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Elsie (Barbe) Conner

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Title

Elsie (Barbe) Conner

Subject

Conner, Elsie Barbe (1903-1997)

Description

Photograph of Elsie (Barbe) Conner standing next to an automobile from the 1920s era. The Hottle-Keller Homestead in Mt. Olive, Virginia, is visible behind her.

Elsie was born in Fishers Hill, near Strasburg, to Moses Walton (1878-1944) and Lillie Ann (Hamman) (1878-1926) Barbe. She was one of at least eight children.

She married Carl Irving Conner (1895-1972), a veteran of WWI, and the son of John and Fannie Belle (Wolverton) Conner. Early in their marriage, the couple spent some time at the Hottel-Keller homeplace near Mt. Olive as at least one of their daughters, Lucille, was born there in 1923. Later on, the couple lived in the Maurertown area, near Harrisville Road, where they farmed.

When she died, the Daily News Leader newspaper published her obituary on February 25, 1997 (page 2). The article noted that she retired from Blue Bell in Woodstock after more than 20 years. She was an active member of St. Matthews Lutheran Church where she sang in the choir.

She left behind a son, Carl Conner Jr., and two daughters, Lucille Baker and Joyce Hamrick.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

ca 1920's

Contributor

Identified by Joyce Hamrick, the subject's daughter.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Relation

Elsie (Barbe) Conner appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 004196 and 006367.

Identifier

004196

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Original Format

Glass Negative

Citation

Morrison Studio, “Elsie (Barbe) Conner,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 22, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/32591.

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