Obituaries & Deaths

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Obituaries & Deaths

This topic appears in 406 indexed records between 1817 and 1977.
406 Indexed Records
1817 Earliest Record
1977 Latest Record
Bakerton Strongest Location
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May 1, 2024

Graham, cripple, killed by railroad.

Cripple Killed Near Harpers Ferry.Special to The Washington Post. Harpers Ferry, W. Va., March 2.— Passenger train No. 8 on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad struck and killed a white man named Graham this morning, just […]
May 1, 2024

Parrott Stabbed in Jealous Rage

STABBED IN A JEALOUS RAGE.Negress Used Carving Knife on Woman with Probably Fatal Effect.Special to The Washington Post. Harpers Ferry, W. Va., Oct. 9.— Saturday night during a cake-walk and dance at Engles Switch, near Bakerton, […]
May 1, 2024

Martinsburg Carpenter Killed at Bakerton

Carpenter Killed by Fall.Special to The Washington Post. Harpers Ferry, W. Va., April 22.— C. A. Adams, a carpenter, from Martinsburg, while working on a scaffold at Bakerton to-day, fell and broke his neck. The body […]
May 1, 2024

Delaney, Marine, Crushed to Death in Quarry

MAN INSTANTLY KILLED.Former U. S. Marine Crushed to Death in a Quarry.Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md., December 13.– Thomas Delaney, who was formerly in the United States marine service, was instantly killed shortly […]
May 1, 2024

Rouzee’s estate sues B&O. Fourth member of family killed by railroad.

Railroad Sued for Rouzee’s Death.Special to The Washington Post. Winchester, Va., June 23.— The estate of Walter Rouzee, who was killed by a train on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Bakerton, has sued the railroad […]
May 1, 2024

Rouzee, killed by train.

Killed On Railroad Track. Special to The Washington Post. Charleston, W. Va., June 6.— Walter W. Rouzee, an employee in the cooperage shop of the Washington Building Lime Company, at Bakerton, was killed Thursday evening at […]
May 1, 2024

Death: Mrs. James Kidwiler

Mrs. James Kidmiler [Kidwiler], 70 years old, died near Bakerton, W. Va., Tuesday. She is survived by her husband and four sons.
May 1, 2024

Frank Freeman, killed by train.

Frank Freeman, colored, of this county [Rappahannock County, VA], was killed by a train last week at Bakerton, where he had been at work.
May 1, 2024

Ice Sinks Skiff In Potomac; 3 dead.

LOST CROSSING RIVER. Huge Cake of Ice Sinks Skiff in Potomac. Harper’s Ferry, W. Va., Jan. 24– Three men were drowned early yesterday morning below Knott’s Island while crossing the Potomac river to their work at […]
May 1, 2024

Body of Kate Gross Recovered.

Body Is Recovered. Bakerton, W. Va. – The body of Mrs. Kate Gross, 28, of Shenandoah Junction, W. Va., drowned December 3 while crossing the Potomac river in a rowboat, was recovered Tuesday a mile and […]
May 1, 2024

Three Injured, One Killed By Premature Explosion

A dynamite explosion, which it is said may have been caused by static electricity, killed one man and injured three others in a quarry at Bakerton, W. Va., Monday. The dead man is Thomas P. Griffith, […]
May 1, 2024

Death: Gustave Stickles

Our vicinity was saddened by the news on Sunday of the death of Miss Gustave Stickles at Bakerton, W. Va. She was the youngest daughter of Joseph Stickles, of this county. Gussie was a bright girl […]
May 1, 2024

Death of Arthur Moler

Arthur Moler. Harpers Ferry, W. Va., December 10. Mr. Arthur Moler, 50 years of age, at boss at the Bakerton quarries, died suddenly at his home at Bakerton, last night. He was a member of the […]
May 1, 2024

Thomas Welsh reported dead.

Mr. Thomas Welsh, who was fatally injured by a blast at Bakerton on Wednesday last, died yesterday.
May 1, 2024

Obit: Mary J. Hoff

The Work of Death. Mary J. Hoff. Mary Jane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Hoff, died at the residence of her parents in Bakerton, W. Va., on August 16, of consumption, aged 17 years 10 months […]
May 1, 2024

Death Notice: Adam Kidwiler

Mr. Adam Kidwiler, an estimable resident of Jefferson county, died at his home near Bakerton on Sunday morning last, at the ripe old age of 77 years.
May 1, 2024

Kidwiler girl, 4-mos old; died of measles

The four months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luke Kidwiler died at their home on South Queen street, on Saturday night, of measles. The remains were taken to Bakerton on Monday for interment.
May 1, 2024

Fannie Flanagan, died at home.

Mrs. Fannie Flanigan, an aged lady, died last Thursday at her home in Bakerton, Jefferson county, in her 90th year. The funeral took place on Sunday morning at 10 o’clock from her late residence, the interment […]
Time Periods

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