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Government & Law

This topic appears in 111 indexed records between 1799 and 1976.
111 Indexed Records
1799 Earliest Record
1976 Latest Record
Harpers Ferry Strongest Location
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May 19, 2020

May Term, 1909 – List of Jurymen

List of Jurymen. The following petit jurors have been summoned to serve during the May term of the Jefferson Circuit Court:Joshua Davis, J. G. Gibson, W. C. Daniels, S. L. Hardesty, S. S. Polhamous, P. M. […]
July 19, 2018

Regular October Term, Circuit Court

October Circuit Court. The regular October term of the Jefferson Circuit Court convened in Charles Town on Tuesday, with Judge Faulkner on the bench and the grand jury in session all day. John G. Flanagan was […]
July 19, 2018

Newly Appointed Trustees of Harpers Ferry District

Following is a list of the newly appointed trustees of the sub-districts of Harper’s Ferry district: Bakerton, James Flanagan, J. Strider Moler, D. R. Houser; Keller, A. M. Best, B. Edwell Maddox, N. V. Engle; […]
July 19, 2018

Flanagan Delegate to Wheeling Convention

[…]DELEGATES TO WHEELING CONVENTION[…] John G. Flanagan […]
January 14, 2025

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.
Time Periods

Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1830s 24 records
1850s 15 records
1860s 12 records
1900s 8 records
1880s 8 records
1840s 7 records
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