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Mariam Harper 1823–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1823

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

Death Date: 5 Jan 1917

Death Location: Emma, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

Father: Lot Harper

Mother: Mariam Whitaker

Spouse(s): Robert Ownbey

Children(s): Marcus Owenby, Rachel Owenby, Sims Ownbey, Lot Ownbey, Alizura Owenby, Lydia Owenby, William Ownbey

In 1823, Mariam Harper entered the world in Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States, born to Lot Harper And Mariam Whitaker. Mariam Harper married Robert Lee Ownbey, and had children including Alizura Laura Owenby, Lot Ownbey, Lydia Jerusha Owenby, Marcus Lee Owenby, Rachel Owenby, Sims Ownbey, William Newton Ownbey. Mariam Harper passed away in 1917 in Emma, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1823, Mariam Harper entered the world in Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States, born to Lot Harper And Mariam Whitaker.
  • Mariam Harper married Robert Lee Ownbey, and had children including Alizura Laura Owenby, Lot Ownbey, Lydia Jerusha Owenby, Marcus Lee Owenby, Rachel Owenby, Sims Ownbey, William Newton Ownbey.
  • Mariam Harper passed away in 1917 in Emma, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States.

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
MW

Spouses(s)

Robert Ownbey
1818–1907
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
RO

Children(s)

Marcus Owenby
1854–1910
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
MO
Rachel Owenby
1852–1894
Birth Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina
RO
Sims Ownbey
1841–1922
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
SO
Lot Ownbey
1843–1863
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
LO
Alizura Owenby
1846–
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
AO
Lydia Owenby
1848–1926
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
LO
William Ownbey
1849–1907
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
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Mariam Harper's Ancestors

Self
Mariam Harper
1823–1917
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

Mariam Harper's Descendants

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Mariam Harper (7 Sep 1823–5 Jan 1917) m. Robert (Lee) Ownbey (1 Oct 1818–7 Aug 1907)
  1. 1. Marcus (Lee) Owenby 1854–1910
  2. 2. Rachel Owenby 1852–1894
  3. 3. Sims Ownbey 1841–1922
  4. 4. Lot Ownbey 1843–1863
  5. 5. Alizura (Laura) Owenby 1846–
  6. 6. Lydia (Jerusha) Owenby 1848–1926
  7. 7. William (Newton) Ownbey 1849–1907

Mariam Harper's Timeline

2 Records

1823
7 Sep 1823
Birth of Mariam Harper in Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
1917
5 Jan 1917
Age 94
Death of Mariam Harper in Emma, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Emma, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1823
    Event Place: Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1917
    Event Place: Emma, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
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