Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photograph of a form pertaining to Otis William Zirkle's discharge from the U.S. Marine Corps in July 1946.

He was born on 23 March 1922 in Strasburg, Virginia. He enlisted in the U.S. Marines in July 1944 and served as a Corporal when he was…

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Photograph of the document certifying that Corporal Otis William Zirkle was honorably discharged from the U.S. Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia, on July 27, 1946.

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Photograph of the document certifying that Coxwain Jack William Zirkle was honorably discharged from the Navy in Shelton, Virginia, on April 18, 1946.

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Photograph of the form titled, "Notice of the Separation From U.S. Naval Service" signed by Jack W. Zirkle in April 1946.

Jack was born in Edinburg on January 18, 1925. He had graduated from Edinburg High School in 1943 and was drafted into the…

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Portrait photograph of Earl E. Rinker and his wife, Lena C. (Zirkle) Rinker in their later years together.

Earl was the son of Charles E. and Emma Catherine (Fry) Rinker.

Lena was the daughter of Silone and Virginia Elizabeth (Henkel)…

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Group photograph of senior students of the Class of 1927 from New Market High School.

Identified in the middle of the top row is Martin Zirkle. The others are unidentified.

The members of the New Market High School Class of 1927 were: Martha…

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Photograph of Martin Luther Bowman, his wife, Ida Roseanna (Myers) Bowman, and their six children.

Identified from left to right:

Seated: Martin Luther Bowman, Bertie Ellen (Bowman) Zirkle, Ida Roseanna (Myers) Bowman, and Rebecca Mae…

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Photograph of William Isaiah Zirkle as a young man wearing a suit and tie.

William was the son of William Wade Zirkle and Ada Alice (Bowman) Zirkle.

He married Dorothy (Smythe) Zirkle and had two children: a son, Denman, and a daughter, Anne…

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Portrait photograph of William Zirkle as a young man wearing a suit with a bow tie.

William was the son of William Wade Zirkle and Ada Alice (Bowman) Zirkle.

He married Dorothy (Smythe) Zirkle and had two children: a son, Denman, and a…

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Photograph of James Eldred Swartz with his wife, Virginia Ruth (Hornsby) and his young daughter, Ida Sue.

J. Eldred Swartz was the son of Charles Franklin and Ida Belle (Coffman) Swartz from the southern end of Shenandoah County. He graduated from…

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Photograph of Jesse C. Wine, his daughter, Mary Sue, and his wife, Naomi (Zirkle) Wine.

Jesse Wine was born in Forestville, son of the late Jacob David Wine and Kitty Sipe Huffman Wine.

Mr. Wine worked for the army during World War II at Fort…

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Martin Zirkle dressed in a graduation cap and gown. Photograph was taken outside St. Mathew's Lutheran Church in New Market.

Martin graduated from New Market High School and became a Lutheran minister.

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Portrait of Martin Zirkle as a young man.

Martin graduated in 1927 from New Market High School. He became a Lutheran Minister.

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Photograph of a painting done in 1880 by Julia Kagey of Locust Vale Farm. The farm was located southwest of the Shenandoah Caverns Exit of I-81, in the Rude's Hill area. John Henry Neff purchased 470 acres of land in 1750. It was divided among his…

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Photograph of William Isaiah Zirkle as a teenager.

William was the son of William Wade Zirkle and Ada Alice (Bowman) Zirkle.

He married Dorothy (Smythe) Zirkle and had two children: a son, Denman, and a daughter, Anne Zirkle.

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We believe this little girl is Joanne (Zirkle) Perkins because she appears in another photograph where her older brother, Lew Arden Zirkle, was identified.

Joanne was born to Owen Nathaniel and Audrey Adeline (Miller) Zirkle.

Joann Zirkle…

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Two children posed together. The boy in this photograph was identified as Lew Arden Zirkle in another photograph. From this, we have determined that he had a younger sister, Joanne, who we believe is the younger child in this image.

Both children…

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The name, "Owen Zirkle", was written at the bottom of the glass plate of this image.

After further research, we believe this boy was the son of Owen Nathaniel and Audrey Adeline (Miller) Zirkle from New Market. His name was Lew Arden…

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Portrait of two sisters: Virginia Tisinger Baker on the left and Anita Tisinger Davidson on the right. They were the daughters of Jacob Thomas Tisinger and Willie Hepner Tisinger Zirkle.

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Photograph of Ernest William and Luther Ames Zirkle as young children. They were the sons of Clarence Ernest and Bertie Ellen (Bowman) Zirkle, a farming couple from New Market, Virginia.

Ernest William Zirkle played baseball for New Market High…

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Postcard showing the Zerkle Mill in Forestville VA

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Postcard showing the Zerkle Mill in Forestville VA

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Postcard showing a boarding house operated by "Mrs. Zirkle" of New Market Virginia
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