LOCATION

Jefferson County

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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

Name of Deceased Robert William Ingram Date of Death May 3, 1956 Place of Death County Berkeley City or Town…

Death Certificate: Robert William Ingram

1956
E. M. Miskimmon, a druggist of Harper’s Ferry, was arrested and tried last Friday on a warrant sworn out before…

Miskimmon Arrested & Tried; Assault/Threats Against Bratt

1896
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1930 Census: Roy Welsh Household

1930
In Bolivar, this county, April 20th, 1888, of typhoid fever, EDWARD, aged 15 years, oldest son of Lock and Ellen…

Death: Edward Sloane

1888
Miss Anna Pearl Houser, daughter of Raleigh Houser, and Ollie Knott, both of Bakerton, W. Va., were married Tuesday at…

Houser, Knott married in Duffields

1912
Name in Full Maggie Virginia Welsh Color White Sex Female Date of Death 1/25/25 Place of Death Bakerton Name of…

Register of Deaths: Maggie V. Welsh

1925
The editor of the Shepherdstown Register recently visited the vicinity of Bakerton, and says: Extensive repairs are being made to…

Repairs at the Virginia Ore Bank

1897
Mr. Larry Finlan, a native of Ireland, but for the past forty years a resident of Harper’s Ferry and at…

Obit: Mr. Larry Finlan

1890
Thomas Mahoney, an alien, who has lately arrived in the United States & is desirous of being naturalized a citizen…

Naturalization Intent: Thomas Mahoney

1831
We are indebted to our good friend, Mr. James Flanagan, of the Bakerton neighborhood, for a generous bag full of…

Flanagan Gifts Apples to Registers Office

1897
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PATTERNS

Common Topics in Jefferson County

Subjects most frequently associated with this place in surviving records.

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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

Families in Jefferson County

People and surnames most strongly associated with Jefferson County.

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Common Surnames

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
Burny Reynolds Flanagan 1888–1889
Thomas "Tommy" Buchanon Welsh 1861–1941
Martin Walsh 1813–1855
Patrick Higgins 1832–1915
Martha E. Flanagan 1791–1870
Christopher William Slavin 1820–1858
Patrick Henry Welsh 1863–1931
Annie Gertrude Welsh 1840–1922

A Timeline of Harpers Ferry

Jefferson County Research Guide

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A Light Still Burning: The Bakerton Store

With roots in both the working class and the family that employed them, Martin Welsh built a legacy of his own in Bakerton. More than a century later, his store…

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