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Judith H. (Nelson) Adams

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Title

Judith H. (Nelson) Adams

Subject

Adams, Judith Hannah Nelson (1913-1989)

Description

Portrait photograph of Judith H. (Nelson) Adams as a young woman.

Judith was born in Crabbottom, Virginia. Her parents were Roy and Fannie (Nicholas) Nelson.

She taught school in Shenandoah County after college.

Her first husband was named Gaines.

Her second husband was Thomas Holland Adams, whom she married in 1953. At that time, she worked as a parole officer and her husband was a policeman. They both lived in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

ca 1930

Contributor

Identified by Judy Sheetz Gochenour who has seen a similar photo and knew subject well because her mother, Dorothy Sheetz, was subject's friend in college.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Identifier

001755

Original Format

Glass Negatives

Citationzork

Morrison Studio, “Judith H. (Nelson) Adams,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 13, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/25038.

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