Flora (Gochenour) Coffman
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Flora (Gochenour) Coffman
Subject
Coffman, Flora Gochenour (1916-2022)
Description
Portrait of Flora (Gochenour) Coffman as a young woman.
Flora was born in Maurertown, the daughter of Levi and Susie Gochenour. She was one of nine children.
She married Harold Coffman (1916-1995) in 1938. While he served in the Civilian Public Service (CPS) during WWII, Flora lived in the Valley and raised their daughter, Phyllis Mae.
After his CPS service, they moved to the Washington, DC, area where they lived for thirty years. During that time, they had two more children, Janet Sue and Benjamin Walter Coffman.
After they retired, they moved back to the Shenandoah Valley where they spent the rest of their lives in the New Market area.
Flora was born in Maurertown, the daughter of Levi and Susie Gochenour. She was one of nine children.
She married Harold Coffman (1916-1995) in 1938. While he served in the Civilian Public Service (CPS) during WWII, Flora lived in the Valley and raised their daughter, Phyllis Mae.
After his CPS service, they moved to the Washington, DC, area where they lived for thirty years. During that time, they had two more children, Janet Sue and Benjamin Walter Coffman.
After they retired, they moved back to the Shenandoah Valley where they spent the rest of their lives in the New Market area.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Ca 1939
Labelled "1939" on box of plates.
Labelled "1939" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified by the subject herself and by her friend, Eva Cline.
Biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Flora Coffman is pictured in Morrison Studio Collection images 004222, 004955, and 013132.
Identifier
004222
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Flora (Gochenour) Coffman,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 26, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/32667.
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