Jefferson County - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

1949 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977 Database Info

August 10, 1922

10 Aug 1922

More Bakerton News, Etc.

On Thursday of last week our baseball nine motored to Shenandoah Junction, and after a friendly little nine innings had passed we came home with the laurels. The score was 9 to 4 in our favor. […]

July 28, 1922

28 Jul 1922

C. D. Carter Store Burns, Loss of $25k

Store Burns At Bakerton Loss $25,000 There was a destructive fire at Bakerton, Jefferson county, early Tuesday morning when the general merchandise store of C. D. Carter was entirely destroyed, together with the big stock of […]

July 18, 1922

18 Jul 1922

Oak Grove Voting Officers

HARPERS FERRY DISTRICT.Precinct No. 1– Voting Place, White School House, Oak Grove. Democratic:Receiving Board– Dudley Moler, Arnold Moler, Commissioners; Martin Welsh, Clerk. Counting Board– Olin Knott, W. J. B. Houser, Commissioners; Robert Nichols, Clerk. Republican:Receiving Board– […]

July 11, 1922

11 Jul 1922

Bakerton wins 8-2, Shenandoah Jct.

New Notes From Shenandoah Jct. Shenandoah Junction, July 11.– Mr. H. J. Boyd, of Bridgeport, Conn. and Mr. C. W. Myers and family left Monday on a long motor trip to the eastern shores. They expect […]

May 23, 1922

23 May 1922

Bakerton couple Welsh, Manuel Married

A Bakerton Couple. Mr. Walter Lee Manuel and Miss Essie F. Welch, both of Bakerton, Jefferson county, were married in Charles Town Wednesday at the Jefferson Hotel by Rev. J. C. Hawk, pastor of the Methodist […]

April 26, 1922

26 Apr 1922

Samples Manor News

An almost complete home-coming took place on Easter at the home of Mr. J. T. Lewis, Dargan. With the exception of one son, all of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis’ children were at home. Those present were: […]

March 16, 1922

16 Mar 1922

Rattlesnake Run; Name Origin

A few years after Elmwood mansion house was built the stone house was erected on Cold Spring Farm– where the new barn is now being built! This was also most substantially constructed, designed to stand for […]

February 2, 1922

2 Feb 1922

Funeral Services, Mrs. Walter Caton

Walter Caton and family wish to express their grateful thanks to the friends who were so kind and helpful during the illness and upon the occasion of the death of Mrs. Caton. Rev. J. E. Guy, […]

January 28, 1922

28 Jan 1922

Death Certificate: Carrie B. Caton

Carrie B. Caton Place of Death County Berkeley District Martinsburg Town or City Martinsburg, WVa, King Daughters Hospital Full Name Anna G. Welsh Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Female Color or Race White Single, Married […] […]

January 28, 1922

28 Jan 1922

Death Register: Carrie B. Caton

Line # 1 Name in Full Carrie B. Caton Place of Death Berkeley [County], Martinsburg Sex F Color or Race W Married, Single, Widowed, or Divorced Single Date of Birth July, 1875 Age 46 Occupation Housewife […]

September 9, 1921

9 Sep 1921

New School Under Construction at Bakerton

A comfortable new public school building of three rooms is being constructed at Bakerton, and the contractors hope to have it completed by the first of October. It is being built of hollow tiles, and is […]

August 29, 1921

29 Aug 1921

Lamon Returns from Atlantic City

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Lamon, of near Bakerton, have returned from visiting in Atlantic City.

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