Raymon W. and Edna V. (Hoover) Tamkin
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Title
Raymon W. and Edna V. (Hoover) Tamkin
Subject
Tamkin, Raymon Walter (1902-1989)
Tamkin, Edna Virginia Hoover (1905-2000)
Description
Portrait of Mr. Raymon Tamkin and Mrs. Edna (Hoover) Tamkin posed in studio.
Ray and Edna Tamkin are most remembered as the former owners of Artz Hardware on W. King Street in Strasburg.
Raymon “Ray” Walter Tamkin was the son of William (1859-1954) and Mary Ella “Nettie” (Brill) (1866-1908) Tamkin. His father was a well-known schoolteacher in Fort Valley.
Edna was born in Woodstock, to Charles Luther (1866-1942) and Sarah Catherine (Wisman) (1867-1943) Hoover.
Both Ray and Edna lived in Strasburg when they married in September 1930. At that time, Ray worked as a button maker.
The couple raised their children, a son, Lewis Donald Tamkin, and a daughter, Reba Marie Tamkin, at 201 S. Massanutten Street in Strasburg.
The family attended Strasburg Methodist Church and were active in the community. The Northern Virginia Daily Newspaper mentioned them repeatedly as being involved in church or community activities throughout their lives together.
Ray and Edna Tamkin are most remembered as the former owners of Artz Hardware on W. King Street in Strasburg.
Raymon “Ray” Walter Tamkin was the son of William (1859-1954) and Mary Ella “Nettie” (Brill) (1866-1908) Tamkin. His father was a well-known schoolteacher in Fort Valley.
Edna was born in Woodstock, to Charles Luther (1866-1942) and Sarah Catherine (Wisman) (1867-1943) Hoover.
Both Ray and Edna lived in Strasburg when they married in September 1930. At that time, Ray worked as a button maker.
The couple raised their children, a son, Lewis Donald Tamkin, and a daughter, Reba Marie Tamkin, at 201 S. Massanutten Street in Strasburg.
The family attended Strasburg Methodist Church and were active in the community. The Northern Virginia Daily Newspaper mentioned them repeatedly as being involved in church or community activities throughout their lives together.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labeled "1931" on box of plates.
Contributor
Subjects identified by Betty Hines, who knew the Tamkins in her youth, and P.M. Fravel.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Edna Virginia (Hoover) Tamkin appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 004430, 008132, 015341, 015342, 022411, 026085, 030037, 030996, 030997, and 030998.
Raymon Walter Tamkin appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 008132, 015341, 015342, 022411, 023335, 026085, 030037, 030692, 030996, 030997, and 030998.
Identifier
008132
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Raymon W. and Edna V. (Hoover) Tamkin,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/28162.
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