Marian Cleo (Bashaw) French
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Title
Marian Cleo (Bashaw) French
Subject
French, Marian Cleo (Bashaw) (1932-2021)
Description
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Marian C. (Bashaw) French with her hair pulled back and wearing a faux pearl necklace with her dress.
Marian was born in Staunton, Virginia, to Frank Linwood and Virginia (Heizer) Bashaw. The family moved to Maurertown in 1936, and ultimately settled on a farm on the banks of the Shenandoah River in 1945. She grew up as an only child.
She graduated from Woodstock High School in 1949 where she enjoyed the Glee Club and met many of her lifelong friends, including her husband, Francis Douglas "Doug" French.
Marian and her husband had nine children together and raised them on their farm in Saumsville.
Later, Marian and Doug moved to their home on Church Street in Woodstock in 1992 to care for Marian's aging mother.
Marian was very active in the community. She was awarded the "Joseph Clower Community Service Award" in 2018 by the Woodstock Rotary Club.
The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Marian was born in Staunton, Virginia, to Frank Linwood and Virginia (Heizer) Bashaw. The family moved to Maurertown in 1936, and ultimately settled on a farm on the banks of the Shenandoah River in 1945. She grew up as an only child.
She graduated from Woodstock High School in 1949 where she enjoyed the Glee Club and met many of her lifelong friends, including her husband, Francis Douglas "Doug" French.
Marian and her husband had nine children together and raised them on their farm in Saumsville.
Later, Marian and Doug moved to their home on Church Street in Woodstock in 1992 to care for Marian's aging mother.
Marian was very active in the community. She was awarded the "Joseph Clower Community Service Award" in 2018 by the Woodstock Rotary Club.
The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
No ID form. Name was written in the margin of the paper copy.
Biographical information was extracted from her obituary posted on the Find-A-Grave website.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Marian (Bashaw) French appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 014790, 014791, 015766, 024282, 024290, 028446, 029348, 029349, and 030167.
Identifier
030167
Original Format
Film Negative
Physical Dimensions
5x7 Film
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Marian Cleo (Bashaw) French,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/73483.
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