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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

License to celebrate the rites of marriage in this State is granted to Rev’d A. Van DeVyver (Catholic Priest) within…

Father Van Dyer, license to officiate marriages.

1875
Man Crazed by Heat Drowns After LeapHARPERS FERRY, W. Va., July 31. — Apparently crazed by the heat, Guy Allen,…

Allen, Crazed by Heat, Drowns After Leap

1930
Name in Full Patrick Henry Welsh Color White Sex Male Date of Death 7/12/31 Place of Death Bakerton Name of…

Register of Deaths: Patrick Henry Welsh

1931
Mrs. Agnes JamisonMrs. Agnes Savilla Jamison, 75, of Sharpsburg, died Friday afternoon at the Martin Manor Nursing Home where she…

Obituary: Mrs. Agnes Jamison

1968
Patrick McAleer, an alien, who is desirous of being naturalized a citizen of the United States, made the following report…

Naturalization Intent: Henry McAleer

1852
Mr. John G. Flanagan, Jr., and Miss Ruth E. Moler, both of Bakerton, this county, were married in Hagerstown yesterday…

Marriage of John Flanagan & Ruth Moler

1910
Thomas Kiernan, a native of Ireland, who has lately arrived in the United States and is desirous of being naturalized…

Naturalization Intent: Thomas Kiernan

1844
Workmen, while digging in the hill at the Virginia ore bank along the Potomac River, near Shepherdstown, W. Va., unearthed…

Giant Found At Ore Bank

1898
James Flanigan was killed near Shepherdstown, Va., last week, by a man named Boyer.

James Flanagan; Killed

1856
Left Leg Broken. Frank Knight, 21, of Gargon [Dargan], near Sharpsburg, who is employed at the Bakerton Cement and Lime…

Knight, Left Leg Broken at Quarry

1922
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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
Patrick Walsh 1820–?
Patrick Higgins 1832–1915
Essie Tamson Manuel 1894–1959
James Alvey Flanagan 1883–1971
Mary Ellen Flanagan 1851–1899
Christopher William Slavin 1820–1858
John Doody 1810–1881
John Griggs Flanagan 1886–?

Life Between The Blasts: The Village of Bakerton

Life in Bakerton was lived between the thunder of quarry blasts and the spirit of…

Becoming Bakerton: The First Settlers

Long before the village bore its familiar name, Bakerton’s rolling country and riverbanks were a…

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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