John Billmyre
Gaylord man named in December 1923 as the father of Miss Mary Billmyre, who died at 43 at the Home for Incurables in Richmond.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of December 20, 1923 reports that Miss Mary Billmyre, daughter of John Billmyre of Gaylord, died at the Home for Incurables in Richmond, aged 43, and that her father survived her and lived at Gaylord.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of December 20, 1923 reports that Miss Mary Billmyre, daughter of John Billmyre of Gaylord, died at the Home for Incurables in Richmond, aged 43, and that her father survived her and lived at Gaylord.
What the source supports
That John Billmyre of Gaylord was named in 1923 as the father of Mary Billmyre.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. He is known here only from his daughter's obituary, which prints the surname "Billrayre" and "Blllmyre." His daughter has no record here, so no kinship record is made.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The December 20, 1923 obituary of Miss Mary Billmyre.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., December 20, 1923
Clarke Courier · 1923-12-20 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, obituary "Miss Mary Billmyre"
Relevant passageMiss Mary Blllmyre, daughter of Mr. John Billrayre, of Gaylor'd, died at the Home for Incurables. Richmond, last Friday afternoon. Miss Blllmyre was 43 years of age ... Her father, Mr. John"; Blllmyre,,, survives her, and resides at Qaylord [Gaylord].
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
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