Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Portrait photograph of Walter C. Wisman as a young man.

He was a farmer in the Woodstock area of Shenandoah County, and the son of Josiah and Annie D. (Smoot) Wisman.

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Photograph of John Wisman, seated, and his younger brother, known as Downey Wisman, shown standing beside him on a bench. Both boys are young children in this image.

Their parents were Edgar H. Wisman and Mary Ellen (Downey) Wisman.

Downey…

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Four generations of the Wisman family identified as:

Louise Virginia (Crabill) Wisman (seated on left), her son, Clarence Luther Wisman (seated on right), her grand daughter, standing on the left, Louise Virginia (Wisman) Carter, and her great…

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Photograph of Golda Mae (Hottle) Wisman and her husband, Clarence L. Wisman, both seated. Behind them are their three daughters identified as (l to r): Jean Elizabeth (Wisman) Artz, Betty Ann (Wisman) McCoy, and Louise Virginia (Wisman)…

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Photograph of Esther I. (Wisman) Kneisley seated with one hand on her hip and looking to the side, in profile.

Esther was the daughter of Josiah and Emma Lee (Gochenour) Wisman.

She married Lewis Yates Kneisley (1900-1942). Both Esther and her…

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Betty Ellen (Bowman) Wisman as a young child standing on a wicker chair.

Betty was born in Harrisonburg, Virginia, daughter of Walter H. and Mazie (Coffman) Bowman.

She graduated from Edinburg High School in 1947 and earned a degree in Library…

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Portrait photograph of Dr. Douglas Wisman as a young man posed in studio.

His parents were Ernest and Eva Lorraine (Peer) Wisman.

Dr. Wisman went to Edinburg High School. He became an optometrist and was married to Betty Ellen (Bowman) Wisman…

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Everett Lee "Chick" Wisman, shown as a young boy standing on a bench and holding a toy bird cage.

Everett graduated from Woodstock High School.

When he died, he was a retired professor at VPI (now called Virginia Tech). He taught poultry…

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Portrait photograph of Lois (Wisman) Ryman as a young woman in glasses and short curly hair.

Lois was from Woodstock, the daughter of Lester L. and Eltie (Richard) Wisman. She attended Mt. Zion Lutheran Church at Fairview and was retired from…

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Portrait photograph of Paul Pence Wisman, Sr. as a young man wearing a U.S. Navy uniform.

Paul was born in Edinburg, a son of Henry Earl and Marian (Neff) Wisman.

Paul served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

He married Caroline…

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Portrait photograph of Caroline "Carrie" (Bowman) Wisman as a young woman with short hair and wearing a necklace.

Carrie was the daughter of Charles Courtland and Hilda May (Lutz) Bowman. She went to Edinburg High School and married "the boy next…

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Irene (Saum) Wisman seated on a bench and looking at her youngest son, Calvin Saum Wisman, a toddler, who is standing beside her.

Irene was the daughter of Daniel T. and Jennie Saum. She was the second wife of Walter C. Wisman. The couple had…

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Photograph of Emma Alice (Wisman) Fravel seated on a bench.

Her parents were John and Lydia (Copp) Wisman.

She married Milton Marion Fravel in 1883, and raised at least three children with him. The family lived west of Woodstock.

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Photograph of four young men in suits with one man holding a plaque with the words "Vocational FFA" on it. Other words engraved on it are not legible.

Identified (l to r) are: Derwood Myers, Stanley Wright, Harry Clower, and Calvin Wisman.

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Cleva Alice (Wisman) Frye wearing a watch pinned to her dress and a lace collar on her long-sleeved dress.

She was the daughter of William Luther and Sarah "Sallie" (Doll) Wisman.

Her husband was Edward Newton Frye (1887-1967). The couple are…

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Portrait photograph of Ernest Wisman wearing a striped suit and tie with a starched collar.

Ernest was from Edinburg and married Erva Lorraine (Peer) Wisman (1896-1987) in 1924.

During his life, he worked as an insurance salesman, teacher, and,…

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Portrait photograph of Ruth V. (Wisman) Dysart wearing glasses and a wide collar with ruffles along the edges.

Her parents were Lester Lynn (1887-1965) and Eltie L. (Richard) (1895-1992) Wisman.

She married Landon Lee Dysart and the couple had…

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Portrait photograph of Ernest Wisman wearing a suit and tie with pens sticking out of his breast pocket.

Ernest was from Edinburg and married Erva Lorraine (Peer) Wisman (1896-1987) in 1924.

During his life, he worked as an insurance salesman,…

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Portrait photograph of Annie (Wisman) Richard as a young woman.

She was the daughter of William Luther and Sallie (Doll) Wisman.

Annie operated a boarding house in Woodstock on Church Street. Her husband was James Homer Richard (1883-1950).

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Photograph of Ella Wisman, seated on a bench with her son, Johnny, standing beside her. There is a bouquet of flowers on her lap.

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Johnny Wisman as a young blond child with bangs standing beside a child-sized chair.

He lived west of Woodstock and was the son of Ella Wisman.

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Calvin Saum Wisman as a small child seated on a bench.

Originally from Shenandoah County, he was the son of Walter Calvin and Irene (Saum) Wisman.

After graduating from Woodstock High School in 1936, he received his college degree in…

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Everett Lee "Chick" Wisman, shown as a young boy shown standing on a bench and holding a toy bird cage.

Everett graduated from Woodstock High School.

When he died, he was a retired professor at VPI (now called Virginia Tech). He taught poultry…

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Portrait photograph of Sallie (Doll) Wisman later in her life.

Sallie was the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Copp) Doll. She married William Luther Wisman.

She is buried in St. Luke.

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Everett Lee "Chick" Wisman, shown as a young boy seated on a wicker chair.

Everett graduated from Woodstock High School.

When he died, he was a retired professor at VPI (now called Virginia Tech).
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