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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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1977 Latest Record
Bakerton Strongest Location
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Obit: William G. Brantner.

WILLAIM G. BRANTNER.[Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.]SHENANDOAH JUNCTION, W. VA., Nov. 11. Mr. William G. Brantner, son of Mr. E. W. Brantner, of this place, died on Friday of consumption, aged 19 years. He was […]
November 12, 1902
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Obit: Mary E. Flanagan

MRS. MARY E. FLANAGAN.[Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.]SHEPHERDSTOWN, W. VA., Dec. 1.– Mrs. Mary E. Flanagan, an estimable lady and wife of Mr. James Flanagan, of Bakerton, this county, died at her home yesterday, aged […]
December 2, 1899
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Bratt, Death from Cancer

Death from Cancer.[Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.] EASTON, Md., Jan. 6.– Mrs. Mary A. Bratt, wife of Samuel Bratt, of Oxford, Talbot county, died at her residence there this morning. Her father was the late […]
January 7, 1895
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January 10, 2025

Lee; Decapitated by a Train

Decapitated by a Train.Special to The Washington Post.Harpers Ferry, W. Va., July 21.– Charles Lee, a colored man, living near Bakerton, while intoxicated last night, laid his head on the railroad and a train ran over […]
July 22, 1908
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January 10, 2025

Huff, Killed; Fell From Train

William Huff, who fell from a freight train on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad about a week ago, died at Kearneysville, W. Va. Sunday night of his injuries. He was twenty-six years old, and resided at […]
April 3, 1900
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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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