Russell Coffman
Nine-year-old son of George Coffman of the old Osborne property on the Shenandoah, who broke his arm at play at the Riverside School in April 1921.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of April 28, 1921 reports that Russell Coffman, the nine-year-old son of George Coffman, who lived in the old Osborne property on the Shenandoah River, broke his arm while at play at the Riverside School on Monday.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of April 28, 1921 reports that Russell Coffman, the nine-year-old son of George Coffman, who lived in the old Osborne property on the Shenandoah River, broke his arm while at play at the Riverside School on Monday.
What the source supports
That Russell Coffman, aged nine in 1921, a Riverside School pupil, broke his arm at school.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. He is known here only from this item. His father has no record here, so no kinship record is made.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The April 28, 1921 local item.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 28, 1921
Clarke Courier · 1921-04-28 (publication)
Locator: Page 4, local items
Relevant passageRussell Coffman, the nine year old snn [son] of Mr. George Coffman, who lives in he old Osborne property "on the Shenandoah elver, broke his arm while at play at the Riverside School Monday.
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
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