George & Ada (Litten) Funkhouser
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Title
George & Ada (Litten) Funkhouser
Subject
Funkhouser, George Washington (1893 - 1967)
Funkhouser, Ada Litten (1893 - 1923)
Description
Photograph of George W. Funkhouser and his first wife, Ada (Litten) Funkhouser.
They were married in 1914 at Zion Lutheran Parsonage. George was 20 years old, lived in Shenandoah County and was the son of Paul and Miranda (Polk) Funkhouser. Ada was the daughter of Lemuel and Bettie Litten.
After his first wife died, George W. married Mae Butler who died just before he did in 1966.
He is buried in the Zion Lutheran Church cemetery near Hamburg, Virginia. His first wife, Ada, is buried there as well.
They were married in 1914 at Zion Lutheran Parsonage. George was 20 years old, lived in Shenandoah County and was the son of Paul and Miranda (Polk) Funkhouser. Ada was the daughter of Lemuel and Bettie Litten.
After his first wife died, George W. married Mae Butler who died just before he did in 1966.
He is buried in the Zion Lutheran Church cemetery near Hamburg, Virginia. His first wife, Ada, is buried there as well.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
ca 1915-1920
Contributor
Identified in 2002 by Sandra Yelton who has the same photograph at home. Her maternal grandfather was Ada Litten's brother.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Ada (Litten) Funkhouser appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 004281, 004321 and 004322.
George Funkhouser appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 004281 and 004321.
Also, Ada's sister, Ida, appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 004284 and 001086.
Identifier
004281
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “George & Ada (Litten) Funkhouser,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed February 23, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/32860.
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