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Bessanna (Clem) Trussell

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Title

Bessanna (Clem) Trussell

Subject

Trussell, Bessanna Clem (1921-2008)

Description

Portrait photograph of Bessanna (Clem) Trussell as a young woman.

Born in Woodstock, she was the daughter of Roy Monroe and Olla Mae (Ritenour) Clem.

Her husband was Shirley Guy Trussell (1921-1986) from Purcelleville, Virginia, whom she married in 1942

The couple lived in Frederick County for most of their married lives. Bessanna's husband was a security guard for the Federal Government when he 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 1945".

Contributor

Identified in 2016 by Danny Hottel.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Relation

Bessanna (Clem) Trussell appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 025151 and 025152.

Identifier

025152

Original Format

Glass Negative

Citationzork

Morrison Studio, “Bessanna (Clem) Trussell,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/54811.

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