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Martha Harper 1831 – 1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1831

Birth Location: Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 17 Apr 1920

Death Location: Cornersville, Marshall, Tennessee, USA

Father: WILLIAM Harper

Mother: Matilda Raines

Spouse(s): Edwin Allen

Children(s): Douglas Allen, Florida Allen, Bruce Allen, Alice McMahon, Videau McClure, Dora Moore, Edwin Allen

1831 marked the beginning of Martha Harper's life in Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA, to parents WILLIAM Randolph Harper and Matilda Rebecca Raines. Eventually, Martha Harper married Edwin Allen, and they welcomed Douglas A. Allen, Florida Allen, Bruce Allen, Alice McMahon, Videau McClure, Dora Moore and Edwin Allen. Martha Harper passed in 1920 at Cornersville, Marshall, Tennessee, USA.

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Parents

WILLIAM Harper
1802 – 1865
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
WH
Matilda Raines
1813 – 1850
Birth Location: TN, USA
MR

Spouses(s)

Edwin Allen
1831 – 1916
Birth Location: Tennessee
EA

Children(s)

Douglas Allen
1853 – 1911
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
DA
Florida Allen
1855 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
FA
Bruce Allen
1858 – 1943
Birth Location: Tennessee
BA
Alice McMahon
1860 – 1939
Birth Location: –
AM
Videau McClure
1862 – 1904
Birth Location: –
VM
Dora Moore
1866 – 1937
Birth Location: –
DM
Edwin Allen
1872 – 1926
Birth Location: –
EA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 22 May 1831
    Event Place: Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1965, Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: District 10, Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 Apr 1920
    Event Place: Cornersville, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1965, Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marshall County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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