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Clarence Shorty Harper 1914 – 1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Nov 1914

Birth Location: Gentry, Benton, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 25 Nov 1996

Death Location: Colcord, Delaware, Oklahoma, United States

Father: John Harper

Mother: Ella Nutter

Spouse(s): Frankie Whitely

Children(s): Judy Harper

Clarence Shorty Harper was born in 1914 in Gentry, Benton, Arkansas, USA, the child of John Forrest Harper and Ella Nutter. Clarence Shorty Harper married Frankie Whitely, and had children including Judy Ann Harper. Clarence Shorty Harper passed away in 1996 in Colcord, Delaware, Oklahoma, United States.

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Biography

  • Clarence Shorty Harper was born in 1914 in Gentry, Benton, Arkansas, USA, the child of John Forrest Harper and Ella Nutter.
  • Clarence Shorty Harper married Frankie Whitely, and had children including Judy Ann Harper.
  • Clarence Shorty Harper passed away in 1996 in Colcord, Delaware, Oklahoma, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Clarence Harper's Ancestors

Self
Clarence Harper
1914 – 1996
Birth Place: Gentry, Benton, Arkansas, USA
Parents
John Forrest Harper
1870 – 1936
Haywood, North Carolina, United States
Ella Nutter
1881 – 1948
Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Mack Harper
1831 – 1887
Tennessee
Elizabeth ("Eliza" A) McFalls
1842 – 1919
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM Harper
1802 – 1865
Matilda Raines
1813 – 1850
Edward McFalls
1800 – 1891
Annie Leatherwood
1803 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Harper
1775 – 1836
Rebecca Bull
1772 – 1860
William Rains
1770 –
Nancy Melvin
1780 –
Arthur McFalls
1751 – 1839
Mary Pitman
1750 – 1802
Samuel Leatherwood
1782 – 1862
Salonia Birchfield
1786 – 1849

Clarence Harper's Descendants

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Clarence (Shorty) Harper (16 Nov 1914 – 25 Nov 1996) m. Frankie Whitely (16 November 1921 – 2 October 1961)
  1. 1. Judy (Ann) Harper (7 March 1942 – 20 February 1945)

Clarence Harper's Timeline

2 Records

1914
16 Nov 1914
Birth of Clarence Shorty Harper in Gentry, Benton, Arkansas, USA
Gentry, Benton, Arkansas, USA
1996
25 Nov 1996
Age 82
Death of Clarence Shorty Harper in Colcord, Delaware, Oklahoma, United States
Colcord, Delaware, Oklahoma, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1914
    Event Place: Gentry, Benton, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gentry, Benton, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1996
    Event Place: Colcord, Delaware, Oklahoma, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gentry, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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