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711 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977

September 14, 1892

14 Sep 1892

Tamson Flanagan, died at home.

Mrs. Flanagan, wife of Mr. John J. Flanagan, died at her home near Moler’s Cross Roads on Wednesday.

September 14, 1892

14 Sep 1892

Morgans Grove Fair Experience

The weather was auspicious for Morgan’s Grove Fair. Good showers, preceding the opening day freshened the foliage of the trees and laid the dust, and there was no inclemency to mar the pleasure of the visitors– […]

May 6, 1892

6 May 1892

Higgins Purchases Houses Below Weverton

Railroad Items.Mr. Patrick Higgins, of Harper’s Ferry, has purchased for the B. & O. Railroad the twelve large stone houses below Weverton, the property of the Potomac Manufacturing Company. This property embraces the dwellings mentioned and […]

April 30, 1892

30 Apr 1892

Death Notice: Adam Kidwiler

Mr. Adam Kidwiler, an estimable resident of Jefferson county, died at his home near Bakerton on Sunday morning last, at the ripe old age of 77 years.

March 17, 1892

17 Mar 1892

Death Notice – Mrs. Joseph Lewis

Mrs. Joseph Lewis, living near Mountain Lock, died on Sunday last. Mrs. Lewis leaves many friends to mourn her loss.

March 11, 1892

11 Mar 1892

Cora Caton visits sister.

Miss Cora Caton, of this vicinity, spent a couple of weeks with her sister, Mrs. T. J. Hoffman, at Eakle’s Mills, Md.

March 11, 1892

11 Mar 1892

The C. &. 0. Canal, 1892

The Cumberland News of Monday says: “In a few more days, perhaps a fortnight, signs of life will again be seen on the canal. During the winter months the boat builders along the line and here […]

March 11, 1892

11 Mar 1892

Attempt at Suicide. (Haines)

Mr. Thomas Haines, a well-known citizen of Charlestown, attempted suicide there Friday, by placing a pistol to his forehead and firing. Failing at the first attempt he undertook the same means a second time. The first […]

February 5, 1892

5 Feb 1892

B&O Railroad Agreement, Knott, Ore Bank

It is reported that Mr. Ahl, owner of the Virginia ore bank, and the Messrs. Knott, who owns the limestone quarries, have completed arrangement for the construction of a branch railroad from the B. & O. […]

February 5, 1892

5 Feb 1892

Bakerton, 1892 Report

COMMUNICATED.Bakerton, W. Va. February 2, 1892 DEAR EDITOR– As your correspondent, with many others of this community, has been so unfortunate as to have the grippe, you have had no news from this section for some […]

December 11, 1891

11 Dec 1891

Storm At Harpers Ferry

A correspondent of the REGISTER at Harper’s Ferry sends us the following account of the work of the storm at that place: Friday, December 4th, will long be remembered by the citizens of this place. Early […]

September 11, 1891

11 Sep 1891

Married, Nannie Caton and Hoffman

Mr. T. J. Hoffman, a former resident of this county, but now of Eakle’s Mills, Md., and Miss Nannie Caton, of this vicinity, quietly stole a march on their friends last week by going to Hagerstown, […]

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Industrial Laborers

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Philip Coons Accounts

Accounts & Bonds Due To Prominent Harpers Ferry Merchant Philip Coons, Nov. 1855.

Irish-born Residents (1850)

A Listing of All Irish-born Residents of Jefferson County, Virginia in the year 1850.

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Tamson Flanagan, died at home.

Morgans Grove Fair Experience

Higgins Purchases Houses Below Weverton

Death Notice: Adam Kidwiler

Death Notice – Mrs. Joseph Lewis

Cora Caton visits sister.

The C. &. 0. Canal, 1892

Attempt at Suicide. (Haines)

B&O Railroad Agreement, Knott, Ore Bank

Bakerton, 1892 Report

Storm At Harpers Ferry

Married, Nannie Caton and Hoffman

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The Welsh of Harpers Ferry