Kearneysville - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

24 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977

November 25, 1907

25 Nov 1907

Obit: Thomas Licklider

Mr. Thomas Licklider, father of Mr. T. P. Licklider, of this city, and one of the most prominent and highly respected residents of Jefferson county, died at his home in Kearneysville at 1 o’clock Sunday morning, […]

November 7, 1907

7 Nov 1907

An Honorable Roll (Company F, First VA Cavalry)

An Honorable Roll. Robert L. Billmyer, of this vicinity, has handed us the following list of the surviving members of Company F, First Virginia Cavalry, commanded by the late Captain M. J. Billmyer, and we print […]

February 21, 1901

21 Feb 1901

Sad Drowning Accident.

Last Saturday afternoon Edward Cox and Charles Howard, two young men from Kearneysville, aged 20 and 17 yeas, respectively, were drowned in the Potomac river near the residence of James W. Engle, at Rattling Springs. The […]

October 10, 1900

10 Oct 1900

Jefferson Co., Most Productive in the Valley of VA

JEFFERSON COUNTYOne Of The Most Productive In The Valley Of Virginia.LIVE TOWNS AND VILLAGESCharlestown, The County Seat– Growth In Population And Manufactures– Railroad Facilities. [Special Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.]CHARLESTOWN, W. VA., Oct. 8.– Jefferson county […]

April 3, 1900

3 Apr 1900

Huff, Killed; Fell From Train

William Huff, who fell from a freight train on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad about a week ago, died at Kearneysville, W. Va. Sunday night of his injuries. He was twenty-six years old, and resided at […]

March 31, 1900

31 Mar 1900

Wm. Huff, Fell From Train

Fell from Train.Wm. Huff, a young man about twenty-five years of age, residing at Bakerton, Jefferson county, fell from freight train No. 98 about a mile this side of Kearneysville Sunday morning and sustained painful injuries. […]

January 1, 1900

1 Jan 1900

West Virginians [Jefferson Co.] Report a Year of Much Prosperity

FARMERS FARED WELL.West Virginians Report A Year of Much Prosperity.MOST ABUNDANT APPLE CROP.Lands Held Their Own In Price And Farmers Had Little Difficulty In Getting Loans At 6 Per Cent. [Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.]CHARLESTOWN, […]

December 14, 1899

14 Dec 1899

Big Hogs in Jefferson County

Big Hogs.The following are some of the weights of big porkers killed in the town and county: Geo. W. Duke a 400-pounder ; Alex Freeman, two at 385 and 382 ; H. M. Loyns one at […]

December 12, 1890

12 Dec 1890

Washington Building Lime Artesian Well

At Bakerton. The Washington Building Lime Company is sinking its artesian well at Bakerton, this county, to a greater depth. As the demand for water becomes larger the present supply fails to meet the requirements. So […]

March 4, 1876

4 Mar 1876

Jefferson County Re-Districted.

JEFFERSON COUNTYRe-Districted.—State of West VirginiaJefferson County, Sct. In the County Court,January Term, 1876.2nd Day. At a County Court continued and held for said County, the 18th day of January, 1876, the following order was made and […]

January 6, 1866

6 Jan 1866

Deaths in Shepherdstown Register 06 Jan 1866

Died Oct. 17, 1862, near Kerneysville, Turner Ashby, son of James F. and A. M. Randal, aged 8 months, 2 weeks, and 0 days.“I take these little lambs said He, And lay them in my breast–Protection […]

March 15, 1838

15 Mar 1838

Wm. Flanagan Public Sale

PUBLIC SALE.WILL be sold, at public auction, on Wednesday the 28th instant, at Hazelfield, one mile north of David Moore’s blacksmith shop, and 2 miles south of Walper’s Cross-Roads, Several Horses and Brood Mares,Eight Milch Cows, […]

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