Bakerton - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

1024 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977 Database Info

July 13, 1931

13 Jul 1931

Death Certificate: Patrick Henry Welsh

Place of Death County Jefferson District Harpers Ferry Town or City Bakerton Full Name Patrick Henry Welsh Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Male Color or Race White Single, Married […] S. Husband of, or Wife of […]

July 12, 1931

12 Jul 1931

Register of Deaths: Patrick Henry Welsh

Name in Full Patrick Henry Welsh Color White Sex Male Date of Death 7/12/31 Place of Death Bakerton Name of Disease Pulmonary T. B. Age 68 years 3 months 3 days Occupation Laborer Consort of, or […]

February 19, 1931

19 Feb 1931

Death Certificate: Virginia Elizabeth Welsh

Place of Death County Jefferson District Harpers Ferry Town or City Bakerton W.Va. Full Name Virginia Elizabeth Welsh Residence Bakerton Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex F Color or Race W Single, Married […] S. Husband of, […]

February 19, 1931

19 Feb 1931

Register of Deaths: Virginia Elizabeth Welsh

Name in Full Virginia Elizabeth Welsh Color White Sex Female Date of Death 2/19/31 Place of Death Bakerton Name of Disease Pneumonia Age 14 years 6 months 3 days Occupation — Consort of, or Unmarried single […]

October 5, 1930

5 Oct 1930

B&O Expected Bids On Harpers Ferry Bridge

NEW POTOMAC BRIDGE CONTRACT DUE SOONB. & O. Expected to Ask for Bids on Span at Harpers Ferry Within Week. Special Dispatch to The Star.CHARLES TOWN, W. Va., October 4. — Unofficial but apparently authritative information […]

July 31, 1930

31 Jul 1930

Allen, Crazed by Heat, Drowns After Leap

Man Crazed by Heat Drowns After LeapHARPERS FERRY, W. Va., July 31. — Apparently crazed by the heat, Guy Allen, 25, Bakerton, plunged from a boat into the Potomac River near here. His body was found […]

July 21, 1930

21 Jul 1930

Guy Allen Is Drowned.

Guy Allen Is Drowned While Swimming In Potomac River. Women Wandering Along River Bank Near Dargan Discover Body of Bakerton Man — Duffey Gives Verdict of Accidental Death. Guy Allen, 25 year old Bakerton W. Va., […]

June 23, 1930

23 Jun 1930

Guy Allen, drowned while bathing.

BATHER IS DROWNED.CHARLES TOWN, W. Va., July 23.– Guy Allen, native of Maryland, but residing at Bakerton, W. Va., for several years, was drowned while bathing in the Shenandoah River at the Virginia ore bank, west […]

June 14, 1930

14 Jun 1930

Electric On Maryland Shore

ELECTRIC LIGHTS DUEHARPERS FERRY, W. Va., June 14. — That section of Maryland, along the Potomac River from Harpers Ferry to Antietam Furnace, above Bakerton, is to have electric lights in the near future.

April 29, 1930

29 Apr 1930

Houser, 70, to wed Boyd, 30.

West Virginian, 70, To Wed Bride of 30 HARPERS FERRY, W. VA., April 29. — A marriage license was issued in the office of county clerk on Tuesday to George Houser, aged 70, of Bakerton, near […]

April 8, 1930

8 Apr 1930

1930 Census: Patrick Welsh Household

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April 3, 1930

3 Apr 1930

Death Notice: Charles Flannagan

Charles Flannagan, aged 22 years died suddenly while laughing and talking with fellow employees of the Washington Building Lime Co., at Bakerton, Monday. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. James Flannagan, who with one […]

Evidence

Death Certificate: Patrick Henry Welsh

Register of Deaths: Patrick Henry Welsh

Death Certificate: Virginia Elizabeth Welsh

Register of Deaths: Virginia Elizabeth Welsh

B&O Expected Bids On Harpers Ferry Bridge

Allen, Crazed by Heat, Drowns After Leap

Guy Allen Is Drowned.

Guy Allen, drowned while bathing.

Electric On Maryland Shore

Houser, 70, to wed Boyd, 30.

1930 Census: Patrick Welsh Household

Death Notice: Charles Flannagan

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