Jefferson County - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

1949 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977 Database Info

September 24, 1943

24 Sep 1943

Bakerton Residents See Back The Attack

BAKERTON. Thos who visited Washington, D. last week to see the Army Show, “Back the Attack”, were Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Flanagan, Mrs. Freddie Mahoney, Mr. Ray Lewis, Mr. Arche Huser, Mr. Ronald Bush, Mr. […]

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 […]

November 4, 1941

4 Nov 1941

Death Certificate: Mary Elizabeth Engle Moler

Place of Death Charles Town R. 7 W. District C. Town (Dist. No 1911) No. Place of Residence Charles Town. R.7 W., Jefferson, W.Va Full Name Mary Elizabeth Engle Moler Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex F […]

November 4, 1941

4 Nov 1941

Death Register: Mary Elizabeth Engle Moler

Name or No. of Assessment District Name of Decedent Moler, Mary Elizabeth Engle Color White Sex F Date of Death 11/4/41 Place of Death Charles Town Dist. Name of Disease or Cause of Death Carcinoma […]

July 25, 1941

25 Jul 1941

Obituary: Thomas B. Welsh

Thomas B. Welsh, better known to the people of the northern half of the county, as Uncle Tommie, died at his home in Bakerton at 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, after an illness of two weeks from […]

July 22, 1941

22 Jul 1941

Register of Deaths: Thomas B. Welsh

Name in Full Thomas Benjamin Welsh Color White Sex Male Date of Death 7/22/41 Place of Death Bakerton Name of Disease Heart disease Age 80 years 1 months 18 days Occupation Lime & Stone Inspector Consort […]

July 22, 1941

22 Jul 1941

Death Certificate: Thomas B. Welsh

Place of Death County Jefferson Magisterial District Harpers Ferry City or town Bakerton Length of stay in this community 80 yrs Home (Usual Residence) of Deceased State West Va County Jefferson City or town Bakerton Full […]

June 6, 1941

6 Jun 1941

Tommy celebrates 80th birthday

Mr. Tommie Welsh, one of Bakerton’s oldest and best-known residents, celebrated his 80th birthday yesterday at his home in that place. Mr. Welsh is still hale and hearty and spends most of his time looking after […]

August 8, 1940

8 Aug 1940

Dinner Held For Couple: Ingram & Hetzel

Mr. and Mrs. Hetzel are Guests of Honor at Harpers Ferry. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ingram, Harpers Ferry, entertained at a dinner party at their home, honoring their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Hetzel, […]

July 9, 1940

9 Jul 1940

Obituary: Nannie V. Lewis

Mrs. Nannie V. Lewis died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. T. A. Hoffmaster, 405 Maple avenue, Brunswick, Monday afternoon at 1 o’clock of a lingering illness, aged 77 years. Her husband, Jerome T. Lewis, […]

April 5, 1940

5 Apr 1940

Obituary: Jerome Thomas Lewis

Jerome Thomas Lewis, well-known farmer of Samples Manor, Washington County, died suddenly of a heart attack Thursday morning at 1 o’clock, aged 79 years, 8 months, 11 days. He was actively engaged in farming up to […]

April 5, 1940

5 Apr 1940

Obit: Thomas Lewis

Thomas Lewis, well known farmer, died suddenly at his home, Dargan Thursday morning at 1:00 o’clock a.m. of a heart attack, aged 79 years. He was actively engaged in farming. Surviving are: Wife, children, Wilbur H., […]

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