Betty Morgan
Clarke-born daughter of John Morgan, once owner of the Hook farm, who died at 87 on May 2, 1921 at a home near Berryville and was buried at the Old Chapel.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of May 12, 1921 reports that Miss Betty Morgan, daughter of the late John Morgan, who owned the Hook farm years before, died May 2 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John A. T. Grigsby after a long illness. It says she was 87, born in Clarke County, had lived for many years at Stephens City, and was buried in the Old Chapel Cemetery.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of May 12, 1921 reports that Miss Betty Morgan, daughter of the late John Morgan, who owned the Hook farm years before, died May 2 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John A. T. Grigsby after a long illness. It says she was 87, born in Clarke County, had lived for many years at Stephens City, and was buried in the Old Chapel Cemetery.
What the source supports
That Betty Morgan, a daughter of John Morgan of the Hook farm, died on May 2, 1921, aged 87.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The Grigsbys, at whose home she died, have no record here. She is not linked to any other Morgan.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The May 12, 1921 obituary.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., May 12, 1921
Clarke Courier · 1921-05-12 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, obituary "Miss Betty Morgan Dies After Long Illness"
Relevant passageMiss Betty Morgan, daughter of the late John Morgan, who owned the Hook farm years ago. di(>d [died] May 2, at the home of Mr. and Mrs John A. T. Grigsby, after a long illr.ess [illness]. She was 87 years old and was born in Clarke county. She had made her home for many years at Stephens City. ... interment made in tlie [the] Old Chapel |;Cemetery.
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
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