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

Last week we spoke of the remains of ANDREW J. HIGGINS being taken to Harper’s Ferry, Va., for interment. His…

Higgins, Death During Burial.

1873
An exoneration from taxes on an assessment of $2,652.25 in Harper’s Ferry district was accorded to F. L. Bushong, guardian…

Guardian of Flanagan receives exonoration

1911
Robert Swain has quit working at the Bakerton lime quarries and gone to Cumberland to get employment.

Rober Swain removes to Cumberland

1916
A grand piece of workmanship is about to be commenced at Harpers Ferry. Proposals are to be received in a…

Viaduct at Harpers Ferry

1835
The pupils from the Bakerton school who were neither absent nor tardy during the term are Martha Welsh, Essie Welsh,…

Bakerton Pupils Neither Absent nor Tardy

1910
Stop 4The limestone and dolomite in this abandoned quarry are probably the same type of rocks that are quarried extensively…

Geologic Field Conference for Public School Teachers of Morgan, Berkeley, and Jefferson [Excerpt of Bakerton]

1952
Disastrous Fire at Bakerton. The thriving town of Bakerton was the scene of another disastrous fire last Friday night, when…

Disastrous Fire at Bakerton

1917
Edmond Maglee, an alien, who has lately arrived in the United States, and is desirous of being naturalized a citizen…

Naturalization Intent: Edmond Maglee

1844
A few years after Elmwood mansion house was built the stone house was erected on Cold Spring Farm– where the…

Rattlesnake Run; Name Origin

1922
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
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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
Catherine Irene Eichelberger 1874–1947
Margaret Virginia Welsh 1873–1925
Patrick Henry Welsh 1863–1931
Patrick Higgins 1832–1915
James Flanagan 1809–1856
Mary E. Welsh 1870–1871
James Alvey Flanagan 1883–1971
John Doody 1810–1881

A Discussion of the Welsh’s in the 1840 Census

The unveiling of Elizabeth Slavin

By the 1860 census, a young Irish girl had taken residence with Thomas and Annie…

67 Colorized

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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