Susan Lanham
Woman of near Mt. Weather who died at 67 in April 1921 on the farm where she was born, and was buried in the family lot at Providence Chapel.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of April 14, 1921 reports that Miss Susan Lanham, aged 67, died at her home near Mt. Weather on the Saturday before and was buried in the family lot at Providence Chapel. It says she made her home with her brother on the farm where she was born, and names two brothers, William Lanham and Samuel Lanham, both of Clarke County.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of April 14, 1921 reports that Miss Susan Lanham, aged 67, died at her home near Mt. Weather on the Saturday before and was buried in the family lot at Providence Chapel. It says she made her home with her brother on the farm where she was born, and names two brothers, William Lanham and Samuel Lanham, both of Clarke County.
What the source supports
That Susan Lanham died at 67 at her home near Mt. Weather, as reported on April 14, 1921.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The OCR prints the surname "Lanhatn" and "LAX HAM." The item dates the death only as "Saturday last." Her brothers have no records here.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The April 14, 1921 item.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 14, 1921
Clarke Courier · 1921-04-14 (publication)
Locator: Page 4, item "Death of Miss Susan Lanham"
Relevant passageDEATH OP [OF] MISS SUSAN LAX HAM [LANHAM] Miss Susan Lanhatn [Lanham], aged 67 years, died at her home near Mt. Weather, Saturday last. Interment was made In the family lot at Providence Chapel, Monday afternoon. She made her home with her brother, and hag [has] lived all her life on the same farm where she was born. ... She leaves behind two brothers, Mr. Wil l liant [William] Lanham and Mr. Samuel Lan. bam [Lanham], both of Clarke county
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource 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
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