West Virginia State Archives - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

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175 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977

July 15, 1925

15 Jul 1925

Death Register: Dora Bell Best

Name in Full Best, Dora Bell Color White Sex Female Date of Death 7/15/25 Place of Birth Bakerton Name of Disease or Cause pernicious anemia Age 59yrs. 2ms. 22d. Occupation housekeeping Consort of Married Name of […]

January 25, 1925

25 Jan 1925

Death Certificate: Maggie Virginia Welsh

Place of Death County Jefferson District 1921 Town or City Bakerton W.Va Full Name Maggie Virginia Welsh Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Female Color or Race White Single, Married […] Married Date of Birth October […]

January 25, 1925

25 Jan 1925

Register of Deaths: Maggie V. Welsh

Name in Full Maggie Virginia Welsh Color White Sex Female Date of Death 1/25/25 Place of Death Bakerton Name of Disease acute obstruction of the bowel Age 53 years 3 months 12 days Occupation Domestic Consort […]

February 1, 1923

1 Feb 1923

Marriage: Caton & Mohler

No. 12 Time of Marriage Febry. 1st, 1923 Place of Marriage Shepherdstown, W.Va. Full Names of Parties Walter Caton and Sadie Virginia Mohler Age of Husband 40 Age of Wife 35 Condition of Husband Widowed Condition […]

November 17, 1922

17 Nov 1922

Register of Deaths: Annie G. Welsh

Name in Full Ann G. Welsh Color White Sex Female Date of Death 11/17/22 Place of Death ” ” [Harpers Ferry] Name of Disease Senilitiy Age 82 years 2 months 4 days Occupation Domestic Consort of, […]

November 17, 1922

17 Nov 1922

Death Certificate: Annie G. Welsh

Place of Death County Jefferson District 1922 Town or City Bakerton Full Name Anna G. Welsh Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Female Color or Race White Single, Married […] Widow Date of Birth September 13, […]

January 28, 1922

28 Jan 1922

Death Certificate: Carrie B. Caton

Carrie B. Caton Place of Death County Berkeley District Martinsburg Town or City Martinsburg, WVa, King Daughters Hospital Full Name Anna G. Welsh Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Female Color or Race White Single, Married […] […]

January 28, 1922

28 Jan 1922

Death Register: Carrie B. Caton

Line # 1 Name in Full Carrie B. Caton Place of Death Berkeley [County], Martinsburg Sex F Color or Race W Married, Single, Widowed, or Divorced Single Date of Birth July, 1875 Age 46 Occupation Housewife […]

November 29, 1918

29 Nov 1918

Death Register: Anna Moler

Name in Full Moler, Anna Color White Sex Female Date of Death 11/29/18 Place of Death Bakerton Name of Disease or Cause apoplexy Age 49yrs. -ms. 10d. Occupation Housewife Consort of Widow Name of Person Giving […]

August 27, 1918

27 Aug 1918

Marriage: James Myers & Martha Flanagan

Marriage Register, Jefferson County, West Virginia No. 77 Time of Marriage August 27, 1918 Place of Marriage Bakerton W.Va Name of Husband James M. Myers (widowed) Name of Wife Martha Lee Flanagan Age of Husband 63 […]

July 16, 1917

16 Jul 1917

Death Register: Laura Moler

Name in Full Moler, Mrs. Laura Color White Sex Female Date of Death 7/16/17 Place of Death Bakerton Name of Disease or Cause Heart Trouble Age 81yrs. Occupation Housewife Consort of Widow Name of Person Giving […]

May 16, 1917

16 May 1917

Marriage: Sheldon Geary & Martha Welsh

Marriage Register, Jefferson County, West Virginia No. 30 Time of Marriage May 16th, 1917 Place of Marriage Shenandoah Junction Name of Husband William Sheldon Geary Name of Wife Martha Mae Welsh Age of Husband 24 Age […]

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Philip Coons Accounts

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

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