West Virginia State Archives - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

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175 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977

May 3, 1894

3 May 1894

Birth: Essie Welsh

Essie has two registers of birth. One is located under Welsh, the other is incorrectly indexed as Erin. Number 785 Date of Return May 7, 1894 Name of Child Essie Welsh Sex Female No. of Child […]

January 13, 1893

13 Jan 1893

Birth: Caton Baby

Number 633 Date of Return Jany. 20, 1893 Name of Child — Sex M No. of Child of this Mother 6 Stillborn Period of Uterogestation 280 da. Cause Race or Color White Date of Birth Jany […]

January 4, 1893

4 Jan 1893

Marriage: Raleigh Moler & Annie Flanagan

Marriage Register, Jefferson County, West Virginia No. 1. Time of Marriage January 4, 1893 Place of Marriage Bethesda Church, Molers X Roads Name of Husband Raleigh Wm. Moler Name of Wife Miss Annie F. Flanagan Age […]

May 8, 1892

8 May 1892

Birth: Robert William Ingram

Register of Births Within The District of Shepherdstown, JW Gardner, Jr., Assessor, For The County Of Jefferson, In The Year Ending 31st December, 1892. Lines Numbered 67 Date of Birth May 8, 1892 Name of Child, […]

April 22, 1892

22 Apr 1892

Birth Certificate: Martin Dineen Welsh

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 Street At Home Full Name […]

February 1, 1891

1 Feb 1891

Birth: Chas. B. Caton

Lines Numbered 6 Date of Birth Feb. 1st [1891] *date insterted by authority of S. T. Knott, M.D. (affidavit filed 5/1/42) Name of Child Caton, Chas B Color White Sex Male Born Alive Place of Birth […]

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 […]

November 6, 1888

6 Nov 1888

Birth Certificate (Delayed): Allen Reynolds Caton

Full Name at Birth Allen Reynolds Caton Date of Birth Nov. 6th, 1888 Color or Race White Sex Male Birthplace Bakerton Jefferson W.Vir. Father (Full Name) John William Caton Birthplace West Virginia Mother (Full Name) Emma […]

November 6, 1888

6 Nov 1888

Birth: J. A. Caton

Number 267 Date of Return Nov. 19, 1888 Name of Child J. A. Caton Sex Male No. of Child of this Mother Fourth Stillborn Period of Uterogestation Full Term Cause Race or Color White Date of […]

September 1, 1888

1 Sep 1888

Birth: Berna Flanagan

Register of Births Within The District of Chas. H. Trail, Assessor, For The County Of Jefferson, In The Year Ending 31st December, 1888. Lines Numbered 26 Date of Birth September 1888 Name of Child, If Named […]

August 27, 1888

27 Aug 1888

Birth: Flanagan (1888)

Register of Births Within The District of Chas. H. Trail, Assessor, For The County Of Jefferson, In The Year Ending 31st December, 1888. Lines Numbered 215 Name of Child Flanagan No. of Child of This Mother. […]

October 12, 1887

12 Oct 1887

Birth: Roy M. Best

Lines Numbered 51 Date of Birth October 12, 1887 corrected by S. T. Huatt Name of Child, If Named Roy M. Best Color White Sex Male No. of Child to this Mother 2 Place of […]

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