Person

Mrs. Elmer Smallwood

Boyce woman named in June 1923 as the mother of Earl Ray Smallwood, married to Mary M. Shepherd at Millwood.

What the sources support

The Clarke Courier of June 14, 1923 reports that Miss Mary M. Shepherd became the bride of Earl Ray Smallwood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Smallwood of Boyce.

✓ Supported by a source

See the source and its limits

✓ Supported by a sourceAn account exists

The Clarke Courier of June 14, 1923 reports that Miss Mary M. Shepherd became the bride of Earl Ray Smallwood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Smallwood of Boyce.

What the source supports

That Mrs. Elmer Smallwood of Boyce was named in 1923 as the mother of Earl Ray Smallwood.

Uncertainty

Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. She is known here only from her son's wedding report, which gives her only by her husband's name. Her son has no record here, so no kinship record is made.

Source

Reporting

Evidence role: supports. The June 14, 1923 report of the wedding of Mary M. Shepherd and Earl Ray Smallwood.

Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., June 14, 1923

Clarke Courier · 1923-06-14 (publication)

Locator: Page 1, report "Miss Mary M. Shepherd a Charming June Bride," continued

Relevant passage

of Morgan’s Mill neighborhood, became the bride of Earl Ray Smallwood son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Smallwood of Boyce, Va.

Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.

Open source

Source family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.

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