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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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1977 Latest Record
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November 18, 2025
November 18, 2025

Suicide by Train

MAD SUICIDE.– On Thursday, a poor fellow, while laboring under mania a potu, was killed on the railroad near Harper’s Ferry, Maryland. The engineer observed him run from a house and take his stand near the […]
September 7, 1841
November 18, 2025
November 18, 2025

Dead: John O’Hara

FATAL ACCIDENT. — We regret to learn, says the Baltimore Sun, that Mr. John O’Hara, a young man about twenty years of age, was killed on Tuesday evening. From what we can ascertain of the particulars, […]
October 3, 1840
November 18, 2025
November 18, 2025

Daughter of Grymes, mangled at Saw Mill

A most distressing accident happened at the U. S. saw mill at Harper’s Ferry, on Friday, the 13th inst. A little girl, daughter of Mr. Grymes, had gone to the mill for the purpose of collecting […]
July 9, 1817
November 17, 2025
November 17, 2025

Obituary: Dennis McCullough

On the 29th of August, near this town, of consumption, Mr. DENNIS McCULLOUGH, aged about 55 years. His remains were interred in the Catholic Cemetery, at Harper’s Ferry.
September 7, 1872
November 17, 2025
November 17, 2025

Obituary: Margaret T. McGraw

Died on Saturday, January 18, 1896, of heart failure, Miss MARGARET T. McGRAW, of Harper’s Ferry, W. Va., in the 38th year of her age. Never, perhaps, has this community been so stirred or have the […]
February 4, 1896
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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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