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James Robert Nelson Harper 1838 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 APR 1838

Birth Location: Hinds, MS

Death Date: 25 DEC 1896

Death Location: Sabine, Texas

Father: Elmore Harper

Mother: Julia Lane*

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of James Robert Nelson Harper began in 1838 in Hinds, MS. James Robert Nelson Harper passed away in 1896 in Sabine, Texas.

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Biography

  • The story of James Robert Nelson Harper began in 1838 in Hinds, MS.
  • James Robert Nelson Harper passed away in 1896 in Sabine, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elmore Harper
1813 – 1875
Birth Location: Wilkinson, MS
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Julia Lane*
1817 – 1860
Birth Location: GA or MS
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Harper's Ancestors

Self
James Harper
1838 – 1896
Birth Place: Hinds, MS
Parents
Elmore Harper
1813 – 1875
Wilkinson, MS
Julia (Ann) Lane*
1817 – 1860
GA or MS
Grandparents
Absalom Harper
1778 – 1849
North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Hughey
1786 – 1812
Clarke, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Harper's Timeline

2 Records

1838
15 APR 1838
Birth of James Robert Nelson Harper in Hinds, MS
Hinds, MS
1896
25 DEC 1896
Age 58
Death of James Robert Nelson Harper in Sabine, Texas
Sabine, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 APR 1838
    Event Place: Hinds, MS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 DEC 1896
    Event Place: Sabine, Texas
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