Evidence

September 21, 1926

Marriage: William Welsh & Dorothy Lloyd

St. Peters Roman Catholic Church Marriage Register for the year of 1926 Line Number 4 Contracting Parties William Franklin Welsh & Dorothy Elizabeth Lloyd Residence Husband: Bakerton, W.Va (Jeff. Co.) Wife: Bakerton, W.Va Parents Husband: Thomas […]
December 9, 1925

Virginia Ore Bank Sold

The Virginia Ore Bank, located near Bakerton, Jefferson county, has been sold by Wm. S. Billings, and others to the Everett Saxton Co., of Pennsylvania. The property was in the hands of the receiver for a […]
December 2, 1925

Edward Higgins Died At Harpers Ferry

MR. EDWARD HIGGINS DIES AT FERRY. Mr. Edward Higgins, an ex-Confederate veteran, of Harpers Ferry, who saw active service in the Stonewall Brigade in the early part of the war, and later in the cavalry, died […]
September 9, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 […]