SHENANDOAH
Visiting the Armentrouts
May 26, 2008
TICKY, BABE, AND BOB
While we were visiting Mark (also known as Babe) and Catherine of Armentrout Path, Mark’s older brother Ticky stopped by. Mark is 85 years old and his brother is 93, all told, 227 years of Arm(a)(e)ntrouts! Commissioner candidate, Lyle M Armentrout, is also related.
MELVIN AFTER A DAY OF PUTTING UP HAY
Melvin and Betty Armentrout farm this beautiful piece of land. We first met both families in 1996 when on a genealogy excursion. Turns out Melvin and Bob both own a copy of “Armentrout Family History 1739 – 1978.” When they get together, they get out their books and delve into the family history together.
A HAY FIELD TO BE PROUD OF
This picture of Melvin and Betty’s hay fields takes my breath away and makes us consider moving to the Shenandoah Valley. That’s Massanutten Mountain in the distance.
A CAVERN DISCOVERED BY ARMENTROUTS
We stayed at a bed and breakfast near a cavern that was discovered by Bob’s distant relatives. It was really neat to see him traipsing the woods across ground trod by his ancestors.
THE CHURCH AND THE CEMETERY
HERE LIES PHILLIP ARMENTROUT
JOAB, PHILLIP AND MARGRET
Joab, on the left, is Mark’s ancestor. Bob and Melvin both come from the Phillip/Margret line. The family origins trace back to a woman who came over from Germany with her children, settled in Pennsylvania and later moved south to the Shenandoah Valley.
ARMENTROUT PATH
Even the streets are Armentrouts in this area outside of Keezletown where the church and cemetery are.
We were impressed by the beautiful artwork on this headstone.