Evidence

March 2, 1931

Obituary: Mrs. Mary Anna Griffith

Mrs. Mary Anna Griffith, wife of Martin L. Griffith, died at the home of a son, Earl Griffith, two miles south of Hagerstown, Sunday night at 10 o’clock of heart trouble, aged 59 years. Besides her […]
February 19, 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

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 […]
January 22, 1931

Obit: Thomas L. McGowan

Thomas L. McGowan, aged 57, died at his home at Dargan at 1 o’clock this morning of complications after an illness of ten weeks. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ella McGowan, sosn, Thomas, Martinsburg; […]
October 5, 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

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

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

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

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

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 24, 1930

Obituary: Edward D. Kaldenback

KALDENBACK, EDWARD D. On Tuesday, April 22, 1930, at his residence, Decatur Heights, Md., EDWARD D. KALDENBACK, aged 54 years, beloved husband of Estella Kaldenback. Funeral from the chapel of Thos. S. Sergeon, 1011 7th st., […]
April 12, 1930

1930 Census: C. William Flanagan Household

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