Jefferson County - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

1949 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977 Database Info

October 7, 1879

7 Oct 1879

Death Notice, Mary Hunter

DIED. Near Charlestown, September 30th, 1879, of Scarlet Fever, FANNIE AMELIA, youngest daughter of D. H. C. and A. A. Beckham, aged 2 years. “She is not dead, — the child of our affection. — But […]

September 6, 1879

6 Sep 1879

SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS’ SALE OF A VALUABLE FARM, IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, WEST VA. By virtue of three several Decrees rendered by the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, West Virginia, on the 26th day of April, 1878, on […]

April 19, 1879

19 Apr 1879

Carts being made for Flanagan Lime

Mr. Good and Mayor Ray have been quite busy this week in making carts for Flanigan’s limestone quarry below town.

October 12, 1878

12 Oct 1878

Rev. J. J. Keane Visits St. Peters

Right Rev. J. J. Keane, the recently consecrated Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia, visited Harper’s Ferry on Tuesday week. In the evening of the same day the St. Peter’s Catholic Church was the scene […]

May 13, 1878

13 May 1878

Heaviest Storm Recorded; Massive Damage

The heaviest storm ever known in the State passed over Jefferson county, West Virginia, on Monday last. Hailstones as large as eggs fell for an hour, killing cattle, hogs and sheep. A heavy rain storm followed, […]

May 4, 1878

4 May 1878

American Union attempts to block appointment, anti-Catholic grounds.

The Order of the American Union At Work.The hatred of the Northern Republican for a Catholic church is only matched by the hatred of the carpet-bagger for the county jail. It is well-known that some years […]

April 13, 1878

13 Apr 1878

“Irish World” Forbidden for Catholics

Bishop Kain has forbid the circulation of the “Irish World” among the Catholics of West Virginia.

December 8, 1877

8 Dec 1877

Annals Of The War

General J. D. Imboden, Confederate General, gives a lengthy account of General David Hunter’s incendiarism, while he had command of the Federal troops in this Valley, during the late war; from which we extract the following […]

October 27, 1877

27 Oct 1877

Strider, If Forever, Fare Thee Well

“If Forever, Fare Thee Well.” To gratify a pardonable curiosity on the part of some of our readers, we again refer to “Laborer,” whose vehicle for offensive communications is the Shepherdstown Register, and at the same […]

October 1, 1877

1 Oct 1877

Birth: Charles W. Flanagan

Register of Births Within The District of Charles H. Trail, Assessor, For The County Of Jefferson, In The Year Ending 31st December, 1877. Lines Numbered 39 Date of Birth Oct. 1877 Name of Child, If Named […]

August 11, 1877

11 Aug 1877

Hunter/Sherman/Bragonier Trustee Sale

TRUSTEE’S SALEOn Saturday, August 18, 1877OFVALUABLE LOT,NEAR Shepherdstown, West Va.——– By virtue of a Trust Deed executed by Oliver Sherman and Jas. H. L. Hunter and Mary E. his wife, to Joseph S. Bragonier, trustee, bearing […]

July 7, 1877

7 Jul 1877

The Friday Murder Mystery

THE HEARING AT HAGERSTOWN– DETAILS OF THE CRIME, ETC.[Reported for the Baltimore Sun.] HAGERSTOWN, MD., June 27, 1877.– James Gardner and J. W. Grove, who are in the county jail at this place on suspicion of […]

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Death Notice, Mary Hunter

Special Commissioners’ Sale

Carts being made for Flanagan Lime

Rev. J. J. Keane Visits St. Peters

Heaviest Storm Recorded; Massive Damage

American Union attempts to block appointment, anti-Catholic grounds.

“Irish World” Forbidden for Catholics

Annals Of The War

Strider, If Forever, Fare Thee Well

Birth: Charles W. Flanagan

Hunter/Sherman/Bragonier Trustee Sale

The Friday Murder Mystery

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