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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

To the Hon. E. B. Hall Judge of the Jefferson Circuit Court Humbly complaining shew unto your Honor your Orators…

Dower Estate Disagreement; Martha Flanagan

1871
DANIEL BAKER DEAD.Daniel Baker, of Baltimore, widely known as a churchman, philanthropist and leader in all good works, and a…

Daniel Baker Dead

1921
A new iron bridge is to be built across Rattlesnake run at the old Hoffman mill, along the river road,…

Iron Bridge Across Rattlesnake Run

1901
The funeral service of Griggs Flanagan, whose sad death we recorded last week, was held Saturday morning at the home…

Funeral Service of Griggs Flanagan

1913
Frank Freeman, colored, of this county [Rappahannock County, VA], was killed by a train last week at Bakerton, where he…

Frank Freeman, killed by train.

1908
A deep feeling of melancholy came over us, a few days ago, as we passed along the turnpike between this…

Turnpike Work

1832
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. L. Lamp and daughters, Misses Helen and Dorothy, of Washington, are visiting Miss Martha Flanagan…

Lamp visits Flanagan at Bakerton

1916
Mr. Gus Stewart went to Pittsburg, Pa., last week to the funeral of his brother, Marcus Stewart who died of…

Death of Marcus Stewart

1914
We are pleased to have a call on Tuesday from Mr. John G. Flanagan, of Baltimore, formerly of the Bakerton…

Flanagan, of Baltimore, visits Relatives in County

1916
The remains of Dr. Robert L. O’Brian, son of the late Patrick O’Brian of the Halltown vicinity were brought from…

Obit: Robert O’Brian

1911
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PATTERNS

Common Topics in Jefferson County

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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
Martha E. Flanagan 1791–1870
Burny Reynolds Flanagan 1888–1889
Patrick Higgins 1832–1915
Nora Frances Moore 1866–1927
John Martin Welsh 1859–1928
Patrick Walsh 1820–?
Annie Gertrude Welsh 1840–1922
James Walsh 1827–1871

St. Peter’s Catholic Church of Harpers Ferry: An Irish Parish on American Soil

Without the Irish, there would be no Catholic congregation in Harpers Ferry. Although St. Peter's…

The Welsh & Flanagan Families on The C&O Canal

River Boyne. County Louth Ireland LCCN2002717437

The unveiling of Elizabeth Slavin

By the 1860 census, a young Irish girl had taken residence with Thomas and Annie Walsh in Bolivar, [West] Virginia. Who is she and why did she live with Tommy…

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