Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photograph of the cow "Big Wye" shown by Scott Wisman at the Shenandoah County Fair in 1975.

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Anna Elizabeth Wisman was one of two daughters of Nellie Borden Wisman of Toms Brook. Anna later married William Rosenberger of Winchester.

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Anna Elizabeth Wisman was one of two daughters of Nellie Borden Wisman of Toms Brook. Anna later married William Rosenberger of Winchester.

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Photograph of Annie (Wisman) Richard seated on a bench.

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

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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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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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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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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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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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Charlie Wisman wearing a cap, sweater, and coat.

Charlie was the son of William Luther and Sarah "Sallie" (Doll) Wisman.

His wife was Anna R. (Dean) Wisman (1894-1978).

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Portrait of Charlotte Wisman Hisey wearing a blouse with a ruffled collar.

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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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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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Photograph of Douglas Peer Wisman's Optometry Certificate of Examination from the Virginia State Board of Examiners.

The document states that Wisman passed a satisfactory examination in Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology of the Eye and was…

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

His parents were Ernest and Erva Lorrain (Peer) Wisman.

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

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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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Photograph of three Downey sisters posed together behind a chair.

Identified from left to right are: Mary Ellen (Downey) Wisman, Charlotte (Downey) Baird, and Lydia (Downey) Tisenger.

They were daughters of Jacob Henry Downey and Virginia…

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Photograph of (l to r): Edward Newton Frye and Emery Franklin Bushong standing in the studio in their work clothes.

Ed Frye married Cleva Alice Wisman (1884-1928) and Emery Bushong married her sister, Sarah Elizabeth Wisman (1889-1972).

Ed and…

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The name, "Walter Heisey", is written on the glass plate of this image of a young child standing on a chair.

After further research, it is likely this child was Edwin Wightman Hisey, the son of Walter Brownlow (1888-1968) and Mary E. (Wightman)…

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The name, "Heisey", is written on the glass plate of this image of a woman seated on a bench with her arm around a young child.

After further research, it is likely this child was Edwin Wightman Hisey, the son of Walter Brownlow (1888-1968) and…

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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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Photograph of Emery Franklin Bushong standing beside his wife, Sarah E. (Wisman) Bushong.

This photograph was taken around the time of their marriage.

Emery Franklin Bushong was born at the old Bushong homeplace in Harrisville, Shenandoah…

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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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Photo of a school photograph from 1929 of Emmet E. Sweeney.

His parents were Charles Milton and Flora Bell (Wisman) Sweeney, a farming couple near Woodstock.

He married Kathleen Dean (Hottle) Sweeney.

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Ernest Wisman shown in profile as a young man.

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, during prohibition, as a Federal agent…
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