West Virginia State Archives - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

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175 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977

January 9, 1929

9 Jan 1929

Death Certificate: Essie Katherine Bowman

County Jefferson District 1921 Town or City Bakerton W.Va Full Name Essie Katherine Bowman Residence Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Female Color or Race White Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced Married Husband or Wife of […]

January 9, 1929

9 Jan 1929

Death Register: Essie Katherine Bowman

Name in Full Bowman, Essie Katherine Color White Sex Female Date of Death 1/9/29 Place of Death Bakerton Name of Disease or Cause apoplexy Age 54yrs. 6ms. 9d. Occupation housekeeping Consort of Married Name of Person […]

December 26, 1928

26 Dec 1928

Register of Deaths: John Martin Welsh

Name in Full John Martin Welsh Color White Sex Male Date of Death 12/26/28 Place of Death Bakerton Name of Disease Influenza Age 69 years 6 months 26 days Occupation Laborer Consort of, or Unmarried Widower […]

December 26, 1928

26 Dec 1928

Death Certificate: John Martin Welsh

Place of Death County Jefferson District 1921 Town or City Bakerton Full Name John Martin Welsh Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Male Color or Race White Single, Married […] Widower Husband of, or Wife of Clara […]

September 18, 1927

18 Sep 1927

Death Certificate: Nora Frances Moore

Place of Death County Jefferson District 1921 Town or City Bakerton W.Va. Full Name Nora Frances Moore Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Female Color or Race White Single, Married […] Married Husband of, or Wife of […]

January 21, 1927

21 Jan 1927

Death Certificate: Nannie Tabler Hoffman

County Berkeley District Martinsburg Town or City Martinsburg, W.Va Full Name Nannie Tabler Hoffman Residence 211 S. Maple Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Female Color or Race White Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced Married Husband or […]

January 21, 1927

21 Jan 1927

Death Register: Nannie Tabler Hoffman

Line No. 4 Name in Full Hoffman, Nannie Tabler Place of Death, County Berkeley Place of Death, District, Town or City Martinsburg Sex Female Color or Race W Married, Single, Widowed, Divorced Married Date of Birth […]

November 6, 1926

6 Nov 1926

Register of Deaths: Clara Dae Welsh

Name in Full Clara Dae Welsh Color White Sex Female Date of Death 11/6/26 Place of Death Bakerton Name of Disease auto intestinal intoxication Age 63 years 10 months 24 days Occupation Domestic Consort of, or […]

November 6, 1926

6 Nov 1926

Death Certificate: Clara Dae Myers

Place of Death County Jefferson District 1921 Town or City Bakerton Full Name Clara Dae Welsh Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Female Color or Race White Single, Married […] Married Date of Birth December 13, […]

September 25, 1926

25 Sep 1926

Death Certificate: Dorothy Elizabeth Welsh

Place of Death County Jefferson District 1921 Town or City Bakerton Full Name Dorothy Elizabeth Welsh Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Female Color or Race White Single, Married […] Married Date of Birth February 6, 1911 […]

September 25, 1926

25 Sep 1926

Register of Deaths: Dorothy Elizabeth Welsh

Name in Full Dorothy Elizabeth Welsh Color White Sex Female Date of Death 9/25/26 Place of Death Bakerton Name of Disease dou[r/p]e otitis media Age 15 years 7 months 19 days Occupation Domestic Consort of, or […]

July 15, 1925

15 Jul 1925

Death Certificate: Dora Bell Best

County Jefferson District 1921 Town or City Bakerton W.Va Full Name Dora Bell Best Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Female Color or Race White Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced Married Date of Birth April 23, 1866 […]

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