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711 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977

August 11, 1959

11 Aug 1959

Obituary: Wilber H. Lewis

Wilber H. Lewis died suddenly at his home, Hagerstown, Route One, last evening, aged 72 years. Born in Samples Manor, he was the son of the late Jerome T. and Nannie V. (Winks) Lewis. He had […]

May 7, 1956

7 May 1956

Obituary: Robert William Ingram

Robert William Ingram died at his home in Martinsburg, W. Va., Thursday night after a long illness at the age of 64. He was born in Jefferson County, W. Va., the son of the late Charles […]

May 12, 1952

12 May 1952

Wed At Bolivar: Bobby Welsh & June Eaton

WED AT BOLIVAR, W. VA. — Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Linden Welsh were married May 1 in the Methodist church at Bolivar, W. Va. She is the former Miss June Dolores Eaton, daughter of Mr. and […]

December 2, 1950

2 Dec 1950

Bobby Welsh spends Thanksgiving in Baltimore

Mr. and Mrs. Reno Eaton and family, Mr. Charles Whitmore, of Camp Hill, accompanied by Bobby Welch, of Bakerton, spent Thanksgiving Day and the weekend in Baltimore, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Brender.

February 15, 1946

15 Feb 1946

Eichelberger, 55th Anniversary

Mark 55th AnniversaryMR. AND MRS. GEORGE EICHELBERGER Mr. ad Mrs. George Eichelberger, of Samples Manor, near Sharpsburg, will celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary today and it will be at their home. The couple were married by […]

April 4, 1945

4 Apr 1945

Obituary: Annie G. Ingram

Mrs. Annie Gertrude Ingram, widow of Chas. W. Ingram, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Phil Jamison, Sharpsburg, Monday at 10:30 p.m., aged 75. She was born and reared in Bakerstown, W. Va., and […]

December 2, 1943

2 Dec 1943

Obituary: Anna E. Tilley

Mrs. Anna E. TilleyMrs. Anna E. Welsh Tilley of Midland died Tuesday in City hospital following a three-month illness. She resided in Midland for 20 years. She was 51.Mrs. Tilley is survived by her husband, Richard […]

July 9, 1940

9 Jul 1940

Obituary: Nannie V. Lewis

Mrs. Nannie V. Lewis died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. T. A. Hoffmaster, 405 Maple avenue, Brunswick, Monday afternoon at 1 o’clock of a lingering illness, aged 77 years. Her husband, Jerome T. Lewis, […]

June 13, 1940

13 Jun 1940

Jerome Lewis farm sale.

Walter T. Winks and Wilber H. Lewis, executors of Jerome T. Lewis, to Ira C. Martz, 82 1/2 acres along the road leading from Antietam Iron Works to Harpers Ferry, for $2300.

May 10, 1940

10 May 1940

Obituary: Mary “Mollie” C. Welsh

MRS. MARY C. WELSH Mrs. Mary C. Welsh, a resident of Hollidaysburg, died at a local hospital yesterday at 2 a. m., after a extended illness. She was a daughter of John and Sarah Howard and […]

April 27, 1940

27 Apr 1940

J. Lewis, Notice to Creditors

Estate of Jerome Thomas Lewis, deceased.Notice is hereby given, That the subscribers have obtained from the Orphans’ Court of Washington County. Letters Testamentary on the estate of Jerome Thomas Lewis, late of said county, deceased. All […]

December 6, 1939

6 Dec 1939

State Road Commission Determines Licensure for “Drivable Contraption”

Robert Duke didn’t know what to call the contraption in which he drives daily from Bakerton to Shepherdstown, and neither did the state road commission after they received a description. Duke assembled the machine himself from […]

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