Earl E. Wolverton, Jr.
Files
Title
Earl E. Wolverton, Jr.
Subject
Soldiers - United States - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Wolverton, Earl Easter, Jr. (1925-2007)
Description
Portrait photograph of Earl Easter Wolverton, Jr., as a young man wearing his U.S. Army uniform.
Earl enlisted in the U.S. Army as a private in June 1945, near the end of WWII.
Earl was a lifelong Edinburg area resident, the son of Earl E. (1891-1952) and Lena Virginia (Grandstaff) (1896-1960) Wolverton. He had an older sister, Jean L. Wolverton.
His father was a carpenter and Earl Jr. worked with him growing up and after his military service. When he married Betty Lou Irwin, in 1948, his occupation was “carpenter’s helper”.
Betty Lou (Irwin) Wolverton was the daughter of Brooks Adolph Irwin, Sr. (1895-1967) and Elizabeth Maude (Kirby) (1908-1987) Irwin. She was just 16 years old when she married.
The 1950 census found the couple with a 1-year old son, Charles Daniel. The young family was living with his parents and sister in rural Edinburg. His occupation in this record was “farmer”.
Earl and his wife had at least two additional children in the years they were together: Sandra Kay and Pamela Sue Wolverton.
The medal on his chest indicates he was a marksman.
The name, "Earl Wolverton", is written on the glass plate.
Earl enlisted in the U.S. Army as a private in June 1945, near the end of WWII.
Earl was a lifelong Edinburg area resident, the son of Earl E. (1891-1952) and Lena Virginia (Grandstaff) (1896-1960) Wolverton. He had an older sister, Jean L. Wolverton.
His father was a carpenter and Earl Jr. worked with him growing up and after his military service. When he married Betty Lou Irwin, in 1948, his occupation was “carpenter’s helper”.
Betty Lou (Irwin) Wolverton was the daughter of Brooks Adolph Irwin, Sr. (1895-1967) and Elizabeth Maude (Kirby) (1908-1987) Irwin. She was just 16 years old when she married.
The 1950 census found the couple with a 1-year old son, Charles Daniel. The young family was living with his parents and sister in rural Edinburg. His occupation in this record was “farmer”.
Earl and his wife had at least two additional children in the years they were together: Sandra Kay and Pamela Sue Wolverton.
The medal on his chest indicates he was a marksman.
The name, "Earl Wolverton", 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 "Feb 1946".
Contributor
Identified in 2025 by library staff based on other images of him in the Morrison Studio Collection.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Earl E. Wolverton, Jr. appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 004024 and 025819.
Photograph of Earl E. Wolverton, Jr.'s birth certificate appears in Morrison Studio Collection number 027127.
Identifier
025819
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Earl E. Wolverton, Jr.,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/55489.
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