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1949 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977 Database Info

December 11, 1909

11 Dec 1909

Marriage: Eugene Brady & Nancy Moore

December 11, 1909

11 Dec 1909

Died Suddenly: Arthur Moler

Arthur Moler, fifty years old, a boss in the Bakerton quarries, died suddenly at his home, at Bakerton, W. Va. A widow and six children survive him.

December 7, 1909

7 Dec 1909

Catholics have a Beautiful Home (Church Upgrades)

Catholics Have a Beautiful Home. The congregation of St. Peter’s Catholic church at Harpers Ferry are much pleased with their church since it has been thoroughly improved on the interior, and which was re-opened Sunday week, […]

December 2, 1909

2 Dec 1909

Married: Margaret Helen Caton

Mr. Charles Sheridan Cookus, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cookus, and Miss Margaret Helen Caton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Caton, both of Berkeley County, were married on thanksgiving day in Martinsburg […]

December 2, 1909

2 Dec 1909

St. Peters Church Improvement

Church Improvement.St. Peter’s Catholic Church at Harper’s Ferry, which has been closed for the past four months while extensive improvements have been made, was reopened for public worship last Sunday, when appropriate services were held. The […]

November 18, 1909

18 Nov 1909

Flanagan’s Call Register Office

Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Flanagan, of Bakerton, made a pleasant call at the Register office last Saturday.

November 11, 1909

11 Nov 1909

Flanagan Widow Purchases Cook Estate

Mrs. Bertha D. Flanagan, of Shepherdstown, has purchased from Jesse A. Cook his mother’s estate, containing thirty acres, situated near Bakerton, this county, and adjoining her deceased husband’s farm, tenanted by A. C. Link.

November 11, 1909

11 Nov 1909

Obituary: Catharine Higgins

Mrs. Catherine Higgins, wife of Edward Higgins, of Harper’s Ferry, died last week in Wooster, Ohio, where she had gone to visit her daughter, Mrs. Watts. Her death was caused by typhoid fever. Mrs. Higgins, who […]

November 9, 1909

9 Nov 1909

Catherine Higgins brought Home

The body of Mrs. Catherine Higgins, wife of Mr. Edward Higgins, was brought to her home at Harpers Ferry Sunday morning from Wooster, Ohio, where she died of typhoid fever while on a visit to her […]

October 16, 1909

16 Oct 1909

Bolivar Teacher Fires Four Shots at Intruder

GIRL PUTS NEGRO TO FLIGHTBolivar Teacher Fires Four Shots At Night Intruder[Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.] Harpers Ferry, W. Va., Oct. 15.– Miss Jesse Cockrell, a teacher in the Bolivar School, near Harpers Ferry, pluckily […]

October 6, 1909

6 Oct 1909

Will: James Flanagan

#32. The Last will and testament of James Flanagan deceased. I, James F. Flanagan, being of sound and disposing mind, do hereby declare this my last will and testament. I leave all of my property real […]

September 26, 1909

26 Sep 1909

Capt. Melvin house burned. Joseph Graham, resident.

A house belonging to Capt. J. S. Melvin at Duffields, near Bakerton, W. Va., and occupied by Joseph Graham, was burned with most of its contents.

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