"Mrs. Alvin Foley"
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Title
"Mrs. Alvin Foley"
Subject
Foley, Edith Marie (Rupert) (1915-2005)
Description
Portrait photograph of Edith Marie (Rupert) Foley, wife of Alvin Hester Foley.
Edith was from New Market and grew up with many siblings. Her parents were Claude Lester (1898-1974) and Pearl Irene (Hepner) (1898-1987) Rupert. Her father was a farm laborer.
She married Alvin Hester Foley (1912-1996) in 1939 in New Market. He was the son of Wade Hampton (1883-1968) and Mamie Elizabeth (Boehm) (1883-1939) Foley and was born in Quicksburg. He had a son, Melvin, from a previous marriage.
The 1950 census found the couple with no children living in the Ashby District of Shenandoah County. Alvin worked as a “junk dealer”. Their marriage did not last.
Edith’s obituary noted she had been a member of Mount Jackson United Methodist Church and also an Avon representative for 34 years.
The name, "Mrs. Alvin Foley", is written on the glass plate negative of this image.
Edith was from New Market and grew up with many siblings. Her parents were Claude Lester (1898-1974) and Pearl Irene (Hepner) (1898-1987) Rupert. Her father was a farm laborer.
She married Alvin Hester Foley (1912-1996) in 1939 in New Market. He was the son of Wade Hampton (1883-1968) and Mamie Elizabeth (Boehm) (1883-1939) Foley and was born in Quicksburg. He had a son, Melvin, from a previous marriage.
The 1950 census found the couple with no children living in the Ashby District of Shenandoah County. Alvin worked as a “junk dealer”. Their marriage did not last.
Edith’s obituary noted she had been a member of Mount Jackson United Methodist Church and also an Avon representative for 34 years.
The name, "Mrs. Alvin Foley", is written on the glass plate negative of this image.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "April 1945" on box of plates.
Contributor
Biographical information was compiled using public records.
Identified by library staff after researching the name written on the glass negative.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
007254
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “"Mrs. Alvin Foley",” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 6, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/25302.
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