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Bakerton • 1025 Bardane • 2 Bolivar • 120 Charles Town • 187 Duffields • 34 Engle • 56 Halltown • 39 Harpers Ferry • 517 Kabletown • 3 Kearneysville • 24 Leetown • 11 Mannings • 1 Middleway • 12 Millville • 26 Molers Cross Roads • 104 Ranson • 5 Rippon • 3 Shannondale • 4 Shenandoah Junction • 44 Shepherdstown • 348 Summit Point • 5 Uvilla • 36
EVIDENCE

Historical Records from Jefferson County

1951 records 1789–1977

Our Iron Ores.Under the caption of “West Virginia Iron,” the Wheeling Intelligencer says:In the eastern part of the State the…

Our Iron Ores.

1891
Mr. Thos. B. Welsh has bought of Mr. Jas. S. Flanagan an acre of ground, for which he paid $80…

Welsh Purchases From Flanagan; Builds House

1894
From the National Intelligencer.Potomac Canal.– We have been favored with a copy of the following correspondence, which we publish with…

Armory Corresponce Regarding C&O Canal

1823
Patrick Sheehan, an alien, who has lately arrived in the United States and is desirous of being naturalized a citizen…

Naturalization Intent: Patrick Sheehan

1843
A fine monument to the memory of Mrs. James Flanagan has been erected in Elmwood Cemetery. The memorial is a…

Monument Erected in Memory of Mary Flanagan

1900
Patrick O’Connell, a native of Ireland, who has lately arrived in the United States and is desirous of being naturalized…

Naturalization Intent: Patrick O’Connell

1846
Flanagan, James: 1 white males above 16 years of age, 1 slaves above 16 years of age, 1 slaves above…

1845 Personal Property Tax: William & James Flanagan

1845
Items from Bakerton. The following items were sent us by a correspondent from Bakerton last week, but were not received…

Quarries shut down for winter.

1890
[COMMUNICATED.] Mr. Gallaher: — We have observed in the “Intelligencer and Alexandria Gazette,” of this week, a paragraph extracted from…

Wheldon, Cholera or Fable?

1833
Miss Bessie Welsh, of Bakerton, has been visiting relatives and friends in Martinsburg the past week.

Bessie Welsh visits relatives in Martinsburg

1905
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Obituaries & Deaths 355 Industry 255 Real Estate 163 Naturalization 146 Limestone Quarries 146 Visitations 136 Marriages & Wedding Announcements 133 Accidents 133 Crime & Murders 95 Railroad 84
PEOPLE

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Flanagan 468 Welsh 296 Moler 246 Caton 107 Moore 87 Knott 77 Walsh 66 Houser 65 Daniels 60 Engle 58 Hopper 51 Johnson 50 Kidwiler 45 Carter 41 Link 41
James Alvey Flanagan 1883–1971
Frances Magdalena Flanagan 1808–1896
Honora Walsh 1790–1860
John Doody 1810–1881
Christopher William Slavin 1820–1858
George Walter Caton, Sr. 1826–1898
James Flanagan 1809–1856
William Flanagan 1786–1855

A Short History of The U.S. Armory and Arsenal at Harpers Ferry

St. Peters Cemetery

Nancy Lewis Recipe

Laura’s Recipes

Laura Ellen Lewis was born September 1, 1897 in Dargan, Washington County, Maryland. In 1915, she married Martin Dineen Welsh of Bakerton, Jefferson County, West Virginia. Laura would frequently bake…

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