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Bettie Ann Harper 1936–2019 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1936

Birth Location: Louisiana

Death Date: 3 November 2019

Death Location: Norphlet, Union County, Arkansas, USA

Father: Wesley Harper

Mother: Hasel Perdue

Spouse(s): Frank McKnight

Children(s):

Bettie Ann Harper was born in 1936 in Louisiana, the child of Wesley Lee Harper And Hasel Perdue. In 1940, Bettie Ann Harper resided in Hodge, Jackson, Louisiana, USA. Bettie Ann Harper married Frank James Mcknight, and had children including Joseph Lee Mcknight Sr, Tina Joy Mcknight. Bettie Ann Harper passed away in 2019 in Norphlet, Union County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Bettie Ann Harper was born in 1936 in Louisiana, the child of Wesley Lee Harper And Hasel Perdue.
  • In 1940, Bettie Ann Harper resided in Hodge, Jackson, Louisiana, USA.
  • Bettie Ann Harper married Frank James Mcknight, and had children including Joseph Lee Mcknight Sr, Tina Joy Mcknight.
  • Bettie Ann Harper passed away in 2019 in Norphlet, Union County, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bettie Harper's Ancestors

Self
Bettie Harper
1936–2019
Birth Place: Louisiana
Parents
Wesley Lee Harper
1915–1995
Weston, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, USA
Hasel Perdue
1916–1987
El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Ausbon) Harper
1891–1947
Louisiana
Isola (Ophelia) Watts
1896–1980
Louisiana
Jesse (Elbert) Perdue
1892–1968
Stephens, Ouachita County, Arkansas, USA
Nettie (Maydee 'Madee') Matthews
1894–1975
Champagnolle, Union County, Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Perdue
1872–1955
Mary Allen
1873–1913
Peter Matthews
1853–
Sarah McGowan
1852–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Perdue
1849–1902
Sarah Sampley
1851–1892
Green Jr
1851–
Martha Bird
1853–

Bettie Harper's Timeline

4 Records

1936
abt 1936
Birth of Bettie Ann Harper in Louisiana
Louisiana
1939
20 November 1939
Age 3
Birth of Bettie Ann Harper in Jonesboro, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, USA
Jonesboro, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, USA
1940
1940
Age 4
Bettie Ann Harper resided here in Hodge, Jackson, Louisiana, USA
Hodge, Jackson, Louisiana, USA
2019
3 November 2019
Age 83
Death of Bettie Ann Harper in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 November 1939
    Event Place: Jonesboro, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Obituary

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1936
    Event Place: Louisiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hodge, Jackson, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01405; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 25-3

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Hodge, Jackson, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hodge, Jackson, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01405; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 25-3

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1962-10-16
    Event Place: Shreveport, Louisiana
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Shreveport Journal - 1962-10-16 - Page 16, Marriage of Harper / McKnight 1962-10-16

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 November 2019
    Event Place: Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Obituary

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Norphlet, Union County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Obituary

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