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William Harry Wilkins, Jr.

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Dublin Core

Title

William Harry Wilkins, Jr.

Subject

Wilkins, William Harry Jr. (1921-1980)

Description

Portrait of William Harry Wilkins, Jr., as a young man.

He grew up on a farm on Back Road in the Stonewall District of Shenandoah County. His parents were William Harry Sr. (1884-1979) and Hester Edna Kavanaugh (or Cavinall) (1888-1962) Wilkins. He had many siblings.

When he registered for the WWII draft, William lived in Maurertown and worked for Fred Peer. He was described as being 5’6” tall, 125 pounds, and a red-head.

He married Helen Louise Tapley (1924-2015) in Maurertown in January 1946. She was the daughter of Berrel and Janet Virginia (Wolverton) Tapley from Warren County. At that time, William was a farmer.

In the 1950 census, William and Helen still lived in the Stonewall District and had no children. William worked as a huckster and had a retail egg route.

By the time he died, William lived on Fairground Road in Woodstock and worked as a plant manager for an egg company.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

Undated

Contributor

Identified by Landon Walker, who was a cousin of the subject.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Identifier

003451

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Glass Negative

Citation

Morrison Studio, “William Harry Wilkins, Jr.,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 27, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/30253.

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