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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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July 31, 2018
July 31, 2018

Death Notice: Daisy Jones Flanagan

We are sorry to record the death of Mrs. Daisy Flanagan, wife of Walter S. Flanagan, of Strasburg, Va., formerly of Bakerton, which occurred last week at the Memorial Hospital in Winchester, the result of influenza. […]
October 24, 1918
July 30, 2018
July 30, 2018

Obituary: William Locher Reinhart

Postmaster William Locher Reinhart, one of Shepherdstown’s best-known residents, died at his home in this place last Saturday morning, at the age of 71 years, 9 months and 14 days. His death had been anticipated, as […]
August 16, 1917
July 30, 2018
July 30, 2018

Boy Finds Death In Rattlesnake Run

Finds Death in Rattlesnake Run Last Sunday afternoon Lewis Woods, a boy about 14 years of age, met with a peculiar death in Rattlesnake run, two or three miles south of Shepherdstown. The little fellow made […]
August 16, 1917
July 30, 2018
July 30, 2018

Obituary: Laura Frances Moler

Crossing To The Other Shore. It is with regret that we announce the death of Mrs. Laura Frances Moler, which occurred last Sunday afternoon. She had made, her home with her sister, Mrs. Alice Hopper, at […]
July 19, 1917
July 30, 2018
July 30, 2018

Death Certificate: Oscar Strother Flanagan

Name of Deceased Oscar Strother Flanagan Sex Male Date of Death June 2, 1973 Race White Age Last Birthday 80 Date of Birth July 20, 1892 County Randolph City or Town Elkins Inside City Limits Yes […]
June 2, 1973
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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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