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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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April 5, 2019
April 5, 2019

Death Certificate: Essie Katherine Bowman

County Jefferson District 1921 Town or City Bakerton W.Va Full Name Essie Katherine Bowman Residence   Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Female Color or Race White Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced Married Husband or Wife of […]
January 9, 1929
April 5, 2019
April 5, 2019

Death Register: David Henry Hetzel

Name in Full Hetzel, David Henry Color White Sex Male Date of Death 8/19/32 Place of Death Bakerton Name of Disease or Cause chronic myocarditis, nephritis, immediate cause, urema. Age 52yrs. 10ms. 25d.  Occupation laborer lime […]
August 19, 1932
April 5, 2019
April 5, 2019

Death Certificate: David Henry Hetzel

County Jefferson District Harpers Ferry Town or City Bakerton Full Name David Henry Hetzel Residence   Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Male Color or Race White Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced Married Husband or Wife of […]
August 19, 1932
April 4, 2019
April 4, 2019

Death Register: Adam McClellan Best

Name in Full Best, Adam McClallan Color White Sex Male Date of Death 12/8/34 Place of Death Bakerton Name of Disease or Cause chronic intestinal nephritis Age 72yrs. 5ms. 1d.  Occupation Farmer Consort of Widower Name […]
December 8, 1934
April 4, 2019
April 4, 2019

Death Certificate: Adam McClellan Best

County Jefferson District Harpers Ferry Town or City Bakerton Full Name Adam McClellan Best Residence Bakerton Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Male Color or Race White Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced Widower Husband or Wife of […]
December 8, 1934
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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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