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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
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May 19, 2020
May 19, 2020

The Sad Drowning of Roy Staley

The Register last week gave a brief account of the drowning of Roy Landis Staley, son of Mr. James P. Staley, which occurred about noon on Thursday. The sad affair occurred after a part of ou […]
June 10, 1915
May 19, 2020
May 19, 2020

Obituary: Carrie B. Caton

Mrs. Carrie B. Caton, wife of Walter Caton and daughter of James P. Staley, of this vicinity, died last Saturday in the King’s Daughters’ Hospital in Martinsburg, following a surgical operation performed several days previously. Mrs. […]
February 2, 1922
May 19, 2020
May 19, 2020

Obituary: John William Caton

John William Caton, a native of Jefferson county, died last Saturday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Cookus, in Martinsburg, following a brief illness from dropsy. Mr. Caton was a son of the […]
December 3, 1914
August 13, 2019
August 13, 2019

Obituary: Albin Payne Lloyd

Spirit of Jefferson Farmers Advocate, Charles Town WV July 6 1950 , page 6-A: Funeral services were held in the Church of God on Monday June 26th for Mr. Albin Payne Lloyd who passed away on […]
July 6, 1950
April 5, 2019
April 5, 2019

Death Register: George Walter Caton (Jr.)

Name or No. Of Assessment District Name In Full Caton, George Walter Color White Sex Male Date of Death 1/2/45 Place of Death Shepherdstown Name of Disease or Cause Chronic myocarditis and myocardiac degeneration Age 73 […]
January 2, 1945
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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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