Charles Town - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

187 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977 Database Info

May 23, 1913

23 May 1913

Smallpox; Bakerton & Jeff. Co.

p. 998-999 West Virginia– Jefferson County and Vicinity. Asst. Surg. Hasseltine, of the Public Health Service, detailed to confer with the Jefferson County (W. Va.) Board of Health concerning the recent occurrence of smallpox in that […]

January 18, 1913

18 Jan 1913

Smallpox At Bakerton, W. Va.

Smallpox At Bakerton, W. Va.Harpers Ferry, W. Va., Jan. 17.– Reports reach here of smallpox in the county, in the suburbs of Charlestown and at Bakerton, confined to the colored people. Raleigh Hauser [Houser], general manager […]

January 1, 1913

1 Jan 1913

West Virginia & It’s People – Flanagan

FLANAGAN — Among the industrious Irish-American citizens now residing in West Virginia may be named the Flanagan family, which was first represented in America in 1798 in the person of William Flanagan, who became the grandfather […]

November 28, 1912

28 Nov 1912

John Brown Raid: Clippings From Old Piles

THE JOHN BROWN RAIDSOME CLIPPINGS FROM OUR OLD PILES OF 1859. Thursday, October 20th, 1859.OUr citizens were startled on Monday morning last, by the arrival of a messenger informing us that a band of lawless Desperadoes […]

August 30, 1912

30 Aug 1912

Colvin, Struck by Train. Killed Instantly

Fell Asleep on Track and Killed Clarence Colvin, a B. & O. Brakeman, Struck by No. 4 at Flagg’s Crossing Sunday Morning. Clarence P. Colvin, aged 30 years of age, a Baltimore and Ohio freight brakeman […]

June 27, 1912

27 Jun 1912

Widow of Flanagan receives Visitors

Miss Mildred Kessler, of Pensacola, Fla., Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Bushong and children, of Charles Town, spent Thursday of last week with Mrs. Bertha D. Flanagan at Rock Hill.

May 23, 1912

23 May 1912

Married: Walter Manuel & Essie Welsh

Walter Lee Manuel and Miss Essie F. Welch, both of Bakerton, Jefferson county, were married at Charles Town, W. Va., Wednesday, by Rev. J. C. Hawk, Pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.

May 23, 1912

23 May 1912

Manuel & Welsh Married

Mr. W. L. Manuel and Miss Essie Welsh, both of Bakerton, were married in the Jefferson Hotel parlor Tuesday, Rev. J. C. Hawk officiating.

May 22, 1912

22 May 1912

Marriage: Walter Manuel & Essie Welsh

Marriage Register, Jefferson County, West Virginia No. 34 Time of Marriage May 22, 1912 Place of Marriage Charles Town Name of Husband Walter Lee Manuel Name of Wife Essie T. Welsh Age of Husband 30 Age […]

March 7, 1912

7 Mar 1912

James Flanagan vs. C.D. Carter & others

Circuit Court Proceedings. James Flanagan vs. C. D. Carter and others; notice of violating an injunction was quashed and leave given to file further notice.

January 25, 1912

25 Jan 1912

February Term of Court Jurymen

List of Jurymen. The following persons have been drawn as petit jurymen for the February term of the Jefferson Circuit Court — to report on February 14th, the second day of court: J. W. Kearney, W. […]

October 12, 1911

12 Oct 1911

Big Fire at Bakerton

Big Fire at Bakerton. A part of the lime-burning plant of the Washington Building Lime Company at Bakerton, this county, was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. The fire started about 3 a. m., and seems […]

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