William Nelson Meade
Episcopal rector at Tappahannock, born at "Prospect Hill" in Clarke County and a grandson of Bishop Meade, who died of heart trouble at "Edgewood" in September 1921 just after his sister's funeral, aged 67.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of September 8, 1921 reports that the Rev. William Nelson Meade, rector of the Episcopal Church at Tappahannock, died of heart trouble at "Edgewood" on the Friday evening of his sister Mrs. Maria P. Whiting's funeral, having come to Clarke to attend it. It says he was a son of the late Frank R. Meade of "Prospect Hill," Clarke County, where he was born, a grandson of Bishop Meade, and 67 years old, and that after services at Christ Church he was buried at the Old Chapel.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of September 8, 1921 reports that the Rev. William Nelson Meade, rector of the Episcopal Church at Tappahannock, died of heart trouble at "Edgewood" on the Friday evening of his sister Mrs. Maria P. Whiting's funeral, having come to Clarke to attend it. It says he was a son of the late Frank R. Meade of "Prospect Hill," Clarke County, where he was born, a grandson of Bishop Meade, and 67 years old, and that after services at Christ Church he was buried at the Old Chapel.
What the source supports
That the Rev. William Nelson Meade, born at "Prospect Hill," died at "Edgewood" at 67, as reported on September 8, 1921.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The OCR prints "Kev." for "Rev." and garbles his mother's maiden name, which is not given here. The item dates the death only as Friday evening.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The September 8, 1921 report of the deaths of Rev. William Nelson Meade and Mrs. Maria P. Whiting.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., September 8, 1921
Clarke Courier · 1921-09-08 (publication)
Locator: Page 4, report "Death Casts Gloom Over Millwood Section"
Relevant passage.Millwood, Sept. 7—The deaths of Kev. [Rev.] William Nelson Meade and Mrs.. Maria P. Whiting, brother and sister the former dying of heart trouble shortly after the funeral of the latter Friday evening, east [cast] gloom over this section of Clarke comity [county]. Mr Meade and Mrs. Whiting were grandchildren of the late nishop [Bishop] Meade ... .'hey [They] breathed their last at “Edge good." [Edgewood] the old home of Mrs. WJilting [Whiting] ltev. [Rev.] Mr. Meade had been making his home at Tappahannock, Va., where he was rector of the Episcopal Church.
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Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Evidence role: supports. Its account of his birth and parents.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., September 8, 1921
Clarke Courier · 1921-09-08 (publication)
Locator: Page 4, report "Death Casts Gloom Over Millwood Section," continued
Relevant passageHe was the son of the laic [late] ■Frank It, [R.] Meade, of “Prospect Hill." Clarks county, where he was horn [born] His mother was the late Mary Mann! Jur-.vPll Meade. He was G7 [67] year.. »aid, [old] ' -Airs. [Mrs.] Waiting [Whiting] was the widow of the late Frances 1). [D.] Whiting, of Clarke county. She made tier [her] home ai [at] ’“Edgewood."
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Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Evidence role: supports. Its account of the burials.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., September 8, 1921
Clarke Courier · 1921-09-08 (publication)
Locator: Page 4, report "Death Casts Gloom Over Millwood Section," funerals
Relevant passageInterment wa8 made at Old Chapel, ! FFuneral services over Rev. Mr. ! Meade were held Sunday afternoon j from Christ Church and interment I •'made at Old Chapel.
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Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
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