Virginia (Heizer) Bashaw
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Title
Virginia (Heizer) Bashaw
Subject
Bashaw, Betty Virginia Heizer (1904-1998)
Description
Photo of two separate images of B. Virginia (Heizer) Bashaw with short hair, glasses, and wearing a print dress.
Virginia is best remembered for the years she taught first grade in Toms Brook.
She was born in Rockland County, Virginia, the fourth child born to William David and Anna Betty (Brownlee) Heizer.
Her parents had married in 1898 in Waynesboro, Virginia. Her father was a farmer.
Virginia married Frank Linwood Bashaw, Jr. and had a daughter, Marian Cleo (Bashaw) French.
In 1936, the family moved to Maurertown. Frank enlisted in the U.S. Marines in April 1942 and served six months before being honorably discharged.
A few years later, in 1945, the family settled on a farm on the banks of the Shenandoah River.
Virginia is best remembered for the years she taught first grade in Toms Brook.
She was born in Rockland County, Virginia, the fourth child born to William David and Anna Betty (Brownlee) Heizer.
Her parents had married in 1898 in Waynesboro, Virginia. Her father was a farmer.
Virginia married Frank Linwood Bashaw, Jr. and had a daughter, Marian Cleo (Bashaw) French.
In 1936, the family moved to Maurertown. Frank enlisted in the U.S. Marines in April 1942 and served six months before being honorably discharged.
A few years later, in 1945, the family settled on a farm on the banks of the Shenandoah River.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified in 2014 by Marian B. French, daughter of the subject.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
028101
Original Format
Film Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Virginia (Heizer) Bashaw,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/71412.
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