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Elijah Harper 1850–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 April 1850

Birth Location: Overton County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 3 December 1923

Death Location: Hardin County, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Harper

Mother: Elizabeth Campbell

Spouse(s): Mary Coffman, Georgia McCoy

Children(s): Millie Harper, Orville Harper, Eschol Harper, William Harper, Lillian Harper, James Harper, Oscar Harper, Thomas Harper, Jerry Harper, Alvin Harper, Lillie Harper, Howell Harper, James Harper, Jerry Harper, Ova Harper, Howell Harper

The story of Elijah Harper began in 1850 in Overton County, Tennessee, USA. Elijah Harper married Georgia Bell Mccoy, Mary Emma Coffman, and had children including Alvin B Harper, Eschol Eskel Harper, Howell Harper, James W Harper, James Weaver Harper, Jerry Harper, Jerry W Harper, Lillian Mae Harper, Lillie Belle Harper, Millie Frances Harper, Orville Ovie Harper, Oscar Lee Harper, Ova Harper, Thomas Kelly Harper, William Henry Harper. Elijah Harper passed away in 1923 in Hardin County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Harper began in 1850 in Overton County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Elijah Harper married Georgia Bell Mccoy, Mary Emma Coffman, and had children including Alvin B Harper, Eschol Eskel Harper, Howell Harper, James W Harper, James Weaver Harper, Jerry Harper, Jerry W Harper, Lillian Mae Harper, Lillie Belle Harper, Millie Frances Harper, Orville Ovie Harper, Oscar Lee Harper, Ova Harper, Thomas Kelly Harper, William Henry Harper.
  • Elijah Harper passed away in 1923 in Hardin County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elijah Harper's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Harper
1850–1923
Birth Place: Overton County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John "Alvin" Harper
1818–1868
Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Catherine) Campbell
1816–1887
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Lot Harper
1781–1866
Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Mariam Whitaker
1786–1824
Rowan, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Harper
1756–1834
Barbara Struble
1756–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas *
1722–1820
Mary Stenson
1726–1761
Johann Struble
1742–1820
Elisabetha Pfort
1707–1789

Elijah Harper's Descendants

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Elijah Harper (18 April 1850–3 December 1923) m. Mary (Emma) Coffman (19 Jul 1857–Mar 1898) m. Georgia (Bell) McCoy (20 Dec 1875–16 Mar 1943)
  1. 1. Millie (Frances) Harper 1887–1957
  2. 2. Orville (Ovie) Harper 1882–1946
  3. 3. Eschol (Eskel) Harper 1884–1945 m. Anna (Belle) Mattox 1886–1956
    1. 1. Myrtle ("Aileen" Elizabeth) Harper 1916–1978 m. Gilbert (Faye Shorty) Tyer 1909–1984
    2. 2. Alfred Harper 1908–1959
    3. 3. Hallie (Frances "Hal") Harper 1911–1965
    4. 4. Earl (Lee) Harper 1929–1983 m. Erma (Ruth) Thompson 1929–2012
    5. 5. Alvin ("Dean") Harper 1919–1922
  4. 4. William (Henry) Harper 1875–1949
  5. 5. Lillian (Mae) Harper 1876–
  6. 6. James (Weaver) Harper 1892–1958
  7. 7. Oscar ("Lee") Harper 1879–1967
  8. 8. Thomas (Kelly) Harper 1898–
  9. 9. Jerry Harper 1889–
  10. 10. Alvin (B) Harper 1901–1979
  11. 11. Lillie (Belle) Harper 1899–1972
  12. 12. Howell Harper 1903–1943
  13. 13. James (W) Harper 1892–
  14. 14. Jerry (W) Harper 1889–
  15. 15. Ova Harper 1882–
  16. 16. Howell Harper 1903–1943

Elijah Harper's Timeline

2 Records

1850
18 April 1850
Birth of Elijah Harper in Overton County, Tennessee, USA
Overton County, Tennessee, USA
1923
3 December 1923
Age 73
Death of Elijah Harper in Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
Hardin County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 April 1850
    Event Place: Overton County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 December 1923
    Event Place: Hardin County, Kentucky, USA

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