Name/Title
Claire (Lindsey) Reisinger [1884-1916], Waynesburg College, Class of 1916Entry/Object ID
2008.2.436Description
Claire (Lindsey) Reisinger [1884-1916], Waynesburg College, Class of 1916 - wife of Emory William Reisinger, daughter of John Howard Lindsey and Ella Jean Wilson, stepdaughter of Robinson Franklin Downey.
Claire was killed in a car accident on 6 June 1916, just nine days before her graduation day on 15 June 1916. Her mother, Ella Jean (Wilson) (Lindsey) Downey, a Waynesburg College alumna, Class of 1879, accepted Claire's diploma at the ceremony.
Reproduction of original photograph from Clarence F. Long, Waynesburg, Pa.Collection
Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum CollectionMade/Created
Studio
Clarence F. Long Community Art ShopDate made
1916Place
Location
Pennsylvania / Greene County / WaynesburgLexicon
Search Terms
Downey family, Lindsey family, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Schools--Waynesburg College--Alumni, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Schools--Waynesburg College--Class of 1916Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
WAYN_AN001_1916_0015Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Lindsey, Claire [1884-1916]Provenance
Provenance Detail
Waynesburg College Alumni Series - Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum CollectionNotes
Archived at the Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum (Miller Hall, 51 W. College St.; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370). Shared with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2008.
Source Citation: Claire (Lindsey) Reisinger [1884-1916], Waynesburg College, Class of 1916; item no. WAYN_AN001_1916_0015, Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum Collection; Greene Connections Archives Project (GreeneConnections.com).