Jefferson County - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

1949 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977 Database Info

December 16, 1938

16 Dec 1938

Roy Best ill; wife entertains

Mr. Roy Best is ill at his home here. Mrs. Roy Best entertained the Woman’s Missionary Society on Wednesday night. Those present were Miss Dorothy Knott, Harold Knott, Mrs. Guy Moler, Mrs. Herbert Irvin, Mrs. S. […]

August 26, 1938

26 Aug 1938

Will: Lawrence Welsh

#43. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF LAWRENCE H. WELSH, DECEASED. I, Lawrence H. Welsh, resident of Bakerton, Jefferson County, West Virginia, do make this my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking any and all Wills heretofore […]

August 26, 1938

26 Aug 1938

Obituary: Laurence Welsh

DEATH AT BAKERTON. Laurence Welsh, an employee of the Standard Lime & Stone Company at Bakerton, died suddenly Monday morning. Having worked Sunday night, Mr. Welsh became ill about quitting time Monday and died before he […]

August 15, 1938

15 Aug 1938

Death Certificate: Lawrence Henry Welsh

Place of Death County Jefferson Town or City Bakerton Place of Residence State W.Va. Length of residence where death occurred 13 years Full Name Lawrence Henry Welsh Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex M Color or Race […]

August 15, 1938

15 Aug 1938

Register of Deaths: Lawrence Henry Welsh

Name in Full — Welsh Color White Sex Male Date of Death 8/15/38 Place of Death Harpers Ferry Dist. Name of Disease Heart failure Age 53 years 3 months 10 days Occupation — Consort of, or […]

August 4, 1938

4 Aug 1938

Death Certificate: Rankin Geary

Registered No. 10608 Place of Death Place of Death Bakerton County Jefferson Town or City District H. Ferry Length of residence where death occurred Place of Residence State W. Va. County Jefferson […]

August 4, 1938

4 Aug 1938

Death Register: Rankin Geary

Name in Full Geary, Rankin William Color White Sex Male Date of Death 8/4/38 Place of Death Harpers Ferry District Name of Disease or Cause Chronic Myocarditis Age 74yrs. 10 ms. 3 d. Occupation Consort […]

February 24, 1937

24 Feb 1937

Death Certificate: Robert Dudley Moler

Registered No. 1963 Place of Death Place of Death Bakerton County Jefferson Town or City District Harpers Ferry (dist. no. 1921) Length of residence where death occurred Place of Residence State W. […]

February 24, 1937

24 Feb 1937

Death Register: Robert Dudley Moler

Name in Full Moler, Robert Dudley Color White Sex Male Date of Death 2/24/37 Place of Death Bakerton Name of Disease or Cause died suddenly while at work, probably heart disease) Age 57yrs. — ms. 20 […]

February 16, 1937

16 Feb 1937

Death Certificate: Helen Valleare Kidwiler

Place of Death Jefferson District Harpers Ferry Town or City Bakerton Place of Residence Bakerton W.Va Full Name Helen Valleare Kidwiler Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Female Color or Race White Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced […]

December 1, 1935

1 Dec 1935

Bakerton Safety News (Vol 2. No. 4)

The Bakerton Safety News Sponsored by The Safety Council, Washington Building Lime Company VOLUME II. BAKERTON, W. VA DECEMBER, 1935 No. 4. [page 1] Superintendent Bakerton Plant Mr. Robert B. Frost, one of the youngest industrial executives […]

July 19, 1935

19 Jul 1935

Death Certificate: Bessie Welsh Best

Place of Death County Jefferson District 1921 Harpers Ferry Town or City Bakerton Full Name Bessie Welsh Best Residence Bakerton W.Va. Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Female Color or Race White Single, Married […] Married […]

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