Jefferson County - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

1949 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977 Database Info

April 12, 1900

12 Apr 1900

Strike at Bakerton

The workmen at the Bakerton quarries went on strike last week for a day of ten hours at the same price they had been getting for ten and a-half hours. The management cheerfully granted the request […]

April 3, 1900

3 Apr 1900

Huff, Killed; Fell From Train

William Huff, who fell from a freight train on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad about a week ago, died at Kearneysville, W. Va. Sunday night of his injuries. He was twenty-six years old, and resided at […]

March 31, 1900

31 Mar 1900

Wm. Huff, Fell From Train

Fell from Train.Wm. Huff, a young man about twenty-five years of age, residing at Bakerton, Jefferson county, fell from freight train No. 98 about a mile this side of Kearneysville Sunday morning and sustained painful injuries. […]

March 31, 1900

31 Mar 1900

T. J. Clarke, moves from Bakerton to Martinsburg

Moving. Mr. T. J. Clarke, of the Baker Bro’s stone quarries, has moved to this city from Bakerton, Jefferson county, and has taken up his residence at 524 West Martin street.

March 31, 1900

31 Mar 1900

Bakerton Strike Rumors Without Foundation

The contractors at the stone quarries wish it was stated that the rumor in circulation among some of the workmen about a strike at Bakerton is without foundation. They say that the employees at Bakerton did […]

March 31, 1900

31 Mar 1900

Talk of A Strike, Martinsburg.

Talk of Strike. Three hundred and eighty men are employed at the stone quarries in this city, getting out between fifty and sixty carloads of stone every day. This is not enough of stone to supply […]

March 22, 1900

22 Mar 1900

Monument Erected in Memory of Mary Flanagan

A fine monument to the memory of Mrs. James Flanagan has been erected in Elmwood Cemetery. The memorial is a new cottage design built of a hard, durable, marble, with blue tinted background delicately variegated. The […]

March 16, 1900

16 Mar 1900

Hoffman, Injured At Ore Bank

Lewis Hoffman, son of Frederick Hoffman, Sample’s Manor, employed at the West Virginia ore bank, was struck by a hugh [huge] rock which fell from overhead. His leg between the knee and ankle was broken.

January 1, 1900

1 Jan 1900

West Virginians [Jefferson Co.] Report a Year of Much Prosperity

FARMERS FARED WELL.West Virginians Report A Year of Much Prosperity.MOST ABUNDANT APPLE CROP.Lands Held Their Own In Price And Farmers Had Little Difficulty In Getting Loans At 6 Per Cent. [Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.]CHARLESTOWN, […]

December 31, 1899

31 Dec 1899

Land Book, 1899 – Thomas B. Welsh

List of the Taxable Land in Jefferson County for the Year 1899. Name of Owner Welsh, Thos. B Residence of Owner H. Ferry District Nature of the Owner’s Estate in fee Acres & Fractions 1 Name […]

December 31, 1899

31 Dec 1899

Land Book, 1899 – Ann Welsh

List of the Taxable Land in Jefferson County for the Year 1899. Name of Owner Welsh, Ann Residence of Owner H. Ferry District Nature of the Owner’s Estate in fee Acres & Fractions 1/2 Name of […]

December 31, 1899

31 Dec 1899

Land Book, 1899 – Clara C. Welsh

List of the Taxable Land in Jefferson County for the Year 1899. Name of Owner Welsh, Clara C. Residence of Owner H. Ferry District Nature of the Owner’s Estate in fee Acres & Fractions 1/4 Name […]

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Industrial Laborers

Jefferson County Industrial Laborers in the early 20th Century.

Philip Coons Accounts

Accounts & Bonds Due To Prominent Harpers Ferry Merchant Philip Coons, Nov. 1855.

Irish-born Residents (1850)

A Listing of All Irish-born Residents of Jefferson County, Virginia in the year 1850.

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Strike at Bakerton

Huff, Killed; Fell From Train

Wm. Huff, Fell From Train

T. J. Clarke, moves from Bakerton to Martinsburg

Bakerton Strike Rumors Without Foundation

Talk of A Strike, Martinsburg.

Monument Erected in Memory of Mary Flanagan

Hoffman, Injured At Ore Bank

West Virginians [Jefferson Co.] Report a Year of Much Prosperity

Land Book, 1899 – Thomas B. Welsh

Land Book, 1899 – Ann Welsh

Land Book, 1899 – Clara C. Welsh

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