Pearl Dyer Spinner
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Dublin Core
Title
Pearl Dyer Spinner
Subject
Spinner, Pearl Solicitine Dyer (1927-2006)
African Americans - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Portrait of Pearl Solicitine (Dyer) Spinner as a young woman.
Pearl was born to Henry Thomas (1898-1965) and Virginia R. (Mayberry) (1909-1985) Dyer. She grew up on Water Street in Woodstock. The 1940 census found her living with her parents, the oldest of seven siblings. Her father worked as a cook in a rooming house.
Pearl married in Winchester in 1948. Her husband was Robert Roosevelt Spinner, a 21-year old mechanic who lived in Woodstock. His parents were Prince Albert (1892-1959) and Mattie (Johnson) (1892-1959) Spinner.
In the 1950 census, Pearl was still married but lived with her parents and siblings. Her husband was not listed with them. She had a 1-year old daughter, Jacqueline, by then. Her father was working at the Viscose Plant (which later became Avtex Fibers).
The couple divorced in 1955. Pearl appears to have lived much of her life in Woodstock. Her daughter, Jacqueline Maria Spinner, appeared in Central High School yearbooks in the mid-1960s.
Pearl was buried in Riverview Cemetery in Woodstock.
Pearl was born to Henry Thomas (1898-1965) and Virginia R. (Mayberry) (1909-1985) Dyer. She grew up on Water Street in Woodstock. The 1940 census found her living with her parents, the oldest of seven siblings. Her father worked as a cook in a rooming house.
Pearl married in Winchester in 1948. Her husband was Robert Roosevelt Spinner, a 21-year old mechanic who lived in Woodstock. His parents were Prince Albert (1892-1959) and Mattie (Johnson) (1892-1959) Spinner.
In the 1950 census, Pearl was still married but lived with her parents and siblings. Her husband was not listed with them. She had a 1-year old daughter, Jacqueline, by then. Her father was working at the Viscose Plant (which later became Avtex Fibers).
The couple divorced in 1955. Pearl appears to have lived much of her life in Woodstock. Her daughter, Jacqueline Maria Spinner, appeared in Central High School yearbooks in the mid-1960s.
Pearl was buried in Riverview Cemetery in Woodstock.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified by Cassandra Thompson Frye, friend of the subject.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
002712
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Pearl Dyer Spinner,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 21, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/28073.
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