Janet (Sollenberger) Kilby
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Title
Janet (Sollenberger) Kilby
Subject
Kilby, Janet Elizabeth (Sollenberger) (1924-2014)
Description
Portrait photograph of Janet (Sollenberger) Kilby shown in profile as a girl.
Janet was born in Franklin County, PA, the daughter of Charles William Sollenberger and Evelyn (Ausherman) Sollenberger.
She grew up in Woodstock and attended Madison College (now James Madison University), graduating in 1946 with a major in home economics.
For several years she was employed as a home extension agent for Rappahannock County, VA.
In 1951, she married Dr. Walter Leroy Kilby, and they lived in Baltimore, MD, where they raised their two daughters, Janet O. Kilby ("Phoebe"), and Margaret H. Kilby.
Janet and her husband retired to Woodstock, where they were members of the Woodstock United Methodist Church. Janet was also a lifetime member of both the Virginia and the National Federations of Garden Clubs.
Janet was born in Franklin County, PA, the daughter of Charles William Sollenberger and Evelyn (Ausherman) Sollenberger.
She grew up in Woodstock and attended Madison College (now James Madison University), graduating in 1946 with a major in home economics.
For several years she was employed as a home extension agent for Rappahannock County, VA.
In 1951, she married Dr. Walter Leroy Kilby, and they lived in Baltimore, MD, where they raised their two daughters, Janet O. Kilby ("Phoebe"), and Margaret H. Kilby.
Janet and her husband retired to Woodstock, where they were members of the Woodstock United Methodist Church. Janet was also a lifetime member of both the Virginia and the National Federations of Garden Clubs.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labeled "May 1935" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified in 2008 by Sarah W. Nelson, a class mate of Janet's.
Additional biographical information was extracted from the obituary posted on her Find-A-Grave record.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
014574
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Janet (Sollenberger) Kilby,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed September 22, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/44487.
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