Oliver and Lucille Sprouse Collection

Title

Oliver and Lucille Sprouse Collection

Date

1885 thru 1990

Description

Galford, Gragg, Sprouse Family photographs collected and preserved in photo albums by Lucille Galford (Mrs. Oliver) Sprouse of Dunmore/Frost, W.Va. Oliver and Lucille Sprouse created sets of three albums for their children. One set has been donated to Preserving Pocahontas by their daughter, Karen Sprouse Walton.

Place

Frost, West Virginia

Collection Items

World War II Military Portrait of Corporal Oliver McKinley Sprouse of Frost, W.Va.
World War II military portrait of Corporal Oliver M. Sprouse of Frost, W.Va. Sprouse was a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne serving in England, France, Czechoslovakia, Belgium, Holland and St. John’s, Newfoundland. He was captured by the Germans…

The James Gragg Family in Frost, W.Va.
James Gragg Family, Seated in front: Jim Gragg and wife Bev Grimes Gragg. Standing left to right: Owen Gragg, Bonnie Gragg (McCloud) (Johnson), Ellett Gragg, Ressie Gragg Sprouse, Virgil Gragg.

Portrait of Preston Galford
Portrait of Preston Galford, Levi Galford's Brother

Small Portrait of Howard Galford
Small Portrait of Howard Galford, Levi Galford's brother. He was shot when he was a young man.

Portrait of Florance Gragg and Ellett Gragg
Portrait of Florance Gragg and Ellett Gragg when they were dating

Simpson Gragg, First Cousin to Ressie Sprouse and Bertha Galford
Simpson Gragg, First Cousin to Ressie Sprouse and Bertha Galford

Portrait of Sarah Grimes
Portrait of Sarah Grimes. Mother of Primilia Grimes Gragg and Martha Bell Grimes Gragg

Portrait of Willie Gragg
Portrait of Willie Gragg

Portrait of Napoleon Gragg with Wife and Children
Portrait of Napoleon "Polie" Gragg with Wife and 3 Children. He was a brother to James Gragg.

Unidentified Family Group, probably Graggs
Unidentified Family Group, probably Graggs

Emma Galford Standing in Yard at Cass, W.Va.
Emma Galford Standing in Yard in Cass, W.Va. . Levi Galford's sister.

Portrait of Brown Galford
Portrait of Brown Galford, Levi Galford's uncle.

Oliver Sprouse and Grown Children at Frost, W.Va.
Oliver Sprouse and Grown Children - Larry, Karen, Brownie and Lee Roy

Lucille Sprouse in the Galford Kitchen at Csss, W.Va.
Lucille Sprouse in the Galford Kitchen at Cass, W.Va.

Primilia Gragg,Ruth Collins, Florence Smith and Bertha Galford Seated Outside in Cass
Primilia Gragg,Ruth Collins, Florence Smith and Bertha Galford Seated Outside in Cass

Portrait of Levi and Bertha Galford
Portrait of Levi and Bertha Galford taken the year before they were married

Portrait of Baby Brothers Oliver and Hunter Sprouse
Portrait of Baby Brothers Oliver and Hunter Sprouse in Frost, W.Va.

James Gragg Standing Outside in Suit and Tie in Frost, W.Va.
James Gragg Standing Outside in Suit and Tie in Frost, W.Va.

Portrait of Five Young Gragg Children
Portrait of Five Young Gragg Children
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