Joseph O. Wilson
Former Winchester businessman who spent his last days with his sister, Mrs. Harry C. Warner, and died at her home in April 1922 after two years' illness.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of April 13, 1922 reports that Joseph O. Wilson, a former business man of Winchester, died the Sunday morning before at the home of his sister, Mrs. Harry C. Warner, after an illness of over two years, having come "here" to spend his last days with her. It says he was a son of the late Geo. A. Wilson and of Mrs. Margaret Ann Wilson, and was buried in Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Winchester.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of April 13, 1922 reports that Joseph O. Wilson, a former business man of Winchester, died the Sunday morning before at the home of his sister, Mrs. Harry C. Warner, after an illness of over two years, having come "here" to spend his last days with her. It says he was a son of the late Geo. A. Wilson and of Mrs. Margaret Ann Wilson, and was buried in Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Winchester.
What the source supports
That Joseph O. Wilson, formerly of Winchester, died at his sister's home, as reported on April 13, 1922.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The item says he came "here" and does not name the town; the Warner home is taken to be in the Courier's area, not established. It dates the death only as "last Sunday morning" and gives no age. His relatives have no records here.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The April 13, 1922 obituary.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 13, 1922
Clarke Courier · 1922-04-13 (publication)
Locator: Page 4, obituary "Mrs. Warner's Brother Dies; Long Ill"
Relevant passageMr. Joseph O. Wilson, former business man of Winchester, died last Sunday morning at the home of his sister, Mrs. Harry C. V arner [Warner], after an illness extending over two years. ... He came here some time ago to spend his last days with his sister and brother in-law. Mr. Wilson was a son of the late Geo. A. Wilson and of Mrs. Margaret Ann \yilson [Wilson]. ... burial took place in Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Winchester.
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
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