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711 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977

January 5, 1930

5 Jan 1930

Obituary: Ella C. Kaldenback

KALDENBACK, ELLA C. On Friday, January 3, 1930, at Detroit, Mich, ELLA C. KALDENBACK, wife of the late Charles E. Kaldenback, beloved mother of Edw. D.; Mrs. A. J. Homer, and Mrs. H. T. Sinclair. Funeral […]

January 4, 1930

4 Jan 1930

Death Notice: Ella C. Kaldenback

KALDENBACK, ELLA C. On Friday, January 3, 1930, at Detroit, Mich., ELLA C. KALDENBACK, wife of the late Charles E. Kaldenback, beloved mother of Edw. D.; Mrs. A. J. Homer, and Mrs. H. T. Sinclair. Notice […]

July 27, 1929

27 Jul 1929

Obituary: Mrs. Nannie Hill

Mrs. Nannie Hill, wife of Nelson E. Hill, 533 Maryland avenue, died at her home at 10:15 a. m. Friday from heart trouble, aged 52 years. She was a member of the Presbyterian church. She is […]

July 16, 1929

16 Jul 1929

Pig with Six Feet Born near Bakerton

PIG WITH SIX FEET, ALL IN ACTIVE USE, IS BORN IN W. VA.CHARLES TOWN, W. Va., July 16.– Charles Melvin, who farms at the edge of Bakerton, has a pig born with six perfect feet and […]

July 11, 1929

11 Jul 1929

Horses Die In Washington Lime Stable Fire

Horses Die in Stable FireBAKERTON, W. Va., June 11 (Special).– Fire of undetermined origin early this morning destroyed the stable at the Washington Building Lime and Stone Co. plant here. Four horses, three mules and a […]

October 9, 1928

9 Oct 1928

Gray Sentenced For Undetermined Period for Murder of Friend

Sentenced To Penitentiary For Undetermined Period (Special to the News) Luray, Oct. 8.– For having tied his feet and hands together with ropes and wires after shooting him five times, W. D. Gray of Sperrysville, near […]

October 6, 1928

6 Oct 1928

William Gray Given Prison for Murder of Beckwith.

Convict Rappahannock Man on Murder Charge.William Gray is Given Prison Term. [Special to The Times-Dispatch.] SHENANDOAH, VA., Oct. 5 – William Gray, charged with the murder last June of Ralph Beckwith, both men said to be […]

September 29, 1927

29 Sep 1927

Potts & Sutherland Dead on Railroad

Train Kills Two Men Pushing Truck on RailSpecial to The Washington Post. Martinsburg, W. Va., Sept. 28.– Samuel Potts, 57, Bakerton, W. Va., and Thomas Sutherland, 42, Reedson, W. Va., were killed at Reedson this afternoon […]

September 9, 1927

9 Sep 1927

Frank Kidwiler Killed, Kicked By Horse

Md. Farmer Killed When Kicked By Horse HAGERSTOWN, Md., Sept. 9. Frank Kidwiler, 55, a farmer living near Bakerton, died from injuries received by being kicked in the stomach by a horse yesterday afternoon. He was […]

July 24, 1927

24 Jul 1927

Martin D. Welsh, Largest Eel

Another would-be winner, had we a contest for the largest eel, was sent in by Martin D. Welsh, Bakerton, W. Va., but sad to relate, the Fisherman’s Luck contests do not include a niche in which […]

February 10, 1927

10 Feb 1927

Body of Kate Gross Recovered.

Body Is Recovered. Bakerton, W. Va. – The body of Mrs. Kate Gross, 28, of Shenandoah Junction, W. Va., drowned December 3 while crossing the Potomac river in a rowboat, was recovered Tuesday a mile and […]

February 5, 1927

5 Feb 1927

Amos Williams, Shot

Bakerton, Md. — Amos Williams, 17, was the victim in a fatal accident where he was shot to death accidentally by a gun thot to be unloaded and being handled by three of his friends, Sunday.

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