Mary Josephine Crown
Sister of John O. Crown, editor of the Clarke Courier for nearly half a century, and a Maryland public school teacher for over fifty years, who retired to Berryville and died suddenly while visiting a niece at Ruxton, Maryland, in August 1921.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of August 25, 1921 reports that Miss Mary Josephine Crown, sister of the late John O. Crown, for nearly half a century editor of the Courier, and aunt of Miss Sarah B. Crown and John R. Crown of Berryville, died suddenly of heart trouble the Friday before at the home of her niece, Mrs. R. H. Mottu, at Ruxton, Maryland. It says she taught in the Maryland public schools for over fifty years, the last forty in Baltimore, and on retiring came to Berryville to live with her sister-in-law, the late Mrs. John O. Crown.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of August 25, 1921 reports that Miss Mary Josephine Crown, sister of the late John O. Crown, for nearly half a century editor of the Courier, and aunt of Miss Sarah B. Crown and John R. Crown of Berryville, died suddenly of heart trouble the Friday before at the home of her niece, Mrs. R. H. Mottu, at Ruxton, Maryland. It says she taught in the Maryland public schools for over fifty years, the last forty in Baltimore, and on retiring came to Berryville to live with her sister-in-law, the late Mrs. John O. Crown.
What the source supports
That Mary Josephine Crown, a retired Maryland teacher living in Berryville and sister of the Courier's long-time editor, died at Ruxton, Maryland, as reported on August 25, 1921.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The item dates the death only as "last Friday" and gives her age only as "well past four score." Her brother and other relatives have no records here except Sarah B. Crown, linked by proposal.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The August 25, 1921 obituary of Miss Mary Josephine Crown.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., August 25, 1921
Clarke Courier · 1921-08-25 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, obituary "Miss Josephine Crown Passes Away Suddenly"
Relevant passageMl«g [Miss] Mary Josephine Crown, sister of the late John O. Crown, for near, ly a half century editor of The Cour. ier, and an aunt of Misg [Miss] Sarah B. Crown and Mr. John R. Crown, of Berryvllle, died suddenly last Friday from heart trouble at the home of 1 her niece, Mrs. R. H. Mottu, at Rux. lon [Ruxton], Md.' where she had gone to visit
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. Its account of her teaching and retirement.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., August 25, 1921
Clarke Courier · 1921-08-25 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, obituary "Miss Josephine Crown Passes Away Suddenly," continued
Relevant passagefor over+50 years the wng [was] a teacher in the Maryland public schools, the last 40 years of this scr. vice being spent in the Baltimore public schools. Upon retiring some years ago she came to Beiryville [Berryville] to make her home with her sister in law the late Mrs. John O. Crown
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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