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James P Harper 1854 – 1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1854

Birth Location: Cocke County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1 Sep 1930

Death Location: Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois

Father: WILLIAM Harper

Mother: Matilda Raines

Spouse(s): Iowa Harper

Children(s):

Early life: James P Harper arrived in Cocke County, Tennessee, USA in 1854, born to WILLIAM Randolph Harper and Matilda Rebecca Raines. Over time, James P Harper formed a family with Iowa Pallie Harper. James P Harper concluded life in Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois in 1930.

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Parents

WILLIAM Harper
1802 – 1865
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
WH
Matilda Raines
1813 – 1850
Birth Location: TN, USA
MR

Spouses(s)

Iowa Harper
1874 – 1957
Birth Location: Burningtown, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America
IH

Children(s)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1854
    Event Place: Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ottawa Twp.
    Record Source: Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1 Sep 1930
    Event Place: Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois
    Record Source: Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 2 Sep 1930
    Event Place: Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois
    Record Source: Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
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