Person

Mrs. Thos. Shepherd

Woman of the Morgan's Mill neighborhood named in June 1923 as the mother of Mary M. Shepherd, married to Earl Ray Smallwood.

What the sources support

The Clarke Courier of June 14, 1923 reports that Miss Mary Magdalene Shepherd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Shepherd of the Morgan's Mill neighborhood, became the bride of Earl Ray Smallwood.

✓ Supported by a source

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✓ Supported by a sourceAn account exists

The Clarke Courier of June 14, 1923 reports that Miss Mary Magdalene Shepherd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Shepherd of the Morgan's Mill neighborhood, became the bride of Earl Ray Smallwood.

What the source supports

That Mrs. Thos. Shepherd of the Morgan's Mill neighborhood was named in 1923 as the mother of Mary M. Shepherd.

Uncertainty

Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. She is known here only from her daughter's wedding report, which gives her only by her husband's name. Her daughter 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"

Relevant passage

A pretty but quiet wedding was soleminized in Millwood on June 6 at the residence of the Rev. Julius D. Russell who performed the ceremony. Miss Mdry Magdelene, the beautiful and attractive daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Thos. Shephe

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

Open source

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

Reporting

Evidence role: supports. Its account of the couple.

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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