Howard J. Benchoff
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Title
Howard J. Benchoff
Subject
Benchoff, Howard Johnston (1876-1958)
Description
Portrait photograph of Howard J. Benchoff as a young man wearing an MMA uniform.
Colonel Benchoff was an influential headmaster of Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) in Woodstock from 1905-1955.
He was the son of Loudon Francis and Martha Belle (Johnston) Benchoff. His first wife was Kathryn Leona Mahon who died in 1918. His second wife was Florence Conant. He had a son, Robert J. Benchoff and a daughter, Mrs. William (Rosalie) W. Noel, when he died in Woodstock in 1958.
Colonel Benchoff was an influential headmaster of Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) in Woodstock from 1905-1955.
He was the son of Loudon Francis and Martha Belle (Johnston) Benchoff. His first wife was Kathryn Leona Mahon who died in 1918. His second wife was Florence Conant. He had a son, Robert J. Benchoff and a daughter, Mrs. William (Rosalie) W. Noel, when he died in Woodstock in 1958.
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 "Dec 1919".
Contributor
Identified in 2012 by staff of the Shenandoah County Historical Society.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Howard Johnston Benchoff appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 004097, 008453, 012549, 016794, 020039, 020091, 020110, 020276, 020287, 024477, and 027490.
Identifier
024477
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Howard J. Benchoff,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/54116.
Comments
Kate Schindler
Hi. Uncle Howard's middle name is Johnston.