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Katherine Virginia Riffey Emswiller

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Title

Katherine Virginia Riffey Emswiller

Subject

Emswiller, Katherine Virginia Riffey (1913-1983)

Description

Photograph of Katherine Virginia (Riffey) Emiswiller with her hair pulled up.

She was the daughter of George and Wilda Mae (Boehm) Riffey, a farming couple from near St. Luke, Virginia.

She lived in Woodstock when she married in 1946. At that time, she was a 33-year old secretary and her new husband, Ray Allen Emswiller (1915-1982), was a meat cutter living in Washington, D.C.

His parents were Marion Franklin Emswiller and Dunnie Hollar. He was born in Shenandoah County.

Katherine lived in Falls Church when she died of a heart attack at the age of 69 years. She left behind a daughter, Rachel Ann.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

ca early 1930's

Contributor

Identified by Rachel Ann Young, the subject's daughter. Also identified by the subject's nephew, Willard Riffee.
Additional biographical information compiled from public records.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Identifier

005638

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Glass Negative

Citation

Morrison Studio, “Katherine Virginia Riffey Emswiller,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 23, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/37081.

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