Research Topic

Laborers

Explore the lives of laborers in the Harpers Ferry region and Jefferson County, WV, including workmen connected to quarries, transportation and infrastructure, and local industry.

This topic appears in 86 indexed records between 1831 and 1960.
Explore All Topics
86 Indexed Records
1831 Earliest Record
1960 Latest Record
Harpers Ferry Strongest Location
Explore Records

Explore Records

October 8, 2024
October 8, 2024

Two in Jail at Harper’s Ferry Are Threatened with Lynching.

NEGROES AS HIGHWAYMENTwo in Jail at Harper’s Ferry are Threatened With Lynching. [Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.]Charlestown, W. Va., July 10.– Almost at the same spot where George W. Williams, a negro, committed an assault […]
July 11, 1904
June 22, 2018
June 22, 2018

Strike at Bakerton

The workmen at the Bakerton quarries went on strike last week for a day of ten hours at the same price they had been getting for ten and a-half hours. The management cheerfully granted the request […]
April 12, 1900
May 1, 2024
May 1, 2024

Talk of A Strike, Martinsburg.

Talk of Strike. Three hundred and eighty men are employed at the stone quarries in this city, getting out between fifty and sixty carloads of stone every day. This is not enough of stone to supply […]
March 31, 1900
January 6, 2026
January 6, 2026

Hoffman, Injured At Ore Bank

Lewis Hoffman, son of Frederick Hoffman, Sample’s Manor, employed at the West Virginia ore bank, was struck by a hugh [huge] rock which fell from overhead. His leg between the knee and ankle was broken.
March 16, 1900
January 6, 2026
January 6, 2026

Hoffmaster from & Best to Fruit Farm

Mr. J. W. Hoffmaster, this week, removed from the Osborne and Keller fruit farm to Dr. Reichard’s place, and Mr. Hezekiah Best, of near the West Virginia ore bank, has removed to the Osborne and Keller […]
March 2, 1896
123456...15

Related Topics

Common Record Types

Geographic Concentration

Time Periods

Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1830s 29 records
1860s 7 records
1840s 7 records
1900s 6 records
1910s 6 records
1850s 5 records

Frequently Associated Families

These surnames most commonly appear alongside the topic "Laborers" across historical collections.

Welsh
4 records
Moore
2 records
Strider
2 records
Higgins
2 records
Keller
2 records
Eichelberger
2 records
Giffin
2 records
Houser
2 records
Cook
2 records
Smith
2 records
Williams
2 records
Willis
2 records
✕

Timeline Help

A chronological listing of historical events which may have affected the lives of residents in eastern Jefferson County and surrounding areas.
1Where is this information from?
The vast majority of these accounts are taken from newspaper articles of local papers of the time period.
2How can I apply this information to my own research?

We use this timeline to help us understand the events that may have affected or shaped a person's life. Here are some ideas as to how this timeline may help your further your own research:

  • View events that may have affected a particular ancestor or their family members.
  • Uncover events which an ancestor may have participated in, leading to more sources of information.
  • Discover more about the history and culture of the area in which an ancestor lived.
  • Evaluate possible concerns and popular pastimes of an ancestor.
3I want to view a timeline of events in a specific area.
Click on "Location" in the "Filter by" bar. This will drop down a list of locations which currently have happenings in the timeline. Clicking on a location will show only events related to that specific area. Note that clicking on a county or state will show all happenings related to any location within that county (and any county within a state).
4I want to see timeline items between two years.
Click on "Years" in the "Filter by" bar. This will drop down a form which accepts a starting year and an ending year. Filling out both fields will display timeline items which took place in and between the two years. Filling out only one field will display all timeline items beginning at or ending on the years inputted.
✕