Edna V. (Hoover) Tamkin
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Edna V. (Hoover) Tamkin
Subject
Tamkin, Edna Virginia Hoover (1905-2000)
Description
Portrait photograph of Edna V. (Hoover) Tamkin as a young woman.
Edna and her husband are most remembered as the former owners of Artz Hardware on W. King Street in Strasburg.
Edna was born in Woodstock, to Charles Luther (1866-1942) and Sarah Catherine (Wisman) (1867-1943) Hoover.
In September 1930, she married Raymon “Ray” Walter Tamkin (1902-1989) in Woodstock although both Edna and Ray lived in Strasburg at the time. His parents were William (1859-1954) and Mary Ella “Nettie” (Brill) (1866-1908) Tamkin. His father was a well-known schoolteacher in Fort Valley.
Ray worked as a button maker at the time of their marriage.
The couple raised their children, a son, Lewis Donald Tamkin, and a daughter, Reba Marie Tamkin, at 201 S. Massanutten Street in Strasburg.
The family attended Strasburg Methodist Church and were active in the community. The Northern Virginia Daily Newspaper mentioned them repeatedly as being involved in church or community activities throughout their lives together.
Edna and her husband are most remembered as the former owners of Artz Hardware on W. King Street in Strasburg.
Edna was born in Woodstock, to Charles Luther (1866-1942) and Sarah Catherine (Wisman) (1867-1943) Hoover.
In September 1930, she married Raymon “Ray” Walter Tamkin (1902-1989) in Woodstock although both Edna and Ray lived in Strasburg at the time. His parents were William (1859-1954) and Mary Ella “Nettie” (Brill) (1866-1908) Tamkin. His father was a well-known schoolteacher in Fort Valley.
Ray worked as a button maker at the time of their marriage.
The couple raised their children, a son, Lewis Donald Tamkin, and a daughter, Reba Marie Tamkin, at 201 S. Massanutten Street in Strasburg.
The family attended Strasburg Methodist Church and were active in the community. The Northern Virginia Daily Newspaper mentioned them repeatedly as being involved in church or community activities throughout their lives together.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified by Virginia Rutz who remembered the subject was her schoolteacher at Calvary.
Biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Edna Virginia (Hoover) Tamkin appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 004430, 008132, 015341, 015342, and 022411.
Identifier
004430
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Edna V. (Hoover) Tamkin,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 3, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/33305.
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