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 […]
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. […]
Annie Gertrude Murphy Welsh was born in Maryland in 1840 to Irish immigrant parents. Raised among various Irish households in her early years, she finally settled after marrying Thomas Buchanan Walsh in 1858 at St. Peter’s Church, Harpers Ferry. Identified as the daughter of “B. Murphy,” this research explores possible fathers and Annie’s family connections.
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?
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 […]
