J. W. Butler
White Post man named in September 1923 as the father of the widow of Hugh Armel, killed at the Berryville basket factory.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of September 6, 1923 says Hugh Armel, killed at the Berryville basket factory, was survived by a wife, who was a Miss Butler, daughter of J. W. Butler of White Post.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of September 6, 1923 says Hugh Armel, killed at the Berryville basket factory, was survived by a wife, who was a Miss Butler, daughter of J. W. Butler of White Post.
What the source supports
That J. W. Butler of White Post was named in 1923 as the father of Hugh Armel's wife.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. He is known here only from his son-in-law's death notice, which gives only his initials. The kinship is recorded as a proposal from this notice.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The September 6, 1923 report of the death of Hugh Armel.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., September 6, 1923
Clarke Courier · 1923-09-06 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, report of the death of Hugh Armel, continued
Relevant passageMr. Armel was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Armel, of White Post ... He had been in Berryville only a short time, having accepted employment in the basket factory. ... He is' survived by a wife, who was a Miss Butler, daughter of J. W. Butler, of White Post, and a baby. Besides -’'-his pareuts [parents] he leaves three brothers——Messrs. Thomas Armel, of Boyce, Floyd Armel, of White Post, Lawerence Armel
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