Person

Estelle Rutherford

White Post woman named in the 1921 Minnie Wood letters, visiting relatives there and staying with her grandfather, J. C. Rutherford.

What the sources support

The Clarke Courier's Minnie Wood letter of September 15, 1921 reports that Miss Estelle Rutherford of White Post was visiting relatives in the section for several days. Its letter of December 15, 1921 reports that she spent a few days at the home of her grandfather, J. C. Rutherford.

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The Clarke Courier's Minnie Wood letter of September 15, 1921 reports that Miss Estelle Rutherford of White Post was visiting relatives in the section for several days. Its letter of December 15, 1921 reports that she spent a few days at the home of her grandfather, J. C. Rutherford.

What the source supports

That Estelle Rutherford of White Post was named in 1921 as a granddaughter of J. C. Rutherford.

Uncertainty

Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. Her grandfather has no record here, so no kinship record is made. She is not linked to any other Rutherford.

Source

Reporting

Evidence role: supports. The September 15, 1921 Minnie Wood letter.

Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., September 15, 1921

Clarke Courier · 1921-09-15 (publication)

Locator: Page 2, Minnie Wood letter

Relevant passage
Miss Estelle Rutherford of White Post, is visiting relatives in thisseo tion for seteral days.

Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.

Open source

Source family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.

Reporting

Evidence role: supports. The December 15, 1921 Minnie Wood letter.

Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., December 15, 1921

Clarke Courier · 1921-12-15 (publication)

Locator: Page 4, Minnie Wood letter

Relevant passage
Miss Estelle Rutherford, of White Post, spent a few days at the home of her grandfather Mr. J. C Ruther | ford.

Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.

Open source

Source 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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