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Melvin Hugh Harper 1897–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Nov 1897

Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 10 Jan 1988

Death Location: Flushing, Long Island, Queens County, New York

Father: Franklin Harper

Mother: Ardelia Fountain

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The story of Melvin Hugh Harper began in 1897 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA. Melvin Hugh Harper passed away in 1988 in Flushing, Long Island, Queens County, New York.

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Biography

  • The story of Melvin Hugh Harper began in 1897 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.
  • Melvin Hugh Harper passed away in 1988 in Flushing, Long Island, Queens County, New York.

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Melvin Harper's Ancestors

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Melvin Harper
1897–1988
Birth Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Franklin Harper
1854–1923
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Ardelia Fountain
1857–1936
Lower Fishing Creek Township, Edgecombe Co., NC
Grandparents
Stephen (H) Harper
1825–1891
North Carolina, United States
Nancy Hainey
1824–1875
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Bennett Harper
1797–1850
Charlotte Lewis
1798–1870
James Hainey
1816–1862
Rachel Spears
1814–1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Lewis
1774–1844
Mary Sugg
1777–1862

Melvin Harper's Timeline

2 Records

1897
25 Nov 1897
Birth of Melvin Hugh Harper in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1988
10 Jan 1988
Age 91
Death of Melvin Hugh Harper in Flushing, Long Island, Queens County, New York
Flushing, Long Island, Queens County, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1897
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1988
    Event Place: Flushing, Long Island, Queens County, New York

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