Jefferson County - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

1949 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977 Database Info

June 10, 1897

10 Jun 1897

Married: John G. Flanagan & Bertha Spickler

Wedding Bells. Mr. John G. Flanagan, a well-known and popular resident of Bakerton, W. Va., and Miss Bertha D. Spickler, of Circleville, Ohio, a young lady of high ability and noble character, were married last Thursday […]

June 3, 1897

3 Jun 1897

Flanagan takes bride

Mr. John G. Flanagan, a well-known and popular resident of the Bakerton neighborhood, left this morning for State Line, Pa., where this evening at 7 o’clock he takes to himself a bride in the person of […]

June 3, 1897

3 Jun 1897

Fannie Flanagan: SUNK!

Canal Boat Sunk. The canal boat Fannie Flanagan, of Harper’s Ferry, ran on a rock in Big Slack Water, on Saturday, knocking a hole in the bottom. The boat filled with water and sank. Navigation was […]

June 3, 1897

3 Jun 1897

Trail/Moler Ore Bank

Messrs. Charles E. Trail and Charles B. Moler are preparing to open an ore bank on property they have leased near Bakerton, adjoining the celebrated Virginia ore bank. They have built a new washer and are […]

June 3, 1897

3 Jun 1897

Earthquake!

A well-defined earthquake was felt throughout the southern and middle western States on Monday about 2 o’clock in the afternoon. The shocks lasted but a few seconds and no serious damage is reported, although chimneys toppled […]

June 3, 1897

3 Jun 1897

Trail & Moler; plan to open ore bank.

May 29, 1897

29 May 1897

Martinsburg men visit Bakerton

Messrs. Ray. Caldwell, John Bratt, Edgar Hopper and Elmer Hopper, visited friends near Bakerton, last Sunday.

May 20, 1897

20 May 1897

Martha Flanagan visits John Coleman, Berryville

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coleman and children, of Halltown, and Miss Martha Flanagan, of Bakerton, have returned from Berryville, where they have been visiting Mr. John Coleman.

April 30, 1897

30 Apr 1897

Bakerton Record of Post Masters

Postmaster Nominated Confirmed Recess or Acting Commission Signed & Mailed Assumed Charge Cause & Date of Vacancy Preston S. Millard 4th ClassApr. 30, 1897 Res. W. O. P. Roy M. Best act. p.m.Aug. 21, 1939 Aug. […]

April 13, 1897

13 Apr 1897

St. Peters Brickwork Completed

Messrs. Armentrout and Siford have completed the brickwork on the new St. Peter’s Catholic Church at Harper’s Ferry, and the building is about ready for the slate roof.

March 25, 1897

25 Mar 1897

Walter Caton Real Estate Purchase

Mr. Walter Caton has bought from Messrs. Brock and Joseph Reinhart their farm adjoining Capt. Lee Moler’s and Mr. A. P. Reinhart’s places a couple of miles southeast of town. It contains 57 acres and Mr. […]

March 25, 1897

25 Mar 1897

Obituary: Mary Alice Kearney

Death is Every Busy. Mrs. Mary Alice Kearney, widow of J. Kearsley Kearney, a former well-known resident of this county, died Tuesday at the home of her son, Mr. Stewart Kearney, in Sykesville, Md., after a […]

Evidence

Married: John G. Flanagan & Bertha Spickler

Flanagan takes bride

Fannie Flanagan: SUNK!

Trail/Moler Ore Bank

Earthquake!

Trail & Moler; plan to open ore bank.

Martinsburg men visit Bakerton

Martha Flanagan visits John Coleman, Berryville

Bakerton Record of Post Masters

St. Peters Brickwork Completed

Walter Caton Real Estate Purchase

Obituary: Mary Alice Kearney

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