Jefferson County - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

1949 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977 Database Info

October 3, 1889

3 Oct 1889

Washington Building Lime Chartered

The Washington Building Lime company, of Molar P. O., Jefferson county, has also been chartered. Its charter is to expire on September 1, 1939. Its capital stock is $500, ten per cent. of which has been […]

September 20, 1889

20 Sep 1889

Road Toll Petition

CORRESPONDENCEWe publish the following request of several of our readers: Shepherdstown, W. Va.To the Honorable County Court of Jefferson County– We, the citizens of said county, living southeast of the Shepherdstown and Halltown turnpike, and entering […]

September 13, 1889

13 Sep 1889

To Save The Canal

Pursuant to the call issued by the committee of citizens of Williamsport appointed for the purpose some time ago, a convention to take action with reference to the preservation of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal as […]

August 27, 1889

27 Aug 1889

County Court Proceeding, Road Orders

News. County Court Proceeding. Road Orders Harpers Ferry District. Approved By Samuel W. Strider R. S. : James McGraw, Sam. W. Strider, Jas. Flanagan, Jacob S. Moler, Jacob H. Engle, Mrs. Eliz. M. Cockrell, Martin Smith, Jas. […]

August 23, 1889

23 Aug 1889

Death Notice: Burny Reynolds Flanagan

August 28, 1889, Burny Reynolds Flanagan aged 11 months. A precious one from us has gone, A voice we loved is stilled; A place is vacant in our home, Which never can be filled. God in […]

July 5, 1889

5 Jul 1889

Savery Company Stops Ore Bank

Work has been discontinued at the Virginia ore-bank between Shepherdstown and Harper’s Ferry, the Savery Company having had it stopped. The washing of the ore discolors the water so that the pulp mill could not be […]

July 5, 1889

5 Jul 1889

Geo. W. Smith, dead at Weston

Mr. Geo. W. Smith, an aged man from Bolivar, who was taken to the Insane Asylum at Weston less than a month ago, has since died in that institution.

July 5, 1889

5 Jul 1889

Outbreak of Whooping Cough

In the death column of the REGISTER this week is recorded the third fatality from whooping cough in the neighborhood of Zion Church, below town. This disease has prevailed in that locality in an unusually severe […]

July 1, 1889

1 Jul 1889

Birth: Bessie Welsh

Register of Births Within the District of Chas. H. Trail, Assessor, In The County of Jefferson in the Year Ending December 31, 1889 Lines Numbered 70 Date of Birth July 1, 1889 Name of Child, If […]

May 2, 1889

2 May 1889

Russell; Roofing For Broaddus and Higgins

Mr. John W. Russell has completed tin roofing the residence of Miss L. Broaddus, in this place [Charles Town], and is now engaged in roofing the dwelling for Mr. Patrick Higgins at Harper’s Ferry.

May 2, 1889

2 May 1889

Married: McGraw & Brannon

In St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Harper’s Ferry, April 22d, 1889, by Rev. T. J. Wilson, Mr. JEREMIAH McGRAW to Miss MARGARET BRANNON.

January 29, 1889

29 Jan 1889

John Flanagan Purchases Engle Farm

Mr. William Engle, Jr., has sold one hundred acres of his home farm, near Zion Church, to Mr. John J. Flanagan for $5,000. The house and barn are included in the portion sold.

Evidence

Washington Building Lime Chartered

Road Toll Petition

To Save The Canal

County Court Proceeding, Road Orders

Death Notice: Burny Reynolds Flanagan

Savery Company Stops Ore Bank

Geo. W. Smith, dead at Weston

Outbreak of Whooping Cough

Birth: Bessie Welsh

Russell; Roofing For Broaddus and Higgins

Married: McGraw & Brannon

John Flanagan Purchases Engle Farm

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