Willie Belle Colston
Daughter of Frank P. Colston of near Boyce, whose marriage to Charles J. Enders of Berryville the Courier reported in November 1921.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of November 10, 1921 reports that cards had been issued for the marriage of Charles J. Enders, son of Capt. and Mrs. John H. Enders, and Miss Willie Belle Colston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Colston of near Boyce, celebrated quietly the afternoon before at the home of the bride. Its issue of November 17, 1921 reports that the couple surprised their friends by marrying on the Wednesday before at the First Baptist Church in Washington.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of November 10, 1921 reports that cards had been issued for the marriage of Charles J. Enders, son of Capt. and Mrs. John H. Enders, and Miss Willie Belle Colston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Colston of near Boyce, celebrated quietly the afternoon before at the home of the bride. Its issue of November 17, 1921 reports that the couple surprised their friends by marrying on the Wednesday before at the First Baptist Church in Washington.
What the source supports
That Willie Belle Colston, daughter of Frank P. Colston of near Boyce, married Charles J. Enders in November 1921.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The two items disagree on where the wedding took place, the bride's home or a Washington church; both readings are kept. The OCR garbles her given name ("Willie Hello," "WU l.e Belle") and the groom's surname in both. The marriage took place outside Clarke by the second item, and no register entry was found. The groom's register row is held as an unresolved identity, so no marriage relationship is recorded.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The November 10, 1921 announcement.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., November 10, 1921
Clarke Courier · 1921-11-10 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, announcement of the marriage of Charles J. Enders and Willie Belle Colston
Relevant passageCards of announcement were is sited [issued] hit,, [here] yesterday for the marriage of Mr Charles J Kuder.-. [Enders] sou [son] of t'api. [Capt.] and Mrs. John H Kmlers [Enders]. and Miss Willie Hello [Belle] Colston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank 1' [P.] Colston. | of near Hoyce [Boyce] The wedding w as quietly celebrated yesterday afternoon at the home of the bride.
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. The November 17, 1921 report.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., November 17, 1921
Clarke Courier · 1921-11-17 (publication)
Locator: Page 4, report of the marriage of Charles J. Enders and Willie Belle Colston
Relevant passageThe marriage* Of Mr. Charles En .l’rrs [Enders], c.on [son] of Capt. and Mrs. John H. Indent [Enders], of Berryville, and Miss WU l.e [Willie] Belle Colston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Colston, of Boyc* [Boyce], 100k [took] thi;r [their] friends by surprise last " ednesday [Wednesday] ... Thai/ [They] were married in Washington at the First Baptist Church.
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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