Mary Hester Fravel and James Blaine Wisman

JAMES BLAINE WISMAN, son of LUELLA MAPHIS and JOSEPH FRANKLIN WISMAN, was born February 19, 1893 in Saint Luke, Shenandoah, Virginia,^{56, 13060} and died February 15, 1973 in Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital, Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia.^{56, 677, 5335} He is buried in Saint Johns United Church of Christ Cemetery, Harrisville, Shenandoah, Virginia.^{677, 456}

He married MARY HESTER FRAVEL on April 4, 1914 in Toms Brook, Shenandoah, Virginia,^{96, 2149} daughter of BARBARA A. HOCKMAN and SAMUEL M. FRAVEL. She was born August 26, 1889 in Virginia,^{677, 5335} and died July 2, 1979 in Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital, Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia.^{677, 56, 5335} She is buried in Saint Johns United Church of Christ Cemetery, Harrisville, Shenandoah, Virginia.^{677, 456}

• Descendant Reports
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of James B. Wisman)

Children of MARY HESTER FRAVEL and JAMES BLAINE WISMAN:

1. EVELYN LUCILE WISMAN, b. March 25, 1915, Toms Brook, Shenandoah, Virginia;^{56, 507} m. GLENN MCARTHUR WILCOX on January 2, 1939 in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia⁸³³⁵; d. April 17, 1974, Rockingham County, Virginia.⁸³³⁵
2. JOSEPH BLAINE WISMAN, b. June 1, 1917, Ashland, Ohio;^{168, 56, 3014} m. HAZEL VIRGINIA MYERS on June 4, 1939²⁵⁷⁴; d. October 4, 1991, Kensington, Montgomery, Maryland.^{56, 168}
3. ETHEL MARIE WISMAN, b. March 29, 1920, Baltimore, Maryland;^{4717, 6043} m. ALBERT IRVING KIBLER on December 28, 1938 in Virginia⁶⁰⁴³; d. January 26, 2015, Skyline Terrace Nursing Home, Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia.⁴⁷¹⁷



Personal Information

• James Blaine Wisman was a member of the Church of the Brethren. ¹³⁰⁶⁰

Marriage Announcements and News

Harrisonburg Daily News-Record, April 8, 1914²¹⁴⁹

Miss Fravel a Bride.

The home of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Fravel of Toms Brook was the scene of a very pretty wedding which occurred on Saturday night, when Miss Mary Hester Fravel became the bride of Mr. Blaine Wisman. The ceremony was performed by the pastor Rev. L. N. Wilson, in the presence of a large number of invited guests.

The bride, who is a highly esteemed young woman was attended by Miss Viola Fravel and Miss Ethel Fravel, Miss Virgie Hottle and Miss Nelle Rutz. The groom well known as a school teacher of the county, was attended by Mr. Ernest Wisman, Mr. Marlon Fravel, Mr. Albert Bushong and Mr. Austin Hottle. Little Virginia Saum acted as ring-bearer and Irene Keller, as license bearer. Mrs. C. A. Fravel played the wedding march.

Obituaries

Winchester Evening Star, February 17, 1973¹³⁰⁶⁰

Blaine Wisman

Blaine Wisman, 79, of 507 W. King St., Strasburg, died Thursday afternoon in Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Wisman was born Feb. 19, 1893 at St. Luke, son of the late Joseph F. Wisman and Luella Maphis Wisman. He was a retired insurance agent and real estate broker.

He was a member of the Church of the Brethren. He taught in Shenandoah County public schools and also at Massanutten Military Academy.

He was also a farmer. He was a graduate of Ashland College in Ashland, Ohio.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Hester Fravel Wisman; two daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Wilcox of Charlottesville and Mrs. Irving (Marie) Kibler of Maurertown; one son, Joseph Wisman of Bethesda, Md.; two sisters, Mrs. Flora Sweeney of Toms Brook and Mrs. Richard (Grace) Painter of Edinburg; two brothers, Otis Wisman of Cumberland, Md., and Harry Wisman of Edinburg; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. from St. John's United Church of Christ at Harrisville.

The Rev. Gerald Martin will officiate at the service. Interment will be in Harrisville Cemetery.

Active pallbearers will be Melvin Kibler, J. William Foltz, Robert Borden, Bud Rutz, Jack Pangle and Ernest F. Keller.

Honorary pallbearers will be Glenn Keller, Cecil Fravel, Carl Keller, Douglas Hottel, Dr. Douglas Wisman, Tom Sweeney and Robert J. Conner.

The body is at the Stover Funeral Home in Strasburg.

The family will meet at the Wisman home about an hour prior to the service Sunday.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 25, 1900674	Stonewall Township, Shenandoah, Virginia	Joseph Franklin Wisman Luella Maphis Flora Belle Wisman Otis Wisman Harrison Earl Wisman Ernest E. Wisman James Blaine Wisman Grace Catherine Wisman
April 16, 1910680	Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia	Joseph Franklin Wisman Luella Maphis Flora Belle Wisman Otis Wisman Harrison Earl Wisman Ernest E. Wisman James Blaine Wisman Grace Catherine Wisman Sarah Elizabeth Hite Zelia Elizabeth Wisman Mary Ola Wisman
April 4, 1930682	Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia	James Blaine Wisman Mary Hester Fravel Evelyn Lucile Wisman Joseph Blaine Wisman Ethel Marie Wisman
April 8, 19402492	Stonewall Township, Shenandoah, Virginia	James Blaine Wisman Mary Hester Fravel Glenn McArthur Wilcox Evelyn Lucile Wisman Joseph Blaine Wisman Hazel Virginia Myers Son