Pennsylvania - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

109 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977

June 26, 1902

26 Jun 1902

Ohio Family Visits Mrs. Flanagan

Miss Emma G. Dreisbach, of Circleville, Ohio, who has been attending National Park Seminary at Forest Glen, Md., the past year, is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Jno. G. Flanagan. Misses Nell and Eyer Miller, of Mason […]

February 6, 1902

6 Feb 1902

Millard Returns To Oversee Millville Quarries

Michael Millard, who has been operating limestone quarries at Lebanon, Pa., has returned to this county and has taken charge of the quarries at Millville.

July 25, 1901

25 Jul 1901

Bertha Flanagan hosts Neices

Misses Nellie L. and F. Eyer Miller, of Mason and Dixon, Pa., are guests of their aunt, Mrs. John G. Flanagan at Bakerton.

June 16, 1900

16 Jun 1900

1900 Census: Mary C. Welsh Household

Blair Township, Blair County, Pennsylvaniaas enumerated by John M. BementHouse Number: 194 Name Relation Sex D.O.B. Age Marital Status # Years Married Place of Birth Father’s Place of Birth Mother’s Place of Birth Mary Welsh Head […]

June 15, 1900

15 Jun 1900

Obit: Alfred Myers

Alfred Myers, aged 70 years, died at 4 a.m. Wednesday at the home of his daughter, Miss Ella Moore, near Mountain Lock, of old age. Deceased was twice married both wives being dead. The survivors are […]

September 28, 1899

28 Sep 1899

Old Mines Started Up (Ore Bank)

Old Mines Started Up.Special to The Post. Morgantown, W. Va., Sept. 27.– The old Ahl iron mines, along the Potomac River, near Bakerton, Jefferson County, are being worked again. About 700 tons of high-grade ore will […]

September 16, 1899

16 Sep 1899

A. G. Lewis Superintending Ahl Iron Mines

An Old Ore Bank. Mr. A. G. Lewis, of Sandy Hook, Md., president of the Board of Commissioners for Washington county, is superintending operations at the old Ahl iron mines, several miles from Harper’s Ferry, along […]

August 17, 1899

17 Aug 1899

New Quarries; Peacher’s Mill

New Quarries Opened.The Washington Building Lime Company, which has such extensive quarries and kilns at Bakerton, this county, has just opened another limestone quarry at Pitchers [Peacher’s] Mill, on the B. & O. Railroad, a short […]

June 17, 1899

17 Jun 1899

Virginia Ore Bank to Dunbar Furnace

County Commissioner A. G. Lewis who has been superintending the West Virginia Ore Bank since April, shipped to Dunbar furnace week before last 156 tons of ore, and last week 150 tons.

June 17, 1897

17 Jun 1897

The Miller Homestead Wedding

The Greencastle (Pa.) Echo-Pilot contains the following account of the recent wedding of Mr. John G. Flanagan and Miss Bertha D. Spickler: “The Miller Homestead” near Mason and Dixon, the scene of so many joyous occasions, […]

June 10, 1897

10 Jun 1897

Married: John G. Flanagan & Bertha Spickler

Wedding Bells. Mr. John G. Flanagan, a well-known and popular resident of Bakerton, W. Va., and Miss Bertha D. Spickler, of Circleville, Ohio, a young lady of high ability and noble character, were married last Thursday […]

June 3, 1897

3 Jun 1897

Flanagan takes bride

Mr. John G. Flanagan, a well-known and popular resident of the Bakerton neighborhood, left this morning for State Line, Pa., where this evening at 7 o’clock he takes to himself a bride in the person of […]

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