Mary E. Allen
Widow of William Temple Allen of Clarke County, for many years of an Allen farm adjoining "Clifton," who died suddenly in Washington in February 1921 at 94.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of March 3, 1921 reports that Mrs. Mary E. Allen, widow of the late William Temple Allen of Clarke County, died suddenly of heart trouble in Washington on the Sunday before, at 94. It says that for many years she lived on one of the Allen farms adjoining "Clifton," and counts her among four well-known women whose deaths Berryville mourned that week.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of March 3, 1921 reports that Mrs. Mary E. Allen, widow of the late William Temple Allen of Clarke County, died suddenly of heart trouble in Washington on the Sunday before, at 94. It says that for many years she lived on one of the Allen farms adjoining "Clifton," and counts her among four well-known women whose deaths Berryville mourned that week.
What the source supports
That Mary E. Allen, widow of William Temple Allen and long of an Allen farm near "Clifton," died in Washington at 94, as reported on March 3, 1921.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The OCR garbles her name in the headline and body ("Mur> E. Alien"). The item dates the death only as "Sunday." The children it names have no records here, and she is not linked to any released Allen record.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The March 3, 1921 report of the week's deaths.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., March 3, 1921
Clarke Courier · 1921-03-03 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, report of four Berryville women's deaths in one week
Relevant passageThose who passed away were Mrs. <.ewls [Lewis] V. Stolle, who (lied [died] suddenly Friday morning; Mr*. William E. ' lart [Hart], who died Sunday* frr ji [from] the effects of an operation; Mrs William Temple Allen, who died »><rtdenly [suddenly] in Washington" Sunday, • and Mrs. John Robey
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. Her obituary in the same issue.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., March 3, 1921
Clarke Courier · 1921-03-03 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, obituary "Mrs. Mary E. Allen Dies Suddenly in Washington"
Relevant passageMRS. MARY E. ALLI» [ALLEN] DIES SUDDENLY IX [IN] WASHINGTON j Mrs. Mur> [Mary] E. Alien [Allen] widow of the •ate [late] William Temple Allen, of Clarke •;ounty, died suddenly fror» [from] heart (rouble [trouble] in Washington . ir> [on] Sunday, ... Sh [She] wa8 [was] 94 years old ... For many years she resided on one of -.he [the] Alien [Allen] farms adjoining * Clifton ”
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
Also indexed as: Mrs. Mary E. Allen; Mrs. William Temple Allen. Life dates that aren't known aren't guessed at here.
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