Sketch of Charles J. Faulkner, delegate to the 1872 West Virginia Constitutional Convention. Faulkner was arrested in 1861 by the Federal authorities, while returning from France. He was in France negotiating the sale of arms to the Confederate government. Later Faulkner served on Stonewall Jackson's staff.
Sketch of William Flick who served as a delegate for Pendleton County in the West Virginia State Legislature, 1868-1870. He was appointed United States District Attorney for West Virginia by President Arthur in 1882.
Portrait of George Fleming in his army uniform, probably during World War II. Information on p. 143 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Robert Jackson".
Norris Finney poses with two small boys, unidentified, but are most likely his sons. Information on p. 150 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Kitty Hughes".
Portrait of Ada Enid Haldeman Ford , Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1912
Description:
A West Virginia state leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement to ratify the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving the women the right to vote. Mrs. Ford was also president and founder of the Women's Suffrage League in Taylor County.
A West Virginia state leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement to ratify the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving the women the right to vote. Mrs. Ford was also president and founder of the Women's Suffrage League in Taylor County.
Information with the photograph includes: "Ada H. Ford at home New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 1952, wearing the orchid given her by Layne H. Ford [her son] for Christmas, Pruntytown Road, Grafton, W. Va.".
Ada Enid Haldeman Ford and Friend at Her Father's Home
Description:
A West Virginia state leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement to ratify the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving the women the right to vote. Mrs. Ford was also president and founder of the Women's Suffrage League in Taylor County.
Grave of of Ada Enid Haldeman Ford, Bluemont Cemetery, Grafton, W. Va.
Description:
Mrs. Ford died January 22, 1979 at the age of 96. She was a West Virginia state leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement to ratify the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving the women the right to vote. Mrs. Ford was also president and founder of the Women's Suffrage League in Taylor County.
Portrait of Ada Enid Haldeman Ford at Age 32, Grafton, W. Va.
Description:
A West Virginia state leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement to ratify the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving the women the right to vote. Mrs. Ford was also president and founder of the Women's Suffrage League in Taylor County.