Research Topic

Births & Baptisms

Church and civil births and baptisms documenting families in, around, or connected to Jefferson County, WV.

This topic appears in 43 indexed records between 1838 and 1910.
43 Indexed Records
1838 Earliest Record
1910 Latest Record
Harpers Ferry Strongest Location
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April 6, 2019

Birth: Chas. B. Caton

Lines Numbered 6 Date of Birth Feb. 1st [1891] *date insterted by authority of S. T. Knott, M.D. (affidavit filed 5/1/42) Name of Child Caton, Chas B Color White Sex Male Born Alive Place of Birth […]
April 26, 2018

Birth: Bessie Welsh

Register of Births Within the District of Chas. H. Trail, Assessor, In The County of Jefferson in the Year Ending December 31, 1889 Lines Numbered 70 Date of Birth July 1, 1889 Name of Child, If […]
April 6, 2019

Birth Certificate (Delayed): Allen Reynolds Caton

Full Name at Birth Allen Reynolds Caton Date of Birth Nov. 6th, 1888 Color or Race White Sex Male Birthplace Bakerton Jefferson W.Vir. Father (Full Name) John William Caton Birthplace West Virginia Mother (Full Name) Emma […]
April 6, 2019

Birth: J. A. Caton

Number 267 Date of Return Nov. 19, 1888 Name of Child J. A. Caton Sex Male No. of Child of this Mother Fourth Stillborn Period of Uterogestation Full Term Cause Race or Color White Date of […]
April 26, 2018

Birth: Berna Flanagan

Register of Births Within The District of Chas. H. Trail, Assessor, For The County Of Jefferson, In The Year Ending 31st December, 1888. Lines Numbered 26 Date of Birth September 1888 Name of Child, If Named […]
Time Periods

Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1880s 13 records
1890s 11 records
1870s 7 records
1850s 6 records
1900s 4 records
1830s 1 records

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