J. Eldred Swartz
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Title
J. Eldred Swartz
Subject
Swartz, James Eldred Silas (1899-1994)
School principals - Virginia - Mt. Jackson
Triplett High School (Mt. Jackson, Va)
Description
Portrait photograph of J. Eldred Swartz, a well-known Shenandoah County resident.
J. Eldred Swartz was the son of Charles Franklin and Ida Belle (Coffman) Swartz from the southern end of Shenandoah County. He graduated from William and Mary College in Williamsburg, Virginia.
He is most remembered for his years as a teacher and principal for the Shenandoah County Public Schools, mostly in Mt. Jackson.
His wife was Virginia Ruth (Hornsby) Swartz, the daughter of LeRoy Alphonse (1869-1946) and Sudie (Shields) (1881-1948) Hornsby, from Hornsbyville, York County, Virginia. Like her husband, she graduated from William and Mary College.
When they married in November 1940, J. Eldred was the Principal of Triplett Agricultural High School in Mt. Jackson and Ruth was an instructor at Lane High School in Charlottesville.
When J. Eldred Swartz registered for the WWII draft in 1942, his telephone number was “18” on the Mt. Jackson exchange.
Their daughter, Ida Sue Swartz, was born in Newport News. She grew up to be a teacher in Mt. Jackson.
J. Eldred Swartz was the son of Charles Franklin and Ida Belle (Coffman) Swartz from the southern end of Shenandoah County. He graduated from William and Mary College in Williamsburg, Virginia.
He is most remembered for his years as a teacher and principal for the Shenandoah County Public Schools, mostly in Mt. Jackson.
His wife was Virginia Ruth (Hornsby) Swartz, the daughter of LeRoy Alphonse (1869-1946) and Sudie (Shields) (1881-1948) Hornsby, from Hornsbyville, York County, Virginia. Like her husband, she graduated from William and Mary College.
When they married in November 1940, J. Eldred was the Principal of Triplett Agricultural High School in Mt. Jackson and Ruth was an instructor at Lane High School in Charlottesville.
When J. Eldred Swartz registered for the WWII draft in 1942, his telephone number was “18” on the Mt. Jackson exchange.
Their daughter, Ida Sue Swartz, was born in Newport News. She grew up to be a teacher in Mt. Jackson.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labeled "July 1949" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified in 2008 by Bonnie Painter.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
J. Eldred Swartz appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 005644, 006729 and 014627.
Identifier
014627
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “J. Eldred Swartz,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed September 23, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/44544.
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