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Clarissa America Graham 1852–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Sep 1852

Birth Location: Appanoose County, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 22 May 1910

Death Location: Unionville, Appanoose County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: John Graham

Mother: Margaret Logan

Spouse(s): Benjamin Harper

Children(s): Flora Harper, Elisabeth Harper, Margaret Harper, John Harper, Lena Harper, Jessie Harper, Katie Harper, Walter Harper, May Harper

Clarissa America Graham was born in 1852 in Appanoose County, Iowa, USA, the child of John Walker Graham And Margaret Hazel Logan. In 1856, Clarissa America Graham resided in Union, Appanoose, Iowa, USA. In 1860, Clarissa America Graham resided in Union, Unionville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA. Clarissa America Graham married Benjamin Franklin Harper, and had children including Elisabeth Harper, Flora Myrtle Harper, Jessie Harrison Harper, John R Harper, Katie W Harper, Lena Dawn Harper, Margaret Harper, May Rose Harper, Walter Graham Harper. Clarissa America Graham passed away in 1910 in Unionville, Appanoose County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Clarissa America Graham was born in 1852 in Appanoose County, Iowa, USA, the child of John Walker Graham And Margaret Hazel Logan.
  • In 1856, Clarissa America Graham resided in Union, Appanoose, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1860, Clarissa America Graham resided in Union, Unionville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA.
  • Clarissa America Graham married Benjamin Franklin Harper, and had children including Elisabeth Harper, Flora Myrtle Harper, Jessie Harrison Harper, John R Harper, Katie W Harper, Lena Dawn Harper, Margaret Harper, May Rose Harper, Walter Graham Harper.
  • Clarissa America Graham passed away in 1910 in Unionville, Appanoose County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Graham
1818–1893
Birth Location: Highland County, Ohio, USA
JG
Margaret Logan
1820–1906
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
ML

Spouses(s)

Benjamin Harper
1852–1926
Birth Location: Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
BH

Children(s)

Flora Harper
1878–1963
Birth Location: Unionville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
FH
Elisabeth Harper
1873–
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
EH
Margaret Harper
1876–
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
MH
John Harper
1884–
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
JH
Lena Harper
1887–
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
LH
Jessie Harper
1888–1956
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
JH
Katie Harper
1892–
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
KH
Walter Harper
1892–1967
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
WH
May Harper
1884–1969
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
MH

Clarissa Graham's Ancestors

Self
Clarissa Graham
1852–1910
Birth Place: Appanoose County, Iowa, USA
Parents
John Walker Graham
1818–1893
Highland County, Ohio, USA
Margaret (Hazel) Logan
1820–1906
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Andrew Graham
1791–1865
Tennessee, USA
Ruth Carson
1791–
Tennessee, United States
James Logan
1796–1876
Pennsylvania, USA
Helena (Duncan) Haslett
1796–1885
Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Charles War)(4GG)
1766–1838
Elizabeth (4GG)
1770–1841
John Carson
1760–
George Logan
1771–1843
Jane Dunlap
1771–1860
William Haslett
1761–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Graham
1740–1813
Sarah Broyles
1744–1830
Daniel McCollum
1740–1825
Mary Thrasher
1743–1825
James Logan
1749–
Margary Blaine
1750–
William Esq.
1738–1791
Jane Wilson
1735–1812

Clarissa Graham's Descendants

1.
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Clarissa (America) Graham (8 Sep 1852–22 May 1910) m. Benjamin (Franklin) Harper (22 Apr 1852–24 Jun 1926)
  1. 1. Flora (Myrtle) Harper 1878–1963 m. Charles Adamson 1876–1946
    1. 1. Menzo (Leroy) Adamson 1901–1999 m. Clara (Ellen) Payton 1905–1982
      1. 1. Eugene (Leroy) Adamson 1926–2020 m. Evelyn (Ellen) Mallory 1928–2019
      2. 2. Gertrude (Elizabeth) Adamson 1927–2020 m. Lester (Vernon) Howell 1926–2020
        1. 1. Stephen (Vernon) Howell 1951–2024
      3. 3. Dwight (Menzo) Adamson 1933–2013
      4. 4. Ellen (Loraine) Adamson 1924–2015 m. Danny (Delmer) Emery 1923–2004
    2. 2. Orval (Forest) Adamson 1903–1981 m. Sue (Louise) Womacks 1921–2016
    3. 3. Percy (Len) Adamson 1905–1987 m. Juanita (Elizabeth) Brown 1908–1999
      1. 1. Cleo Adamson 1926–2008
      2. 2. Betty Adamson 1929–2004
      3. 3. Lawrence (L) Adamson 1932–1932
      4. 4. Dorothy (Rosalie) Adamson 1928–2005
    4. 4. Robert (Andrew) Adamson 1906–1991
    5. 5. Basthea (Margaret) Adamson 1914–1915
    6. 6. Donald (Otto) Adamson 1908–1966 m. Betty (Lou) Riebold 1921–1984
      1. 1. Barbara (Sue) Adamson 1944–2017
    7. 7. John Adamson 1907–1950
    8. 8. Geneva (May) Adamson 1909–2002 m. Arthur (Paul) Kiele 1895–1967 m. Mike (V.) Kosoff 1885–1978
      1. 1. Flora (May) Kosoff 1926–2002
      2. 2. Thomas (Robert) Kosoff 1928–2005 m. Nellie (Marguerite) Cline 1934–2004
      3. 3. Donald (Jack) Kiele 1948–2022
      4. 4. Terry (Lee) Kiele 1946–2023
      5. 5. Sharon (Rose) Kiele 1944–2004
      6. 6. Dennis (Wayne) Kiele 1942–2004
      7. 7. Anna (Lou) Kiele 1940–2021
    9. 9. Opal (Mildred) Adamson 1911–1935
    10. 10. Edna (Lucille) Adamson 1912–2003
    11. 11. Thelma (Marion) Adamson 1917–1996
    12. 12. Charles ("Bud" Russell) Adamson 1921–2007
    13. 13. Hope (Lavina) Adamson 1918–2006 m. Melvin (L) Schlieper 1913–1988 m. Myrty (Zan) Edmonson –1943
      1. 1. Charles (Robert) Edmonson 1938–2005
      2. 2. Patricia (Diane) Edmonson 1941–2000
  2. 2. Elisabeth Harper 1873–
  3. 3. Margaret Harper 1876–
  4. 4. John (R) Harper 1884–
  5. 5. Lena (Dawn) Harper 1887–
  6. 6. Jessie (Harrison) Harper 1888–1956
  7. 7. Katie (W) Harper 1892–
  8. 8. Walter (Graham) Harper 1892–1967
  9. 9. May (Rose) Harper 1884–1969

Clarissa Graham's Timeline

10 Records

1852
8 Sep 1852
Birth of Clarissa America Graham in Appanoose County, Iowa, USA
Appanoose County, Iowa, USA
1856
1856
Age 4
Clarissa America Graham resided here in Union, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
Union, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
1860
1860
Age 8
Clarissa America Graham resided here in Union, Unionville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
Union, Unionville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
1870
1870
Age 18
Clarissa America Graham resided here in Union, Unionville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
Union, Unionville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
1880
1880
Age 28
Clarissa America Graham resided here in Union, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
Union, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
1882
abt 1882
Age 30
Clarissa America Graham resided here
None
1900
1900
Age 48
Clarissa America Graham resided here in Union, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
Union, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
1905
1905
Age 53
Clarissa America Graham resided here in Appanoose, Iowa, United States
Appanoose, Iowa, United States
1910
1910
Age 58
Clarissa America Graham resided here in Union, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
Union, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
1910
22 May 1910
Age 58
Death of Clarissa America Graham in Unionville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
Unionville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1852
    Event Place: Appanoose County, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Union, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Union, Unionville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Union, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: M653_311; Page: 571; Family History Library Film: 8

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Union, Unionville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Union, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: M593_375; Page: 518A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Union, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Union, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: 326; Page: 639B; Enumeration District: 023

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1882
    Record Source: Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Union, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Appanoose, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: Iowa State Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Union, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Union, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: T624_391; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 1374404

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1910
    Event Place: Unionville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Unionville, Appanoose County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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