Children of Jonathan and Leannah (Bowers) Getz
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Children of Jonathan and Leannah (Bowers) Getz
Subject
Burkett, Lydia Tice Getz (1876-1969)
Bowers, Sarah Anne Getz (1872-1932)
Harpine, Mary Margaret Getz (1863-1943)
Getz, John Barrymore (1869-1924)
Getz, William Jackson (1865-1944)
Getz, Charles Lee (1867-1943)
Getz, Moses Franklin (1874-1966)
Description
Photograph showing the children of Jonathan Getz and Leannah (Bowers) Getz as adults.
Front row, left to right is:
Lydia Tice Getz (married Edgar Allen Burkett), Sarah Anne Getz (married Isaac Milton Bowers), Mary Margaret Getz (married Abraham Harpine).
Back row, left to right:
John Barrymore Getz (married Ella Kerlin and later Florence Fansler), William Jackson Getz (married Permelia Belle Bowers), Charles Lee Getz (married Elizabeth Zirkle), Moses Franklin Getz (married Elizabeth Pence).
The name, "Getz" is written on the glass plate of this image.
Front row, left to right is:
Lydia Tice Getz (married Edgar Allen Burkett), Sarah Anne Getz (married Isaac Milton Bowers), Mary Margaret Getz (married Abraham Harpine).
Back row, left to right:
John Barrymore Getz (married Ella Kerlin and later Florence Fansler), William Jackson Getz (married Permelia Belle Bowers), Charles Lee Getz (married Elizabeth Zirkle), Moses Franklin Getz (married Elizabeth Pence).
The name, "Getz" 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
ca. 1900
Contributor
Identification and additional information provided by Matthew A. Getz in 2024. Matthew is the great-grandson of John Barrymore Getz.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Mary Margaret (Getz) Harping appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 000374, 004769, 011932, 013541, and 018324.
Identifier
004769
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Children of Jonathan and Leannah (Bowers) Getz,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed March 16, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/34338.


Comments
Matthew A. Getz
I've been able to confirm this with the grandson of one of those in the picture.
These are the children of Jonathan Getz and Leannah Bowers Getz. Photo was taken about 1899. They are:
Front row (left to right):
Back row (left to right):
Matthew A. Getz