Sheila Gaither Elliot Collection

1732 WFCHS

Inventory created by Archives Staff 06/2015. Last revised 10/2020.

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: Collection is open to all researchers.

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EXTENT: 0.84 linear feet

DATE: 2015 - 2020

SCOPE AND CONTENT: The Sheila Gaither Elliot Collection holds research compiled by Ms. Elliot on the military service of African Americans from Winchester and Frederick County, Virginia during the Civil War, World War I, and World War II. Material is largely taken from Ancestry.com.

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL: Sheila Gaither Elliot is a resident of the Winchester-Frederick County, Virginia area with a strong interest in recovering the service history of African-American veterans.

CITE AS: Sheila Gaither Elliot Collection, 1732 WFCHS, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA.

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Acquired as a gift.

ORGANIZATION:

BOX 1 – Civil War

Index Civil War- U.S. Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865, Frederick County, Virginia, 5 pages, printed

Civil War- U.S. Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865, Frederick County, Virginia, 55 individuals, unnumbered pages, 110 leaves, typescript

Civil War- U.S. Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865, Frederick County, Virginia, 54 individuals, unnumbered pages, 108 leaves, typescript

Civil War- U.S. Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865, Frederick County, Virginia, 53 individuals, unnumbered pages, 108 leaves, typescript

Festus, Richard, folder contains the following:

            Death certificate of Richard Festus, 1918, 1 leaf, photocopy
            Widow’s pension, Richard and Mary Festus, 1918, 1 leaf, photocopy
            Image of grave marker, Richard Festus, n.d., 1 leaf, photograph

Box 1A - World War I and World War II - A-F

Index - World War I and World War II - African-American Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1942, Frederick County, Virginia, 7 leaves, printed

World War I and World War II - African-American Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1942, Frederick County, Virginia, filed by last names in individual folders, unnumbered leaves, photocopies of draft cards.

African-American Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1942, Frederick County, Virginia, Folder A

African-American Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1942, Frederick County, Virginia, Folder B

African-American Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1942, Frederick County, Virginia, Folder C

African-American Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1942, Frederick County, Virginia, Folder D

African-American Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1942, Frederick County, Virginia, Folder E

African-American Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1942, Frederick County, Virginia, Folder F

BOX 2-World War I and World War II - G-Z

World War I and World War II—African-American Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Frederick County, Virginia, filed by last names G-Z (in individual folders), unnumbered leaves, photocopies of draft cards.

African-American Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1942, Frederick County, Virginia, Folder G

African-American Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1942, Frederick County, Virginia, Folder H

African-American Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1942, Frederick County, Virginia, Folder J-K

African-American Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1942, Frederick County, Virginia, Folder L

African-American Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1942, Frederick County, Virginia, Folder M

African-American Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1942, Frederick County, Virginia, Folder N

African-American Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1942, Frederick County, Virginia, Folder P

African-American Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1942, Frederick County, Virginia, Folder R

African-American Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1942, Frederick County, Virginia, Folder S

African-American Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1942, Frederick County, Virginia, Folder T

African-American Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1942, Frederick County, Virginia, Folder W

(No names listed after W)

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PHOTOGRAPHS: Photographs and other images belonging to this collection may be accessed online through http://handley.pastperfectonline.com/