Person

Sarah Elder

Berryville woman elected commander of the Auxiliary of the Lloyd Williams Post, American Legion, in January 1921, who led the Woman's Auxiliary at the unveiling of a memorial tablet that June.

What the sources support

The Clarke Courier of January 27, 1921 reports that the Auxiliary of the Lloyd Williams Post, American Legion, met at the residence of Mrs. Sarah Elder and elected her commander. Its issue of June 2, 1921, reporting the unveiling of a tablet to Robert Edgar Russell presented by the Woman's Auxiliary, says the Auxiliary was led by Mrs. Sara Elder, its president, and its issue of January 12, 1922 names Mrs. Sara Elder to the Auxiliary's executive board for 1922.

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What the source supports

That Sarah Elder headed the Auxiliary of the Lloyd Williams Post, American Legion, in 1921, and sat on its executive board in 1922.

Uncertainty

Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The June 1921 and January 1922 items print "Sara." Reading the three items as one woman rests on the matching name and organization.

Source

Reporting

Evidence role: supports. The January 27, 1921 report of the Auxiliary's officers.

Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., January 27, 1921

Clarke Courier · 1921-01-27 (publication)

Locator: Page 3, local item on the Auxiliary of the Lloyd Williams Post

Relevant passage

The Auxiliary of the Llqyd [Lloyd] Williams Post, American Legion, held its monthly meeting at the residence of Mrs. Sarah Elder, Friday. 7he [The] following officer^ [officers] were elected: Commander, Mrs. Sarah Elder; vice com. mender [commander], Mrs. J. M. H. Clagett; secretary, Miss Elizabeth Moore; treasurer, Mrs. Iden; executive board, Mrs. Goodwin Williams, Mrs. John Goldsmith and Mrs. J. fe. Neill.

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. The June 2, 1921 report of the tablet unveiling.

Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., June 2, 1921

Clarke Courier · 1921-06-02 (publication)

Locator: Page 1, report of the unveiling of a memorial tablet to Robert Edgar Russell

Relevant passage

IN MEMORY OK [OF] ROBERT EDGAR RUSSELL ... Presented by Woman’s Auxiliary ^ Lloyd Williams Post Amcrieun [American] Legion. ... The veterans marched down the ajsle [aisle] and took their seats to the right of the pulpit while the Women's Auxiliary, led by Mrs. Sara Elder, its president, occupied seats to the left.

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. The January 12, 1922 report of the Auxiliary's officers.

Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., January 12, 1922

Clarke Courier · 1922-01-12 (publication)

Locator: Page 1, item "Mrs. Goodwin Williams Heads the Auxiliary"

Relevant passage

MRS. GOODWIN WILLIAMS ' HEADS THE AUXILIARY ... Mrs. Goodwin Williams ... was elected president of the Woman’s Auxiliary. Lloyd Wliliams Post, American Ligion [Legion], at a meeting last week ... OtheRofliJbrs [Other officers] elected are: Mrs. Jojln B. Neill, vice pres’t. 1 Miss Agnes Tapscott. Sec’v. Miss Fannie Fenton, Treas. Executive board, Mrs. C. H. ■Idea, Mrs. J. M. G. Clagctt, and Mrs. Sara Elder.

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

Open source

Source family: clarke-courier. 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

Also indexed as: Mrs. Sarah Elder; Mrs. Sara Elder. Life dates that aren't known aren't guessed at here.

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