Carl L. Wellinger
Martinsburg, West Virginia, man who married Miss Stella Augusta Trenary at her uncle J. W. Kercheval's home on February 24, 1922.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of March 2, 1922 reports that Miss Stella Augusta Trenary and Carl L. Wellinger of Martinsburg were quietly married the Friday afternoon before at the home of the bride's uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kercheval. Patricia B. Duncan's abstract of the Clarke County marriage register has an entry for the marriage of Carl L. Wellinger, 30, in mercantile business, of Martinsburg, to Stella Augusta Trenary at Berryville on February 24, 1922; that it records this marriage is a proposal resting on the names, date and officiant.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of March 2, 1922 reports that Miss Stella Augusta Trenary and Carl L. Wellinger of Martinsburg were quietly married the Friday afternoon before at the home of the bride's uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kercheval. Patricia B. Duncan's abstract of the Clarke County marriage register has an entry for the marriage of Carl L. Wellinger, 30, in mercantile business, of Martinsburg, to Stella Augusta Trenary at Berryville on February 24, 1922; that it records this marriage is a proposal resting on the names, date and officiant.
What the source supports
That Carl L. Wellinger of Martinsburg married Stella Augusta Trenary at Berryville on February 24, 1922.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The Courier's OCR prints the surname "WeUinger" and "Wolingor"; the register abstract reads "Wellinger." The register entry is cited, not merged.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The March 2, 1922 report of the wedding of Stella Augusta Trenary and Carl L. Wellinger.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., March 2, 1922
Clarke Courier · 1922-03-02 (publication)
Locator: Page 4, report "Pretty Home Wedding Here"
Relevant passage- Miss Stella 'Augusta Trenary* and Mr. Carl L. WeUinger [Wellinger], of Martingsburg [Martinsburg], were quietly mat-; ried at the home of the bride's uncle aod [and] aunt, Mr. and Mrs. J.| W. Kercheval last Friday after ! noon at 2:3000 o’clock.
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: contextualizes. Duncan's register entry for the marriage of Carl L. Wellinger and Stella Augusta Trenary, February 24, 1922, cited as a second record; the match is a proposal.
Patricia B. Duncan, Clarke County, Virginia Marriages 1887-1925 (Heritage Books, 2009)
Patricia B. Duncan · 2009 (publication)
Locator: Page 171, register entry for the marriage of Carl L. Wellinger and Stella Augusta Trenary
Relevant passageWELLINGER, Carl L; s/o G. a Rachael Jane WELLINGER; 30y; sgl: mercantile business; b. Martinsburg W Va; res. 304 East Burke St.. Martinsburg. W Va; m. 24 Feb 1922 at Berryville to TRENARY, Stella Augusta; d/o A. B. a Augusta TRENARY; 27y; sgl; b. a res. Martinsburg W Va;
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: duncan-clarke-marriages. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
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