West Virginia State Archives - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

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175 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977

May 25, 1902

25 May 1902

Birth: John G. Moore

Register of Births Within the District of Harpers Ferry, J.W. Gardner Assessor, For the County of Jefferson In the Year Ending 31st December, 1902. Lines Numbered 4 Date of Birth May 25, 1902 Full Name of […]

September 23, 1900

23 Sep 1900

Death Register: Martha Moler

Lines No. 36 Name in Full Moler, Martha J. Color White Sex Female Date of Death Set. 23 Place of Death Harpers Ferry Name of Disease or Cause Cancer Age 44yrs. 10ms. Name of Parents William […]

November 29, 1899

29 Nov 1899

Death Register: Mary Flanagan

Lines No. 6 Name in Full Flanagan, Marry Color White Sex Female Date of Death Nov. 29 Place of Death Jeff. Co Name of Disease or Cause Apoplexy Age 48yrs. 7ms. 9ds. Name of Parents Gw […]

November 3, 1899

3 Nov 1899

Birth: Ida Moore

Number 38 Date of Birth Nov. 3, 1899 Name of Child Ida Moore Sex Female Race or Color W Place of Birth Harpers Ferry Father’s Name John Moore Father’s Occupation Laborer Father’s Residence Harpers Ferry Mother’s […]

December 25, 1898

25 Dec 1898

Death Register: George W. Caton

Lines No. 7 Name in Full Caton, Geo. Wm. Color White Sex Male Date of Death Dec. 25 [1898] Place of Death Shepherdstown Name of Disease or Cause Droopery Age 73yrs. 6ms. 19ds. Name of Parents […]

November 27, 1898

27 Nov 1898

Birth: Pearl Welsh

Register of Births Within the District of Harpers Ferry, J.W. [?] Assessor, For the County of Jefferson In the Year Ending 31st December, 1898. Lines Numbered 71 Date of Birth Nov. 27, 1898 Full Name of […]

May 19, 1898

19 May 1898

Birth: John Griggs Flanagan, Jr.

Lines Numbered 1498 Name of Child J G. Flanagan, Jr. Sex Male No. of Child of This Mother. 1 Stillborn No Period of Uterogestation 275 days Race or Color White Date of Birth May 19th, 1898 […]

June 2, 1896

2 Jun 1896

Birth Certificate: Elsie Margarite Moore

Register of Births Within the District of Chas. H. Trail, Assessor, In The County of Jefferson in the Year Ending December 31, 1889 County Where Born Jefferson City Where Born Bakerton Full Name Of Child Elsie […]

July 26, 1895

26 Jul 1895

Death Register: George William Moler

Lines No. 18 Name in Full Moler, George Color White Sex Male Date of Death July 26 Place of Death District of Shepherdstown Name of Disease or Cause Brights Disease Age 63yrs. ms. ds. Name of […]

April 10, 1895

10 Apr 1895

Death Register: Fannie Flanagan

Line # 8 Name in Full Fannie Flanagan Color W Sex F Date of Death April 10 Place of Death Harpers Ferry Name of Disease Old Age Age 89 Names of Parents Griggs When Born Occupation […]

August 12, 1894

12 Aug 1894

Birth: Iva May Eichelberger

July 14, 1894

14 Jul 1894

Marriage: Caton & Staley

No. 60 Time of Marriage July, 1894 Place of Marriage Harpers Ferry, W.Va. Full Names of Parties Walter Caton and Miss Carry B. Staley Age of Husband 24 Age of Wife 21 Condition of Husband Single […]

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