Harpers Ferry Genealogy (in Jefferson County, WV)

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Harpers Ferry Birth Records

1804-1938 West Virginia Births Index Ancestry online

1853-1914 West Virginia Births Index MyHeritage online

Births, deaths, 1853-1970 FamilySearch Library

Index of names appearing in the birth records of Jefferson County, Virginia - West Virginia FamilySearch Library

West Virginia, Birth Records, 1917-present West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

Harpers Ferry Cemetery Records

Bolivar Cemetery Billion Graves online

Chestnut Hill Cemetery Billion Graves online

Chestnut Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Harper Cemetery Billion Graves online

Harper Cemetery West Virginia Gravestones online

Harpers Cemetery Find a Grave online

Nicewarner Cemetery Find a Grave online

Piper Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Peter Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint Peters Cemetery Find a Grave online

Harpers Ferry Census Records

Federal Census 1850 - Harpers Ferry US Gen Web Archives online

Federal Census of 1940, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia LDS Genealogy online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Harpers Ferry Church Records

Church records, 1872-1901 (Harpers Ferry Presbyterian Church (Harpers Ferry, West Virginia)) FamilySearch Library

Harpers Ferry Death Records

1853-1964 West Virginia Death Index & Certificates MyHeritage online

1853-1973 West Virginia Deaths Index Ancestry online

Births, deaths, 1853-1970 FamilySearch Library

Index of names appearing in the death records of Jefferson County, Virginia - West Virginia, 1853 through 1910 FamilySearch Library

West Virginia, Death Records, 1917-present West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

Harpers Ferry Histories and Genealogies

Rise and progress of the bloody outbreak at Harper's Ferry... FamilySearch Library

Harpers Ferry Immigration Records

West Virginia, Federal Naturalization Records, 1844-1943 Ancestry online

Harpers Ferry Land Records

Deed books, 1793-1826 FamilySearch Library

Deeds, 1801-1901; deed index, 1801-1968 FamilySearch Library

Harpers Ferry Map Records

Harper's Ferry 1863 Map American Geographical Society online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, 1902 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, 1907 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, 1912 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, 1922 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, 1933 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, November 1894 Library of Congress online

Harpers Ferry Marriage Records

1785-1971 West Virginia Marriages Index (selections) Ancestry online

Marriage records, 1801-1970 FamilySearch Library

West Virginia, Marriage Records, 1921-present West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

Harpers Ferry Miscellaneous Records

Journal : 1867-1868 FamilySearch Library

Harpers Ferry Newspapers and Obituaries

Offline Newspapers for Harpers Ferry

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Constitutionalist. (Harper's Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1841

Harper's Ferry Sentinel. (Harpers Ferry, W. Va.) 1887-1902

Harper's Ferry Times. (Harpers Ferry, W. Va.) 1903-1907

Harpers-Ferry Free Press. (Harper's Ferry, Va. [I.E. Harpers Ferry, W. Va.]) 1821-1824

Ladies' Garland [Electronic Resource]. (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828

Ladies' Garland. (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828

Virginia Free Press. (Harper's Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1827

Harpers Ferry Probate Records

1724-1978 West Virginia Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Harpers Ferry School Records

Harpers Ferry High School - Ferry Tales Yearbook (Harpers Ferry, WV), 1953, 1955 E Yearbook online

Harpers Ferry High School yearbook, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1969, 1970 Classmates online

Harpers Ferry High School yearbook, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1969, 1970 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Harpers Ferry High School yearbooks, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1969, 1970 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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