Jefferson County - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

1949 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977 Database Info

June 9, 1898

9 Jun 1898

John G. Flanagan son born

The cause of the large and continuous smile on the face of Mr. John G. Flanagan, of Bakerton, is the recent arrival of a fine boy at his home.

June 7, 1898

7 Jun 1898

Lady (Houser) Dragged to Death

A Lady Dragged to Death.A most shocking and horrible accident occurred Sunday in Washington county, Md., opposite Knott’s quarry, below this place. Miss Bettie Houser, in her 22nd year, living near Sample’s Manor Church, was out […]

May 19, 1898

19 May 1898

Birth: John Griggs Flanagan, Jr.

Lines Numbered 1498 Name of Child J G. Flanagan, Jr. Sex Male No. of Child of This Mother. 1 Stillborn No Period of Uterogestation 275 days Race or Color White Date of Birth May 19th, 1898 […]

May 10, 1898

10 May 1898

Decker, Harpers Ferrian, Liberator, and Patentee.

The Harper’s Ferry correspondent of the Shepherdstown Independent says:“Carl” Decker, the New York Journal Cuban correspondent, and the liberator of Miss Cisneros from the Spanish dungeon, Cuba, is a Harper’s Ferrian by birth and ancestry. His […]

April 19, 1898

19 Apr 1898

Harwood, Painful Injuries from Fall.

Mr. Clinton Harwood fell from a building he was erecting for Mr. Jesse Cook, near Bakerton, and sustained painful injuries. Dr. S. T. Knott rendered the necessary attention.

March 31, 1898

31 Mar 1898

Lee French, Deadly Accident at Quarries

Lee French, a colored man, met death at the Standard Lime and Stone Company’s quarries, south of Martinsburg, on Wednesday. French was the tender of one of the trucks used in hauling stone to the larger […]

February 22, 1898

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22 Feb 1898

Washington Building Lime Co. Trademark Registration

January 15, 1898

15 Jan 1898

Kidwiler girl, 4-mos old; died of measles

The four months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luke Kidwiler died at their home on South Queen street, on Saturday night, of measles. The remains were taken to Bakerton on Monday for interment.

January 13, 1898

13 Jan 1898

Feb. 1898 List of Jurymen

List of Jurymen. The following is a list of petit jurors drawn to appear February 9, second day of the next term of the Jefferson Circuit Court: E. A. Colston, D. T. Nichols, C. J. Knott, […]

January 13, 1898

13 Jan 1898

Bakerton is booming!

Bakerton is booming. This thriving town, which is located about half way between Shepherdstown and Harper’s Ferry, is the scene of lively operations just now. The Washington Building Lime Company, which has for years had its […]

November 4, 1897

4 Nov 1897

Flanagan Gifts Apples to Registers Office

We are indebted to our good friend, Mr. James Flanagan, of the Bakerton neighborhood, for a generous bag full of excellent apples. We have enjoyed them very much.

October 21, 1897

21 Oct 1897

Flanagans visit friends in Frederick

Mr. and Mrs. James Flanagan and their little son John, of Bakerton, are visiting friends in Frederick, Md., this week.

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