Evidence

February 11, 1886

War Claims

Among the war claims recently favorably reported to the House of Representatives are the following for the benefit of Jefferson county people: Joseph H. Anderson, $15; Geo. W. Boyers, $168; Margaret Caton, $140; James Logie, administrator […]
July 24, 1885

Marriage: Engle & Longerbeam

In Charlestown, July 16th, 1885, by Rev. Dr. A. C. Hopkins, Mr. CHAS. ENGLE to Miss REBECCA ELIZABETH LONGERBEAM– both of this county.
July 23, 1885

Married: Engle & Longerbeam

In Charlestown, July 16th, 1885, by Rev. Dr. A. C. Hopkins, Mr. CHARLES ENGLE to Miss REBECCA ELIZABETH LONGERBEAM.
July 21, 1885

Spirit of Jefferson Deaths, July 1885

DIED. At the residence of her half-brother, Mr. John H. Allstadt, in this county, on Wednesday, July 15th, 1885, Miss HANNAH HALL, at an advanced age. She had been a consistent member of the Methodist Church […]
July 3, 1885

Oak Grove School Commencement Celebration

COMMUNICATED. DEAR REGISTER.– The large and flourishing school so ably taught by that popular teacher Mr. Jesse A. Engle, gave their friends a rare and intellectual and literary treat at the close of their school. This […]
July 2, 1885

Delightful Entertainment at Oak Grove School House

Delightful Entertainment at Oak Grove School House, Near Harper’s Ferry.The recent closing exercises of the Oak Grove public school, so efficiently and satisfactorily taught by Mr. Jesse A. Engle the past three years, were of an […]
May 7, 1885

Newsy Notes: Michael Caton, dead.

Michael Caton of Washington, a veteran printer and pressman, is dead– aged 89. He was cashier 43 years in the Congressional Globe office.
January 13, 1885

County Court Delinquent Tax List, 1883

News. County Court Delinquent Tax List 1883 Jacob Ash, Jacob Arter, J. W. Andrews, Roy Allison, Alfred W. Adams, Dennis Buzzard, Den’s Blackburn, Warren Burton, William H. Butcher, Jacob Brown, William Bilson, Jno. William Henry Brooke, Edw’d […]
November 9, 1884

Birth Certificate: Bertha May Moore

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 Full Name Of Child Bertha […]
August 29, 1884

Blown Up (At Flanagans)

A very serious accident occurred at Flanagan’s limestone quarry, below Shepherdstown, on Thursday morning of last week. Messrs. John J. Flanagan and Albert Grim were in a blacksmith shop completing a piece of work. There was […]
August 4, 1884

Birth: Geo. W. Caton

Lines Numbered 22 Date of Birth Aug. 4 [1884] Name of Child Caton, Geo W. Color White Sex Male Born Alive Place of Birth Sheptown Father’s Name in full John W. Caton Father’s Occupation Farmer Father’s […]
May 1, 1884

Death: Agnes A. Higgins

On April 16th, 1884, at Sandy Hook, Md., AGNES A., third daughter of Patrick and M. A. Higgins, aged 18 years, 4 months and 2 days.