Sumner F. Dudley Walters
Man of Montclair, New Jersey, by the Courier's report, who married Miss Evelyn Turpin at Christ Church, Millwood, on June 14, 1922.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of June 15, 1922 reports that Miss Evelyn Turpin was married to Sumner F. Dudley Walters of Montclair, New Jersey, at Christ Church, Millwood, the afternoon before. Patricia B. Duncan's abstract of the Clarke County marriage register has an entry for the marriage of Sumner Francis Dudley Walters, 24, a minister, of Lawrence, Kansas, born in Newark, New Jersey, to Evelyn Nelson Turpin at Millwood on June 14, 1922; that it records this marriage is a proposal resting on the names, date and place.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of June 15, 1922 reports that Miss Evelyn Turpin was married to Sumner F. Dudley Walters of Montclair, New Jersey, at Christ Church, Millwood, the afternoon before. Patricia B. Duncan's abstract of the Clarke County marriage register has an entry for the marriage of Sumner Francis Dudley Walters, 24, a minister, of Lawrence, Kansas, born in Newark, New Jersey, to Evelyn Nelson Turpin at Millwood on June 14, 1922; that it records this marriage is a proposal resting on the names, date and place.
What the source supports
That Sumner F. Dudley Walters married Evelyn Turpin at Millwood on June 14, 1922.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The Courier gives his home as Montclair, New Jersey (printed "Mountclair"); the register abstract gives his residence as Lawrence, Kansas. Both readings are kept. The register entry is cited, not merged.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The June 15, 1922 report of the wedding of Evelyn Turpin and Sumner F. Dudley Walters.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., June 15, 1922
Clarke Courier · 1922-06-15 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, report "Beautiful Wedding at Christ Church"
Relevant passageBEAUTIFUL WEDDING AT CHRIST CHURCH Miss Evelyn Turpin, Granddaughter of Late Capt. Wm. N. Nelson, is the Bride of Mr. Sumner F. Dudley Walters, of Mountclair, N. J., 'Yesterday •Afternoon.
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: supports. Its account of the ceremony.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., June 15, 1922
Clarke Courier · 1922-06-15 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, report "Beautiful Wedding at Christ Church," continued
Relevant passageand a 'grand daughter of the late Capt. Wm. N'. Nelson, was married to Mr. Sumner F. Dudley Walters, of Mountclair, N. J. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Charles Lee, of Macon, Ga.. assisted by Rev. B. D. Chambers, rector of Christ 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 Sumner Francis Dudley Walters and Evelyn Nelson Turpin, June 14, 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 168, register entry for the marriage of Sumner Francis Dudley Walters and Evelyn Nelson Turpin
Relevant passageWALTERS, Sumner Francis Dudley: s/o Chas F. & Mary A. WALTERS: 24y; sgl; minister; b Newark N. J.: res. Lawrence Kansas; m. 14 Jun 1922 at Millwood to TURPIN. Evelyn Nelson d/o Wm. C. & Evelyn Nelson TURPIN 23y. sg: 0. Macon, Georgia, res Millwood;
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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