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Alice Tryon Harper 1894–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1894

Birth Location: Wylie, Texas

Death Date: 2 Apr 1972

Death Location: Royse City, Rockwall County, Texas, United States of America

Father: R. Harper

Mother: Mary Potter

Spouse(s): Jesse Bostick, William Brockway

Children(s): William Brockway, Ella Brockaway, Dana Brockaway, Donna Brockway, Etta Brockway

Alice Tryon Harper was born in 1894 in Wylie, Texas, the child of R R Harper And Mary Ann Maggie Potter. In 1920, Alice Tryon Harper resided in Blackland, Rockwall, Texas, USA. Alice Tryon Harper married Jesse James Bostick, William Homer Brockway, and had children including Dana Brockaway, Donna Estell Brockway, Ella Brockaway, Etta Brockway, William Eugene Brockway. Alice Tryon Harper passed away in 1972 in Royse City, Rockwall County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Alice Tryon Harper was born in 1894 in Wylie, Texas, the child of R R Harper And Mary Ann Maggie Potter.
  • In 1920, Alice Tryon Harper resided in Blackland, Rockwall, Texas, USA.
  • Alice Tryon Harper married Jesse James Bostick, William Homer Brockway, and had children including Dana Brockaway, Donna Estell Brockway, Ella Brockaway, Etta Brockway, William Eugene Brockway.
  • Alice Tryon Harper passed away in 1972 in Royse City, Rockwall County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alice Harper's Ancestors

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Alice Harper
1894–1972
Birth Place: Wylie, Texas
Parents
R. R. Harper
1831–1899
Heart Co, KY
Mary (Ann "Maggie") Potter
1848–1934
Polk County, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
John (W Harper) Sr
1808–1843
KY
Matilda ("Matildy") Richardson
1808–1888
Kentucky
Alfred (William) Potter
1810–1870
Virginia, USA
Rachael (E) Cox
1821–1870
Lafayette County, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
UNKNOWN Harper
1780–
William Potter
1790–1790
Mary Whitfield
1793–1865
William Cox
1805–1847
Sarah Cantrell
1802–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Potter
1768–1835
Ann Pearkes
1766–1833
Isaac Cox
1752–1830
James Cantrell
1776–1830
Frances Cantrill
1777–1850

Alice Harper's Descendants

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Alice (Tryon) Harper (16 Feb 1894–2 Apr 1972) m. Jesse (James) Bostick (3 Nov 1896–03 Feb 1976) m. William (Homer) Brockway (10 Jun 1889–16 Jul 1960)
  1. 1. William (Eugene) Brockway 1910–1990
    1. 1. Billy (Eugene) Brockway 1933–1976
  2. 2. Ella Brockaway 1914–
  3. 3. Dana Brockaway 1918–
  4. 4. Donna (Estell) Brockway 1915–1993
  5. 5. Etta Brockway 1913–1933

Alice Harper's Timeline

5 Records

1894
16 Feb 1894
Birth of Alice Tryon Harper in Wylie, Texas
Wylie, Texas
1920
1920
Age 26
Alice Tryon Harper resided here in Blackland, Rockwall, Texas, USA
Blackland, Rockwall, Texas, USA
1929
abt 1929
Age 35
Alice Tryon Harper was married in Hunt, Texas, United States
Hunt, Texas, United States
1950
1950
Age 56
Alice Tryon Harper resided here in Royse City, Rockwall, Texas, USA
Royse City, Rockwall, Texas, USA
1972
2 Apr 1972
Age 78
Death of Alice Tryon Harper in Royse City, Rockwall, Texas, USA
Royse City, Rockwall, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1894
    Event Place: Wylie, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Blackland, Rockwall, Texas; Roll: T625_1842; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 152
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1929
    Event Place: Hunt, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Blackland, Rockwall, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Blackland, Rockwall, Texas; Roll: T625_1842; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 152

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Royse City, Rockwall, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1972
    Event Place: Royse City, Rockwall, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Royse City, Rockwall County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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