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John Wesley Harper 1849 – 1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: MAY 1849

Birth Location: , , Louisiana, USA

Death Date: ABT 1949

Death Location: Covington, Texas

Father: Elmore Harper

Mother: Julia Lane*

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1849, John Wesley Harper entered the world in , , Louisiana, USA, born to Elmore Harper and Julia Ann Lane*. John Wesley Harper passed away in 1949 in Covington, Texas.

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Biography

  • In 1849, John Wesley Harper entered the world in , , Louisiana, USA, born to Elmore Harper and Julia Ann Lane*.
  • John Wesley Harper passed away in 1949 in Covington, 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)

John Harper's Ancestors

Self
John Harper
1849 – 1949
Birth Place: , , Louisiana, USA
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

John Harper's Timeline

2 Records

1849
MAY 1849
Birth of John Wesley Harper in , , Louisiana, USA
, , Louisiana, USA
1949
ABT 1949
Age 100
Death of John Wesley Harper in Covington, Texas
Covington, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: MAY 1849
    Event Place: , , Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1949
    Event Place: Covington, Texas
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