James F. Wetzel & His Mother, Drucilla (Hottel) Wetzel
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Title
James F. Wetzel & His Mother, Drucilla (Hottel) Wetzel
Subject
Wetzel, James Franklin (1915-1973)
Wetzel, Drucilla Elaine (Hottel) (1880-1953)
Description
Photograph of James Franklin Wetzel as a boy, posed cheek-to-cheek with his mother, Drucilla (Hottel) Wetzel.
James lived in Woodstock as a boy, but spent his later years in Edinburg. He finished high school and served in the U.S. Army during WWII from 1943-1946. After the war, James was, for many years, a textile worker at the American Viscose Corporation.
His wife was Lelia Whetzel (1917-1966) from Mt. Jackson. Lelia was the daughter of Hallie Benjamin and Sarah Annie (Clinedinst) Whetzel.
Drucilla E. (Hottel) Wetzel was born near Columbia Furnace to James R. (1851-1915) and Catherine “Kate” (Bradfield) (1857-1929) Hottel. She married George Wetzel (1854-1918) in 1904, a man much older than she who had children of his own from a prior marriage.
Together, the couple had three more children: Catherine Marie, Reva Elizabeth, and James Franklin Wetzel
James lived in Woodstock as a boy, but spent his later years in Edinburg. He finished high school and served in the U.S. Army during WWII from 1943-1946. After the war, James was, for many years, a textile worker at the American Viscose Corporation.
His wife was Lelia Whetzel (1917-1966) from Mt. Jackson. Lelia was the daughter of Hallie Benjamin and Sarah Annie (Clinedinst) Whetzel.
Drucilla E. (Hottel) Wetzel was born near Columbia Furnace to James R. (1851-1915) and Catherine “Kate” (Bradfield) (1857-1929) Hottel. She married George Wetzel (1854-1918) in 1904, a man much older than she who had children of his own from a prior marriage.
Together, the couple had three more children: Catherine Marie, Reva Elizabeth, and James Franklin Wetzel
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "June 1917" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified by Jessica Jett, James' granddaughter, who has a copy of this image at her home.
Biographical details compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Drucilla (Hottel) Wetzel is pictured in Morrison Studio Collection images 002676, 005408, and 023477.
James Franklin Wetzel appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 005408 and 023477.
Identifier
005408
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “James F. Wetzel & His Mother, Drucilla (Hottel) Wetzel,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/36342.
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