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M. Blair Zirkle, Jr.

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Title

M. Blair Zirkle, Jr.

Subject

Zirkle, Melvin Blair Jr. (1923-2002)

Description

Photo of two separate portrait photographs of M. Blair Zirkle, Jr. with a thin mustache and wearing a suit and tie.

He was from Forestville in the Quicksburg area of Shenandoah County. His parents were Melvin Blair Sr. and Nellie (Biller) Zirkle.

He married Maxine (Wolfe) Zirkle (1923-2024) in 1956 when he worked as a bookkeeper for a plumbing and heating business. She was a secretary in an electrical business.

The couple raised two children: Lisa Rebecca Zirkle and Michael Blair Zirkle.

Blair was a life-long farmer who served as Commissioner of Revenue for Shenandoah County for 28 years.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

Undated

Contributor

Identified in 2014 by staff at the Shenandoah County Historical Society (SCHS).
Biographical information was compiled from public records.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Relation

M. Blair Zirkle, Jr. appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 028501 and 030251.

Identifier

028501

Original Format

Film Negative

Citationzork

Morrison Studio, “M. Blair Zirkle, Jr.,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/71815.

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