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Marriages & Wedding Announcements

Historical marriages and wedding announcements of individuals and families from or connected to Jefferson County, West Virginia and the immediately surrounding region.

This topic appears in 163 indexed records between 1809 and 1952.
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163 Indexed Records
1809 Earliest Record
1952 Latest Record
Bakerton Strongest Location
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June 14, 2026
June 14, 2026

Divorce: Hannah & Hugh Magee

On Wednesday, a bill passed, divorcing Hannah Magee from her husband, Hugh Magee (late of Jefferson.)
March 7, 1833
May 15, 2026
May 15, 2026

Father Van Dyer, license to officiate marriages.

License to celebrate the rites of marriage in this State is granted to Rev’d A. Van DeVyver (Catholic Priest) within this State on complying with the Law. Whereupon the said A. Van DeVyver with Edw. Tearney, […]
July 20, 1875
January 20, 2026
January 20, 2026

Married: McGraw & Brannon

In St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Harper’s Ferry, April 22d, 1889, by Rev. T. J. Wilson, Mr. JEREMIAH McGRAW to Miss MARGARET BRANNON.
May 2, 1889
December 22, 2025
December 22, 2025

Manuel & Welsh Married

Mr. W. L. Manuel and Miss Essie Welsh, both of Bakerton, were married in the Jefferson Hotel parlor Tuesday, Rev. J. C. Hawk officiating.
May 23, 1912
December 22, 2025
December 22, 2025

Licenses Issued to Grubbs & Whittington; Welsh & Geary

Marriage licenses were issued by County Clerk Johnson last week to William E. Whittington and Ethel May Grubbs, of Rip[p]on, and to William Sheldon Geary and Martha Mae Welsh, both of Bakerton.
May 24, 1917
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This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1910s 36 records
1900s 30 records
1890s 27 records
1870s 13 records
1850s 12 records
1860s 9 records

Frequently Associated Families

These surnames most commonly appear alongside the topic "Marriages & Wedding Announcements" across historical collections.

Flanagan
47 records
Welsh
32 records
Moler
21 records
Caton
19 records
Moore
10 records
Kaldenback
8 records
Higgins
7 records
Houser
6 records
Engle
6 records
Jones
6 records
Lewis
6 records
Miller
6 records
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