Thomas T. Garthright
Thomas T. Garthright, born at Chase City, ran the harness and saddle business at the carriage works of George C. Thomas in Berryville from 1870 to 1880, according to the Clarke Courier of February 24, 1921, which reported his death at Lynchburg. The paper said he went to Lynchburg to live in 1881, was superintendent of the city home there for 19 years, was a Confederate veteran and was 83 years old.
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IDENTITY Confirmed The page rests on one Courier item that names him; no other record is matched to him here.
Clarke connection: Work and residence in an obituary: the Courier of February 24, 1921 says he ran the harness and saddle business at the carriage works of George C. Thomas in Berryville from 1870 to 1880 and went to Lynchburg to live in 1881 (C612).
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| War | Civil War | Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., February 24, 1921 The statement | RECORD Likely | IDENTITY Confirmed |
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| Date not established | The Clarke Courier of February 24, 1921 reports word of the death at Lynchburg of Thomas T. Garthright, who from 1870 to 1880 ran the harness and saddle business at the carriage works of George C. Thomas in Berryville. It says he went to Lynchburg to live in 1881, was superintendent of the city home there for 19 years, was born at Chase City, was a Confederate veteran and was 83 years old. | RECORD Likely | IDENTITY ConfirmedThis is the item the entity was created from. | See the source and its limits✓ LikelyAn account exists
The Clarke Courier of February 24, 1921 reports word of the death at Lynchburg of Thomas T. Garthright, who from 1870 to 1880 ran the harness and saddle business at the carriage works of George C. Thomas in Berryville. It says he went to Lynchburg to live in 1881, was superintendent of the city home there for 19 years, was born at Chase City, was a Confederate veteran and was 83 years old. What the source supportsThat Thomas T. Garthright, who ran the harness and saddle business at George C. Thomas's carriage works in Berryville in the 1870s, died at Lynchburg, as reported in February 1921. UncertaintyRead from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The item does not date the death. It is not linked to the record of George C. Thomas, since it says nothing of him beyond owning the carriage works. SourceEvidence role: supports. The February 24, 1921 obituary. Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., February 24, 1921Clarke Courier · 1921-02-24 (publication) Locator: Page 1, obituary "Thomas T. Garthright Dies in Lynchburg" Relevant passageWord was received here the other, day of the death at Lynchburg, of Mr. Thomas T. Garthright, who during the years 1870-80 ran the harness and saddle business at the carriage works of Mr. George C, Thomas. At . the time of his death Mr. Garthright was superintendent of the the city •home' of Lynchburg, a position he had held for 19 years. ... In 18S1 Mr. Garthrighi, went to Lynchburg to live. He was born at Chase City and was a Cnfoderate [Confederate] Veteran. He was 83 years old. 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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- Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., February 24, 1921, Page 1, obituary "Thomas T. Garthright Dies in Lynchburg". The text was read from a transcription or machine reading, not from a saved page image.
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