Evidence

September 21, 1926

Marriage: William Welsh & Dorothy Lloyd

St. Peters Roman Catholic Church Marriage Register for the year of 1926 Line Number 4 Contracting Parties William Franklin Welsh & Dorothy Elizabeth Lloyd Residence Husband: Bakerton, W.Va (Jeff. Co.) Wife: Bakerton, W.Va Parents Husband: Thomas […]
December 9, 1925

Virginia Ore Bank Sold

The Virginia Ore Bank, located near Bakerton, Jefferson county, has been sold by Wm. S. Billings, and others to the Everett Saxton Co., of Pennsylvania. The property was in the hands of the receiver for a […]
July 17, 1925

Dopson, pitched winning game before arrest.

Holds Warrant Till Pitcher Wins Game, Then Places Him Under Arrest.MARTINSBURG, W. Va., July 16.– Deputy Sheriff Harwood Burkhart, of Jefferson county, is a good officer—but a better fan. He went to a baseball game Sunday […]
July 15, 1925

Death Certificate: Dora Bell Best

County Jefferson District 1921 Town or City Bakerton W.Va Full Name Dora Bell Best Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Female Color or Race White Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced Married Date of Birth April 23, 1866 […]
July 15, 1925

Death Register: Dora Bell Best

Name in Full Best, Dora Bell Color White Sex Female Date of Death 7/15/25 Place of Birth Bakerton Name of Disease or Cause pernicious anemia Age 59yrs. 2ms. 22d.  Occupation housekeeping Consort of Married Name of […]
January 25, 1925

Death Certificate: Maggie Virginia Welsh

  Place of Death County Jefferson District 1921 Town or City Bakerton W.Va Full Name Maggie Virginia Welsh Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Female Color or Race White Single, Married […] Married Date of Birth October […]
January 25, 1925

Register of Deaths: Maggie V. Welsh

Name in Full Maggie Virginia Welsh Color White Sex Female Date of Death 1/25/25 Place of Death Bakerton Name of Disease acute obstruction of the bowel Age 53 years 3 months 12 days Occupation Domestic Consort […]
January 1, 1924

Walter J. Flanagan – Biography

WALTER J. FLANAGAN, superintendent of the Standard Lime and Stone Company, has been a factor in the industrial life of Strasburg since 1910, and is one of the leading men of this city. He was born […]
April 5, 1923

Foul Play is Suspected: Body Burned In Bakerton Shanty

BURNED TO DEATH; FOUL PLAY IS SEEN.Charred Body of Negro Found in Ashes of Shanty. Special Dispatch to The Star.HAGERSTOWN, Md., April 5.– The burning to death of a negro known as “Babe” Carter in his […]
December 14, 1922

Annie Welsh; Favored Child in Will

By her will dated August 28, 1917, Mrs. Annie M. Welsh, who died at her home at Bakerton November 18, left one dollar to each of her children. Then in addition to the dollar left to […]
November 28, 1922

Obituary: Anna Murphy Welsh

Mrs. Anna Murphy Welsh died at her home in Bakerton, after an illness of one year, on November 17, aged 82 years, 2 months and 4 days. Requiem mass was read by Father Curran at 10:30 […]
November 23, 1922

Obit: Annie Murphy Welsh

Mrs. Annie Welsh, an estimable resident of Bakerton, this county, died at her home in that place last Friday night, at the advanced age of 82 years. Mrs. Welsh was a devout Catholic, and had a […]
November 22, 1922

Will: Annie G. Welsh

#27 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ANNIE WELSH, DECEASED I, Annie Welsh widow of Thomas Welsh make this my last will and testament. I herein bequeath to each of my children One dollar, same to be […]
November 17, 1922

Death Certificate: Annie G. Welsh

  Place of Death County Jefferson District 1922 Town or City Bakerton Full Name Anna G. Welsh Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Female Color or Race White Single, Married […] Widow Date of Birth September 13, […]
November 2, 1922

Homes & Home Building, Knott.

HOMES AND HOME BUILDING.By J. O. Knott. Standing once more in the front yard of the hold home in Jefferson county and looking towards the mountain rim to the east which marks off the horizon and […]