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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 13, 2018
July 13, 2018

Obituary: Thomas B. Welsh

Thomas B. Welsh, better known to the people of the northern half of the county, as Uncle Tommie, died at his home in Bakerton at 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, after an illness of two weeks from […]
July 25, 1941
July 13, 2018
July 13, 2018

Obituary: Michael Welsh

Michael Welsh. Michael Welsh, a veteran of the Confederate army and highly respected resident of Hollidaysburg, died at his home, 1010 Church street, on Saturday morning at 9 o’clock, of paralysis, resulting from an accident in […]
October 16, 1922
July 13, 2018
July 13, 2018

Obituary: Anna Roulette Eichelberger

Mrs. Anna Roulette Eichelberger Mrs. Anna Virginia Roulette Eichelberger, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Hoffmaster, Samples Manor, on Saturday Dec. 29, 1917 in her 86th year, from the infirmities of age. […]
January 10, 1918
July 13, 2018
July 13, 2018

Obituary: George Lee Eichelberger

Mr. George Lee Eichelberger, aged 83 years, died Dec. 18 in Washington county Hospital, Hagerstown, where he had been a patient for three weeks. He was a resident of Dargon, near Harpers Ferry, and was a […]
December 28, 1954
July 12, 2018
July 12, 2018

Fred F. Moler Died Suddenly

FRED F. MOLER DIED SUDDENLY LAST THURSDAY Frederick Flannagan Moler, age 79, reitred farmer, passed away suddenly at his home on N. Samuel Street, Charles Town on last Thursday afternoon. The deceased was born at Molers […]
February 26, 1953
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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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