Zelia Mae, Lois and Emmert Hoover
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Zelia Mae, Lois and Emmert Hoover
Subject
Wakeman, Zelia M. Hoover (1902-1984)
Wilkins, Lois Virginia (Hoover) (1914-1973)
Hoover, Emmert (1906-1967)
Description
The three oldest children born to George and Sara Catherine (Gochenour) Hoover are posed together as chldren. L to R are: Zelia Mae (Hoover) Wakeman, Lois V.(Hoover) Wilkins, and Emmert Hoover.
Zelia Mae, attended Pleasant Grove School, near Woodstock, until 7th grade. She married David Lemuel Wakeman, the son of Lemuel David (1862-1936), a farmer, and Laura (Beydler) (1868-1922) Wakeman, from rural Edinburg. Together, David and Zolia raised two daughters, Ruth and Ruby Maxine Wakeman, in rural Edinburg.
Emmert Hoover married Audrey F Ritenour, the daughter of Andrew Jackson (1878-1960) and Mary Elizabeth (Andrews) (1883-1955) Ritenour. The couple lived in the Woodstock area where Emmert worked for the School Board of Shenandoah County when he registered for the WWII draft. The record did not say what he did for them. Decades later, his death certificate noted his occupation as a carpenter.
Lois Hoover married Paul W. Wilkins, Sr., in November 1932 in Stephens City. He was the son of William J. and Esta W. (Holler) Wilkins. The 1940 census found the couple living with her parents on a farm in the Stonewall District of Shenandoah County. Paul helped his father-in-law farm in that record. In 1950, they had two sons, Paul Jr. and Michael. Paul Sr. worked as a machinist for a retail hardware store. Lois’ mother, Catherine, was widowed by then and also lived with them.
The children grew up on a farm west of Woodstock.
Zelia Mae, attended Pleasant Grove School, near Woodstock, until 7th grade. She married David Lemuel Wakeman, the son of Lemuel David (1862-1936), a farmer, and Laura (Beydler) (1868-1922) Wakeman, from rural Edinburg. Together, David and Zolia raised two daughters, Ruth and Ruby Maxine Wakeman, in rural Edinburg.
Emmert Hoover married Audrey F Ritenour, the daughter of Andrew Jackson (1878-1960) and Mary Elizabeth (Andrews) (1883-1955) Ritenour. The couple lived in the Woodstock area where Emmert worked for the School Board of Shenandoah County when he registered for the WWII draft. The record did not say what he did for them. Decades later, his death certificate noted his occupation as a carpenter.
Lois Hoover married Paul W. Wilkins, Sr., in November 1932 in Stephens City. He was the son of William J. and Esta W. (Holler) Wilkins. The 1940 census found the couple living with her parents on a farm in the Stonewall District of Shenandoah County. Paul helped his father-in-law farm in that record. In 1950, they had two sons, Paul Jr. and Michael. Paul Sr. worked as a machinist for a retail hardware store. Lois’ mother, Catherine, was widowed by then and also lived with them.
The children grew up on a farm west of Woodstock.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Jan 1918".
ca 1917 per the identifier.
Contributor
Identified in 2010 by Maxine (Wakeman) Burkholder, Zelia Mae's daughter, who had the same picture at home and who remembered all the subjects pictured as "precious and loving people".
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Zelia Mae (Hoover) Wakeman is pictured in Morrison Studio Collection images 007636, 007466, 007780, 009055, 001262, 001265, and 021065.
Lois (Hoover) Wilkins appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 007636, 019794, 021065, and 024300.
Emmert Hoover is pictured in Morrison Studio Collection images 007636, 007360, 009055 and 021065.
Identifier
021065
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Zelia Mae, Lois and Emmert Hoover,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 3, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/50585.
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