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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

Mrs. James Kidmiler [Kidwiler], 70 years old, died near Bakerton, W. Va., Tuesday. She is survived by her husband and…

Death: Mrs. James Kidwiler

1910
Mr. George Hergesheimer, of Washington D. C., spent a few days with the family of Mr. Geo. W. Caton last…

Hergesheimer visits Caton family

1890
Deed Book: 115 pg. 208 Martha Flanagan &c., to: Deed of Bargain and Sale. Maggie Welsh. This deed made this…

Deed: Flanagan Heirs to Maggie V. Flanagan

1917
Mrs. Anna Ryan died last Monday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. W. McCardell, in Williamsport, after…

Obit. Anna Ryan

1905
Michael McGuire, a native of Ireland, this day applied to the Court to be admitted a citizen of the United…

Naturalization: Michael McGuire

1844
James Bergin, a native of Ireland, this day applied to the Court to be admitted to become a citizen of…

Naturalization: James Bergin

1840
Miss Nannie E. Kaldenback, of Washington, D. C., is the guest of Misses Bertha and Laura Moore at Bakerton.

Kaldenback visits Moore in Bakerton

1900
BIG FIRE AT BAKERTON CAUSES LOSS OF $15,000Sheds Around Twelve Big Limekilns of Standard Lime and Stone Co. Consumed Tuesday…

Big Fire At Bakerton Causes Loss of $15k

1911
List of the Taxable Land in Jefferson County for the Year 1900. Name of Owner Flanagan, Jno. G. & others…

Land Book, 1900 – Dennis M. Daniels

1900
BAKERTON, W. Va., Aug 11, 1896.DEAR SIR– I see by the county papers there has been a mistake made in…

Bakerton Misrepresented In Vote

1896
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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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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
Annie Gertrude Ingram 1869–1945
James Walsh 1827–1871
George Walter Caton, Sr. 1826–1898
Patrick Henry Welsh 1863–1931
William Flanagan 1786–1855
Mary E. Welsh 1870–1871
John Doody 1810–1881
Patrick Higgins 1832–1915

The unveiling of Elizabeth Slavin

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

A Timeline of Harpers Ferry

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Boteler’s Mill: Labor & Cement in 19th-Century Jefferson County

In 1827, the steady rush of the Potomac River gave life to Boteler’s Mill. This thriving cement works helped build the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal and anchored industry along the…

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