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Plank, Elizabeth Bartram Temple, 1903-1982

 Person

Biographical Note

Elizabeth Bartram (also Bartran) Temple Plank was born to Edward and Lucy Temple on November 21, 1903, in Pennsylvania. She married Reyzon Floyd Plank (1893-1977) on October 17, 1922, in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. The couple moved to Blacksburg, Virginia. R.F. Plank was a businessman and realtor, acquiring multiple properties in Montgomery County, including Plank's Flying Duck Farm in 1942. They had two daughters, Lucy B. Plank Forrestel and Ellen T. Poss.

Elizabeth Plank died on January 29, 1982, in Salem, Virginia.

External Sources:

U.S. Federal Census, 1910-1950.

"Elizabeth Bartram Temple" in the U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/2075275:2189, accessed July 23, 2024.

"Elizabeth Temple Plank" in the Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/1566663:9278, accessed June 6, 2024.

"Elizabeth Bartram Temple Plank" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74335438/elizabeth_bartram_plank, accessed July 23, 2024.

"National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet," United States Department of the Interior National Park Service, https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/060-0574_North_Fork_Valley_RHD_2021_Update_NRHP_FINAL.pdf, accessed June 6, 2024.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Christopher Kraft Letter to Elizabeth Plank

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-065
Abstract

This collection consists of a letter from Christopher Kraft in Connecticut to Elizabeth Plank in Blacksburg, Virginia. The envelope is stamped with the date of January 10, 1945. In the letter, Kraft reflects upon his time in Blacksburg and some of his thoughts of Connecticut.

Dates: 1945