Delving into old records of early land grants, you will find that tracts of land were taken up in this section along the Potomac River just as early as those nearer the tiny village of Mecklenburg […]
City or County of State of Pennsylvania County of Franklin STATEMENTS OF MALE Full Name Ray M. Lewis Color White Occupation Farmer Age 25 Birthplace Dargan, Md. Residence Harpers Ferry, W. Va. Date of death or […]
Mrs. John G. Flanagan, of Baltimore, Mrs. George W. Moler, of Washington, and Misses Guthrie and Helen Thompson, of Three Churches, W. Va., were here the past week attending the Thompson-Moler wedding.
Deaths Reported.The following deaths were reported to the health office during the past twenty-four hours: Elizabeth M. Todd, 16 years, 1122 Vermont avenue northwest. Charles E. Kaldenback, 55 years, 933 New Jersey avenue northwest. John Costello, […]
A Veteran Railroad Man’s Memories of John Brown and the Raiders of 1859 HARPER’S FERRY, W. VA., Dec. 26.NEXT Tuesday will mark the anniversary of the execution of John Brown and his band of raiders at […]
Passing Away.Death came very suddenly last Monday evening to Mrs. Sarah Thompson at the Entler Hotel in Shepherdstown. Mrs. Thompson had come to the hotel to spend a few weeks, her son and son-in-law, John R. […]
Came Here to Wed. Mr. John P. Thompson, a young carpenter residing at Bakerton, Md., who was at the Berkeley several days, was met there Thursday by Miss Emma Erickson, daughter of Olaf Erickson, who came […]
Bakerton, W. VA.,March 10th, 1891, DEAR EDITOR– While all is quiet and serene at this place, yet there is one topic daily discussed with interest, viz: the C. & O. Canal. As many of our citizen […]
The boom at Shenandoah Junction, or, as it is to be known in the future, Antietam City, is a go. A representative of the REGISTER visited that place on Tuesday, and from Col. Chas. T. Hood, […]
An audience of about one hundred and fifty ladies and gentlemen attended Mr. Jacob Knott’s entertainment at Bethesda Church, December 24th, which consisted of recitations and dialogues. All did remarkably well according to age and opportunity, […]
Bolivar District, Jefferson County, West Virginia as enumerated by William B. Chambers House Number: 229 Name Sex Age Relationship Martial Status Profession Birthplace Father’s Place of Birth Mother’s Place of Birth Adam C. Moler M 37 […]
Shepherd District, Jefferson County, West Virginia as enumerated by R. Pm Hoffman House Number: 185 Name Sex Age Relationship Martial Status Profession Birthplace Father’s Place of Birth Mother’s Place of Birth George Caton M 59 self […]
Shepherd District, Jefferson County, West Virginia as enumerated by R. Pm Hoffman House Number: 276 Name Sex Age Relationship Martial Status Profession Birthplace George W. Caton* M 47 self Married Farmer Virginia Margaret Caton F 39 […]
Died Oct. 17, 1862, near Kerneysville, Turner Ashby, son of James F. and A. M. Randal, aged 8 months, 2 weeks, and 0 days.“I take these little lambs said He, And lay them in my breast–Protection […]
[blank], Jefferson County, Virginia as enumerated by Joseph A. Cogle House Number: 323 Name Age Sex Profession Birthplace George W. Caton 26 M Boatman District of Columbia Margaret A. Caton 25 F Virginia Mary E. Caton 10 […]
