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Evelyn F. (Caton) Guard

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Title

Evelyn F. (Caton) Guard

Subject

Guard, Evelyn Foley Caton (1918-1995)

Description

Portrait photograph of Evelyn Foley (Caton) Guard as a young woman with short curly hair.

Evelyn was from Strasburg, the daughter of Harry Crawford and Gussie Mozart (Foley) Caton. When she was born, her father worked as a car inspector for the Southern Railway Company.

In 1942, she married Alfred Francis "Pat" Guard from Middletown, Frederick County, Virginia. He was the son of Wilbur Muse and Mamie Lee (Brumback) Guard.

The couple lived in Middletown for many years and raised three children together: Alfred "Sonny" Guard II, Linda (Guard) Ebersole, and Carol (Guard) Fogle.

Both Evelyn and her husband are buried together in Riverview Cemetery, Strasburg.

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 1935".

Contributor

Identified by Graham Connor who lived next door to the Caton family in 1935.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Identifier

026003

Original Format

Glass Negative

Citationzork

Morrison Studio, “Evelyn F. (Caton) Guard,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/55674.

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