Harry Lee Boxwell
Harry Lee Boxwell, a Berryville parent whose children masqueraded with the Walnut Street neighborhood children ahead of Hallowe'en in October 1937.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of October 28, 1937 reports that the children of the Walnut Street neighborhood in Berryville masqueraded in costumes and false faces on a Tuesday night ahead of Hallowe'en, and names Harry Lee Boxwell among the parents whose children were out.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of October 28, 1937 reports that the children of the Walnut Street neighborhood in Berryville masqueraded in costumes and false faces on a Tuesday night ahead of Hallowe'en, and names Harry Lee Boxwell among the parents whose children were out.
What the source supports
That Harry Lee Boxwell had children in the Walnut Street neighborhood of Berryville in 1937.
Uncertainty
The page image was read twice, the second time independently, and both readings agree. The page prints "Harry Lee Boxwell"; an earlier OCR text had read "Boswell." He is named only as a parent. The item does not name or count his children.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The October 28, 1937 item on the Walnut Street Hallowe'en masqueraders.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., October 28, 1937
Clarke Courier · 1937-10-28 (publication)
Locator: Page 3, item on the Walnut Street gang's early Hallowe'en
Relevant passageHunning [Running] about were cltildren [children] of Harry Lee Boswell, Bob Creel, Ned Carter Ban Fletcher, Doug Carter and others
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource 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
Also indexed as: Harry Lee Boswell. Life dates that aren't known aren't guessed at here.
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