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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 30, 2018
April 30, 2018

Death Certificate: Bessie Welsh Best

  Place of Death County Jefferson District 1921 Harpers Ferry Town or City Bakerton Full Name Bessie Welsh Best Residence Bakerton W.Va. Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Female Color or Race White Single, Married […] Married […]
July 19, 1935
April 30, 2018
April 30, 2018

Death Certificate: Essie Tamson Manuel

Name of Deceased Essie Tamson Manuel Date of Death August 16, 1959 Place of Death County Berkeley City or Town Martinsburg Length of Stay […] 5 Years Name of Hospital or Institution Kings Daughters Hospital Is […]
August 16, 1959
April 27, 2018
April 27, 2018

Death Certificate: Nora Frances Moore

Place of Death County Jefferson District 1921 Town or City Bakerton W.Va. Full Name Nora Frances Moore Personal and Statistical Particulars Sex Female Color or Race White Single, Married […] Married Husband of, or Wife of […]
September 18, 1927
April 26, 2018
April 26, 2018

Death: William Franklin Welsh

Name of Deceased William Franklin Welsh Date of Death Oct. 4, 1953 Place of Death County Berkeley City or Town Martinsburg Length of Stay (in this place) 3 yrs. Name of Hospital or Institution 511 Berry […]
October 4, 1953
April 19, 2018
April 19, 2018

Register of Deaths: William Flanagan

*Note actual date is not listed. Only September, 1855. Line # 26 Name in Full William Flanagan Color W Sex M Date of Death Sept 1855 Place of Death Jefferson Co. Name of Disease Bilious Dysentery […]
September 15, 1855
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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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