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December 10, 2023

The Friday Murder Mystery

THE HEARING AT HAGERSTOWN– DETAILS OF THE CRIME, ETC.[Reported for the Baltimore Sun.] HAGERSTOWN, MD., June 27, 1877.– James Gardner and J. W. Grove, who are in the county jail at this place on suspicion of […]
July 22, 2023

Stouffer & Bowers, Antietam Creek Dynamite

Charles Stouffer and Charles Bowers couldn’t catch fish fast enough last summer in the usual way, so they killed them wholesale with dynamite n Antietam creek. They paid for their violation of the law on Monday, […]
December 5, 2020

1868 Marriages – Dunn, Murphy, etc

Marriages. On the 22d inst., by the Rev. D. H. Bittle, Mr. Jacob V. D. Poisal, of Berkeley county, to Miss Mary E. Kimes, of this place. In Winchester on Tuesday morning last, in the M. […]
December 4, 2020

Shepherdstown: List of Letters

LIST OF LETTERSRemaining in the post office at Shepherdstown, for the quarter ending July 1, 1857: John Andrews, Wm. Brashears, Rolen Bowers, Valentine Bearmam, Martin Chiller, Edward Connor, Anthony Carnine — 3, Esekeit T. Chambers, George […]
May 20, 2020

A Severe Storm, 1883

One of the most severe storms that has visited this locality for some years occurred last Friday afternoon. There was an unusually heavy rainfall in town, accompanied by a very violent shower of hail. We ourselves […]
May 20, 2020

Deaths in Shepherdstown Register 06 Jan 1866

Died Oct. 17, 1862, near Kerneysville, Turner Ashby, son of James F. and A. M. Randal, aged 8 months, 2 weeks, and 0 days.“I take these little lambs said He, And lay them in my breast–Protection […]
May 19, 2020

May Term, 1909 – List of Jurymen

List of Jurymen. The following petit jurors have been summoned to serve during the May term of the Jefferson Circuit Court:Joshua Davis, J. G. Gibson, W. C. Daniels, S. L. Hardesty, S. S. Polhamous, P. M. […]
December 4, 2019

Molers Crossroads History

Delving into old records of early land grants, you will find that tracts of land were taken up in this section along the Potomac River just as early as those nearer the tiny village of Mecklenburg […]
July 20, 2018

February Term of Court Jurymen

List of Jurymen. The following persons have been drawn as petit jurymen for the February term of the Jefferson Circuit Court — to report on February 14th, the second day of court: J. W. Kearney, W. […]
July 18, 2018

1920 Census: Charles Ingram Household

Dargan Village, ED #1 Sandy Hook (part of), Washington County, Maryland as enumerated by Reginald E. Walters House Number: 4   Name Relationship Sex Age Martial Status Able to Read? Able To Write? Attended School Since Sept. […]
June 24, 2018

1900 Census: John M. Moore Household

Harpers Ferry Township, Jefferson County, West Virginia as enumerated by C. Koonce House Number: 188   Name Relation Sex D.O.B. Age Marital Status # Years Married Place of Birth Father’s Place of Birth Mother’s Place of Birth […]
June 24, 2018

1900 Census: John Flanagan Household

Harpers Ferry Township, Jefferson County, West Virginia as enumerated by C. Koonce House Number: 190   Name Relation Sex D.O.B. Age Marital Status # Years Married Place of Birth Father’s Place of Birth Mother’s Place of Birth […]
June 24, 2018

1900 Census: Asbury Hopper Household

Harpers Ferry Township, Jefferson County, West Virginia as enumerated by C. Koonce House Number: 193   Name Relation Sex D.O.B. Age Marital Status # Years Married Place of Birth Father’s Place of Birth Mother’s Place of Birth […]
June 24, 2018

1900 Census: James Flanagan Household

Harpers Ferry Township, Jefferson County, West Virginia as enumerated by C. Koonce House Number: 194   Name Relation Sex D.O.B. Age Marital Status # Years Married Place of Birth Father’s Place of Birth Mother’s Place of Birth […]
June 23, 2018

1900 Census: Patrick Welsh Household

Harpers Ferry Township, Jefferson County, West Virginia as enumerated by C. Koonce House Number: 196   Name Relation Sex D.O.B. Age Marital Status # Years Married Place of Birth Father’s Place of Birth Mother’s Place of Birth […]
June 20, 2018

Company D Reunion at the Crossroads

Reunion of Company D. Pleasant Gathering of Confederate Veterans at Moler’s–Snug Sum for Memorial Hall. The reunion of the surviving members of Company D, Twelfth Virginia Cavalry, Confederate States Army, at Moler’s Cross Roads, this county, […]
May 8, 2018

1860 Census: George Caton Household

[blank], Jefferson County, Virginia as enumerated by Joseph A. Cogle House Number: 323 Name Age Sex Profession Birthplace George W. Caton 26 M Boatman District of Columbia Margaret A. Caton 25 F Virginia Mary E. Caton 10 […]