Charles Lewis Willingham
Lifelong Clarke County resident and member of Marvin Chapel M. E. Church, who died at 78 on November 5, 1922 at his son's home near Berryville and was buried at Green Hill.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of November 23, 1922 reports that Charles Lewis Willingham, a lifelong resident of Clarke County, died at the home of his son, Wm. W. Willingham, near Berryville, on November 5, aged 78. It says he was a member of Marvin Chapel M. E. Church, was buried in Green Hill Cemetery, and was survived by three sons, a stepson, two daughters, among them Mrs. Kate Cornwell of White Post, and a sister, Mrs. Jennie Cooper of Boyce.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of November 23, 1922 reports that Charles Lewis Willingham, a lifelong resident of Clarke County, died at the home of his son, Wm. W. Willingham, near Berryville, on November 5, aged 78. It says he was a member of Marvin Chapel M. E. Church, was buried in Green Hill Cemetery, and was survived by three sons, a stepson, two daughters, among them Mrs. Kate Cornwell of White Post, and a sister, Mrs. Jennie Cooper of Boyce.
What the source supports
That Charles Lewis Willingham died near Berryville on November 5, 1922, aged 78.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. Of his relatives, Wm. W. Willingham, Mrs. Kate Cornwell and Mrs. Jennie Cooper have records here, each linked by proposal.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The November 23, 1922 obituary of Charles Lewis Willingham.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., November 23, 1922
Clarke Courier · 1922-11-23 (publication)
Locator: Page 4, obituary "Death of Charles Lewis Willingham"
Relevant passageCharles Lewis Willingham, a life i long resident of Clarke county, died ■ at the home of his son, Wm. W. Will-; Ingham, near Berryville, On Nov. 5,. age 7 8 years. ... He ] leaves three sons, Wm. W., of near Berryville; J. H. and L. P. Willingham, of Summit Point, W. Va.; ... two daughters. Mrs. Lucy Armel, of -Bunker Hill, W. Va., and; Mrs. Kate Cornwell, of White Post; also one sister,' Mrs. Jennie Cooper, of Boyce.
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. Its account of his church and burial.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., November 23, 1922
Clarke Courier · 1922-11-23 (publication)
Locator: Page 4, obituary "Death of Charles Lewis Willingham," funeral
Relevant passageMr. Willingham had been a mem-' ber of Marvin Chapel Mi [M.] E. Church for a number of years. ... Interment wa3 [was] made In Green Hill cemetery.
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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