Bill and Gladys Johnson With Son, Jerrol A.
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Title
Bill and Gladys Johnson With Son, Jerrol A.
Subject
Johnson, William David Sr. (1920-1981)
Johnson, Gladys Ellen Ritenour (1923-2014)
Johnson, Jerrol A. (1942-1946)
Soldiers - United States - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Photograph of William "Bill" D. Johnson in his U.S. Army uniform and seated beside his wife, Gladys Ellen (Ritenour) Johnson. Their young son, Jerrol A. Johnson, is posed between them.
Bill was a son of Charles Archie and Clara L. (Cave) Johnson. Gladys was the daughter of Charles A. and Amy Lois (Munch) Ritenour. Both Bill and Gladys were born and grew up in Seven Fountains, Fort Valley, Virginia. They married in 1942.
Their son, Jerrol, died when he was only 3 years old. He was buried in Detrick Cemetery and on his headstone is engraved, "He was the sunshine of our home."
The name, "Wm Johnson", is written on the glass plate.
Bill was a son of Charles Archie and Clara L. (Cave) Johnson. Gladys was the daughter of Charles A. and Amy Lois (Munch) Ritenour. Both Bill and Gladys were born and grew up in Seven Fountains, Fort Valley, Virginia. They married in 1942.
Their son, Jerrol, died when he was only 3 years old. He was buried in Detrick Cemetery and on his headstone is engraved, "He was the sunshine of our home."
The name, "Wm Johnson", is written on the glass plate.
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 "June 1945".
Contributor
Identified in 2011 by Peggy M. Young.
Biographical information was found on the Find-A-Grave website.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
021615
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Bill and Gladys Johnson With Son, Jerrol A.,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 4, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/51161.
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