Harry Edmonson
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Title
Harry Edmonson
Subject
Soldiers - United States - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Edmonson, William Harrison "Harry" (1896-1993)
Description
Photograph of Harry Edmonson standing in his U.S. Army uniform from the WWI era.
He was born in Woodstock, the son of Charles Henry (1862-1897) and Rebecca "Bettie" Elizabeth (Copp) (1860-1944) Edmonson.
He served in the U.S. Army as a Private during World War I.
He attended Bridgewater College and graduated from Virginia Tech. He taught agriculture at Buckingham and New Hope high schools before moving to Bridgewater in 1932. He was a milk tester and soil conservationist for the Virginia Department of Soil and Conservation in Shenandoah Valley and James River Valley for 20 years, serving as its director for a number of years.
He married Anna Frances Thomas (1896-1982) in 1923. He is survived by two daughters, Gene Elizabeth Edmonson and Eloise Rebecca Edmonson; and one son, William Harrison Edmonson, Jr.
The name “Harry Edmunson” is written on the glass plate of this image.
He was born in Woodstock, the son of Charles Henry (1862-1897) and Rebecca "Bettie" Elizabeth (Copp) (1860-1944) Edmonson.
He served in the U.S. Army as a Private during World War I.
He attended Bridgewater College and graduated from Virginia Tech. He taught agriculture at Buckingham and New Hope high schools before moving to Bridgewater in 1932. He was a milk tester and soil conservationist for the Virginia Department of Soil and Conservation in Shenandoah Valley and James River Valley for 20 years, serving as its director for a number of years.
He married Anna Frances Thomas (1896-1982) in 1923. He is survived by two daughters, Gene Elizabeth Edmonson and Eloise Rebecca Edmonson; and one son, William Harrison Edmonson, Jr.
The name “Harry Edmunson” is written on the glass plate of this image.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identification made by library staff based on the name written on the glass plate and subsequent research.
Additional biographical information was extracted from subject’s obituary uploaded to the Find-A-Grave website. The article was originally published in the Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, Va., Friday, May 21,1993.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
004356
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Harry Edmonson,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed March 15, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/33092.
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