SurnamesMurphy

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 […]
November 13, 2023

1850 Census: Michael Murry Household

Subdivision No. 2, Washington County, Marylandas enumerated by ElmStush [?]House Number: 1380 Name Age Sex Profession Birthplace Michael Murry 50 M Mason Ireland Mary Murry 40 F Ireland Steven Murry* 10 M Md James Murry* 7 M […]
November 13, 2023

1850 Census: John Gray Household

Subdivision No. 2, Washington County, Marylandas enumerated by ElmStush [?]House Number: 906 Name Age Sex Profession Birthplace John Gray 40 M Laborer Md Nancy Gray 33 F Md Margaret Gray 14 F Md Mary Gray* 14 F […]
November 7, 2023

Rev. J. J. Keane Visits St. Peters

Right Rev. J. J. Keane, the recently consecrated Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia, visited Harper’s Ferry on Tuesday week. In the evening of the same day the St. Peter’s Catholic Church was the scene […]
October 5, 2023

Death Notice: Daniel Murphy

Mr. Daniel Murphy, whose illness we mentioned in our last issue, died in this place on Thursday last. His remains were taken to Martinsburg for interment in the Catholic cemetery at that place. His age was […]
October 5, 2023

Obituary: Anna Murphy Welsh

Mrs. Anna Murphy Welsh died at her home in Bakerton, after an illness of one year, on November 17, aged 82 years, 2 months and 4 days. Requiem mass was read by Father Curran at 10:30 […]
August 22, 2023

Catholics have a Beautiful Home (Church Upgrades)

Catholics Have a Beautiful Home. The congregation of St. Peter’s Catholic church at Harpers Ferry are much pleased with their church since it has been thoroughly improved on the interior, and which was re-opened Sunday week, […]
August 1, 2023

Government Sales, second & third day

The account given in Thursday’s issue of our paper is mainly correct, as to sales of the Public Property at Harpers Ferry, for the first day ; the item for the “right to dig ore on […]
July 22, 2023

Shenandoah Mill Sold

The Shenandoah Mill property, or a portion of it, including the mill, is said to have been sold to Eastern capitalists by Mr. S. W. Lightner for $10,000. The purchasers propose to manufacture flour, we understand, […]
July 18, 2023

Activities in parts of Old Jefferson

The Charlestown and Washington City Improvement Company, has very beautiful residence sites in the eastern suburbs of town, and the engineers are dividing and subdividing the lands of the company to the best advantage, whilst energetic […]
December 11, 2020

Lawrence Murphy, death.

In this town [Charles Town], on Friday morning last, of an illness of 36 hours, Mr. Lawrence Murphy, a native of Ireland, aged about 27 years. He was a stranger here, and had been engaged upon […]
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. […]
October 29, 2020

Identifying the father of Annie G. Murphy

August 15, 2019

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 and Annie?
September 18, 2018

1860 Berkeley County Nominations

In Berkeley, the Democrats, in County Convention, have nominated Daniel Lafever, for Sheriff; Geo. H. Murphy, for Com. Attorney; and James W. McWorter, for Commissioner of the Revenue. The following gentlemen compose an Independent Ticket for […]
April 27, 2018

Death Certificate: Nora Frances Moore

Place of Death County Jefferson District 1921 Town or City Bakerton W.Va. Full Name Nora Frances Moore Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Female Color or Race White Single, Married […] Married Husband of, or Wife of […]
April 18, 2018

Death Certificate: Patrick Henry Welsh

Place of Death County Jefferson District Harpers Ferry Town or City Bakerton Full Name Patrick Henry Welsh Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Male Color or Race White Single, Married […] S. Husband of, or Wife of […]
April 18, 2018

Death Certificate: John Martin Welsh

Place of Death County Jefferson District 1921 Town or City Bakerton Full Name John Martin Welsh Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Male Color or Race White Single, Married […] Widower Husband of, or Wife of Clara […]