Wrightstone ~ Arnold Photos

-- All photos came from my grandmother, Irene Wrightstone-Klinger, and her Wrightstone nieces.

-- Irene's parents, Edwin and Hattie Wrightstone, and their childrean's families photos didn't fit on this web page. This is a link to see my great grandparents photo collection.

-- My Sollenberger ~ Diller ~ Bentz photo collection is also to large to fit on one page. So this page is where you can view some of their photo collection.


-- Not all photos can be displayed on the web page, so here is the Wrightstone photo directory.

-- Also, here are the Arnold photo directory, the Sollenberger photo directory, the Diller photo directory, and the Bentz photo directory.

-- We also have a group of photos from the entire collection we call unknown, which are photos we don't know who the people are.

The Luther Arnold Family

-- We only have a few of the Luther Henry Arnold family.

-- Here is the Luther Arnold photo directory


LHA (10) This is the only photo we have of Luther and his family. I'm not sure when this was taken, but Bruce is not in the picture. He died May 23rd 1924, and Helen died July 28th 1924.

-- Seated Left to Right; Luther, his daughter Florence, and his wife Rebecca Pipher.

--  Standing Left to Right: Eva, John, Helen, Roy Slothower, Mary, Raymond, and Annie.


LHA (10A) Luther H. Arnold.

LHA (10B) Rebecca Pipher-Arnold.

The Michael Wrightstone Family

-- Here is the Michael Wrightstone photo directory


Michael Wrightstone and Eliza Kline children.

i. Ulysses S. Grant Wrightstone.

ii. Ira Alfred Wrightstone was born June 11th1867, and died June 27th1953.

iii. William Elmer Wrightstone

iv. Charles Howard Wrightstone was born March 28th1870, and he died February 20th 1871.

v. Franklin Marion Wrightstone

vi. Edwin Underwood Wrightstone

vii. Irwin Caleb Wrightstone was born July 11th1878, and died in 1931. He is buried in Enola.

viii. Maurice Percy Wrightstone

ix. Ida May Wrightstone

~ Ulysses S. Grant Wrightstone ~

-- Here is the Ulysses Wrightstone photo directory


UGW (01) Ulysses S. Grant Wrightstone was known mostly as Grant. He was born June 7th1866, and died October 20th1943.

-- On the back of the photo: Uncle Grant. Grant resembles his brother Frank, and his cousin George.

-- Grant lived in Marysville Perry County in 1900, and about 1905 he married and moved to Harrisburg PA. The photo is c. 1905.

-- The photo was taken by Cook Photographers in Harrisburg Pennsylvania. Grant’s sister, Ida May, also had a photo taken by Cook Photographers.


UGW (02) Grant’s Memorial Pamphlet; he died October 20th 1943, and his services were held at the Myers Funeral Home in Mechanicsburg.

UGW (03) Grant’s gravesite, Plot: section 36, East Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin County Pennsylvania. He was laid to rest in the East Harrisburg Cemetery, in the Roy and Cora Mae Barger Himmelright plot, parallel with their flat stone marker.

~ William Elmer Wrightstone Family ~

-- Here is the William Wrightstone photo directory


William was born December 7th1868, and died 1942. He married Ella B. Kreider, and they had three boys.

i. Harold Wrightstone

ii. Walter Wrightstone

iii. Eugene Wrightstone


WEW (01A) On the back of the Photo: Harold, Walter, Eugene Wrightstone. Based on their ages my take is, Left to Right: Walter, Eugene, and Harold; sons of William and Ella Wrightstone.

WEW (02) 1915 photo at William Wrightstone’s brother, Frank Wrightstone’s home in Shiremanstown Pennsylvania. WEW (02A) has the names imposed on the photo. William’s and Frank’s sister, Ida May Wrightstone-May is also in the photo with her husband and children.

WEW (03) William’s son, Walter Hall Wrightstone’s Memorial Pamphlet

WEW (04) This is the newspaper obituary of Bessie M. Wrightstone. William’s son Eugene married his cousin; Bessie May, who was Jonathan May’s and Ida Wrightstone’s daughter. Ida is the youngest sister of William Wrightstone.

WEW (05) This is a photo from William's cousin, J. Paul Wrightstone. I fou nd it, and I'm attempting to see if the guy on the left is William. I have another like this, but I'm, certain the photo is of Wrightstone men.

~ Franklin Marion Wrightstone Family ~

--  There are way to many photos to display, so here is the Frank Wrightstone family photo directory.


Frank was born January 20th1872, and died in 1929. He married Edith E. Miller. Their children are:

i. Ralph Wrightstone

ii. Jay Wayne Wrightstone

iii. Leroy (Roy) Wrightstone

iv. Sarah Wrightstone

v. Lloyd Wrightstone

vi. Albert (Al) Wrightstone

vii. George Wrightstone

viii. Pearl Wrightstone


FMW (01A) Frank and Edith Wrightstone; Frank resembles his brother Grant, and his cousin George.

FMW (02) On the back of the photo: Aunt Edith, Uncle Frank, Ralph ~ Frank and Edith Wrightstone with their 1st born, Ralph Henry Wrightstone

FMW (02C) This is a photo of Frank and Edith Wrightstone’s home at 7 Green Street Shiremanstown Cumberland County Pennsylvania.

FMW (03) Frank and Edith ~ Frank died in 1929 at 52 years old. The photo is of poor quality.

FMW (04) Frank worked as a mechanic for the local trolleys. Frank is the 2nd man from the right.

FMW (05C) Written on the back, Left to Right: Ralph, Leroy (Roy), Sarah, and Jay Wayne. c. 1909; Sarah was born in 1907.

FMW (05E) 1913 Photo at Kolhlertown School outside Shiremanstown. This is a photo with names imposed on the photo.

FMW (06) 1915 Frank Wrightstone reunion in Shiremanstown Pennsylvania; In the photo is Frank’s sister, Ida May Wrightstone and her husband Jonathan I. May. And FMW (06A)has the names imposed on the photo.

FMW (06B) 1916 – Left to Right: Ralph and Leroy (Roy, and FMW (06C), and FMW (06D)are 1917-1918 photos of Jay Wayne.

FMW (07) 1935 - Edith Miller-Wrightstone, and photo FMW (07B)is Edith with Jonathan I. May, Ida Wrightstone's husband.

FMW (08) 1941 – Edith Miller-Wrightstone

FMW (09A) Left to right; Lloyd, Roy, Al, George, Wayne, Grandma Wrightstone. Leroy was known as Roy, Al is short for Albert, Jay Wayne was known as Wayne.

FMW (09B) Written on the back of the photo: Lloyd’s wife Lulu, Albert’s wife Faith, Roy’s wife Mary, Wayne’s wife Kay, George’s wife Evelyn, and Edith Wrightstone.

FMW (14) 1947 - Edith’s daughter Sarah E. Wrightstone-Sheaffer’s children: Left to Right: William, Peggy, Caroline, and Fred

FMW (16) No date – Written on the back of the photo:

-- Front Row - Left to Right: Jay Spangler, Bob W., Ralph Jr and small boy, Lloyd W., and Ken and Don Spangler

-- 2nd Row - Left to Right: Oscar Miller, Lloyd W., and George W.

-- Back Row - Left to Right: Roy W., David Berry, Albert W., whoes face is hidden, John May, and Ross B.

~ Maurice Percy Wrightstone Family ~

-- Here is the Maurice Wrightstone photo directory


Maurice was born February 17th1880. He moved to Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois. He married 26 year old Luelle Pearl Nelms on November 21st 1912.

Luella went by the name Pearl, and she was born September 22nd 1886 in Owaneco Christian County, Illinois. They had no children. Maurice died 1941 living in Nebraska.

MPW (01C) This photo is in poor condition. The man behind the plow is most likely a Wrighstone. It could be Edwin, or another bother. MPW (01B) is the back of the photo, which is stamped, P. M. Wrightstone, Photographer.

--  This is in reference to Maurice using his own camera to take the photo.

-- The photo most likely was taken while he still lived with his father, Michael; c. 1898 to 1900.

-- Maurice may have tried is occupation as a photographer.

-- Starting about 1902 Maurice became a traveling salesman, married in Illinois, and became a plumber, and had a business in McCook Red Willow County Nebraska.

-- In 1900 Michael and his family, including 20 year old Maurice, lived in Upper Allen Township Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Shepherdstown Post Office.

-- The mountains in the background appear to be similar to those in Monaghan Township, York County, and the Shepherdstown Area.


MPW (03B) This is a photo of Nelms Family, with Maurice Wrightstone and his wife Pearl Nelms-Wrightstone.

MPW (03C) has names imposed on the photo.

MPW (04B) This is a close up of Maurice Percy Wrightstone.

MPW (05A) This is a close up of his wife Pearl Nelms-Wrighstone.

~ Ida May Wrightstone Family ~

-- Here is the Ida Wrightstone-May photo directory


Ida was born July 6th1885, and died 1931. She married Jonathan I. May in February 2nd1904. Ida and Jonathan May had the following children:

i. Bessie May, who married her cousin Eugene Wrightstone.

ii. Warren May

iii. Jesse (Jess) May

iv. Beulah May


IMW (01) Ida May Wrightstone, and her husband Jonathan I. May was taken by Cook Photographers of Harrisburg Pennsylvania; most likely when they married in 1904. Ida’s brother, Grant, also had a photo taken by Cook Photographers.

EUW (26A) Left to Right: circa 1927, Unknown female (Possibly-Ida May Wrightstone; See Ida Wrightstone Photos), and Irene Wrightstone, The car in the back ground looks like a 1927 Buick Brougham Sedan Master Six. That would make Irene about 21 years old. EUW (26B) is a photo of a 1927 Buick Brougham Sedan Master Six.

IMW (02) Ida and John May Children – Left to Right: Bessie M.; Warren; Jesse A.; Beulah I. IMW (02A) is the back of the photo

IMW (03) Ida’s brother, Frank Wrightstone, 1915 gathering in Shiremanstown Pennsylvania. Photo IMW (03A) has some of the names imposed on the photo. Ida’s other brother, William, is also in the photo.

IMW (04) Ida May Wrightstone

IMW (04A) Ida May Wrightstone-May and Jonathan May

IMW (05) Ida and Jonathan May, and Beulah May-Smith head stone at Filey’s Church and Cemetery, Filey’s Road in Monaghan Township York County Pennsylvania.

IMW (06) 1947 - Jonathan I. May with Edith Miller-Wrightstone

IMW (07) Jonathan May’s Memorials Pamphlet

IMW (08) Left to Right: Beulah’s granddaughter from her daughter Elaine May-Robson - Marie Robson- Zirilli, her son Peter Zirilli and his new wife; Marie’s husband Peter Zirilli and their daughter Liana Zirilli.

IMW (09) Jonathan and Ida May’s daughter Bessie M. May-Smith obituary

The John Wrightstone Family

-- Here is the John Wrightstone photo directory.


John Wrightstone married Elizabeth Wire. They had twelve children, and only three survived and started a family.

i. Margaret (Maggie) Ellen Wrightstone who married Charles Shuff

ii. George Benson Wrightstone (1864-1953)

iii. Jonathan K. Wrightstone (1868-1943)


JW (01) These are photos of Filey’s Church and Cemetery on Filey’s Road in Monaghan Township York County Pennsylvania, near Dillsburg Pennsylvania. The church burned down in 2010.

John’s brother Michael Wrightstone, his wife, and son Charles Howard Wrightstone are also buried in this cemetery, and Michael’s daughter Ida May Wrightstone-May, her husband, and daughter.

JW (02A) John and Elizabeth Wrightstone’s headstone, and to the right is their son Jonathan and his wife Sarah Wrightstone’s headstone.

JW (03) The two headstones of John and Elizabeth Wrightstone. Here are close ups of the headstones, JW (03A), and JW (03B).

~ George Benson Wrightstone ~

-- Here is the John Wrightstone photo directory


This collection of photos is from Robert and Greg Wrightstone, and their father George Robert Wrightstone.

Son of John and Elizabeth, George Benson Wrightstone, who married Mary L. McQuate. They had three children.

i. Mary E. Wrightstone was born May 1890 in Cumberland County Pennsylvania.

ii. Jacob Paul Wrightstone (1897-1988)

iii. Sarah M. Wrightstone was born May 1899 in Cumberland County Pennsylvania. Sarah married Lester Greenfield and they had a son named Lester Greenfield.


GBW (01) John and Elizabeth Wrightstone’s son, George Benson Wrightstone, holding his son Jacob Paul Wrightstone; c. 1900.

George resembles his cousins Grant Wrightstone, and Frank Wrightstone.

GBW (02) George and Mary Wrightstone’s son; Jacob Paul and Elleatha Wrightstone sons: Left to Right – George Robert, Harold Marshal, Donald Marlin, and John Paul; c. 1933 or 1934

GBW (03) Jacob Paul and Elleatha Wrightstone’s family; Left to Right: Harold Marshal, his father Jacob, Donald Marlin, and his mother Elleatha Mildred Shearer, and George Robert; Back Row, Left to Right: John Paul, Vivian Opel, and Miriam Arlene. c. 1935 or 1936

GBW (04) Jacob Paul Wrightstone tenet farmer for John McCormack

GBW (06) Joyce A. Basehore-Wrightstone Obituary; George Robert Wrightstone’s wife.

GBW (08) 2013 Photo of George Wrightstone and his son Bob Wrightstone.

GBW (09) This is a photo of Wrightstone men. This is the same photo with names imposed on itGBW (09A).

~ Jonathan Kline Wrightstone ~

-- Here is the John Wrightstone photo directory


Son of John and Elizabeth ~ Jonathan Kline Wrightstone married Sarah Ellen Fortney. They had five children.

i. Elmer Jay Wrightstone was born June 1890.

ii. Russell Guy Wrightstone (1893-1969)

iii. Zedna Wrightstone was born March 1895.

iv. Laura M. Wrightstone was born June 30th 1904.

v. Ruth M. Wrightstone was born circa 1907


JKW (02) Jonathan and Sarah Wrightstone headstones at Fileys Cemetery.

JKW (03), JKW (03A), and JKW (03C), are photos of Russell Wrightstone baseball cards.

In the early 1920’s Russell played for the Philadelphia Phillies as a 3rd baseman and other infield and utility positions. After 1926 he played for the New York Giants as a 3rd baseman.

JKW (03E), JKW (03F), JKW (03G), JKW (03H), and JKW (03I) are of Russ Wrightstone when he was part of the 1922 Philadelphia Phillies baseball team.

JKW (03K), JKW (03L), and JKW (03M) are of Russ when he was part of the 1928 New York Giants baseball team.

JKW (04), and JKW (04A) are photos of Russell Wrightstone’s baseball glove.

Edwin and Hattie Wrightstone Unknown Photos

These photos were in the Wrightstone-Sollenberger-Bentz family collection, but who we could not positively identify.

No writings on the back of the photo, no other photos of the people in the collections, nothing.

Except for supposing who the people are, no one has any idea who they are.

-- Here is the unknown Wrightstone people photo directory


~ Irene Mary Wrighstone-Klinger Collection ~

Irene Klinger (IK) is the daughter of Edwin Wrightstone and Hattie Arnold. Irene married Ed Klinger, and the collection came from her daughter, my mother, Dorothy Irene Klinger-Graham.

IK (01) This photo was in the Irene Klinger Collection. It is of a woman in a white dress.

IK (02) This photo was in the Irene Klinger Collection, it is of a baby, about 6 months old, the photographer is: Penn Park Studio, York Pennsylvania. Simon Diller’s family lived in this area.

IK (04) This photo was in the Irene Klinger or Dottie Klinger-Graham’s Collection; two boys

IK (05) This photo was in Irene Wrightstone’s Collection, taken by Childers studio of Mechanicsburg PA. Most likely mother and daughter; possibly Evelyn Burgard and her mother Gertie Bentz-Burgard, they were close to Irene

~ Ruth Wrightstone-Miller Collection ~

The collection came from Edwin and Hattie Wrightstone's daughter, Ruth Miller, through her sister Julia Edmunds, and her daughter Sharon Rankin.

EUW (11A) Written on the back of the photo: This was taken on Samuel’s 8th birthday April 29, 1922.

We know that the little boy to the right is Clyde Wrightstone; See photos EUW (07), and EUW (07A). We’re still determining who Samuel may be.

~ Clyde Edwin Wrightstone Collection ~

Clyde (CEW) is the son of Edwin Wrightstone and Hattie Arnold. Clyde married Hazel Moyer, and the collection came from their daughters; Linda Minnich and Sue Witters.

Why this photo is in uncle Clyde's collection leads me to believe a relationship to his parents Edwin and Hattie.

CEW (25) is a post card photo of people at the Gettysburg Battlefield. I suspect it is a photo of young Wrightstone boys, and possibly an older Wrightstone. And, this is the back of the photo CEW (25B)

There are resemblances of the people in two photos in our collection. Photo CEW (25) is from Michael Wrightstone's family line, and the other GBW (09) is from Michael's brother, John Wrightstone, family line. I suspect the people in the photo are Wrightstone brothers, uncles, or cousins.

-- CEW (25) was taken between 1910 and 1920. The man standing to the extreme right resembles George Wrightstone in GBW (01B). George looks like his cousins, Grant in UGW (01), or Grant's brother Frank in FMW (01A).

The man to the far left looks like the guy in photo GBW (09) This is a photo of Wrightstone men. This is the same photo with names imposed on it GBW (09A).

These are photos of the site the original Gettysburg Battlefield photo CEW (25) was taken.

-- CEW (25G) This is a 2003 photo in the same proximation as CEW (25), and CEW (25H) is the monument, which was part of an effort by the War Department in 1909 to place Monuments throughout the battlefield. This was during a time when small parcels of ground where purchased and owned by the Federal Government; hence the fence in the foreground.

-- CEW (25I) The crescent moon on the monument represents the 11th Corps Artillery Brigade commanded by Major Thomas Osburn. The 11th attached to the Army of the Potomac, Chief of Artillery under the command of Brigadier General Henry J. Hunt. The monument itself represents the position of Battery G, 4th US Artillery commanded by Lt. Bayard Wilkeson and Lt. Eugene Bancroft. This particular monument is located north of Gettysburg; Route 34 to Howard Avenue.

CEW (25J) 1910 Peerless Passenger Auto, and CEW (25K) is a 1911 Pierce Arrow. Both cars are similar to the one in CEW (25).

CEW (26) This photo is a group of men and boys at a barn slaughtering a pig. I suspect it is a photo of young Wrightstone boys, and possibly an older Wrightstone.

Look close at the man in the hat. CEW (26B) who resembles the man in JW (02B) which is a photo from the Julia Edmunds collection. Wrightstone, Bentz, ????

~ Julia Edmunds Collection ~

Julia Edmunds is the daughter of Edwin Wrightstone and Hattie Arnold. Julia married Fritz Edmunds, and the collection came from their daughters; Sharon Rankin, and Marsha Sharp.

Julia had most of the photos from her parents Edwin and Hattie Wrightstone, and all the photos from her sister, Ruth Wrightstone, who married Ken Miller.

JW (02) This little boy looks like a Sollenberger. There were no markings or comments on the back of the photo. I'm are certain the boy is from the Sollenberger or Bentz family.

JW (02A) This photo came from Ruth Wrightstone-Miller. It’s a photo of an older portly looking man. His appearance looks like it could be a Wrightstone, MPW (04B) This is a close up of Maurice Percy Wrightstone.

JW (02B)  I can only think the photo is from the Wrightstone, Sollenberger, Bentz, or Diller family. It appears to be an artist sketch of an older man.

 From all of the photos I’ve seen and studied, my guess is John or Michael Wrightstone, my outside guess would be Tobias Bentz’s father; Michael Bentz.


JW (02D) This photo was part of the Ruth Wrightstone-Miller Collection, provided by Sharon Rankin, It’s a photo of two women

JW (02E) It’s a photo of a young girl.

JW (02F) A photo of young boys. The boy on the left with his cap is dressed like the one with his butt pointing at the camera. The boy holding his cap isn’t dressed like the other two.

JW (02G) Now I know someone knows who this is.