C. V. Shoemaker
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Title
C. V. Shoemaker
Subject
Shoemaker, Charles Virgil (1880-1964)
School superintendents - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Portrait photograph of Charles Virgil Shoemaker who lived in Woodstock.
Born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, his parents were Herbert and Matilda Shoemaker.
C.V. Shoemaker is best remembered for his contributions as a Superintendent of Shenandoah County Schools, but he also served as Principal of the Woodstock High School for a time and was a teacher for many years before that.
When he married Maria Louise Snapp (1884-1925) in 1914, he was a teacher in Woodstock. They had at least two sons and a daughter together before she died.
His second wife was Lula Brooks (1886-1970), who survived him.
Born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, his parents were Herbert and Matilda Shoemaker.
C.V. Shoemaker is best remembered for his contributions as a Superintendent of Shenandoah County Schools, but he also served as Principal of the Woodstock High School for a time and was a teacher for many years before that.
When he married Maria Louise Snapp (1884-1925) in 1914, he was a teacher in Woodstock. They had at least two sons and a daughter together before she died.
His second wife was Lula Brooks (1886-1970), who survived him.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
ca October 1914
Labelled as "Oct 1914" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified in January 2002 by Virginia M. Rutz.
Identified in January 2002 by James E. Morrison, Sr., who knew the subject in his childhood.
Biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
C.V. Shoemaker appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 000700, 000748, 005184, 013386, 024683, 040113, and 040289.
Identifier
000700
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “C. V. Shoemaker,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/22951.
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