Sarah Ann Trollniger Trinkle Ferrotype Date Unknown

Access and use

Location of collection:
F.B. Kegley Library
Wytheville Community College
Smyth Hall, Room 103
1000 East Main Street
Wytheville, VA 24382
Contact for questions and access:
POC: William A. “Bill” Veselik
Phone: (276) 223-4876
POC: George Mattis
Phone: (276) 223-4744
Fax: (276) 223-4745

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
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Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The Sarah Ann Trollinger Trinkle ferrotype is partially cased with sustained damage as glass is fused to metal backing. The ferrotype has been scanned and a color print placed in the Trinkle family vertical file.

Biographical / historical:

Sarah Ann Trollinger Trinkle was born on 1 March 1794, the daughter of John Trollinger and Elizabeth Burress of Pulaski County, Virginia. She married Stephen Trinkle in 1810 and had ten children including Elbert Sevier Trinkle, the father of Virginia Governor Elbert Lee Trinkle. Sarah Trinkle died on 25 March 1887 and is buried in the Dublin cemetery in the Trollinger-Trinkle plot.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Lee Trinkle in 2005.
Physical location:
Physical description:
1 item.