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711 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977

November 2, 1893

2 Nov 1893

Ore Bank Accident

The Earth Caved In On Him. A young man named Marshall, from Sharpsburg, was pretty badly hurt last Monday at the Virginia ore bank, near Bakerton, Jefferson county, W. Va. He was at work getting out […]

November 2, 1893

2 Nov 1893

Earth caved in on man; Ore Bank

The Earth Caved in on Him. A young man named Marshall, from Sharpsburg, was pretty badly hurt last Monday at the Virginia ore bank, near Bakerton, Jefferson county, W. Va. He was at work getting out […]

October 10, 1893

10 Oct 1893

Marriage Announcement: Harmon & Kidwiler

In Martinsburg, September 27, 1893, by Rev. C. S. Trump, Mr. J. Frank Harmon, of Martinsburg, and Miss Emma A. Kidwiler, of Bakerton, Jefferson county.

March 1, 1893

1 Mar 1893

Death: Mrs. Adam Kidwiler

Mrs. Kidwiler, wife of Mr. Adam Kidwiler, Jr., died at her home near Bakerton Sunday morning, February 19th– aged 27 years.

February 24, 1893

24 Feb 1893

Stave Machine at Lime Works

We understand that the company that owns the lime works at Bakerton will put in a stave machine at that place, and will make their own staves, as well as the barrels for lime. The quarry […]

February 24, 1893

24 Feb 1893

This Old-Fashioned Winter.

This good old fashioned winter is still with us. It has stayed with us until most people are quite willing to see it depart. Last Friday afternoon a snow storm set in from the north-east and […]

February 10, 1893

10 Feb 1893

Obituary: Emma J. Caton

Mrs. Emma J. Caton, wife of Mr. John Will Caton, who lived at Bakerton, this county, died unexpectedly on Friday of last week, causing a great shock to her family and friends. Besides her husband, she […]

January 14, 1893

14 Jan 1893

Marriage of Raleigh W. Moler; Annie F. Flanagan.

Mr. Raleigh W. Moler and Miss Annie F. Flanagan, daughter of Mr. James S. Flanagan, of the Bakerton neighborhood, were united in marriage Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock in Bethesda church, at Moler’s Cross Roads, in […]

January 10, 1893

10 Jan 1893

Annie F. Flanagan and Raleigh Moler, Married

January 3, 1893

3 Jan 1893

Jones, Contract with Baker & Bro.

Our enterprising young countyman Mr. Chas. E. Jones has purchased eight hundred acres of land in Morgan county, opposite Hancock. One hundred and fifty acres of it is good river bottom, and the remainder in timber, […]

January 3, 1893

3 Jan 1893

Harpers Ferry B&O Tunnel Blasting

Work on the B. & O. tunnel at Harper’s Ferry is being rapidly pushed forward by Messrs. Thorne & Co., contractors. The report of the heavy dynamite blast is heard for miles around. The flock of […]

October 18, 1892

18 Oct 1892

Daily, Caton Marriage

Richard Daily, of Harper’s Ferry, and Miss Cora Caton, of Jefferson county, W. Va., now visiting her sister, Mrs. Hoffman, at Eakle’s Mills, were married at Frederick, Thursday, while attending the fair. [Hagerstown Globe.]

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