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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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Death Register: Dora Bell Best

Name in Full Best, Dora Bell Color White Sex Female Date of Death 7/15/25 Place of Birth Bakerton Name of Disease or Cause pernicious anemia Age 59yrs. 2ms. 22d.  Occupation housekeeping Consort of Married Name of […]
July 15, 1925
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Death Certificate: Dora Bell Best

County Jefferson District 1921 Town or City Bakerton W.Va Full Name Dora Bell Best Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Female Color or Race White Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced Married Date of Birth April 23, 1866 […]
July 15, 1925
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Death Register: Nannie Tabler Hoffman

Line No. 4 Name in Full Hoffman, Nannie Tabler Place of Death, County Berkeley Place of Death, District, Town or City Martinsburg Sex Female Color or Race W Married, Single, Widowed, Divorced Married Date of Birth […]
January 21, 1927
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Death Certificate: Nannie Tabler Hoffman

County Berkeley District Martinsburg Town or City Martinsburg, W.Va Full Name Nannie Tabler Hoffman Residence 211 S. Maple Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Female Color or Race White Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced Married Husband or […]
January 21, 1927
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Death Register: Essie Katherine Bowman

Name in Full Bowman, Essie Katherine Color White Sex Female Date of Death 1/9/29 Place of Death Bakerton Name of Disease or Cause apoplexy Age 54yrs. 6ms. 9d.  Occupation housekeeping Consort of Married Name of Person […]
January 9, 1929
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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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