William Alexander Renner
Young Clarke County man, son of I. H. and Rosa Hummer Renner, who died at "Springfield Farm" on March 29, 1921 at 19, after three days' illness.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of April 7, 1921 reports that William Alexander Renner, son of I. H. and Rosa Hummer Renner, died at "Springfield Farm" on March 29 after an illness of three days, aged 19, and was buried in Green Hill Cemetery. It names his surviving parents, four brothers and four sisters, among them Mrs. Turner Huff of Clarke.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of April 7, 1921 reports that William Alexander Renner, son of I. H. and Rosa Hummer Renner, died at "Springfield Farm" on March 29 after an illness of three days, aged 19, and was buried in Green Hill Cemetery. It names his surviving parents, four brothers and four sisters, among them Mrs. Turner Huff of Clarke.
What the source supports
That William Alexander Renner died at "Springfield Farm" on March 29, 1921, aged 19.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The OCR prints his mother's married name "Refiner." The tribute is signed "A Friend." Of the relatives it names, only Mrs. Turner Huff has a record here, linked by proposal.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The April 7, 1921 obituary of William Alexander Renner.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 7, 1921
Clarke Courier · 1921-04-07 (publication)
Locator: Page 3, obituary of William Alexander Renner
Relevant passageWilliam Alexander Renner, son of Mr. I. H. and Rosa Hummer Refiner [Renner], died at the “Springfield Farm," on March 29, after a short illness of three days. ... who was only 19 years old. ... Interment was in Green Hill Cemetery
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 list of survivors.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 7, 1921
Clarke Courier · 1921-04-07 (publication)
Locator: Page 3, obituary of William Alexander Renner, survivors
Relevant passageWilliam is survived by his parents and four brothers—Messrs. Harry, I.eon [Leon], George and Edward Renner, and four sisters, Mrs. Montie Thompson, of Clarke; Mrs. Wm. Royston. of Rippon; Mrs. Turner Huff, of Clarke, and little Miss Helen at home.
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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