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Bessie Koontz Seibert and Susan Koontz

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Title

Bessie Koontz Seibert and Susan Koontz

Subject

Seibert, Bessie Bruce Koontz (1878-1955)
Koontz, Susan Livingston (1881-1948)

Description

Photograph of Bessie (Koontz) Seibert (left) and her sister Susan Koontz (right).

The two were the daughters of Rovert Koontz and Elizabeth (Fravel) Koontz. Bessie married Charles Seibert and Susan remained unmarried.

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 "Jan 1913".

Contributor

Identified in 2025 by Jean Farrah.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Relation

Bessie (Koontz) Seibert appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 012242 and 026645.

Identifier

026645

Original Format

Glass Negative

Citationzork

Morrison Studio, “Bessie Koontz Seibert and Susan Koontz,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/56318.

Comments

Jean Farrah

On left, Bessie Bruce Koontz 1878-1955 & on right, her sister, Susan Livingston Koontz 1881-1948.  Daughters of Robert Gibson Koontz 1853-1918 & Elizabeth Sallie 'Betty' Fravel 1854-1887.  Bessie was married to Charles William Seibert 1870-1964.  Susan never married.

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