Margaret Elizabeth Vorous
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vorous of Briggs, an invalid for many years, who died in April 1922.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of April 20, 1922 reports from Briggs that Miss Margaret Elizabeth Vorous, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vorous, died the Thursday night before after a long illness, having been an invalid for many years.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of April 20, 1922 reports from Briggs that Miss Margaret Elizabeth Vorous, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vorous, died the Thursday night before after a long illness, having been an invalid for many years.
What the source supports
That Margaret Elizabeth Vorous of Briggs died, as reported on April 20, 1922.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The body garbles her name ("M*ss Mar garet"); the headline gives "Margaret Vorous." The item dates the death only as "last Thursday night" and gives no age. Her parents have no records here.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The April 20, 1922 obituary.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 20, 1922
Clarke Courier · 1922-04-20 (publication)
Locator: Page 4, obituary "Miss Margaret Vorous Dies; Long Ill"
Relevant passageMISS MARGARET VOROUS DIES; LONG ILL Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vorous Bore Sufferings ; Patiently. Though An Invali' [Invalid] Many Years. Briggs, April 18—After a long llness, during which she bore her sufferings patiently ... M*ss Mar garet Elizabeth Vorous, passed away last Thursday night at 9 c’clock.
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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