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Josiah Harper 1802–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 MAY 1802

Birth Location: South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 9 AUG 1872

Death Location: Gitano, Jones, Mississippi, United States

Father: John Harper

Mother: Martha Oldham

Spouse(s): Mary Townes

Children(s):

In 1802, Josiah Harper entered the world in South Carolina, United States, born to John Newton Harper And Martha Sneed Oldham. Josiah Harper married Mary H Polly Townes. Josiah Harper passed away in 1872 in Gitano, Jones, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1802, Josiah Harper entered the world in South Carolina, United States, born to John Newton Harper And Martha Sneed Oldham.
  • Josiah Harper married Mary H Polly Townes.
  • Josiah Harper passed away in 1872 in Gitano, Jones, Mississippi, United States.

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Children(s)

Josiah Harper's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Harper
1802–1872
Birth Place: South Carolina, United States
Parents
John Newton Harper
1779–1845
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Martha (Sneed) Oldham
1779–1849
Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (Newton) Harper
1753–1812
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Margaret Morrow
1754–1835
Orange, North Carolina, United States
George Oldham
1750–1840
Prince William, Virginia, British Colonial America
Susannah Henslee
1754–1833
Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
William Harper
1704–1777
Margaret Knox
1711–1780
Samuel Morrow
1720–1796
Janet McClure
1723–1790
Richard Oldham
1713–1785
Elizabeth Basye
1715–1785
Maxfield Henslee
1727–1801
Martha Sneed
1727–1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Oldham
1671–1731
Ann Conway
1676–1776
Edmond Basye
1676–1746
Lylia Garland
1677–1746
William Henslee
1700–1770
Jane Snell
1709–1796

Josiah Harper's Timeline

3 Records

1802
30 MAY 1802
Birth of Josiah Harper in South Carolina, United States
South Carolina, United States
1872
1872
Age 70
Burial of Josiah Harper in Harper Cemetery, Jones, Mississippi, United States
Harper Cemetery, Jones, Mississippi, United States
1872
9 AUG 1872
Age 70
Death of Josiah Harper in Gitano, Jones, Mississippi, United States
Gitano, Jones, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 MAY 1802
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1872
    Event Place: Harper Cemetery, Jones, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 AUG 1872
    Event Place: Gitano, Jones, Mississippi, United States

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