Jefferson County - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

1949 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977 Database Info

June 22, 1872

22 Jun 1872

Heavy Rain Damage, 1872

Heavy Rain. — On Sunday evening last a very heavy rain visited the neighborhood South-east of Unionville. The rain descended in torrents, causing a portion of wheat, corn, and fencing, upon the farms of Wm. Morrison, […]

June 22, 1872

22 Jun 1872

Boy Drowned [fell from Canal Boat]

A Boy Drowned. — On Saturday last a boy named John Herbert, about 15 years of age, said to have come from Alexandria some twelve months ago, fell from Canal Boat Lennett in Slack-Water above Dam […]

April 2, 1872

2 Apr 1872

Boerley vs. McCabe, Judgement Ordered

Env. 33County Ct. | Jeff. Co. | 1872Boerley, Bridgetvs.McCabe, Catherine, Admx. of McCabe, Bernard, Dec.DebtTranscript. J. P. Bridget Boerley vs. Catherine McCabe, Administrator of Bernard McCabe, deceased } a civil action commenced March 27th 1872, amount […]

October 25, 1871

25 Oct 1871

Birth: George W. Caton

Lines Numbered 28 Date of Birth Oct. 25 [1871] Name of Child Geo. W. Caton Color White Sex Male Born Alive Place of Birth Shepherdstown Father’s Name in full Geo. W. Caton Father’s Occupation Farmer Father’s […]

February 27, 1871

27 Feb 1871

Register of Deaths: James Walsh

Register of Deaths within the district of J. E. Erin Assessor, For the County of Jefferson, in the year ending 31st December, 1871. Line Number 138 Name in Full Jas Walsh Color White Sex Male Date […]

January 28, 1871

28 Jan 1871

Stray Bull; John Flanagan

Stray Bull. [?]AME to the subscribers farm, near Knott’s Mill, about the first of last August, a white spotted speckled BULL. The owner is requested to come forward, prove property, pay charges and take him away. […]

January 1, 1871

1 Jan 1871

Dower Estate Disagreement; Martha Flanagan

To the Hon. E. B. Hall Judge of the Jefferson Circuit Court Humbly complaining shew unto your Honor your Orators Cora V. Daniels, John W. Daniels and Martha Daniels infants under the age of twenty one […]

December 10, 1870

10 Dec 1870

Birth: Mary E. Welsh

Register of Births Within the District of Jno. E. E[?], Assessor, In The County of Jefferson in the Year Ending December 31, 1870 Lines Numbered Date of Birth December 10, 1870 Name of Child, If Named […]

December 10, 1870

10 Dec 1870

Birth: Willie M. Licklider

Register of Births Lines Numbered 107 Date of Birth Oct. 18, 1872 Name of Child, If Named Willie M. Licklider Color White Sex Male Born Alive Place of Birth Shep Dist. Father’s Name in Full J.C. […]

October 29, 1870

29 Oct 1870

Obit: Mrs. Martha Flanagan

ANOTHER.– Mrs. Martha Flanagan, widow of the late William Flanagan, died at her residence near Unionville, on Sunday afternoon last, aged about 70 years. She had been confined to her bed from rheumatism for some years […]

October 8, 1870

8 Oct 1870

Accident — Mrs. Flanagan

ACCIDENT — Mrs. Flanagan, residing some four miles southeast of this town, widow of the late William Flanagan, and an elderly lady, fell from her bed a few days ago and broke her leg. She had […]

October 6, 1870

6 Oct 1870

Harpers Ferry Flood, 1870

At Harper’s Ferry the scene is truly appalling, and entirely beyond description, but we will endeavor to make up a summary of the terrible incidents of Friday night and Saturday morning, and the immense loss of […]

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