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James Henry Harper 1869–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 September 1869

Birth Location: Clay County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 13 September 1930

Death Location: Forbes, Holt County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: William Harper

Mother: Mary Spencer

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James Henry Harper was born in 1869 in Clay County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of William Riley Harper And Mary Spencer. In 1870, James Henry Harper resided in Stanford, Clay City, Clay, Illinois, USA. In 1880, James Henry Harper resided in Zif, Wayne, Illinois, USA. James Henry Harper passed away in 1930 in Forbes, Holt County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Henry Harper was born in 1869 in Clay County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of William Riley Harper And Mary Spencer.
  • In 1870, James Henry Harper resided in Stanford, Clay City, Clay, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1880, James Henry Harper resided in Zif, Wayne, Illinois, USA.
  • James Henry Harper passed away in 1930 in Forbes, Holt County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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James Harper's Ancestors

Self
James Harper
1869–1930
Birth Place: Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
William Riley Harper
1840–1901
Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
Mary Spencer
1845–1923
Kentucky
Grandparents
William (L.) Spencer
1787–1871
West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Harper's Timeline

4 Records

1869
25 September 1869
Birth of James Henry Harper in Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
1870
1870
Age 1
James Henry Harper resided here in Stanford, Clay City, Clay, Illinois, USA
Stanford, Clay City, Clay, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 11
James Henry Harper resided here in Zif, Wayne, Illinois, USA
Zif, Wayne, Illinois, USA
1930
13 September 1930
Age 61
Death of James Henry Harper in Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States of America
Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 September 1869
    Event Place: Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Stanford, Clay City, Clay, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Zif, Wayne, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 September 1930
    Event Place: Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Forbes, Holt County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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