Eleonor Hollingsworth (Grabill) Haun
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Title
Eleonor Hollingsworth (Grabill) Haun
Subject
Haun, Eleonor Hollingsworth Grabill (1888-1976)
Description
Photograph of Eleonor Hollingworth (Grabill) Haun as a young woman wearing a large hat and standing beside a chair.
Eleonor was the daughter of Captain John Henry (1839-1922) and Mary Lytle (Hollingsworth) (1846-1934) Grabill.
A graduate of the Massanutten Academy in Woodstock, Eleonor married Jacob Haun (1891-1985) in 1918.
Jacob was born in “Hollertown”, Shenandoah County, the son of Eleazer and Lilly Belle (Shipp) Haun. He had served as a Private in the U.S. Army during WWI.
When he married, he worked as a high school principal. He later founded the Haun-Magruder Insurance Company, in Woodstock, where he worked for decades.
Eleonor was a contributing writer for many years to the Shenandoah Herald and other publications. She assisted in compiling historical information concerning Shenandoah County men killed in World War II. Eleonor was also an editor of the Woodstock Bicentennial Historical Booklet and a member of the Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society.
The couple had a son together, Jacob Haun, Jr.
Eleonor was the daughter of Captain John Henry (1839-1922) and Mary Lytle (Hollingsworth) (1846-1934) Grabill.
A graduate of the Massanutten Academy in Woodstock, Eleonor married Jacob Haun (1891-1985) in 1918.
Jacob was born in “Hollertown”, Shenandoah County, the son of Eleazer and Lilly Belle (Shipp) Haun. He had served as a Private in the U.S. Army during WWI.
When he married, he worked as a high school principal. He later founded the Haun-Magruder Insurance Company, in Woodstock, where he worked for decades.
Eleonor was a contributing writer for many years to the Shenandoah Herald and other publications. She assisted in compiling historical information concerning Shenandoah County men killed in World War II. Eleonor was also an editor of the Woodstock Bicentennial Historical Booklet and a member of the Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society.
The couple had a son together, Jacob Haun, Jr.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
ca 1911 according to subject's family.
Labelled as "1911" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified in March 2009 by Jacob Haun, Jr., subject's son.
Also identified in November 2003 by Diane Gardner, subject's daughter-in-law, who had similar photos at home.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Eleonor Hollingsworth (Grabill) Haun appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 000453, 020209, 020228, 020238, and 020254.
Identifier
000453
Original Format
Glass Negatives
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Eleonor Hollingsworth (Grabill) Haun,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/22689.
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