October 29, 2020

Identifying the father of Annie G. Murphy

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.
May 29, 2020

Obituary: Mrs. Agnes Jamison

Mrs. Agnes JamisonMrs. Agnes Savilla Jamison, 75, of Sharpsburg, died Friday afternoon at the Martin Manor Nursing Home where she had been a patient for two years. She was born in Bakerton, W. Va., and was […]
May 29, 2020

Obituary: Anna E. Tilley

Mrs. Anna E. TilleyMrs. Anna E. Welsh Tilley of Midland died Tuesday in City hospital following a three-month illness. She resided in Midland for 20 years. She was 51.Mrs. Tilley is survived by her husband, Richard […]
May 23, 2020

Martin Welsh, Potato in Bottle

Our young friend Martin Welsh, of Bakerton, brought us a curosity last week— a potato growing through the neck of a bottle. Must have been something mighty good in the bottle to cause the potato to […]
May 22, 2020

Obituary: Annie G. Ingram

Mrs. Annie Gertrude Ingram, widow of Chas. W. Ingram, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Phil Jamison, Sharpsburg, Monday at 10:30 p.m., aged 75. She was born and reared in Bakerstown, W. Va., and […]