Raleigh Colston Carter
Clarke County farmer who married Miss Josephine Holladay at "Pond Quarter," her parents' home, on April 5, 1921.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of April 7, 1921 reports that Miss Josephine Holladay was married to Raleigh Colston Carter, one of the leading farmers of Clarke County, on the Tuesday afternoon before at "Pond Quarter," the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. William Holladay, by Rev. Nathan Maynard of the Berryville Baptist Church. Patricia B. Duncan's abstract of the Clarke County marriage register has an entry for the marriage of Raleigh Colston Carter, 54, widower, farmer, of Berryville, to Josephine Holladay, 26, in Clarke County on April 5, 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 April 7, 1921 reports that Miss Josephine Holladay was married to Raleigh Colston Carter, one of the leading farmers of Clarke County, on the Tuesday afternoon before at "Pond Quarter," the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. William Holladay, by Rev. Nathan Maynard of the Berryville Baptist Church. Patricia B. Duncan's abstract of the Clarke County marriage register has an entry for the marriage of Raleigh Colston Carter, 54, widower, farmer, of Berryville, to Josephine Holladay, 26, in Clarke County on April 5, 1921; that it records this marriage is a proposal resting on the names, date and officiant.
What the source supports
That Raleigh Colston Carter, a Clarke County farmer, married Josephine Holladay on April 5, 1921.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The Courier names the bride's father "J. William Holladay"; the register abstract gives "William H." Both readings are kept. The register entry is cited, not merged. The bride has no record here, so no marriage relationship is recorded, and he is not linked to the released record of Mrs. Raleigh C. Carter.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The April 7, 1921 wedding report.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 7, 1921
Clarke Courier · 1921-04-07 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, report "Miss Josephine Holladay Bride of Mr. R. C. Carter"
Relevant passageA pretty home wedding was solemnised at "Pond Quarter,” ihe [the] home of Mr. and Mrs. J. William Hoi. laday [Holladay]. Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock when their daughter. Miss Josephine Ilolladay [Holladay], was married to Mr. Raleigh Colston Carter, one of the lending [leading] farmers of Clarke county. The ceremony was performed by Rev Nathan Maynard, pastor of the Berryville Baptist Church
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 Raleigh Colston Carter and Josephine Holladay, April 5, 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 30, register entry for the marriage of Raleigh Colston Carter and Josephine Holladay
Relevant passageCARTER, Raleigh Colston; s/o William H. & Charlotte A. CARTER; 54y; wid; farmer; b. ClrkVA; res. Berryville: m. 5 Apr 1921 at ClrkVA to HOLLADAY, Josephine; d/o William H. & Emma E. HOLLADAY; 26y; sgl; b. ClrkVA; res. Berryville;
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: duncan-clarke-marriages. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
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