Naomi Willingham
Clarke County woman, daughter of the late D. W. Willingham, who married Arthur Ashwood at the Royston home near Briggs on May 31, 1922.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of June 1, 1922 reports that Miss Naomi Willingham, daughter of the late D. W. Willingham of Clarke County, married Arthur Ashwood at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Royston near Briggs on May 31. Patricia B. Duncan's abstract of the Clarke County marriage register has an entry for the marriage of Naomi Webster Willingham, 18, of Briggs, daughter of Daniel and Fannie Willingham, to Arthur Ashwood on May 31, 1922; 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 June 1, 1922 reports that Miss Naomi Willingham, daughter of the late D. W. Willingham of Clarke County, married Arthur Ashwood at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Royston near Briggs on May 31. Patricia B. Duncan's abstract of the Clarke County marriage register has an entry for the marriage of Naomi Webster Willingham, 18, of Briggs, daughter of Daniel and Fannie Willingham, to Arthur Ashwood on May 31, 1922; that it records this marriage is a proposal resting on the names, date and officiant.
What the source supports
That Naomi Willingham of Briggs married Arthur Ashwood on May 31, 1922.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The Courier gives her father as "D. W. Willingham"; the register abstract gives "Daniel." Both readings are kept. The OCR prints a stray mark before her name. The register entry is cited, not merged. She is not linked to any other Willingham.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The June 1, 1922 report of the wedding of Naomi Willingham and Arthur Ashwood.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., June 1, 1922
Clarke Courier · 1922-06-01 (publication)
Locator: Page 4, report of the wedding of Naomi Willingham and Arthur Ashwood
Relevant passageBriggs, May 31—Mis* [Miss] Naomi Willingham, daughter of the late D. W. Willingham of CladtM [Clarke] county, was married today at noon to Mr. Arthur Ashwood, son of Mr. S. M Ashwood, at the home of Mr. and Mr*. [Mrs.] E. P. Royston, near here. The cer«tno~ ny [ceremony] was performed by Rev. L. f. Harper> of Berryvill
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 Arthur Ashwood and Naomi Webster Willingham, May 31, 1922, 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 5, register entry for the marriage of Arthur Ashwood and Naomi Webster Willingham
Relevant passageASHWOOD, Arthur; s/o Samuel M. & C. Virginia ASHWOOD: 21y; sgl; farmer; b. ClrkVA; res. Boyce; m. 31 May 1922 at ClrkVA to WILLINGHAM, Naomi Webster; d/o Daniel & Fannie WILLINGHAM; 18y, sgl; b. ClrkVA; res. Briggs; (off) L. F. HARPER;
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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