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Joseph "Joe" Harper 1919–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Aug 1919

Birth Location: Portland, Oregon, USA

Death Date: 23 Dec 1968

Death Location: Portland, Washington, Oregon, USA

Father: James Harper

Mother: Esther (Harper)

Spouse(s): Zelda Heider, Audrey Elroy, Audrey Nelson

Children(s): Kenneth Harper, Janice (Byers)

In 1919, Joseph "Joe" Harper entered the world in Portland, Oregon, USA, born to James Jack Harper And Esther Almira Brown Pokorny Harper. In 1950, Joseph "Joe" Harper resided in Bryant, Clackamas, Oregon, USA. Joseph "Joe" Harper married Audrey Lavelle Elroy, Audrey Victoria Nelson, Zelda Marguerite Heider, and had children including Janice L Harper Bell Byers, Kenneth A Harper. Joseph "Joe" Harper passed away in 1968 in Portland, Washington, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1919, Joseph "Joe" Harper entered the world in Portland, Oregon, USA, born to James Jack Harper And Esther Almira Brown Pokorny Harper.
  • In 1950, Joseph "Joe" Harper resided in Bryant, Clackamas, Oregon, USA.
  • Joseph "Joe" Harper married Audrey Lavelle Elroy, Audrey Victoria Nelson, Zelda Marguerite Heider, and had children including Janice L Harper Bell Byers, Kenneth A Harper.
  • Joseph "Joe" Harper passed away in 1968 in Portland, Washington, Oregon, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Harper's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Harper
1919–1968
Birth Place: Portland, Oregon, USA
Parents
James "Jack" Harper
1886–1939
Michigan
Esther (Almira Brown (Pokorny)) (Harper)
1899–1947
Sheridan, Yamhill, Oregon, USA
Grandparents
John (Edward "Eddie") Brown
1855–1944
Indiana
Edna (M Leeper) (Luper)
1875–1944
Oregon
Great-Grandparents
Leander Brown
1833–1908
Martha Lowry
1832–1914
George Luper
1852–1904
Sarah Wertz
1856–1939
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JAMES LUPFER
1817–1903
Frances Dunbar
1827–1859
Martin Wertz
1817–1888
Mary Greene
1816–1903

Joseph Harper's Descendants

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Joseph ("Joe") Harper (29 Aug 1919–23 Dec 1968) m. Zelda (Marguerite) Heider (27 Dec 1909–30 Nov 1997) m. Audrey (Lavelle) Elroy (8 Jan 1923–9 Jan 2003) m. Audrey (Victoria) Nelson (23 May 1921–10 Mar 2012)
  1. 1. Kenneth (A) Harper 1948–1980
  2. 2. Janice (L Harper Bell) (Byers) 1939–1998

Joseph Harper's Timeline

3 Records

1919
29 Aug 1919
Birth of Joseph "Joe" Harper in Portland, Oregon, USA
Portland, Oregon, USA
1950
1950
Age 31
Joseph "Joe" Harper resided here in Bryant, Clackamas, Oregon, USA
Bryant, Clackamas, Oregon, USA
1968
23 Dec 1968
Age 49
Death of Joseph "Joe" Harper in Portland, Washington, Oregon, USA
Portland, Washington, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1919
    Event Place: Portland, Oregon, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Oregon, U.S., State Marriages, 1906-1971, Oregon Center For Health Statistics; Portland, Oregon, USA; Oregon State Marriages, 1911-1945
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bryant, Clackamas, Oregon; Roll: 1959; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 3-15

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bryant, Clackamas, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bryant, Clackamas, Oregon; Roll: 1959; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 3-15

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1968
    Event Place: Portland, Washington, Oregon, USA

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