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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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Mary Flanagan Death Notice

The Heavy Hand of Death. Mrs. Mary Flanagan, the beloved wife of Mr. James Flanagan, died last Thursday morning at her home near Bakerton, this county, after an illness of less than two days. Tuesday night […]
December 7, 1899
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Died: William Freeze

March 8th, 1884, at the residence of Mr. George Caton, near Shepherdstown, Mr. WILLIAM FREEZE, aged 71 years old.
March 25, 1884
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Deaths in Shepherdstown Register 06 Jan 1866

Died Oct. 17, 1862, near Kerneysville, Turner Ashby, son of James F. and A. M. Randal, aged 8 months, 2 weeks, and 0 days.“I take these little lambs said He, And lay them in my breast–Protection […]
January 6, 1866
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Obituary: Mary Alice Kearney

Death is Every Busy. Mrs. Mary Alice Kearney, widow of J. Kearsley Kearney, a former well-known resident of this county, died Tuesday at the home of her son, Mr. Stewart Kearney, in Sykesville, Md., after a […]
March 25, 1897
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Obituary: George W. Caton

Mr. George W. Caton, a well-known resident of this vicinity, died on Christmas day at his home near the cement mill, a mile or two below town. Mr. Caton had been in bad health for a […]
January 5, 1899
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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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