Pauline (Beydler) Spitler
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Title
Pauline (Beydler) Spitler
Subject
Spitler, Pauline Huffman Beydler (1917-2001)
Description
Photograph of Pauline (Beydler) Spitler as a young woman. She is sitting in studio and wearing a long dress with ruffled sleeves.
Pauline was the daughter of William Arthur (1883-1956) and Ernestine Estelle (Huffman) (1882-1969) Beydler, a farming couple who lived in the Johnston District of the county throughout the 1920’s and 1930’s.
After completing two years of high school, Pauline married Melvin Franklin Spitler (1909-1978) in June 1935. He was from Frederick County and the couple lived there after they married. The 1940 census found “Polly” Spitler raising two young children while her husband drove a truck for a lumber company. Ten years later Melvin worked as a mechanic in a machinery company and the family had three children: James W., Mary M. and Martha J.
Pauline lived more than twenty years after her husband died. She was buried in Maurertown.
Pauline was the daughter of William Arthur (1883-1956) and Ernestine Estelle (Huffman) (1882-1969) Beydler, a farming couple who lived in the Johnston District of the county throughout the 1920’s and 1930’s.
After completing two years of high school, Pauline married Melvin Franklin Spitler (1909-1978) in June 1935. He was from Frederick County and the couple lived there after they married. The 1940 census found “Polly” Spitler raising two young children while her husband drove a truck for a lumber company. Ten years later Melvin worked as a mechanic in a machinery company and the family had three children: James W., Mary M. and Martha J.
Pauline lived more than twenty years after her husband died. She was buried in Maurertown.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labeled "June 1934" on box of plates.
Contributor
Subject identified in 2003 by Eva Cline who lived near her and went to the same church.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public sources.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
006143
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Pauline (Beydler) Spitler,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed March 15, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/38650.
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