Evelyn Turpin
Granddaughter of Capt. William N. Nelson, who married Sumner F. Dudley Walters at Christ Church, Millwood, on June 14, 1922.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of June 15, 1922 reports from Millwood that Miss Evelyn Turpin, granddaughter of the late Capt. William N. Nelson, was married the afternoon before at Christ Episcopal Church to Sumner F. Dudley Walters of Montclair, New Jersey, by Rev. Charles Lee of Macon, Georgia, assisted by Rev. B. D. Chambers. Patricia B. Duncan's abstract of the Clarke County marriage register has an entry for the marriage of Evelyn Nelson Turpin, 23, of Millwood, daughter of Wm. C. and Evelyn Nelson Turpin, to Sumner Francis Dudley Walters at Millwood on June 14, 1922; 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 June 15, 1922 reports from Millwood that Miss Evelyn Turpin, granddaughter of the late Capt. William N. Nelson, was married the afternoon before at Christ Episcopal Church to Sumner F. Dudley Walters of Montclair, New Jersey, by Rev. Charles Lee of Macon, Georgia, assisted by Rev. B. D. Chambers. Patricia B. Duncan's abstract of the Clarke County marriage register has an entry for the marriage of Evelyn Nelson Turpin, 23, of Millwood, daughter of Wm. C. and Evelyn Nelson Turpin, to Sumner Francis Dudley Walters at Millwood on June 14, 1922; that it records this marriage is a proposal resting on the names, date and place.
What the source supports
That Evelyn Turpin of Millwood married Sumner F. Dudley Walters on June 14, 1922.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The Courier does not say where she lived; the register abstract gives Millwood. The register entry is cited, not merged. She is not linked to Rosa Woolfolk, though both are named granddaughters of Capt. Nelson.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The June 15, 1922 report of the wedding of Evelyn Turpin and Sumner F. Dudley Walters.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., June 15, 1922
Clarke Courier · 1922-06-15 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, report "Beautiful Wedding at Christ Church"
Relevant passageBEAUTIFUL WEDDING AT CHRIST CHURCH Miss Evelyn Turpin, Granddaughter of Late Capt. Wm. N. Nelson, is the Bride of Mr. Sumner F. Dudley Walters, of Mountclair, N. J., 'Yesterday •Afternoon.
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 the ceremony.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., June 15, 1922
Clarke Courier · 1922-06-15 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, report "Beautiful Wedding at Christ Church," continued
Relevant passageand a 'grand daughter of the late Capt. Wm. N'. Nelson, was married to Mr. Sumner F. Dudley Walters, of Mountclair, N. J. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Charles Lee, of Macon, Ga.. assisted by Rev. B. D. Chambers, rector of Christ Church.
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 Sumner Francis Dudley Walters and Evelyn Nelson Turpin, June 14, 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 168, register entry for the marriage of Sumner Francis Dudley Walters and Evelyn Nelson Turpin
Relevant passageWALTERS, Sumner Francis Dudley: s/o Chas F. & Mary A. WALTERS: 24y; sgl; minister; b Newark N. J.: res. Lawrence Kansas; m. 14 Jun 1922 at Millwood to TURPIN. Evelyn Nelson d/o Wm. C. & Evelyn Nelson TURPIN 23y. sg: 0. Macon, Georgia, res Millwood;
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 Evelyn Turpin; Evelyn Nelson Turpin. Life dates that aren't known aren't guessed at here.
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