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Joseph Walter Harper 1872–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1872

Birth Location: Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 8 August 1947

Death Location: Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Primus Harper

Mother: Elizabeth Harper

Spouse(s): Mahala Graves-Harper

Children(s):

Joseph Walter Harper was born in 1872 in Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of Primus Harper And Elizabeth Boulware Harper. In 1880, Joseph Walter Harper resided in Township 5, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA. In 1910, Joseph Walter Harper resided in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA. Joseph Walter Harper married Edna C Harper, Mahala Matilda Graves Harper. Joseph Walter Harper passed away in 1947 in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Walter Harper was born in 1872 in Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of Primus Harper And Elizabeth Boulware Harper.
  • In 1880, Joseph Walter Harper resided in Township 5, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1910, Joseph Walter Harper resided in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA.
  • Joseph Walter Harper married Edna C Harper, Mahala Matilda Graves Harper.
  • Joseph Walter Harper passed away in 1947 in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Primus Harper
1843–1910
Birth Location: Georgia
PH
Elizabeth Harper
1840–1925
Birth Location: South Carolina
EH

Spouses(s)

Mahala Graves-Harper
1876–1935
Birth Location: Woodward, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
MG

Children(s)

Joseph Harper's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Harper
1872–1947
Birth Place: Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
Primus Harper
1843–1910
Georgia
Elizabeth (Boulware) Harper
1840–1925
South Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Harper's Timeline

8 Records

1872
4 May 1872
Birth of Joseph Walter Harper in Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, United States of America
Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 8
Joseph Walter Harper resided here in Township 5, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
Township 5, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 38
Joseph Walter Harper resided here in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 48
Joseph Walter Harper resided here in Orangeburg Ward 5, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Orangeburg Ward 5, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 58
Joseph Walter Harper resided here in Orangeburg, Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Orangeburg, Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 63
Joseph Walter Harper resided here in Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina
Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 68
Joseph Walter Harper resided here in City, Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
City, Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
1947
8 August 1947
Age 75
Death of Joseph Walter Harper in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1872
    Event Place: Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03829; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 38-9
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2341941
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Township 5, Fairfield, South Carolina; Roll: 1229; Page: 134c; Enumeration District: 071
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1455; Page: 22a; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1375468
    [6] South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Orangeburg
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Township 5, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Township 5, Fairfield, South Carolina; Roll: 1229; Page: 134c; Enumeration District: 071

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1455; Page: 22a; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1375468

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Orangeburg Ward 5, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Orangeburg, Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2341941

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03829; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 38-9

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: City, Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03829; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 38-9

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 August 1947
    Event Place: Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Orangeburg
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times and Democrat; Publication Date: 9 Aug 1947; Publication Place: Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA; ,0.56181294,0.6292707,0.64187473&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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