Bolivar - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

120 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977

October 8, 1948

8 Oct 1948

Death Certificate: Walter Lee Manuel

Name of Deceased Walter Lee Manuel Date of Death October 8, 1948, 9:30 A.M. Place of Death County Jefferson City or Town Charles Town Address Hyman Viener & Sons Length of Stay […] 5 Years Length […]

September 16, 1944

16 Sep 1944

Welsh, Rau; Personal Correspondence

Dr. R. M. Rau,Frederick,Md. Bakerton, W. Va.Jefferson County.Sept; 16th; 1944. Dear Sir: – I wish to advise you that I am vacating the house that I rent from you. There are several persons interested in renting […]

September 15, 1944

15 Sep 1944

Mason & Mason; Rau/Welsh Correspondence

LAW OFFICESMASON & MASONCHARLES TOWN, W. VA.September 15, 1944 Mr. Martin WelshBakerton, West Virginia Dear Mr. Welsh: Mrs. Rau, wife of Dr. R. M. Rau, has just called me on the telephone to advise that if […]

December 8, 1934

8 Dec 1934

Death Certificate: Adam McClellan Best

County Jefferson District Harpers Ferry Town or City Bakerton Full Name Adam McClellan Best Residence Bakerton Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Male Color or Race White Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced Widower Husband or Wife of […]

August 19, 1932

19 Aug 1932

Death Certificate: David Henry Hetzel

County Jefferson District Harpers Ferry Town or City Bakerton Full Name David Henry Hetzel Residence Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Male Color or Race White Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced Married Husband or Wife of […]

January 9, 1929

9 Jan 1929

Death Certificate: Essie Katherine Bowman

County Jefferson District 1921 Town or City Bakerton W.Va Full Name Essie Katherine Bowman Residence Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Female Color or Race White Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced Married Husband or Wife of […]

May 13, 1925

13 May 1925

Obit: George A. MaGlone

GEORGE A. MaGLONE DIES IN NEW YORK.Mr. George A. MaGlone died in New York a few days ago, and his remains were brought to Harpers Ferry and interred in the family lot in the Catholic Cemetery. […]

January 1, 1923

1 Jan 1923

Excerpt of O’Brien Family in entry for Grubb

[..] June 12, 1904 recorded the marriage of Mr. [James Karl] Grubb and Miss Agnes O’Brien, who was born at Halltown, this county, and who is a daughter of Patrick and Sally (Reid) O’Brien. Her paternal […]

November 17, 1922

17 Nov 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, […]

October 19, 1922

19 Oct 1922

Bakerton News [Personals]

On Monday morning, October 9th, while Mrs. Dora M. Eaton was preparing breakfast, she was taken suddenly ill and was assisted to bed by her son, where her condition grew rapidly worse until in a very […]

February 7, 1918

7 Feb 1918

Obit: Mrs. Michael Boler

Mrs. Michael Boler, one of the oldest residents of this county, died at her home at Shenandoah Junction last Sunday, aged 90 years. Surviving her are three sons and two daughters: Rev. John Boler, vicar-general of […]

May 23, 1913

23 May 1913

Smallpox; Bakerton & Jeff. Co.

p. 998-999 West Virginia– Jefferson County and Vicinity. Asst. Surg. Hasseltine, of the Public Health Service, detailed to confer with the Jefferson County (W. Va.) Board of Health concerning the recent occurrence of smallpox in that […]

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