Frances May (Cyrus) Corley
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Title
Frances May (Cyrus) Corley
Subject
African American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Corley, Frances May Cyrus (1931-2020)
Description
Portrait photograph of Frances Cyrus Corley.
She was born in Washington, DC to the late Philip Cyrus and Ethel (McAfee) Cyrus. Due to the early deaths of her parents, she was raised by her maternal grandparents, the late Roy W. McAfee, Sr. and Julia (Spinner) McAfee in Woodstock, Virginia.
Frances attended elementary school in Woodstock, Virginia, and high school at Manassas Industrial School in Manassas, Virginia.
Her first husband was Marion Kauffman. They had several children together.
Frances was a certified nursing assistant.
Her second husband was Allen Corley. The couple spent 45 years together before she died.
She was born in Washington, DC to the late Philip Cyrus and Ethel (McAfee) Cyrus. Due to the early deaths of her parents, she was raised by her maternal grandparents, the late Roy W. McAfee, Sr. and Julia (Spinner) McAfee in Woodstock, Virginia.
Frances attended elementary school in Woodstock, Virginia, and high school at Manassas Industrial School in Manassas, Virginia.
Her first husband was Marion Kauffman. They had several children together.
Frances was a certified nursing assistant.
Her second husband was Allen Corley. The couple spent 45 years together before she died.
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 1948".
Contributor
Identified in 2025 by Roy Cooper, cousin of the subject.
Biographical information was extracted from her obituary.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Frances Corley appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 008832, 010152, 010153, 021883, 025835, and 031832.
Identifier
021883
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Frances May (Cyrus) Corley,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed June 8, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/51442.
Comments
Roy Cooper
This is Francis Corley. My cousin