Genevieve McClain With Two Graduates
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Title
Genevieve McClain With Two Graduates
Subject
McClain, Genevieve D. (Robinson) (ca 1895-1983)
Smith, Daniel (1931-2014)
African Americans - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Green, Clarence M. (1931-????)
Description
Photograph of educator Genevieve McClain standing with two of her students, Daniel Smith (seated) and Clarence Green (standing).
These students are most likely ones Genevieve McClain taught while teaching at Creekside School.
Genevieve D. Robinson was born in Douglas Grove, Berkley County, West Virginia, to David Henry and Sarah E. (Banks) Robinson. The year of her birth varies depending on the document, anywhere from 1892 to 1898. She was one of nine children and her father worked in a stone quarry when she was a child.
She married William McClain (1876-1931) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1922. He was the son of Henry and Georgie (Brown) McClain. Genevieve and William may have had a daughter, Genevieve, but little is known about her.
In the 1930 census, they lived in Pittsburgh, PA, but William died less than two years later. It appears Genevieve moved back to West Virginia.
Genevieve worked as an elementary school teacher in Franklin, W. Va., Woodstock, Va., and Stanardsville, Va. In Woodstock, she taught during the late 1940s and early 1950s at Creekside Elementary School, Woodstock's segregated school.
In the 1950 census, she appeared as a boarder in the household of William and Elizabeth Jefferson near Church and Water Streets in Woodstock. She was a schoolteacher. This photograph was undoubtedly taken during her time in Shenandoah County.
She was a retired teacher and lived in Ranson, West Virginia, when she died. Her obituary noted she had been a member of the Jefferson County Committee on Aging and the N.A.A.C.P. She is buried with her husband in Douglas Grove Cemetery, Berkley County, West Virginia.
Daniel Smith was a son of George Marvin and Genevieve “Jeneva” (McPherson) Smith of Woodstock.
Daniel Smith did not stay in Woodstock. He married Shirley Delorus (Munday) (1936-2020), born in Atlanta, and spent much of his life with her on Staten Island, New York. They raised a family there; son David Daniel Smith (1963-2020) and a daughter.
These students are most likely ones Genevieve McClain taught while teaching at Creekside School.
Genevieve D. Robinson was born in Douglas Grove, Berkley County, West Virginia, to David Henry and Sarah E. (Banks) Robinson. The year of her birth varies depending on the document, anywhere from 1892 to 1898. She was one of nine children and her father worked in a stone quarry when she was a child.
She married William McClain (1876-1931) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1922. He was the son of Henry and Georgie (Brown) McClain. Genevieve and William may have had a daughter, Genevieve, but little is known about her.
In the 1930 census, they lived in Pittsburgh, PA, but William died less than two years later. It appears Genevieve moved back to West Virginia.
Genevieve worked as an elementary school teacher in Franklin, W. Va., Woodstock, Va., and Stanardsville, Va. In Woodstock, she taught during the late 1940s and early 1950s at Creekside Elementary School, Woodstock's segregated school.
In the 1950 census, she appeared as a boarder in the household of William and Elizabeth Jefferson near Church and Water Streets in Woodstock. She was a schoolteacher. This photograph was undoubtedly taken during her time in Shenandoah County.
She was a retired teacher and lived in Ranson, West Virginia, when she died. Her obituary noted she had been a member of the Jefferson County Committee on Aging and the N.A.A.C.P. She is buried with her husband in Douglas Grove Cemetery, Berkley County, West Virginia.
Daniel Smith was a son of George Marvin and Genevieve “Jeneva” (McPherson) Smith of Woodstock.
Daniel Smith did not stay in Woodstock. He married Shirley Delorus (Munday) (1936-2020), born in Atlanta, and spent much of his life with her on Staten Island, New York. They raised a family there; son David Daniel Smith (1963-2020) and a daughter.
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".
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Daniel Smith appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 006697, 021775 and 021891.
Genevieve McClain appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 006697, 008832, 014463, 021891, 021981, 025327, and 025202.
Identifier
021891
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Genevieve McClain With Two Graduates,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 21, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/51450.
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