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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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August 1, 2023
August 1, 2023

Fatal Casualties (Irish Laborers in Wells)

Mr. DENNIS O’LEARY, an eminently worthy and industrious Irish laborer, well and favorably known by the citizens and farmers of this neighborhood, came to his death on Thursday last under very painful circumstances. He was engaged […]
October 12, 1865
July 18, 2023
July 18, 2023

Mary E. Grim, Ever-Busy Death

A couple of weeks ago Miss Mary E. Grim, who lived with her brothers near Bakerton, this county, came to Shepherdstown to visit her sister, Mrs. Sarah Jones. Wednesday she was taken suddenly ill, and by […]
February 10, 1893
July 18, 2023
July 18, 2023

Geo. W. Smith, dead at Weston

Mr. Geo. W. Smith, an aged man from Bolivar, who was taken to the Insane Asylum at Weston less than a month ago, has since died in that institution.
July 5, 1889
July 18, 2023
July 18, 2023

Death of Rev. Geo. Hildt

Rev. Geo. Hildt, with one exception the oldest member of the M. E. Church, died in Baltimore city, Tuesday, in his 79th year. He was born in Baltimore, and served in the battle of North Point. […]
March 18, 1882
July 18, 2023
July 18, 2023

Death of E. Morton Lackland

We very much regret to chronicle the death of Mr. E. Morton Lackland, which took place on Thursday of last week, the 9th of March, by suicide, at his home near Charlestown, in this county. He […]
March 18, 1882
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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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