Jefferson County - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

1949 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977 Database Info

September 9, 1925

9 Sep 1925

Surprise Marriage of Emma Higgins

Surprise among her many friends was occasioned by the announcement of the marriage of Miss Emma J. Higgins, daughter of Mr. Edward Higgins, of Harper’s Ferry. She was married Thursday, August 27, to Mr. William S. […]

July 17, 1925

17 Jul 1925

Dopson, pitched winning game before arrest.

Holds Warrant Till Pitcher Wins Game, Then Places Him Under Arrest.MARTINSBURG, W. Va., July 16.– Deputy Sheriff Harwood Burkhart, of Jefferson county, is a good officer—but a better fan. He went to a baseball game Sunday […]

July 15, 1925

15 Jul 1925

Death Certificate: Dora Bell Best

County Jefferson District 1921 Town or City Bakerton W.Va Full Name Dora Bell Best Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Female Color or Race White Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced Married Date of Birth April 23, 1866 […]

July 15, 1925

15 Jul 1925

Death Register: Dora Bell Best

Name in Full Best, Dora Bell Color White Sex Female Date of Death 7/15/25 Place of Birth Bakerton Name of Disease or Cause pernicious anemia Age 59yrs. 2ms. 22d. Occupation housekeeping Consort of Married Name 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 25, 1925

25 Jan 1925

Death Certificate: Maggie Virginia Welsh

Place of Death County Jefferson District 1921 Town or City Bakerton W.Va Full Name Maggie Virginia Welsh Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Female Color or Race White Single, Married […] Married Date of Birth October […]

January 25, 1925

25 Jan 1925

Register of Deaths: Maggie V. Welsh

Name in Full Maggie Virginia Welsh Color White Sex Female Date of Death 1/25/25 Place of Death Bakerton Name of Disease acute obstruction of the bowel Age 53 years 3 months 12 days Occupation Domestic Consort […]

January 24, 1924

24 Jan 1924

Personal Notes, Shepherdstown Register

Mr. and Mrs. M.S.R. Moler, who for a number of years have lived at Engle Station, this county, where Mr. Moler conducted a store, have moved into their new home, just completed along the Charles Town […]

January 1, 1924

1 Jan 1924

Walter J. Flanagan – Biography

WALTER J. FLANAGAN, superintendent of the Standard Lime and Stone Company, has been a factor in the industrial life of Strasburg since 1910, and is one of the leading men of this city. He was born […]

April 5, 1923

5 Apr 1923

Foul Play is Suspected: Body Burned In Bakerton Shanty

BURNED TO DEATH; FOUL PLAY IS SEEN.Charred Body of Negro Found in Ashes of Shanty. Special Dispatch to The Star.HAGERSTOWN, Md., April 5.– The burning to death of a negro known as “Babe” Carter in his […]

February 1, 1923

1 Feb 1923

Marriage: Caton & Mohler

No. 12 Time of Marriage Febry. 1st, 1923 Place of Marriage Shepherdstown, W.Va. Full Names of Parties Walter Caton and Sadie Virginia Mohler Age of Husband 40 Age of Wife 35 Condition of Husband Widowed Condition […]

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 […]

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