Albert Polhamus
One of the oldest citizens of Berryville, who died at 81 in February 1922 at the home of his sister, Mrs. J. H. Bayliss, and was buried near Round Hill.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of February 16, 1922 reports that Albert Polhamus, one of the oldest citizens of Berryville, died the Monday morning before at the home of his sister, Mrs. J. H. Bayliss, aged 81, and was buried in the graveyard near the Presbyterian Church at Round Hill.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of February 16, 1922 reports that Albert Polhamus, one of the oldest citizens of Berryville, died the Monday morning before at the home of his sister, Mrs. J. H. Bayliss, aged 81, and was buried in the graveyard near the Presbyterian Church at Round Hill.
What the source supports
That Albert Polhamus of Berryville died at 81, as reported on February 16, 1922.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The body prints the surname "Pdthamus" once; the headline and the rest of the item give "Polhamus." The item dates the death only as "last Monday." His sister and brothers have no records here.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The February 16, 1922 obituary.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., February 16, 1922
Clarke Courier · 1922-02-16 (publication)
Locator: Page 4, obituary "Albert Polhamus, Aged Citizen, Dies"
Relevant passageALBERT POLHAMUS, AGED CITIZEN, DIES Mr. Albert Pdthamus [Polhamus], one of the oldest citizens of Berryville, died last Monday morning at 4 o’clock at the home of his sister, Mrs. J. H. -Bayliss. He was 81 years old. ... Funeral ^services were held at 'the Presbyterian Church at 1 Round Hill ... He was 'buried in the graveyard near 'there.
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
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