Raymon W. and Edna V. (Hoover) Tamkin
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Title
Raymon W. and Edna V. (Hoover) Tamkin
Subject
Tamkin, Raymon Walter (1902-1989)
Tamkin, Edna Virginia Hoover (1905-2000)
Description
Portrait photograph of Raymon Walter Tamkin with his wife, Edna Virginia (Hoover) Tamkin.
Raymon and Edna are most remembered as the former owners of Artz Hardware on W. King Street in Strasburg.
Edna was born in Woodstock, to Charles Luther (1866-1942) and Sarah Catherine (Wisman) (1867-1943) Hoover.
In September 1930, she married Raymon “Ray” Walter Tamkin (1902-1989) in Woodstock although both Edna and Ray lived in Strasburg at the time. His parents were William (1859-1954) and Mary Ella “Nettie” (Brill) (1866-1908) Tamkin. His father was a well-known schoolteacher in Fort Valley.
Ray worked as a button maker at the time of their marriage.
The couple raised their children, a son, Lewis Donald Tamkin, and a daughter, Reba Marie Tamkin, at 201 S. Massanutten Street in Strasburg.
The family attended Strasburg Methodist Church and were active in the community. The Northern Virginia Daily Newspaper mentioned them repeatedly as being involved in church or community activities throughout their lives together.
Raymon and Edna are most remembered as the former owners of Artz Hardware on W. King Street in Strasburg.
Edna was born in Woodstock, to Charles Luther (1866-1942) and Sarah Catherine (Wisman) (1867-1943) Hoover.
In September 1930, she married Raymon “Ray” Walter Tamkin (1902-1989) in Woodstock although both Edna and Ray lived in Strasburg at the time. His parents were William (1859-1954) and Mary Ella “Nettie” (Brill) (1866-1908) Tamkin. His father was a well-known schoolteacher in Fort Valley.
Ray worked as a button maker at the time of their marriage.
The couple raised their children, a son, Lewis Donald Tamkin, and a daughter, Reba Marie Tamkin, at 201 S. Massanutten Street in Strasburg.
The family attended Strasburg Methodist Church and were active in the community. The Northern Virginia Daily Newspaper mentioned them repeatedly as being involved in church or community activities throughout their lives together.
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 1932".
Contributor
Identified in 2010 by Graham Conner, who remembered the couple were members of the Strasburg Methodist Church.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Raymon Walter Tamkin appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 008132, 015341, 015342, 022411, and 023335.
Edna Virginia (Hoover) Tamkin appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 004430, 008132, 015341, 015342, and 022411.
Identifier
022411
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Raymon W. and Edna V. (Hoover) Tamkin,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/51992.
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