Charles Town - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

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187 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977 Database Info

July 23, 1885

23 Jul 1885

Married: Engle & Longerbeam

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

January 12, 1884

12 Jan 1884

Jefferson County Clerk, Deeds Admitted

State of West Virginia,County of Jefferson,Clerk’s Office of the County Court. The following is a list of deeds admitted to record in said office during two weeks ending January 5, 1884: Teste, T. A. Moore, Clerk […]

May 19, 1883

19 May 1883

Interview with Boteler; John Brown

Old John Brown. — “Gath,” in his letter to the Cincinnati Enquirer, has some interesting notes of an interview in New York with Hon. A. R. Boteler. He says: Mr. Boteler is a man rather above […]

March 18, 1882

18 Mar 1882

Death of E. Morton Lackland

We very much regret to chronicle the death of Mr. E. Morton Lackland, which took place on Thursday of last week, the 9th of March, by suicide, at his home near Charlestown, in this county. He […]

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 […]

March 4, 1876

4 Mar 1876

Jefferson County Re-Districted.

JEFFERSON COUNTYRe-Districted.—State of West VirginiaJefferson County, Sct. In the County Court,January Term, 1876.2nd Day. At a County Court continued and held for said County, the 18th day of January, 1876, the following order was made and […]

November 22, 1873

22 Nov 1873

Deserving Colored Man: Sigh Carter

DESERVING COLORED MAN.– Sigh Carter, one of the former slaves of the late Col. Braxton Davenport and one of his most trustworthy servants, has been visiting his old home within the past few days. Sigh is […]

October 25, 1873

25 Oct 1873

Death Notice: Hathun Walsh

“HATHUN WALSH, infant child of John and Kate L. Walsh, died at the residence of its grandparent, Mr. Edward Tearney, in Charlestown, on Thursday, October 16th— aged 1 week.”

June 30, 1868

30 Jun 1868

Ladies Catholic Fair at Harper’s Ferry; Reconstruction

The Ladies’ Catholic Fair at Harper’s Ferry.MR. EDITOR: — The fair, which was refer[r]ed to in my last article, given by the Catholic Ladies in this vicinity, closed on Monday night last, after having been conducted […]

June 9, 1868

9 Jun 1868

The Fair at Harper’s Ferry: Catholic vs. Protestant

MR. EDITOR: As I have promised to drop you an occasional letter, when anything occurs in this vicinity worthy of special notice, to make good my word, I must take up a fair subject. The Fair, […]

June 19, 1866

19 Jun 1866

The Confederate Dead

Miss Mollie Howard is listed as being a part of the Floral Committee. The Committee was selected to gather flowers, evergreens, and other floral pieces to send the the Presbyterian Church [of Charles Town] on June […]

June 5, 1866

5 Jun 1866

Important Order, Arrest of Fenians.

The Attorney General last week issued the following circular to the district attorneys and marshals of the United States: ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE, Washington, D.C., June 5, 1866 . By direction of the President, you are hereby instructed […]

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