Research Topic

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.
414 Indexed Records
1817 Earliest Record
1977 Latest Record
Bakerton Strongest Location
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August 14, 2024

Death Notice: Mary Bratt

Mrs. Mary A. Bratt, mother of Mr. Sam’l Bratt, superintendent of the Washington Building Lime Company at Bakerton, in this county, and mother-in-law of Mr. Dan’l Baker, of Baltimroe, died of cancer at her residence in […]
August 14, 2024

Death: Mrs. Adam Kidwiler

Mrs. Kidwiler, wife of Mr. Adam Kidwiler, Jr., died at her home near Bakerton Sunday morning, February 19th– aged 27 years.
August 4, 2024

Obit: John Thomas Badger

John Thomas Badger, son of Daniel and Elizabeth Badger, was born in Jefferson county, West Virginia, December 30, 1844, and died at his home near Charlottesville, Ind., May 18, 1916, aged 71 years, 4 months and […]
August 4, 2024

Amos Brosser, Struck & Killed

Amos Brosser, a boy about fifteen years old, was struck by a truck and fatally injured at the quarries near Engle’s one day last week. He was taken to the Hospital in Charles Town, but died […]
August 4, 2024

Lee French, Deadly Accident at Quarries

Lee French, a colored man, met death at the Standard Lime and Stone Company’s quarries, south of Martinsburg, on Wednesday. French was the tender of one of the trucks used in hauling stone to the larger […]
Time Periods

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