Harry Pearrell
Fruit man from Hagerstown in charge of Harry Warden's orchards below the Berryville depot, formerly of the Rosemont Farm, who died suddenly at his East Main Street home in August 1922, aged 40.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of August 24, 1922 reports that Harry Pearrell, a fruit man employed by Harry Warden, died suddenly at his home on East Main Street the Monday before of a ruptured blood vessel, after dosing his cow, and that it was believed he had been injured by the cow. It says he was 40, came to Berryville from Hagerstown, and worked on the Rosemont Farm before taking charge of Mr. Warden's orchards below the depot. Its issue of August 31, 1922 prints a notice giving his age as 40 years, 3 months and 12 days, and his membership in the Methodist Church and the Modern Woodmen of America.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of August 24, 1922 reports that Harry Pearrell, a fruit man employed by Harry Warden, died suddenly at his home on East Main Street the Monday before of a ruptured blood vessel, after dosing his cow, and that it was believed he had been injured by the cow. It says he was 40, came to Berryville from Hagerstown, and worked on the Rosemont Farm before taking charge of Mr. Warden's orchards below the depot. Its issue of August 31, 1922 prints a notice giving his age as 40 years, 3 months and 12 days, and his membership in the Methodist Church and the Modern Woodmen of America.
What the source supports
That Harry Pearrell, manager of Harry Warden's orchards at Berryville, died suddenly at 40, as reported on August 24, 1922.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The cause of injury is "believed," not found; the second notice gives "hemorrhages" and says nothing of the cow. Both date the death only as "Monday," afternoon in one and evening in the other. His family have no records here.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The August 24, 1922 obituary.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., August 24, 1922
Clarke Courier · 1922-08-24 (publication)
Locator: Page 3, obituary "Harry Pearrell Dies Suddenly; Blood Vessel Ruptured"
Relevant passageMr. Harry Pearrell, a well known fruit man, who was eni pmloyed [employed] by Mr. Harry Warden, died suddenly at his home on East Main street Monday afternoon from a ruptured blood vessel. ... It is believed he was injured in some way by the cow. Mr. Pearrell came to Berry - ville from Hagerstown- He was a well liked and capable young man of forty years of age. He worked on the Kosemont [Rosemont] Farm before taking charge of Mr. Warden’s growing orchards below the depot.
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. The August 31, 1922 notice.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., August 31, 1922
Clarke Courier · 1922-08-31 (publication)
Locator: Page 4, memorial notice "The Late Harry Pearrell"
Relevant passageThe Late Harry Pearrell Harry E. Pearrell died vpry [very] suddenly at his home in Berryville, Monday evening at 8 o'clock from hemorrhages. He was 40 years, 3 months and 12 days old, and a member of the Methodist Church and Modern Woodman of America.
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
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