seated left), his wife, Edna, and his oldest son, William A. Polk. He is most remembered for having worked as a minister in the early 1920’s at the Mt. Zion Methodist…

Photograph of the government form used to honorably discharge Private Sylvester A. Polk of Conicville, Virginia, from the U.S. Army.

He was born on July 1, 1920, and served in the U.S. Army at both Normandy and in the Ardennes during WWII.

Photograph of the certificate presented to Private Sylvester A. Polk, who served in Company C of the 121st Engineer Combat Battalion during WWII.

The certificate was presented at the separation center of Ft. Meade, Maryland in January 1946.

Photograph of Annabel Lee Polk as a little girl standing beside a toy clown.

Annabelle lived in Edinburg and was the daughter of Lester Earl (1899-1994) and Margie Jane (Fadeley) (1904-1990) Polk.

In 1945, she married Walter David Clem…

Portrait photograph of Viola (Polk) Mumaw as a young woman.

Viola was born in Conicville, one of at least nine children of Noah Frederick (1977-1945) and Martha Susan (Miller) (1880-1957) Polk. She was a member of the St. Jacob Lutheran…

Photograph of the Heishman family. Identified are (l to r): John Edward, Joseph Edward, Nancy, and Margaret Virginia (Shadwell) Heishman.

Portrait photograph of Annabelle Lee Polk as a young woman.

Annabelle lived in Edinburg and was the daughter of Lester Earl (1899-1994) and Margie Jane (Fadeley) (1904-1990) Polk.

In 1945, she married Walter David Clem (1923-1995), a 22-year…

Robert "Bob" Earl Willey standing in the studio as a young boy.

Bob was born in Strasburg, the son of Robert Earl “Skeeter” Willey, Sr. and Miriam Elaine "Sis" (Wolfe) Willey. He was a 1956 graduate of Strasburg High School and graduated from the…

Robert "Bob" Earl Willey standing in the studio as a young boy.

Bob was born in Strasburg, the son of Robert Earl “Skeeter” Willey, Sr. and Miriam Elaine "Sis" (Wolfe) Willey. He was a 1956 graduate of Strasburg High School and graduated from the…

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Portrait photograph of Ervie Mae (Polk) Lutz wearing a print dress.

She was the daughter of Noah Frederick & Martha Susan ( Miller) Polk.

She married Earl Francis Lutz on December 11, 1924. The couple raised at least five children: Marie…

Portrait photograph taken of Annabelle Lee Polk as a young woman.

Annabelle lived in Edinburg and was the daughter of Lester Earl (1899-1994) and Margie Jane (Fadeley) (1904-1990) Polk.

In 1945, she married Walter David Clem (1923-1995), a…

Portrait of William H. Polk, who worked as a minister of Mt. Zion Methodist Church in Woodstock, Virginia.

Portrait of George W. Funkhouser and his first wife, Ada (Litten) Funkhouser. They were married in 1914 at Zion Lutheran Parsonage. George was 20 years old, lived in Shenandoah County and was the son of Paul and Miranda (Polk) Funkhouser. Ada was the…

Portrait of George W. Funkhouser and his first wife, Ada (Litten) Funkhouser. They were married in 1914 at Zion Lutheran Parsonage. George was 20 years old, lived in Shenandoah County and was the son of Paul and Miranda (Polk) Funkhouser. Ada was the…

Photograph of Floyd Hope Polk wearing his US Army Unform.

Floyd Polk served in the US Army during World War II and lived in Edinburg Virginia. His wife was Goldie Irwin Polk.

The name "Floyd Polk" is written on the glass plate.

Photograph of Edith L. Eckard.

Edith was born December 24 1902 to parents John Eckard and Vertie Eckard. She grew up near the Hamburg community with three siblings. At one point her father ran one of the community's stores.

In 1928 she…

Photograph of Elizabeth Ann (Cook) Polk as a girl with curly hair. She is standing on a chair.

The name, "Polk", is written on the glass plate.

Family photograph of Leroy Cook, seated, with his wife, Vilda, and daughter, Elizabeth Ann (Cook) Polk, beside him.

Photograph of Aaron Vetter, seated, and Mazie Florence (Polk) Good standing beside him.

Aaron Vetter was the son of George Wilhelm "William" Vetter and Catherine (Doll) Vetter.

Mazie Florence (Polk) Good was the daughter of Charles William…

The three sisters were daughters of Brooks Adolph Irwin, Sr. and Elizabeth Maude (Kirby) Irwin from Edinburg.

Identified (l to r): Goldie (Irwin) Polk, Betty (Irwin) Wolverton, and Audrey (Irwin) Polk.

They had three additional sisters,…

Photo of a photograph of Reverend W.H. Polk superimposed onto a photo of the original Mt. Zion Methodist Church in Woodstock, Virginia.

This church was located on the corner of Church and Locust Streets. The building at the far left of photo is…
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