Charles Town - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

187 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977 Database Info

March 12, 1975

12 Mar 1975

Obituary: Mrs. Madge E. Moler

Mrs. Madge E. MolerMrs. Madge Elizabeth Moler, 73, died Friday, March 7, at the Charles Town General Hospital, Charles Town, W. Va. Born in Pleasantsville, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Florence […]

December 13, 1969

13 Dec 1969

Obituary: G. W. Hoffmaster

George William Hoffmaster of 720 Winchester Avenue, Martinsburg, W. Va., died Wednesday night in Martinsburg Hospital after a long illness. A former resident of Bakerton, he was born at Duffields in Jefferson County, February 27, 1910, […]

July 29, 1966

29 Jul 1966

Student Decline Closes Bakerton School

Student Decline Closes Bakerton School CHARLES TOWN, W. Va. — The Jefferson County Board of Education has decided to close the Bakerton Elementary School. Bakerton students will be sent to Harpers Ferry Elementary School. Reportedly this […]

March 10, 1966

10 Mar 1966

Funds Voted, M. D. Welsh, Jr. Correspondent

Funds Voted.M. D. WELSH, JR.Tri-State Correspondent CHARLES TOWN, W. Va. — Authorization of expenses incurred by the special school bond election Tuesday and funds for remodeling the Page Jackson school building were voted Wednesday night by […]

November 27, 1965

27 Nov 1965

Bolivar Names Bakerton Man New Policeman

Bolivar Names New PolicemanBy MARTIN D. WELSH JR.Herald Correspondent BOLIVAR, W. Va. — Mayor Robert Dunn has appointed a Bakerton man as policeman with the Bolivar Police Department. Gerald Eugene Jamison, a laboratory technician with the […]

April 1, 1964

1 Apr 1964

Obituary: Martin D. Welsh

Martin Dineen Welsh Sr., 71, Bakerton, retired postmaster and grocer, died Tuesday in Charles Town General Hospital after a long illness. Born at Bakerton April 22, 1892, he was a son of the late Thomas B. […]

August 23, 1962

23 Aug 1962

Obit: James Edward Dopson

Charles TownJames Edward Dopson, 82, died on Tuesday at the home of his sister, Mrs. Margaret Writt, Charles Town, following a long illness. He had lived with his sister for the past four weeks. He was […]

June 14, 1957

14 Jun 1957

Will: Roy M. Best

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ROY M. BEST I, Roy M. Best, make this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all other wills heretofore made by me. After the payment of all my jsut debts […]

January 25, 1957

25 Jan 1957

Death Certificate: Howard Garland Smallwood

Name of Deceased Howard Garland Smallwood Date of Death Jan. 25, 1957 Place of Death County Jefferson City or Town Charles Town Length of Stay […] 5 Weeks Name of Hospital or Institution Moore Rest Home […]

September 9, 1956

9 Sep 1956

Death Register: Ethel Virginia Lloyd

Line No. 18 Full Name of Deceased Ethel Virginia Lloyd Date of Death 9/6/56 Date of Birth 7/22/23 Age 32 Sex F Col. W Father’s Name Harvey Lee Eichelberger Mother’s Maiden Name Ann Rebecca Crampton Name […]

September 6, 1956

6 Sep 1956

Death Certificate: Ethel Virginia Lloyd

Name of Deceased Ethel Virginia Lloyd Date of Death Sept. 6th ’56. Place of Death County Jefferson City or Town Charles Town Length of Stay […] Name of Hospital or Institution North Mildred St. Usual […]

March 24, 1953

24 Mar 1953

Obit: Margaret Dopson

Mrs. M. E. DopsonMrs. Margaret Esther Dopson, aged 81 years, died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Eliza Hoffman, on Union street, Bolivar, W. Va., Saturday, March 14, after a long illness. She was born […]

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