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Mariam Serapta (Reptia) Harper 1852–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Aug 1852

Birth Location: Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 23 Nov 1915

Death Location: Sumner, Pierce, Washington, United States

Father: Jesse Harper

Mother: Mariam Porter

Spouse(s): James Oviatt

Children(s): Cynthia Oviatt, Jesse Oviatt, Margaret Oviatt, William Oviatt, Addie Oviatt

In 1852, Mariam Serapta (Reptia) Harper entered the world in Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA, born to Jesse Harm Harper And Mariam Porter. Mariam Serapta (Reptia) Harper married James Eugene Oviatt, and had children including Addie C Oviatt, Cynthia Marium Elizabeth Maggie Or Lizzie Oviatt, Jesse Orin Oviatt, Margaret J Oviatt, Richard Goldsmith Oviatt, William Franklin Frank Oviatt. Mariam Serapta (Reptia) Harper passed away in 1915 in Sumner, Pierce, Washington, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1852, Mariam Serapta (Reptia) Harper entered the world in Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA, born to Jesse Harm Harper And Mariam Porter.
  • Mariam Serapta (Reptia) Harper married James Eugene Oviatt, and had children including Addie C Oviatt, Cynthia Marium Elizabeth Maggie Or Lizzie Oviatt, Jesse Orin Oviatt, Margaret J Oviatt, Richard Goldsmith Oviatt, William Franklin Frank Oviatt.
  • Mariam Serapta (Reptia) Harper passed away in 1915 in Sumner, Pierce, Washington, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Harper
1805–1898
Birth Location: Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
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Mariam Porter
1811–1886
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

James Oviatt
1844–1919
Birth Location: Nelson, Madison, New York, United States
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Children(s)

Cynthia Oviatt
1875–1925
Birth Location: Toledo, Tama, Iowa, USA
CO
Jesse Oviatt
1882–1923
Birth Location: Butterville, Tama, Iowa
JO
Margaret Oviatt
1884–
Birth Location: Tama, Tama, Iowa, United States
MO
William Oviatt
1888–1974
Birth Location: St. Charles City, Winona, Minnesota, USA
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Addie Oviatt
1889–
Birth Location: –
AO

Mariam Harper's Ancestors

Self
Mariam Harper
1852–1915
Birth Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Parents
Jesse Harm Harper
1805–1898
Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Mariam Porter
1811–1886
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Lot Harper
1781–1866
Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Mariam Whitaker
1786–1824
Rowan, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Harper
1756–1834
Barbara Struble
1756–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas *
1722–1820
Mary Stenson
1726–1761
Johann Struble
1742–1820
Elisabetha Pfort
1707–1789

Mariam Harper's Descendants

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Mariam (Serapta (Reptia)) Harper (19 Aug 1852–23 Nov 1915) m. James (Eugene) Oviatt (18 Oct 1844–15 Dec 1919)
  1. 1. Cynthia (Marium Elizabeth "Maggie or Lizzie") Oviatt 1875–1925
  2. 2. Jesse (Orin) Oviatt 1882–1923
  3. 3. Margaret (J) Oviatt 1884–
  4. 4. William (Franklin "Frank") Oviatt 1888–1974
  5. 5. Addie (C) Oviatt 1889–

Mariam Harper's Timeline

2 Records

1852
19 Aug 1852
Birth of Mariam Serapta (Reptia) Harper in Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
1915
23 Nov 1915
Age 63
Death of Mariam Serapta (Reptia) Harper in Sumner, Pierce, Washington, United States
Sumner, Pierce, Washington, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1852
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1915
    Event Place: Sumner, Pierce, Washington, United States
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