Mary Washington Gold
Woman of "Ellwood" whose few acres of V. P. I. 131 wheat passed the Virginia Crop Improvement Association's inspection in 1923, which the Clarke Courier called probably the first certified wheat produced in Clarke County.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of May 24, 1923 reports that Mrs. Frank Walter, daughter of the late Thomas D. Gold, was visiting "Ellwood," the home of her sister Miss Mary Washington Gold, and its issue of June 21, 1923 reports that Miss Mary Washington Gold had a few acres of V. P. I. 131 wheat that passed the inspection of the Virginia Crop Improvement Association and would be eligible for certification, probably the first certified wheat produced in Clarke County.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of May 24, 1923 reports that Mrs. Frank Walter, daughter of the late Thomas D. Gold, was visiting "Ellwood," the home of her sister Miss Mary Washington Gold, and its issue of June 21, 1923 reports that Miss Mary Washington Gold had a few acres of V. P. I. 131 wheat that passed the inspection of the Virginia Crop Improvement Association and would be eligible for certification, probably the first certified wheat produced in Clarke County.
What the source supports
That Mary Washington Gold of "Ellwood" grew V. P. I. 131 wheat that passed the Virginia Crop Improvement Association's inspection in 1923.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. "Probably the first" is the paper's own judgment. The June item does not name Ellwood; reading the two items as one woman rests on the full name. Her sister and father are not recorded here.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The May 24, 1923 personal item.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., May 24, 1923
Clarke Courier · 1923-05-24 (publication)
Locator: Page 2, local personal items
Relevant passageMrs. Frank Walter, daughter of the late Mr. Thomas D. Gold, and her two small children are at “Ellwood”, the home of her sister Miss Mary Washington Gold for a lenghty 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. The June 21, 1923 item on certified wheat.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., June 21, 1923
Clarke Courier · 1923-06-21 (publication)
Locator: Page 5, item "Clarke Wheat Certified"
Relevant passageCLARKE. WHEAT CERTIFIED ____ Miss Mary Washington Gold has a fw [few] acres of V. P. I. 131 wheat which has passed the inspection of the Virginia Crop Improvement Association and will be eligible for certification. This probably the first certified wheat produced in Clarke county.
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: Miss Mary Washington Gold. Life dates that aren't known aren't guessed at here.
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