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Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Doris (Williams) Polk as a young woman with short, styled hair and wearing a sleeveless top.

Doris went to school in Mt. Jackson.

Group of mostly unidentified cadets from Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) are posed in two rows behind a table with a newspaper on it. They all appear to be members of MMA's Army ROTC program.

From their name tags, we have identified the…

Members of the Woodstock Fire Department's Ladies Auxiliary are posed together, all wearing corsages.

Identified are (l to r):

Front row: Virginia (Spiker) Hottel, Sharon Gatchell, Sadie (Baker) Herbaugh, Reva Hullihan, and Mary…

Photograph of Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) Company D standing in front of the school's gymnasium in 1969.

The cadets are, from left to right:

First Row:
Richard Dale Morrow, David Bruce Motz, David Allen Jones, Glenn Owen Yoedt, Charles…

Photograph of Samuel Clayton Williams, Sr., as a young boy standing in the studio.

Samuel was born and raised in Lexington, Virginia, the son of Clayton Eppes Williams (1890-1968) and Willie Joe (Tompkins) (1889-1965) Williams. His father was the…

Photograph of Samuel Clayton Williams, Sr., as a young boy standing in the studio.

Samuel was born and raised in Lexington, Virginia, the son of Clayton Eppes Williams (1890-1968) and Willie Joe (Tompkins) (1889-1965) Williams. His father was the…

Photograph of six of the seven children born to Sandy Scott Williams (1897-1985) and his wife, Marie Beatrice (Smith) Williams (1907-2007). Pictured are: (Back row, l to r) Margaret A., Archie Stuart, and John Sandy; (Front row, l to r) Paul Thomas,…

Photograph of six Williams siblings, all of whom have been identified.

Standing, (l to r): Rebecca Paxton (Williams) Ehrlich Dodd, Sarah (Williams) Nelson, John P. Williams;

Seated: (l to r) Philip Williams, Jr., William Twyman Williams, and…

Photo of a postcard with an image of an unidentified man.

The image contains a note "F(?)_____ Jas. K. Williams."

The original photograph was made at "London Studio" and the street address, "5 W. Lexington St.", is also visible at the bottom…

Photograph of the 1917 Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) Tennis Team as they appeared in the 1917 yearbook "Aggelos."

Pictured are, from left to right:

Front Row: Atkinson Dymock, "Prof" G.H. Richwine (Director), Alfred Carroll Richmond,…

Portrait of six siblings, all of whom have been identified. Standing, (l to r): Sarah (Williams) Nelson, Rebecca Williams, John P. Williams; Seated (l to r): Philip Williams, Jr., William T. Williams, and Margaret P. Williams.

These were the…

Damaged image of Philip Williams Sr. holding three of his six children. The children are identified (l to r) as: Margaret Paxton Williams, John Paxton Williams (baby), and Philip Williams, Jr.

Philip Williams, Sr. was a lawyer and had a private…

Portrait photograph of Marie Beatrice Smith Williams, a long-time and well-known resident of Strasburg.

She married Sandy Scott Williams and together, they raised their seven children on B Street (now called Branch Street).

Marie lived to be…

Portrait photograph of Lacy Alva Boyer (left) with his brother, Rush William Boyer (right), when both were very young.

Their parents were George William (1880-1943) and Mary Lacy (Rush) (1885-1966) Boyer, from Woodstock.

At least two other…

Damaged image of siblings, Rush and Lacy Boyer, as young children.

Their parents were George William (1880-1943) and Mary Lacy (Rush) (1885-1966) Boyer, from Woodstock.

At least two other siblings died as infants.

When Rush W. Boyer…

Portrait of Katherine Williams as a young woman.

This photograph was used as her senior class picture in the 1925 Strasburg High School Yearbook. The yearbook staff wrote this about her:

"Katharine's gift to our class is her kind and…

Portrait of six siblings, all of whom have been identified. Standing, (l to r): Philip Williams, Jr., Rebecca Williams, John P. Williams. Seated (l to r): Margaret P. Williams, William T. Williams, and Sarah (Williams) Nelson.

These were the…

Margaret A. Williams was from Strasburg. She married Charles Janney (Bob) Bromley, Jr. and had 4 children: Bobbie Jo (Bromley) Poling, Donna S. (Bromley) Davis, Alisa (Bromley) Kline, and Chuck Bromley.

Margaret worked at and retired from Aileen,…

Portrait photograph of Rush W. Boyer (left) with his brother, Lacy Alva Boyer (right), when both were very young.

Their parents were George William (1880-1943) and Mary Lacy (Rush) (1885-1966) Boyer, from Woodstock.

At least two other…

Photograph of Philip Williams (left) in his World War I Army uniform standing next to his father, William Twyman Williams Sr.

Portrait photograph of Zan Tyus Williams.

Zan was a cadet at Massanutten Academy in 1917. This photograph appears in the 1917 yearbook "Aggelos" which lists him as the Jefferson Literary Society Treasurer and Editor.

Photograph of Henry Clay Ellis of Strasburg standing beside a gate. He was the son of William Henry Clay Ellis and Bess Ellen (Machir) Ellis.

As a young man, Henry worked as a bank teller in Washington D. C. There, he met and fell in love with…

Portrait of Marie Williams, wife of Sandy Scott Williams, of Strasburg. She was born on February 20, 1907 and lived to be 100 years old. She led a life filled with community service including fifteen years on the Strasburg Town Council, 58 years as a…

Five women identified as the following, from left to right:
-Pauline Williams Buffington
-Mae Williams Swartz
-Capitolia Lavelette Eskridge Williams (Mother of other four)
-Daisy Williams Rudolph
-Nellie Williams Kitzmiller

The family lived…

Photograph of Martha (Williams) Brill dressed for a school play called "Tom Thumb Wedding" that was held at Strasburg Elementary School.

Martha was one of seven children born to Sandy Scott Williams (1897-1985) and his wife, Marie Beatrice (Smith)…
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