Baker Tapscott
Judge and commissioner of election for the Mt. Airy precinct, named by the Clarke County Electoral Board in March 1921.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of March 31, 1921, reporting the election judges and clerks the Clarke County Electoral Board named for the ensuing year, lists Baker Tapscott as a judge for the Mt. Airy precinct and also its commissioner.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of March 31, 1921, reporting the election judges and clerks the Clarke County Electoral Board named for the ensuing year, lists Baker Tapscott as a judge for the Mt. Airy precinct and also its commissioner.
What the source supports
That Baker Tapscott was named a judge and the commissioner of election for the Mt. Airy precinct in 1921.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The list does not say where he lived. He is not linked to any other Tapscott.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The March 31, 1921 report of the Electoral Board's appointments.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., March 31, 1921
Clarke Courier · 1921-03-31 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, report "Election Judges and Clerks Named"
Relevant passageELECTION’ JUDGES AND CLERKS NAMED ... Goorge K. [George E.] Morgan Appointed Registrar for Berryvllle [Berryville] I*reclnct [Precinct] to Succeed N. F Smith, Resigned. The Clarke County Electoral Board, at a meeting Monday to name tin? [the] election officials for the ensuing year ... Mr. George E.' Morgan was appointed Registrar foe [for] the court house precinct, vice Mr. N. F. ! South [Smith] resigned
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Evidence role: supports. The Mt. Airy precinct in the same report.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., March 31, 1921
Clarke Courier · 1921-03-31 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, report "Election Judges and Clerks Named," Mt. Airy precinct
Relevant passageMt. Airy Precinct. Judges—W. E. Blount, Tl^os. El sea and Baker Tapscott (alsp [also] commissioner); Clerks—R. C. Littlfin and Thomas Reed.
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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