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Marcus Lafayette Harper 1826–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 MAR 1826

Birth Location: Hickman Co., TN

Death Date: 13 DEC 1894

Death Location: Wolfe Creek, Hickman, Tennessee, USA

Father: Wiley Harper

Mother: Sarah side

Spouse(s): Hellen Fain

Children(s): Atlanta Harper

Marcus Lafayette Harper was born in 1826 in Hickman Co., TN, the child of Wiley Vincent Harper And Sarah Amy Green 4Th Ggm Q Side. Marcus Lafayette Harper married Hellen Mary Dianah Fain, and had children including Atlanta Georgia Addie Harper. Marcus Lafayette Harper passed away in 1894 in Wolfe Creek, Hickman, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Marcus Lafayette Harper was born in 1826 in Hickman Co., TN, the child of Wiley Vincent Harper And Sarah Amy Green 4Th Ggm Q Side.
  • Marcus Lafayette Harper married Hellen Mary Dianah Fain, and had children including Atlanta Georgia Addie Harper.
  • Marcus Lafayette Harper passed away in 1894 in Wolfe Creek, Hickman, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wiley Harper
1785–1859
Birth Location: Halifax, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah side
1788–1880
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Hellen Fain
1847–1913
Birth Location: Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Atlanta Harper
1885–1967
Birth Location: Hickman County, Tennessee, United States of America
AH

Marcus Harper's Ancestors

Self
Marcus Harper
1826–1894
Birth Place: Hickman Co., TN
Parents
Wiley Vincent Harper
1785–1859
Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Amy Green 4th ggm Q) side
1788–1880
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Marcus Harper's Descendants

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Marcus (Lafayette) Harper (17 MAR 1826–13 DEC 1894) m. Hellen (Mary Dianah) Fain (24 March 1847–5 MAR 1913)
  1. 1. Atlanta (Georgia "Addie") Harper 1885–1967 m. John (Wesley) Chessor 1873–1946
    1. 1. Mattie (Ruth) Chessor 1912–1998 m. Oscar (Seymore) Armstrong 1909–1999
      1. 1. Oscar (Elmo) Armstrong 1935–1996 m. Carolyn (Joyce) Rowland 1944–2023

Marcus Harper's Timeline

2 Records

1826
17 MAR 1826
Birth of Marcus Lafayette Harper in Hickman Co., TN
Hickman Co., TN
1894
13 DEC 1894
Age 68
Death of Marcus Lafayette Harper in Wolfe Creek, Hickman, Tennessee, USA
Wolfe Creek, Hickman, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 MAR 1826
    Event Place: Hickman Co., TN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 DEC 1894
    Event Place: Wolfe Creek, Hickman, Tennessee, USA
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