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711 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977
September 6, 1933

Obituary: George Samuel Houser

George Samuel Houser died at his home in Bakerton, West Virginia, following a long illness, aged 75 years. He was born and reared in Washington County, Md., the son of Samuel and Mary Bennett Houser, the […]
September 6, 1933

Obit: George Samuel Houser

George Samuel Houser died at his home in Bakerton, West Virginia, following a long illness, aged 75 years. He was born and reared in Washington County, Md., the son of Samuel and Mary Bennett Houser, the […]
August 23, 1933

Arthur G. Homer Funeral Announcement

HOMER, ARTHUR G. At Detroit, Mich., on Monday, August 21, 1933, at 6 p.m, ARTHUR G. HOMER, beloved husband of Mamie K. Homer (nee Kaldenbach). Funeral from the chapel of Thomas S. Surgeon, 1011 7th at […]
August 22, 1933

Arthur Homer, Death Notice

HOMER, ARTHUR G. At Detroit, Mich., on Monday, August 21, 1933, at 6 p.m., ARTHUR G. HOMER, beloved husvand of Mamie K. Homer. Notice of funeral hereafter.
August 2, 1933

Countian Is Fatally Hurt, Bakerton

COUNTIAN IS FATALLY HURT.Theodore P. Griffin, 28, Killed IN Blast At Lime Plant. Theodore P. Griffin, 28, of Samples Manor, was instantly killed and Daniel Myers and William Johnson, both of Dargan, and Charles Farley of […]
August 2, 1933

One Killed in Explosion Caused By Static Charge

CHARLES TOWN, Aug. 2 (AP).– A dynamite explosion, which witnesses said may have been caused by static electricity, killed one man and injured three others in the quarries of the Washington Building Lime company at Bakerton. […]
August 2, 1933

Three Injured, One Killed By Premature Explosion

A dynamite explosion, which it is said may have been caused by static electricity, killed one man and injured three others in a quarry at Bakerton, W. Va., Monday. The dead man is Thomas P. Griffith, […]
June 26, 1933

Virginia Plants Busy As Orders Increase

VIRGINIA PLANTS BUSY AS ORDERS INCREASE.Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., June 26. — Industrial plants, including stone quarries around Millville and Bakerton, as well as the paper board mill at Halltown, have orders that […]
September 27, 1932

Roy Welsh, Veteran, Dies At Bakerton

Roy Welsh, Veteran, Dies at Bakerton/Special Dispatch to the Herald. BAKERTON, W. Va., Sept. 26. Roy Welsh, 50, world war veteran, son of the late John and Clara Welsh, died at his home here Sunday suddenly. […]
August 21, 1932

A. A. Lamon’s Barn Destroyed by Fire

FIRE DESTROYS BARN.Special Dispatch to the Herald. BAKERTON, W. Va., August. 20. A large barn, with its contents, on the farm of A. A. Lamon, well-to-do farmer, was burned to the ground near here early yesterday […]
August 20, 1932

Obituary: David Henry Hetzell

David Henry Hetzell, a prominent citizen of Bakerton, W. Va., formerly of Sharpsburg, died at his home yesterday afternoon after a five-month illness, aged 53 years. Besides his widow, Mrs. Anna Mary, the following survive: Children, […]
August 6, 1932

Giffin, Electrocuted At Bakerton Plant

Electrocuted At Plant.Hagerstown, Aug. 5. — Elmer Giffin, 27, of Samples Manor, Md., was electrocuted today when a switch at the Washington Building and Lime Company, at Bakerton, W. Va., where he was working, was accidentally […]