Annie Shiley
White Post woman named in December 1923 as a daughter of James F. Smith, a Frederick County farmer who died near Stephens City.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of December 13, 1923 reports that James F. Smith, father of Mrs. Annie Shiley of White Post, died at his home near Stephens City on December 2, and names her first among his five daughters.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of December 13, 1923 reports that James F. Smith, father of Mrs. Annie Shiley of White Post, died at his home near Stephens City on December 2, and names her first among his five daughters.
What the source supports
That Annie Shiley of White Post was named in 1923 as a daughter of James F. Smith.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The item prints her given name "Abnie" once and "Annie" once. Her father has no record here, so no kinship record is made.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The December 13, 1923 obituary of James F. Smith.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., December 13, 1923
Clarke Courier · 1923-12-13 (publication)
Locator: Page 3, obituary of James F. Smith
Relevant passageJAMES F. SMITH Mr. James F. Smith, father of Mrs. Abnie Shiley, of White Post, died at his home near Stephens City Sunday December 2. ... He is survived by a widow, formerly Miss • Mary Evans, of Frederick county, five daughters, Mrs. Annie Shiley, of White Post
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
AI-assisted source check (Claude Opus 5) · 2026-09-16. How this project checks its sources
Also indexed as: Mrs. Annie Shiley. Life dates that aren't known aren't guessed at here.
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