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Obituaries & Deaths

Obituaries and death registers from Harpers Ferry and Jefferson County, WV transcribed from newspapers and records tied to local families and communities.

This topic appears in 414 indexed records between 1817 and 1977.
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1817 Earliest Record
1977 Latest Record
Bakerton Strongest Location
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January 27, 2025
January 27, 2025

Obit: George Samuel Houser

George Samuel Houser died at his home in Bakerton, West Virginia, following a long illness, aged 75 years. He was born and reared in Washington County, Md., the son of Samuel and Mary Bennett Houser, the […]
September 6, 1933
January 27, 2025
January 27, 2025

Sol. Penner Caused Samuel Houser’s Death

Last week the REGISTER noted the death of Samuel Houser, who lived in Maryland, near Harper’s Ferry. It is said that his death was caused indirectly by Sol. Penner. Mr. Houser, who was 22 years old, […]
February 18, 1897
January 26, 2025
January 26, 2025

Obit: Annie Murphy Welsh

Mrs. Annie Welsh, an estimable resident of Bakerton, this county, died at her home in that place last Friday night, at the advanced age of 82 years. Mrs. Welsh was a devout Catholic, and had a […]
November 23, 1922
January 16, 2025
January 16, 2025

Obit: William Flanagan

At his residence in this county, on the 15th ultimo, Mr. WILLIAM FLANAGIN. He had been a member of the Presbyterian Church, for 20 years, and died in the faith and hope of the Gospel.
October 25, 1855
January 15, 2025
January 15, 2025

Giffin, Electrocuted At Bakerton Plant

Electrocuted At Plant.Hagerstown, Aug. 5. — Elmer Giffin, 27, of Samples Manor, Md., was electrocuted today when a switch at the Washington Building and Lime Company, at Bakerton, W. Va., where he was working, was accidentally […]
August 6, 1932
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Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1910s 60 records
1900s 54 records
1930s 50 records
1890s 44 records
1920s 39 records
1950s 35 records

Frequently Associated Families

These surnames most commonly appear alongside the topic "Obituaries & Deaths" across historical collections.

Welsh
72 records
Flanagan
56 records
Moler
49 records
Caton
32 records
Johnson
26 records
Eackles
24 records
Eichelberger
19 records
Myers
19 records
Moore
16 records
Kidwiler
15 records
Ingram
14 records
Houser
13 records
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