Mary Ellen (Sager) Grove With Son, Clyde Bly
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Title
Mary Ellen (Sager) Grove With Son, Clyde Bly
Subject
Grove, Mary Ellen Sager (1901-1986)
Bly, Clyde Branson (1922-1994)
Description
Mary Ellen (Sager) Grove in a wicker chair with her young son, Clyde B. Bly, standing beside her.
This photograph was made after Mary Ellen's first husband, Anthony Bly (1900-1923), had died. He had contracted measles a few years before his death and never fully recovered. He lost the use of his legs and was bedridden when he succumbed to "Dropsy" three years later.
Mary was originally from West Virginia. She was the daughter of Nathaniel Branson and Sarah Frances (Sager) Sager.
After her first husband died, she remarried. Her second husband was Earl Lee Grove (1897-1985). She had at least three additional children with him and lived in Woodstock when she died.
Her first son, Clyde, eventually joined the Army, married, raised two sons, lived in Alexandria, and worked for the railroad until he retired and moved with his wife to Edinburg.
The name, "Ms Bly" is written on the glass plate.
This photograph was made after Mary Ellen's first husband, Anthony Bly (1900-1923), had died. He had contracted measles a few years before his death and never fully recovered. He lost the use of his legs and was bedridden when he succumbed to "Dropsy" three years later.
Mary was originally from West Virginia. She was the daughter of Nathaniel Branson and Sarah Frances (Sager) Sager.
After her first husband died, she remarried. Her second husband was Earl Lee Grove (1897-1985). She had at least three additional children with him and lived in Woodstock when she died.
Her first son, Clyde, eventually joined the Army, married, raised two sons, lived in Alexandria, and worked for the railroad until he retired and moved with his wife to Edinburg.
The name, "Ms Bly" 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 "Aug 1923".
Contributor
Identified in 2025 by library staff who found the same photograph publicly shared on Ancestry.com by "jbb22310", who was the grandson or granddaughter of Clyde B. Bly.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Clyde B. Bly appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001980, 022773, and 024794.
Identifier
022773
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Mary Ellen (Sager) Grove With Son, Clyde Bly,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/52370.
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