Evidence

July 1, 1934

Joseph C. Duke Funeral Set

Funeral services will be held tomorrow for Joseph Chiswell Duke, who died suddenly on Wednesday. Mr. Duke was born in Bakerton, W. Va., July 31, 1885. His parents were George W. and Frances Chiswell Duke. After […]
June 15, 1934

Obituary: Millard D. Jamison

Millard D. Jamison died at his home at Antietam at 3 o’clock this morning of Hodkins disease, aged 27. He is survived by his wife, three children, May, Francis and David; brothers, Edgar, Antietam; Albert, Bakerton; […]
May 31, 1934

Hold Up May Link with Fatal Crash (Duke Dec.)

HOLD-UP MAY LINK WITH FATAL CRASHHit-and-Run Death of J. C. Duke Leads Police to Investigate. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star.PRIEST BRIDGE, Md., May 31. — With two colored men under arrest in Annapolis as […]
March 12, 1934

Former Ball Player Dies After Crash (Brophy)

Former Ball Player Dies After Car CrashMARTINSBURG, W. Va., March 12. — Seriously injured in a motorcycle accident Saturday night, Joe Brophy, of this city, former Blue Ridge and Eastern Shore League ball player, died in […]
January 2, 1934

Will: John M. Moore

#1. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JOHN M. MOORE, DECEASED. I, John M. Moore, of Jefferson County, West Virginia, being of sound mind and disposing memory, and realizing the uncertanties of life, do make, publish, and […]
January 1, 1934

Molers Crossroads History

Delving into old records of early land grants, you will find that tracts of land were taken up in this section along the Potomac River just as early as those nearer the tiny village of Mecklenburg […]
November 14, 1933

Death Certificate: John McClellan Moore

  Place of Death County Jefferson District 1921 Harpers Ferry Town or City Bakerton Full Name John McCellan Moore Residence Bakerton W.Va Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Male Color or Race White Single, Married […] Married […]
September 19, 1933

Carl Moler; 18 underweight hogs stuck at Baltimore.

UNDERSIZE PIGS COST OWNER FOR FATTENING Winchester, Va., Sept. 18 – These little pigs went to market, but they might as well have stayed home. Carl Moler, Bakerton farmer, wanted to do his part in the […]
September 14, 1933

Magnesia Plant in Operation

Operations have been started at the new magnesia plant at Bakerton. The plant has just been completed by the Washington Building Lime Company.
September 14, 1933

Death Notice: George S. Homer

George S. Homer, for many years a resident of Bakerton, died Monday after a long illness from paralysis. He was 75 years of age. A daughter, Miss Margaret Houser and four sons, George, Richard, Ernest and […]
September 6, 1933

Obituary: George Samuel Houser

George Samuel Houser died at his home in Bakerton, West Virginia, following a long illness, aged 75 years. He was born and reared in Washington County, Md., the son of Samuel and Mary Bennett Houser, the […]
September 6, 1933

Obit: George Samuel Houser

George Samuel Houser died at his home in Bakerton, West Virginia, following a long illness, aged 75 years. He was born and reared in Washington County, Md., the son of Samuel and Mary Bennett Houser, the […]