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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

Marriage Register, Jefferson County, West Virginia No. 129 Time of Marriage 21st November, 1906 Place of Marriage Molers Name of…

Marriage: Charles Flanagan & Florence Knode

1906
A Tribute of Respect. The loss of a worthy resident is a sad blow to any community; hence it is…

Obituary: Frances Griggs Flanagan

1896
Name John Thomas Ingram Home Address Harpers Ferry WVa Route 1 Age in Years 20 Date of Birth November 15th…

WWI Draft: John Thomas Ingram

1918
Mrs. Laura Routzahn has returned to her home in Dayton, Ohio, after spending a month with her parents and ten…

Routzahn Spends 10 Days with Flanagan

1907
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coleman and children, of Halltown, and Miss Martha Flanagan, of Bakerton, have returned from Berryville, where…

Martha Flanagan visits John Coleman, Berryville

1897
Tournament at Halltown. — On Saturday, the 9th, a Tournament came off at Halltown. The following is a list of…

Tournament at Halltown

1873
1848 Law Order Book, page 81. John Grigg’s adm’n, PlaintiffagainstJames Flanagan, Defendant Upon [?] granted to the Plaintiff he this…

1848 John Griggs admin vs. James Flanagan

1848
COMMUNICATED.Bakerton, W. Va. February 2, 1892 DEAR EDITOR– As your correspondent, with many others of this community, has been so…

Bakerton, 1892 Report

1892
Flanagan, James: 1 whites above 16 years of age; 1 slaves above 16 years of age; 6 horses,mules, &c.; 1…

1848 Personal Property Tax: James Flanagan

1848
John Cunningham, an alien, who has lately arrived in the United States, and is desirous of being naturalized a citizen…

Naturalization Intent: John Cunningham

1828
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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
John Doody 1810–1881
Patrick Higgins 1832–1915
Annie Gertrude Welsh 1840–1922
Christopher William Slavin 1820–1858
Oscar Strother Flanagan 1892–1973
Martin Walsh 1813–1855
Patrick Walsh 1820–?
James Walsh 1827–1871

The unveiling of Elizabeth Slavin

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

Becoming Bakerton: The First Settlers

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

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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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