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711 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977

February 8, 1908

8 Feb 1908

Gouker, granted divorce due to desertion.

Judge Keedy at Hagerstown granted an absolute divorce to Mrs. Mary J. Gouker, of Sharpsburg, from Charles Gouker, of Bakerton, W. Va., on the grounds of desertion.

December 27, 1907

27 Dec 1907

Moler & Hopper Return to Bakerton

Messrs. Harvey Moler and William Hopper, of Bakerton, W. Va., who have been visiting Mr. Conrad Hopper, on East Moler avenue, have returned to their homes.

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 19, 1907

19 Nov 1907

Blanche Kaldenback; Bridemaid in Hilton Wedding

A wedding of interest took place last evening at 7 o’clock at the residence of Mrs. Margaret Ball, in Girard street, when her daughter, Miss Frances Virginia Ball, was married to Dr. James Franklin Hilton. The […]

October 17, 1907

17 Oct 1907

William Hunter, Visits Home

Mr. Wm. H. Hunter, of Toronto, Clinton county, Iowa, is visiting his relatives in this vicinity, after an absence of almost a third of a century. Mr. Hunter, who is a brother of Mrs. Margaret Caton, […]

July 30, 1907

30 Jul 1907

Boyer dropped dead in stone quarries.

John Boyer, a resident of Antietam, dropped dead at the Bakerton stone quarries, where he was employed.

July 22, 1907

22 Jul 1907

Death: Florence E. Duke

BOYDS, Md., July 21, 1907. Intelligence reached here yesterday afternoon announcing the death of Mrs. Florence E. Duke, widow of Robert Duke of Jefferson county, West Virginia, which occurred at her home at Bakerton, W. Va. […]

July 20, 1907

20 Jul 1907

Grace Kidwiler, infant, dead.

Infant Dead. Grace, the four and a half months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Newton Kidwiler, 130 East John street, died Wednesday evening between 5 and 6 o’clock of cholera infantum. The child had been […]

June 1, 1907

1 Jun 1907

Moler record: Read Bible 56 Times.

Read Bible 56 Times. John C. Moler, a venerable resident of Bakerton, has read the Bible through fifty-six times. It is doubtful if any other person can be found who has such a record.

April 5, 1907

5 Apr 1907

Houseworth Instantly Killed at Bakerton by B&O

HOUSEWORTH. Mr. Smith Houseworth, one of Martinsurg’s most venerable citizens was instantly killed at Bakerton on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad on Wednesday last about 2 o’clock. Mr. Houseworth had been on a visit to friends […]

March 28, 1907

28 Mar 1907

Kaldenback, Juror in Seelhorst Case

The case against Seelhorst was called at 10:35 a.m., and in ten minutes the following jury had been selected to try the case: William J. Truitt, Frank A. Gibbons, Nicholas Fitzgerald, Jacob Spliedt, George Ellerbrook, John […]

November 17, 1906

17 Nov 1906

Murderer of Fireman Gray Landed In Hagerstown Jail.

Murderer of Fireman Gray Landed In Hagerstown Jail. James Ellis, alias “Nigger Jim” Semple, who shot and killed Fireman Charles Gray at Weverton Saturday night, was captured at Bakerton, Jefferson county, Tuesday, and returned to Sheriff […]

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