Strasburg - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

17 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977

April 25, 1942

25 Apr 1942

WWII Draft Registration: Oscar Strother Flanagan

Name Oscar Strother Flanagan Place of Residence Ft. Hayes, CCC Casualty Detachment, Columbus, Ohio Mailing Address Same Telephone 534 – Ma 2171, Casualty Age in Years 48 Date of Birth July 20, 1893 Place of Birth […]

August 4, 1939

4 Aug 1939

Rain Mars Picnic Sat’y At Bakerton

Rain Mars Picnic Sat’y At Bakerton. Fine Dinner Enjoyed By Guests; Many Officials Present. The Bakerton plant of the Standard Lime and Stone Company held its annual picnic at Duke’s Woods Saturday, activities getting under way […]

April 14, 1939

14 Apr 1939

Skeeter visits parents

Mr. Dineen Welsh, of Strasburg, Va., spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Welsh, and family.

January 26, 1930

26 Jan 1930

Marriage: Emmart & Welsh

Marriage Licenses.[…]George W. Emmart, 56, Stausburg, Va., and Pearle V. Welsh, 33, Bakerton, W. Va.; Rev. Samuel E. Rose.

January 1, 1924

1 Jan 1924

Walter J. Flanagan – Biography

WALTER J. FLANAGAN, superintendent of the Standard Lime and Stone Company, has been a factor in the industrial life of Strasburg since 1910, and is one of the leading men of this city. He was born […]

August 24, 1922

24 Aug 1922

More Bakerton Visitiations; etc.

The M. E. Sunday school picnic will be held at the river, near Mr. “Pet” Moler’s farm, on Saturday, August 26. These guests are spending some time with Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Trundle: Mrs. Sarah […]

September 4, 1919

4 Sep 1919

Houser’s Health Declines; Flanagan Transferred

D. Raleigh Houser, who for a number of years has been the efficient superintendent of the Washington Building Lime Company’s plant at Bakerton, this county, has been obliged to give up his work temporarily on account […]

September 2, 1919

2 Sep 1919

Flanagan Takes Over Bakerton Plant

Walter J. Flanagan, who has been manager for the Standard Lime and Stone Co., at Strasburg, Va., for the past nine years, has taken charge of the plant of the Washington Building Lime Company at Bakerton, […]

October 24, 1918

24 Oct 1918

Death Notice: Daisy Jones Flanagan

We are sorry to record the death of Mrs. Daisy Flanagan, wife of Walter S. Flanagan, of Strasburg, Va., formerly of Bakerton, which occurred last week at the Memorial Hospital in Winchester, the result of influenza. […]

August 29, 1918

29 Aug 1918

Flanagan’s Visit Bakerton Friends

Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Flanagan and their son, of Strasburg, Va., have been visiting their relatives in the Bakerton neighborhood this week. They have enjoyed a delightful automobile trip east and north.

August 29, 1918

29 Aug 1918

Brilliant Wedding At Bakerton (Myers & Flanagan)

Brilliant Wedding At Bakerton. The marriage of Mr. James M. Myers, a well-known resident of Shepherdstown, and Miss Martha Lee Flanagan, a greatly respected lady of Bakerton, was solemnized Tuesday night at the Southern Methodist Church […]

December 7, 1916

7 Dec 1916

Obituary: James Smith Flanagan

Mr. James Flanagan, a lifelong resident of Jefferson county and a respected farmer of the Bakerton neighborhood, died Tuesday morning at the age of 69 years. He had been in failing health for the past year […]

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