Edna E. Shewbridge
Berryville woman who married George L. Ziler of Cumberland, Maryland, at the Methodist parsonage in Berryville on February 19, 1921.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of March 10, 1921 reports that Miss Edna E. Shewbridge of Berryville and George L. Ziler of Cumberland were married by Rev. W. H. Ballengee at the Methodist parsonage on February 19, and left for Cumberland. Patricia B. Duncan's abstract of the Clarke County marriage register has an entry for the marriage of Edna Elizabeth Shewbridge, 21, daughter of John and Emma E. Shewbridge, to George S. Ziler at Berryville on February 19, 1921; that it records this marriage is a proposal resting on the names, date and place.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of March 10, 1921 reports that Miss Edna E. Shewbridge of Berryville and George L. Ziler of Cumberland were married by Rev. W. H. Ballengee at the Methodist parsonage on February 19, and left for Cumberland. Patricia B. Duncan's abstract of the Clarke County marriage register has an entry for the marriage of Edna Elizabeth Shewbridge, 21, daughter of John and Emma E. Shewbridge, to George S. Ziler at Berryville on February 19, 1921; that it records this marriage is a proposal resting on the names, date and place.
What the source supports
That Edna E. Shewbridge of Berryville married George L. Ziler on February 19, 1921.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The Courier breaks the surname across a space. The register abstract's OCR prints her middle name "Ehzabeth." The register entry is cited, not merged into this record.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The March 10, 1921 wedding notice of George L. Ziler and Edna E. Shewbridge.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., March 10, 1921
Clarke Courier · 1921-03-10 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, item "Miss Shewbridge a Bride"
Relevant passageMISS 8HEWBRIDGE [SHEWBRIDGE] A BRIDE Mr. George L. Ziler, of Cumberland. M<i , and Miss Edna E. Shew bridge, of Berryville, were married by Rev W. H. Ballengee at the Methodist parsonage, Saturday, Feb- 19th Mr. and Mrs. Ziler left immediately for Cumberland, where they, will make their future home
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 George S. Ziler and Edna Elizabeth Shewbridge, February 19, 1921, 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 183, register entry for the marriage of George S. Ziler and Edna Elizabeth Shewbridge
Relevant passageZILER, George S.; s/o George W. & Martha E. ZILER; 45y; sgl; car repairer; b Doegully W Va: res. 33 Baker St., Cumberland Mo, m. 19 Feb 1921 at Berryville to SHEWBRIDGE, Edna Ehzabeth. d,o John & Emma E. SHEWBRIDGE; 21y; sgl; b. & res. ClrkVA.
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: duncan-clarke-marriages. 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: Miss Edna E. Shewbridge; Edna Elizabeth Shewbridge. Life dates that aren't known aren't guessed at here.
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