Unidentified man wearing an elaborate costume with a metal helmet and a sword.
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
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Borden, Christian "Bud" Maulsby (1908-1973)
Military Officers - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Portrait photograph of Lt. J.G. Christian "Bud" Borden in his Navy uniform. Bud was from Toms Brook, the son of Christian David (1876-1956) and Alma Marian (Brown) (1878-1954) Borden. His birth was not registered until 1942, when his mother brought to the Circuit Court a bible from 1895 with Bud’s appearance recorded in it. The record noted that the Clerk who accepted the evidence had known Alma Borden “all her life”. He married Lorita Virginia Artlip, a young woman from Roanoke, in 1930. The couple lived in Pulaski, Virginia, where Bud worked for the Continental Life Insurance Company. This marriage did not last. When he registered for the WWII draft in October 1940, Bud lived in Alexandria where he worked for the Virginia State Employment Service. He was described as being 5’11” tall and 157 pounds. His second marriage was to Virginia Fleda Wakeman (1914-1986), from Fishers Hill near Strasburg. Her parents were Omer Lester (1885-1959) and Grace Dorothy (Keller) (1888-1923) Wakeman. The couple married in 1942 in Waynesboro. At that time, Bud worked as a cost accountant and lived in Lorton, Virginia. His bride lived in Woodstock. Soon after, Bud joined the military. He served from July 1942 to October 1946. He continued to serve in the U.S. Navy Reserves into the 1950’s and attained the rank of Lt. Commander. By 1950, Bud and Virginia lived with his parents in Toms Brook. Bud worked at a gas station and Virginia was a primary school teacher. They did not have children. When he died, Bud lived in Fishers Hill near Strasburg where he was a merchant at a store.
Subject identified in 2003 by his niece, Carolyn (Artz) Kronk, who recognized him in this photograph.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Christian "Bud" Maulsby Bordon appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 004006, 011179 and 011180.
Photograph of two young men, one standing and one sitting, behind a table covered in documents. The man who is standing is unidentified and looking at the camera. The man who is seated is Bender Fansler and he is looking down at the documents.
Subject identified in 2002 by Joe Clower.
Bender Fansler appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 004007, 003312 and 004413.
Photograph of an unidentified young girl wearing a dress and sitting in the grass with two rabbits, one on each side of her. She has her hands resting on the rabbits, holding them in place.
Unidentified young woman wearing a patriotic costume.
Photograph of two unidentified men. They appear to be physically fighting, but the expressions on their faces convey playfulness.
Photograph of Elder William Peters later in his life shown with a full beard and mustache. In this photograph, he is seated on a chair with an open book on his lap. He is best remembered as having organized and help build the Church of the Brethren in Fort Valley. This church is also known as the Dunkers. Elder William Peters was from Powells Fort (Fort Valley), the son of Adam Burner (1802-1865) and Anna (Keller) (1809-1875) Peters. His first wife was Eliza Jane (Clanahan) (1833-1910) who he married in 1852. They had a daughter, Charlotte, together. In both the 1860 and 1870 censuses, the family farmed in Fort Valley. In December 1876, he submitted to the U.S. Government a claim for reimbursement of $20.50 due to the loss of 3500 pounds of good quality Timothy Hay he incurred during “the Rebellion” in March 1862. The record indicated that Banks’ Command was encamped at Woodstock when William Peters’ hay was taken. A receipt was given to him and that, along with testimony by his neighbors, Addison Munch and Alex Clem, swearing that he had opposed secession and was against the Rebel cause throughout the war, were required to prove he was entitled to a reimbursement. The claim was paid out in March 1877. William Peters was also an active member of the Church of the Brethren (Dunkers) Church. By 1877, he was a Bishop and between the years, 1904-1918, “Elder William Peters” was reported many times in the Strasburg News to have preached in the area. Communities including Dry Run, Cross Roads, Oak Hill, White Chapel, Maurertown, Strasburg, and Page County benefitted from his visits. His wife died when he was about 80 years old. Two years later, in 1912, Elder William Peters married Mary Elizabeth McInturff (1845-1935). They had ten years together before he died. The cause of death noted on his death certificate was: “Old age and worn out”.
Subject identified in 2002 by Jeanette C. Ritenour, who had the same photograph at home.
Biographical information was compiled from public records.
Information specific to the reimbursement claim submitted by Peters was extracted from the "U.S. Southern Claims Commission Allowed Claims (1870-1888)" data base, found on Ancestry.com.
Portrait photograph of Mr. Frank S. Bowman of Bowman's Department Store, located on West Court Street in Woodstock, VA. He married Sarah (Supinger) Bowman in 1900.
Subject identified in 2002 by James Morrison, Sr., who knew Mr. Bowman in the 1950s.
Frank S. Bowman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 004012, 006601, 006755, and 029723.
Photo of a photograph of an unidentified older couple sitting on chairs in front of a fireplace. The woman is wearing a dress and has a closed book on her lap. The man is wearing a tie with his lap covered in a blanket. Probably, this was a husband and wife.
Photo of a photograph of an unidentified young woman wearing a top hat and long dress. She is standing in front of a horse.
Same unidentified woman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 004014 and 004046.
Unidentified man is standing and wearing a hat. The image is almost too dark to see anything clearly.
Photograph of Hugh Morrison Jr's thoroughbred mare, "Laura Kelly", and her colt, "Prince".
Same horses appear in Morrison Studio Collection images 003988 and 004016.
Photo of a photograph of an unidentified young woman in casual clothing sitting on a horse with a saddle. Houses are visible behind her.
Photograph of a pig in a barn. There are multiple chickens moving around the pig.
Soldiers - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Photograph of a young unidentified soldier standing in his World War I Army uniform.
Unidentified Army soldier in his World War II uniform. He is sitting on a chair and smiling at the camera.
Reedy, Velma Virginia Vetter (1915-1999)
Photograph of the Reedy family. Pvt. Ralph Reedy was an Army soldier during World War II and is wearing his uniform in this photograph. Standing, left to right: Ralph Reedy, Vernon Reedy, and Alden Reedy. Seated, left to right: Judy (Reedy) Baker and Velma (Vetter) Reedy
Subjects identified on an undated ID form by Doug Dellinger.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man in a U.S. Army uniform. The name, "Chas. Miller" was written on the glass plate negative of this image.
Marines (Military personnel) - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Portrait photograph of Davis L. Seal, youngest son of William Otha Seal and Lula Blanche (Henry) Seal. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Identified by James E. Morrison, Sr. who had seen this photograph before.
Identified in 2002 by Phyllis S. Wright who was the subject's first cousin.
Davis L. Seal appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 004023 and 023416.
A photograph of Davis L. Seal's USMC discharge paperwork appears in Morrison Studio Collection number 025601.
A photograph of the certificate issued for Davis Lee Seal when he was honorably discharged from the U.S Marine Corps appears in Morrison Studio Collection number 026218.
Portrait photograph of Earl Easter Wolverton, Jr. as a young man wearing his U.S. Army uniform. Earl enlisted in the U.S. Army as a private in June 1945, near the end of WWII. Earl was a lifelong Edinburg area resident, the son of Earl E. (1891-1952) and Lena Virginia (Grandstaff) (1896-1960) Wolverton. He had an older sister, Jean L. Wolverton. His father was a carpenter and Earl Jr. worked with him growing up and after his military service. When he married Betty Lou Irwin, in 1948, his occupation was “carpenter’s helper”. Betty Lou (Irwin) Wolverton was the daughter of Brooks Adolph Irwin, Sr. (1895-1967) and Elizabeth Maude (Kirby) (1908-1987) Irwin. She was just 16 years old when she married. The 1950 census found the couple with a 1-year old son, Charles Daniel. The young family was living with his parents and sister in rural Edinburg. His occupation in this record was “farmer”. Earl and his wife had at least two additional children in the years they were together: Sandra Kay and Pamela Sue Wolverton. The name, "Earl Wolverton", is written on the glass plate.
Identified in 2004 by Lorraine (Boyer) Zirkle, who was a classmate of the subject.
Earl E. Wolverton, Jr. appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 004024 and 025819.
Photograph of Earl E. Wolverton, Jr.'s birth certificate appears in Morrison Studio Collection number 027127.
Photo of a photograph of an unidentified soldier wearing his U.S. Army uniform.
Two unidentified young men pointing pistols at each other in a posed, and probably playful, shot.
Unidentified soldier dressed in his World War I uniform.
View west towards "The Knob" near Mount Jackson and from beside a creek or river. Farm buildings are visible on the left side.
Photograph of a large bull with a ring through its nose.