Jefferson County - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

1949 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977 Database Info

July 24, 1927

24 Jul 1927

Martin D. Welsh, Largest Eel

Another would-be winner, had we a contest for the largest eel, was sent in by Martin D. Welsh, Bakerton, W. Va., but sad to relate, the Fisherman’s Luck contests do not include a niche in which […]

February 10, 1927

10 Feb 1927

Body Is Recovered. Bakerton, W. Va. – The body of Mrs. Kate Gross, 28, of Shenandoah Junction, W. Va., drowned December 3 while crossing the Potomac river in a rowboat, was recovered Tuesday a mile and […]

February 5, 1927

5 Feb 1927

Amos Williams, Shot

Bakerton, Md. — Amos Williams, 17, was the victim in a fatal accident where he was shot to death accidentally by a gun thot to be unloaded and being handled by three of his friends, Sunday.

January 21, 1927

21 Jan 1927

Death Certificate: Nannie Tabler Hoffman

County Berkeley District Martinsburg Town or City Martinsburg, W.Va Full Name Nannie Tabler Hoffman Residence 211 S. Maple Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Female Color or Race White Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced Married Husband or […]

December 5, 1926

5 Dec 1926

Leaky Boat Drowns Hoffman, Gross. Louden escapes.

LEAKY BOAT DROWNS TWO; THIRD ESCAPES.One-Arm Man Unable to Bail Fast Enough as Oarsman Pulls to Escape Sinking. Special Dispatch to The Star.MARTINSBURG, W. Va., December 4.— Mrs. Mary Gross, 40 years old, of Dargan, Md., […]

November 6, 1926

6 Nov 1926

Register of Deaths: Clara Dae Welsh

Name in Full Clara Dae Welsh Color White Sex Female Date of Death 11/6/26 Place of Death Bakerton Name of Disease auto intestinal intoxication Age 63 years 10 months 24 days Occupation Domestic Consort of, or […]

November 6, 1926

6 Nov 1926

Death Certificate: Clara Dae Myers

Place of Death County Jefferson District 1921 Town or City Bakerton Full Name Clara Dae Welsh Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Female Color or Race White Single, Married […] Married Date of Birth December 13, […]

September 25, 1926

25 Sep 1926

Death Certificate: Dorothy Elizabeth Welsh

Place of Death County Jefferson District 1921 Town or City Bakerton Full Name Dorothy Elizabeth Welsh Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Female Color or Race White Single, Married […] Married Date of Birth February 6, 1911 […]

September 25, 1926

25 Sep 1926

Register of Deaths: Dorothy Elizabeth Welsh

Name in Full Dorothy Elizabeth Welsh Color White Sex Female Date of Death 9/25/26 Place of Death Bakerton Name of Disease dou[r/p]e otitis media Age 15 years 7 months 19 days Occupation Domestic Consort of, or […]

September 21, 1926

21 Sep 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

9 Dec 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 […]

December 2, 1925

2 Dec 1925

Edward Higgins Died At Harpers Ferry

MR. EDWARD HIGGINS DIES AT FERRY. Mr. Edward Higgins, an ex-Confederate veteran, of Harpers Ferry, who saw active service in the Stonewall Brigade in the early part of the war, and later in the cavalry, died […]

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