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James William HARPER 1813 – 1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Oct 1813

Birth Location: Fauquier County, Virginia

Death Date: 1885

Death Location: Harrison, Missouri, United States

Father: Thomas Harper

Mother: Elizabeth KINSEL

Spouse(s): Rachel Chenoweth

Children(s): Ezra Harper

It was in 1813 that James William HARPER was born in Fauquier County, Virginia, a child of Thomas Alva Harper and Elizabeth KINSEL. James William HARPER went on to marry Rachel Margaret Chenoweth and had children such as Ezra Silas Harper. James William HARPER was deceased by 1885 in Harrison, Missouri, United States.

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Parents

Thomas Harper
1789 – 1874
Birth Location: Fauquier County, Virginia
TH
Elizabeth KINSEL
1794 – 1876
Birth Location: Loudon County, Virginia
EK

Spouses(s)

Rachel Chenoweth
1811 – 1889
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
RC

Children(s)

Ezra Harper
1844 – 1909
Birth Location: of, Ohio, West Virginia, United States
EH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 December 1813
    Event Place: Fauquier County, Virginia
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, Conservation, 9/98; also, a letter from Robert HARPER on 11 Sep 1998containing infromation compiled by one Virginia c. STOUT ofChillicote, Ohio from o, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Year: 1880; Census Place: High Point, Decatur, Iowa; Roll: T9_336; Family History Film: 1254336; Page: 269.2000; Enumeration District: 59; Image: 0320., Year: 1870; Census Place: High Point, Decatur, Iowa; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: ., Year: 1860; Census Place: Taylor, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: ., This information is more believable.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 24 Oct 1813
    Record Source: Mary Redy Gatewood, SOURCE #23, knarad@@westol.com, Downloaded from the web 11/1/01. Souce of data is unknown., I don't know where Mary Gatewood obtained this information. Eventhough it collaborates the other source, it may, in fact, be from thesame unrealible source. But Mary Gatewood had the place of birthwhereas knarad@@westtol.com did not.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Property
    Event Year: Between:1838/00/00-1847/00/00
    Record Source: Ohio River Survey, Congressional Lands- Vinton County, Ohio, page 26. There was a James Harper who,purchased three parcesl inVinton County. Two were 40.0 acres each and one was 80.0 acres, allpurchased on May 26, 1851. It is possible that is may have been JamesWilliam Harper.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Taylor, Appanoose, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Taylor, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: High Point, Decatur, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: High Point, Decatur, Iowa; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: High Point, Decatur, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: High Point, Decatur, Iowa; Roll: T9_336; Family History Film: 1254336; Page: 269.2000; Enumeration District: 59; Image: 0320.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 April 1883
    Event Place: Harrison, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, knarad@@westol.com, Downloaded from the web 11/1/01. Souce of data is unknown.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1885
    Record Source: Mary Redy Gatewood

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Akron, Harrison County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

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