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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

List of the Taxable Land in Jefferson County for the Year 1874. Name of Owner Daniels, Dennis M. Residence Bolivar…

Land Book, 1874 – Dennis M. Daniels

1874
William Mountain, an alien, who has lately arrived in the United States, and is desirous of being naturalized a citizen…

Naturalization Intent: William Mountain

1842
I, Charles F. Flanagan, of the County of Jefferson, State of West Virginia, do make this my last-Will. First: I…

Will: Charles F. Flanagan

1880
John Barnett ag’st Patrick Hagan, a jury, to wit: Christian Glassford, George Price, Michael Cookus, Joseph Engle, A. M. Vanarsdale,…

Jno. Barnett vs. Pat’k Hagan

1844
John Lafferty, an alien, who is desirous of being naturalized a citizen of the United States, this day appears in…

Naturalization Intent: John Lafferty

1835
Miss Emma G. Dreisbach, of Circleville, Ohio, who has been attending National Park Seminary at Forest Glen, Md., the past…

Ohio Family Visits Mrs. Flanagan

1902
Died, February 16, 1902, at Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia, Edward Tearney, aged eighty four years and fourteen days. Mr. Tearney…

In Memoriam: Edward Tearney

1902
John Frares, an alien, who has lately arrived in the Untied States, and is desirous of being naturalized a citizen…

Naturalization Intent: John Frares

1829
Line No. 15 Full Name of Deceased Webb, Lutie Corrine  Date of Death 4/21/50 Date of Birth 11/14/1893 Age 56…

Death Register: Lutie Corrine Webb

1950
[…]DELEGATES TO WHEELING CONVENTION[…] John G. Flanagan […]

Flanagan Delegate to Wheeling Convention

1908
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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
William Flanagan 1786–1855
Walter Jerome Flanagan 1880–1954
John Martin Welsh 1859–1928
Martin Walsh 1813–1855
Patrick Higgins 1832–1915
John Doody 1810–1881
Annie Gertrude Welsh 1840–1922
Annie Gertrude Ingram 1869–1945

The Welsh & Flanagan Families on The C&O Canal

A Discussion of the Welsh’s in the 1840 Census

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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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