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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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December 4, 2020
December 4, 2020

Obit, Sarah Thompson

Passing Away.Death came very suddenly last Monday evening to Mrs. Sarah Thompson at the Entler Hotel in Shepherdstown. Mrs. Thompson had come to the hotel to spend a few weeks, her son and son-in-law, John R. […]
October 11, 1906
December 4, 2020
December 4, 2020

Obit, Margaret Ann Caton

Mrs. Margaret Ann Caton, widow of George W. Caton, died this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. T. J. Hoffman, near Kearneysville, aged 79 years, 9 months and 27 days. The funeral service will […]
January 19, 1911
December 4, 2020
December 4, 2020

Loudoun Poisoning, Caton.

ANOTHER SO-CALLED POISONING CASE IN LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA. — The Leesburg, (Va.) Semi-Weekly Telegram says that the lower part of Loudoun county, Va., was thrown into a great state of excitement last Thursday week by the […]
October 5, 1872
May 29, 2020
May 29, 2020

Obituary: Mrs. Agnes Jamison

Mrs. Agnes JamisonMrs. Agnes Savilla Jamison, 75, of Sharpsburg, died Friday afternoon at the Martin Manor Nursing Home where she had been a patient for two years. She was born in Bakerton, W. Va., and was […]
August 26, 1968
May 29, 2020
May 29, 2020

Obituary: Dennis M. Daniels

DENNIS M. DANIELS.[Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.] FREDERICK, MD., Dec. 28. — Mr. Dennis M. Daniels, who recently moved here from Bakerton, W. Va., died yesterday, aged 76 years. He was twice married. The children […]
December 29, 1903
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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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