Howard J. Benchoff and Family
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Title
Howard J. Benchoff and Family
Subject
Benchoff, Howard Johnston (1876-1958)
Benchoff, Kathryn Leona Mahon (1886-1918)
Benchoff, Robert Johnston (1909-1968)
Benchoff, Josephine Harbaugh (1916-1938)
Benchoff, Kathryn Mahon, Jr. (1913-1917)
Noel, Rosalie Keith Benchoff (1907-1973)
Description
Photograph of Howard J. Benchoff with his first wife, Kathryn Leona (Mahon) and four children.
Identified (l to r) are: Rosalie Keith (Benchoff) Noel, Kathryn Mahon Benchoff, Josephine Harbaugh Benchoff (infant), Howard J. Benchoff, Kathryn Leona (Mahon) Benchoff, and Robert Johnston Benchoff.
Howard Johnston Benchoff was a well-known and influential headmaster of Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) in Woodstock for fifty years.
His son, Robert, graduated from MMA, served in the Navy during WWII, and later followed his father as headmaster of the school. His wife was Jean Rebecca Sine (1921-2002).
Josephine became an invalid and died in her early 20's.
Kathryn died as a child.
His daughter, Rosalie, grew up on the MMA campus. In 1930, she married a doctor, William B. Noel, and moved with him first to Michigan and eventually to North Carolina where the couple raised two sons.
Identified (l to r) are: Rosalie Keith (Benchoff) Noel, Kathryn Mahon Benchoff, Josephine Harbaugh Benchoff (infant), Howard J. Benchoff, Kathryn Leona (Mahon) Benchoff, and Robert Johnston Benchoff.
Howard Johnston Benchoff was a well-known and influential headmaster of Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) in Woodstock for fifty years.
His son, Robert, graduated from MMA, served in the Navy during WWII, and later followed his father as headmaster of the school. His wife was Jean Rebecca Sine (1921-2002).
Josephine became an invalid and died in her early 20's.
Kathryn died as a child.
His daughter, Rosalie, grew up on the MMA campus. In 1930, she married a doctor, William B. Noel, and moved with him first to Michigan and eventually to North Carolina where the couple raised two sons.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified in 2005 by Betty (Benchoff) Page, niece of Howard and Kathryn (Mahon) Benchoff.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Robert J. Benchoff appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 001696, 003961, 005072, 006321, 008093, 008536, 010945, 012978, 015782, 018537, 020057, 020068, 020080, 020082, 020114, 020130, 020132, 020135, 020156, 020159, 020160, 020161, 020164, 020276, 020287, and 020316.
Howard Johnston Benchoff appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 004097, 008453, 012549, 016794, 020039, 020091, 020110, 020276, 020287, and 024477.
Rosalie (Benchoff) Noel appears in Morrison Studio Collection Images 001856, 013736, 016794, 020276, 020287, 024401, and 024402.
Josephine H. Benchoff appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 003170, 020276, and 020287.
Kathryn (Mahon) Benchoff appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 020276 and 020287.
Kathryn Benchoff appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 020276 and 020287.
Identifier
020287
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Physical Dimensions
8x10 inches
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Howard J. Benchoff and Family,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 24, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/50465.
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