Nancy Goodwin Williams
Berryville woman, daughter of Goodwin H. Williams of "Airlee," who married Tom Lewis Peyton of Washington at Grace Church on October 15, 1921.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of October 20, 1921 reports that Miss Nancy Goodwin Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin H. Williams of "Airlee" near Berryville, and Tom Lewis Peyton of Washington were married at Grace Episcopal Church by Rev. George S. Vest. Patricia B. Duncan's abstract of the Clarke County marriage register has an entry for the marriage of Tom Lewis Peyton to Nancy Goodwin Williams, 23, daughter of Goodwin H. and Anne H. Williams, at Berryville on October 15, 1921; that it records this marriage is a proposal resting on the names, date and officiant.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of October 20, 1921 reports that Miss Nancy Goodwin Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin H. Williams of "Airlee" near Berryville, and Tom Lewis Peyton of Washington were married at Grace Episcopal Church by Rev. George S. Vest. Patricia B. Duncan's abstract of the Clarke County marriage register has an entry for the marriage of Tom Lewis Peyton to Nancy Goodwin Williams, 23, daughter of Goodwin H. and Anne H. Williams, at Berryville on October 15, 1921; that it records this marriage is a proposal resting on the names, date and officiant.
What the source supports
That Nancy Goodwin Williams married Tom Lewis Peyton at Berryville on October 15, 1921.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The Courier dates the wedding only as "last Saturday"; the date is the register entry's. The register entry is cited, not merged. Her parents have no records here.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The October 20, 1921 report of the wedding of Nancy Goodwin Williams and Tom Lewis Peyton.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., October 20, 1921
Clarke Courier · 1921-10-20 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, report "Brilliant Wedding in Grace Church"
Relevant passageMiss Nancy Goodwin Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mm [Mrs.] Goodwin H. Williams, of “Alrlee,” [Airlee] near Berryville, and Mr. Tom Lewis Peyton, of Washington, fcrere [were] united in marriage. ... The ceremony wag [was] performed by Rev. George 8. [S.] Vest.
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: contextualizes. Duncan's register entry for the marriage of Tom Lewis Peyton and Nancy Goodwin Williams, October 15, 1921, cited as a second record; the match is a proposal.
Patricia B. Duncan, Clarke County, Virginia Marriages 1887-1925 (Heritage Books, 2009)
Patricia B. Duncan · 2009 (publication)
Locator: Page 124, register entry for the marriage of Tom Lewis Peyton and Nancy Goodwin Williams
Relevant passagePEYTON Tom Lewis; s/o Harry & Margaret PcYTON; 24y; sgl; real estate- b WashDC: res. 2623 Garfield St. NW. WashDC; m. 15 Oct 1921 at Berryville to WILLIAMS, Nancy Goodwin; d/o Goodwin H. & Anne H. WILLIAMS: 23y; sgl; b. & res. ClrkVA; (off) Geo. S. VEST;
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: duncan-clarke-marriages. 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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