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Leander Harper 1819–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1819

Birth Location: Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 7 Mar 1895

Death Location: Lawrence, Marion, Indiana, USA

Father: Lot Harper

Mother: Mariam Whitaker

Spouse(s): Delana Ringer

Children(s): George Harper, Sarah Harper, Charles Harper, David Harper, Margaret Harper, John Harper, Drucilla Harper, Susan Harper, Theodore Harper, Emsley Harper, Serepta Harper, William Harper

The story of Leander Harper began in 1819 in Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States. Leander Harper married Delana Ringer, and had children including Charles Dayton Harper, David Harper, Drucilla Harper, Emsley Samuel Harper, George Washington Harper, John Rufus Harper, Margaret Ann Harper, Sarah Elizabeth Lizzie Harper, Serepta Jane Repta Harper, Susan Mary Harper, Theodore Harper, William H Harper. Leander Harper passed away in 1895 in Lawrence, Marion, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Leander Harper began in 1819 in Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States.
  • Leander Harper married Delana Ringer, and had children including Charles Dayton Harper, David Harper, Drucilla Harper, Emsley Samuel Harper, George Washington Harper, John Rufus Harper, Margaret Ann Harper, Sarah Elizabeth Lizzie Harper, Serepta Jane Repta Harper, Susan Mary Harper, Theodore Harper, William H Harper.
  • Leander Harper passed away in 1895 in Lawrence, Marion, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lot Harper
1781–1866
Birth Location: Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
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Mariam Whitaker
1786–1824
Birth Location: Rowan, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Delana Ringer
1826–1911
Birth Location: Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

George Harper
1854–1947
Birth Location: Marion Co Ind
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Sarah Harper
1862–1969
Birth Location: Lawrence, Marion, Indiana, USA
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Charles Harper
1858–1939
Birth Location: Marion County, Indiana, USA
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David Harper
1846–1846
Birth Location: Marion, Indiana, USA
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Margaret Harper
1847–1913
Birth Location: Lawrence, Marion, Indiana
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John Harper
1849–1921
Birth Location: Marion, Indiana, USA
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Drucilla Harper
1856–1936
Birth Location: Marion, Indiana, USA
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Susan Harper
1863–1885
Birth Location: Marion, Indiana, USA
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Theodore Harper
1865–1865
Birth Location: Marion, Indiana, USA
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Emsley Harper
1868–1954
Birth Location: Marion, Indiana, USA
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Serepta Harper
1869–1963
Birth Location: Marion, Indiana, USA
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William Harper
1852–1931
Birth Location: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
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Leander Harper's Ancestors

Self
Leander Harper
1819–1895
Birth Place: Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Lot Harper
1781–1866
Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Mariam Whitaker
1786–1824
Rowan, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (D) Harper
1756–1834
Berks, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Barbara Struble
1756–1834
Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas *
1722–1820
Mary Stenson
1726–1761
Johann Struble
1742–1820
Elisabetha Pfort
1707–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Stenson
1701–1754
Elizabeth Henshaw
1703–1745
Johann Pfort
1679–1738
Maria Haas
1684–1752

Leander Harper's Descendants

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Leander Harper (Feb 1819–7 Mar 1895) m. Delana Ringer (Jan 24 1826–18 Apr 1911)
  1. 1. George (Washington) Harper 1854–1947 m. Wilhelmina (Caroline) Sharts 1865–1943 m. Ellen (Maria) Sharts 1854–1885
    1. 1. Esther (Amanda) Harper 1889–1961
  2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Harper 1862–1969 m. James (A.) Hensley 1855–1925 m. John (H.) Hensley 1859–
    1. 1. Lela (May) Hensley 1887–
    2. 2. Nellie (H.) Hensley 1890–1969
    3. 3. Emma (Grace) Hensley 1896–
  3. 3. Charles (Dayton) Harper 1858–1939 m. Francis Harper 1857–1919
    1. 1. Blanche (M) Harper 1899–
    2. 2. Ethel Harper 1882–1974
    3. 3. Lee Harper 1887–
    4. 4. Glen Harper 1891–
    5. 5. Charles (Francis) Harper 1898–1898
  4. 4. David Harper 1846–1846
  5. 5. Margaret (Ann) Harper 1847–1913 m. William (Nelson) Haffield 1847–1917
    1. 1. Walter (Emsley) Haffield 1884–1973
    2. 2. Mary (Etta) Haffield 1870–1937
    3. 3. Elizabeth (D. "Ella" or "Lizzie") Haffield 1872–1955
  6. 6. John (Rufus) Harper 1849–1921 m. Christina (Jane) Haffield 1853–1929
    1. 1. Audrey (Fern) Harper 1889–1949
    2. 2. Charles (William) Harper 1870–1941
    3. 3. Jacob (Rufus) Harper 1877–1947
    4. 4. Magdalena ("Linnie") Harper 1875–1943
  7. 7. Drucilla Harper 1856–1936 m. Jacob Sargent 1851–1935
    1. 1. Walter (L) Sargent 1887–1971
    2. 2. John (Jacob) Sargent 1893–1991
    3. 3. Nellie (Jane) Sargent 1891–1894
  8. 8. Susan (Mary) Harper 1863–1885
  9. 9. Theodore Harper 1865–1865
  10. 10. Emsley (Samuel) Harper 1868–1954 m. Letitia (Blanche) Johnson 1868–1954
    1. 1. Minerva (Geraldine) Harper 1900–1975
  11. 11. Serepta (Jane "Repta") Harper 1869–1963 m. Captain (Hargis "Cap") Peters 1872–1925
    1. 1. Lee (Allison) Peters 1897–1966
    2. 2. George (Marion) Peters 1904–1967
    3. 3. Ester (Delana) Peters 1909–1999
    4. 4. Mildred (F.) Peters 1913–1987
  12. 12. William (H.) Harper 1852–1931 m. Magdalena ("Maggie") McCormick 1856–1940
    1. 1. Mary Harper 1877–
    2. 2. Lily (Francis (Kate)) Harper 1879–1943
    3. 3. Fred Harper 1886–1972

Leander Harper's Timeline

4 Records

1817
12 Oct 1817
Birth of Leander Harper in Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
1819
Feb 1819
Birth of Leander Harper in Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
1819
Feb 1819
Birth of Leander Harper in Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
1895
7 Mar 1895
Age 76
Death of Leander Harper in Lawrence, Marion, Indiana, USA
Lawrence, Marion, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1817
    Event Place: Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1819
    Event Place: Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1819
    Event Place: Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1895
    Event Place: Lawrence, Marion, Indiana, USA
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