West Virginia State Archives - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

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175 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977

December 24, 1952

24 Dec 1952

Death Register: Augusta W. Geary

Line # 17 Name in Full Geary, Augusta W. Date of Death 12/24/52 Date of Birth 10/12/1869 Age 83 Sex F Color W Father’s Name John Schell Mother’s Maiden Name Margaret Schell Name of Physician John […]

June 24, 1950

24 Jun 1950

Death Register: Albin Lloyd

Line No. 7 Full Name of Deceased Lloyd, Albin Payne Date of Death 6/24/50 Date of Birth 4/14/1866 Age 84 Sex M Col. W Father’s Name James Surley Lloyd Mother’s Maiden Name Catherine Ritter Name of […]

June 24, 1950

24 Jun 1950

Death Certificate: Albin Payne Lloyd

Name of Deceased Albin Payne Lloyd Date of Death June 24, 1950 Place of Death County Jefferson City or Town (Rural) Bakerton Length of Stay […] 29 yrs Name of Hospital or Institution Residence Usual Residence […]

April 21, 1950

21 Apr 1950

Death Register: Lutie Corrine Webb

Line No. 15 Full Name of Deceased Webb, Lutie Corrine Date of Death 4/21/50 Date of Birth 11/14/1893 Age 56 Sex F Col. W Father’s Name Howard Franklin Smallwood Mother’s Maiden Name Elizabeth Ann Conard Name […]

April 21, 1950

21 Apr 1950

Death Certificate: Lutie Corinne Webb

Name of Deceased Lutie Corinne Webb Date of Death April 21, 1950 Place of Death County Jefferson City or Town Ranson Length of Stay […] 6 mo. Name of Hospital or Institution Residence 4th Ave. Usual […]

October 8, 1948

8 Oct 1948

Death Certificate: Walter Lee Manuel

Name of Deceased Walter Lee Manuel Date of Death October 8, 1948, 9:30 A.M. Place of Death County Jefferson City or Town Charles Town Address Hyman Viener & Sons Length of Stay […] 5 Years Length […]

February 10, 1947

10 Feb 1947

Death Certificate: Raleigh N. Moore

Dist. No. 190 Serial No. 29 Place of Death County Jefferson Magisterial District Harpers Ferry City or Town Halltown Length of stay in hospital or inst. [?] Home (Usual Residence) of Deceased State W. Va. County […]

February 10, 1947

10 Feb 1947

Death Register: Raleigh Moore

Name in Full Moore, Raleigh Color White Sex Male Date of Death 2/10/47 Place of Death Halltown Name of Disease or Cause Myocarditis Age 88 yrs. 2 ms. Occupation Truck Farmer Consort of Married Name of […]

January 2, 1945

2 Jan 1945

Death Register: George Walter Caton (Jr.)

Name or No. Of Assessment District Name In Full Caton, George Walter Color White Sex Male Date of Death 1/2/45 Place of Death Shepherdstown Name of Disease or Cause Chronic myocarditis and myocardiac degeneration Age 73 […]

December 13, 1944

13 Dec 1944

Death Certificate: Pauline Virginia Webb

Dist. No. 210 Serial No. 222 Place of Death County Lewis Magisterial District Court House City or Town Weston State Hospital Length of stay in hospital or inst. 12 Days Home (Usual Residence) of Deceased State […]

December 13, 1944

13 Dec 1944

Death Register: Pauline Virginia Webb

Full Name of Deceased Webb, Pauline Virginia Date of Death Dec. 13 1944 Age 35 yrs 2 mos. 28 ds. Color W Sex F Single/Married Single Place of Death State Hospital Cause of Death Status Epilepticus […]

October 25, 1944

25 Oct 1944

Death Certificate: Etta Cordelia Flanagan

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