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175 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977

October 12, 1887

12 Oct 1887

Birth: Roy M. Best

Register of Births Within the District of Chas. H. Trail, Assessor, In The County of Jefferson in the Year Ending December 31, 1887 Lines Numbered 3 Date of Birth Oct. Name of Child, If Named Roy […]

August 21, 1886

21 Aug 1886

Birth Certificate: Laura Belle Moore

County Where Born Jefferson Full Name Of Child Laura Belle Moore Sex of Child Female Were Parents Married to Each Other? Yes Date of Birth August 21, 1886 Father Name in Full John McClellan Moore P.O. […]

November 9, 1884

9 Nov 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 4, 1884

4 Aug 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 […]

March 18, 1884

18 Mar 1884

Birth Certificate (Delayed): Raleigh Moler Caton

Full Name at Birth Raleigh Moler Caton Date of Birth March 18, 1884 Color or Race White Sex Male Birthplace Moler’s X Roads Jefferson W.Vir. Father (Full Name) John William Caton Birthplace West Virginia Mother (Full […]

November 1, 1882

1 Nov 1882

Birth: James Alvey Flanagan

Register of Births Within The District of Chas. H. Trail, Assessor, For The County Of Jeff, In The Year Ending 31st December, 1882. Lines Numbered 29 Date of Birth Nov. Name of Child, If Named Alby […]

October 1, 1880

1 Oct 1880

Birth: Stillborn Flanagan (1880)

Register of Births Within The District of Charles H. Trail, Assessor, For The County Of Jefferson, In The Year Ending 31st December, 1880. Lines Numbered 41 Date of Birth Oct. 1880 Name of Child, If Named […]

October 1, 1880

1 Oct 1880

Death Register: Charles F. Flanagan

Line # 24 Name in Full Chas. Flanegan Color W Sex M Date of Death Oct. [1880] Place of Death Bol. Dist. Name of Disease miscellaneous Age 24 Names of Parents J. & F. M. Flanegan […]

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 […]

February 24, 1877

24 Feb 1877

Birth: Thomas H. Welsh

Register of Births Within the District of Charles H. Trail, Assessor, In The County of Jefferson in the Year Ending December 31, 1877 Lines Numbered 134 Date of Birth Feb 24, 1877 Name of Child, If […]

October 26, 1876

26 Oct 1876

Marriage: John Flanagan & Eliza Krepps

Register of Marriage Licenses by the Clerk of Jefferson County, Virginia Lines No. 8 Date October 26, 1876 Town or County Bolivar Full Names of Parties John G. Flanagan, Eliza Jane Tamson Krepps Age of Husband […]

October 21, 1875

21 Oct 1875

Marriage: Asbury Hopper & Alice Flanagan

Marriage Register, Jefferson County, West Virginia No. 24/77 Date October 21, 1875 Town or County new Old Furnace Name of Husband Asbury M. Hopper Name of Wife Alice L. Flanagan Age of Husband 36 Age of […]

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