Pennsylvania - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

109 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977

June 20, 1918

20 Jun 1918

B. Houser Returns To Bakerton; Clabaugh to Tyrone.

Bryan Houser, who has been employed at Woodville, Ohio, for the past several years, has returned to his home at Bakerton, this county, having been recalled to take a place in the office of the Washington […]

May 21, 1918

21 May 1918

New Concern Takes Over Plant

OLD STONE CO. SELLS OUT.New Concern Takes Over Plant At Bakerton, W. Va.Charles Town, W. Va., May 20.– The Harpers Ferry Stone and Lime Company, who have been operating a plant at Millville, near this town, […]

November 10, 1917

10 Nov 1917

Winters Opens Colored School At Bakerton

HARPERS FERRY NEWSHarpers Ferry, W. Va., Nov. 8 — The community exhibit which took place at the colored school house Thursday and Friday of last week was quite a success. Everything available was displayed, such as […]

April 13, 1916

13 Apr 1916

Activity at the Quarries.

Signs multiply that the stone quarry industry in this county has reached a new era of prosperity, with the assurance that this condition will continue indefinitely. New quarries are being opened and the old ones being […]

December 17, 1914

17 Dec 1914

Death of Marcus Stewart

Mr. Gus Stewart went to Pittsburg, Pa., last week to the funeral of his brother, Marcus Stewart who died of pneumonia. His wife was Miss Kate Halpin of this place who survives him with a son […]

October 29, 1914

29 Oct 1914

Power Plant at Weverton Rumor

The plans have been launched for the construction of a huge power plant at the old Weverton dam at Weverton, on the Potomac river, which is to generate power for the lights of Washington and to […]

September 10, 1914

10 Sep 1914

Niece of Flanagan Dies

Miss Nellie Lamon Miller died very suddenly in her sleep at 2:30 a. m., Saturday, September 5th, at her home in Washington, D. C. She was buried in Greencastle, Pa., cemetery on Monday, her birthday. She […]

June 18, 1914

18 Jun 1914

Catholic Church Reopened

Catholic Church Reopened St. Agnes Catholic Church, of this place, after repairs and decorations was reopened […] The rededication of the church calls to mind that sometime between the Revolutionary War and 1800 a Catholic chapel […]

July 25, 1912

25 Jul 1912

Hally Miller guest of Bertha Flanagan

Miss Hally Miller, of Greencastle, Pa., is the guest of Mrs. Bertha Flanagan at Rock Hill.

June 15, 1911

15 Jun 1911

Letter to No-License Committee

Earlton, Bedford County, Pa., June 5th, 1911. Mr. Jno. T. Colston, Chairman Jefferson County No-License Committee. Charles Town, W. Va. Dear Sir:– Our attention has been called to the matter of no license in Jefferson county […]

December 31, 1910

31 Dec 1910

R. L. Polk & Co. Hollidaysburg Directory; 1910. pg. 988 – 989. (Michael Welsh)

Welsh Michael, railroad contr, h 1010 Church.Welsh Thomas H, brickmkr, res 1010 Church.

April 28, 1910

28 Apr 1910

1910 Census: Michael Welsh Household

5th Ward, Hollidaysburg Borough, Blair County, Pennsylvaniaas enumerated by John G. PowellHouse Number: 1008 Name Relationship Sex Age Martial Status Number of Years of Marriage Mother of How Many Children Charles R. Brown Head M 27 […]

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