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Peter Harper 1787–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1787

Birth Location: Pendleton, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 Dec 1853

Death Location: Switzerland, Indiana, USA

Father: Jacob Harper

Mother: Margaret Harman

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Sarah Harper, Jacob Harper

Peter Harper was born in 1787 in Pendleton, West Virginia, USA, the child of Jacob Harper And Margaret Harman. Peter Harper had children including Jacob B Harper, Sarah Margaret Pollie Harper. Peter Harper passed away in 1853 in Switzerland, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Peter Harper was born in 1787 in Pendleton, West Virginia, USA, the child of Jacob Harper And Margaret Harman.
  • Peter Harper had children including Jacob B Harper, Sarah Margaret Pollie Harper.
  • Peter Harper passed away in 1853 in Switzerland, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Harper
1764–1806
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Harman
1771–1834
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Harper
1813–1892
Birth Location: ,,Kentucky,USA
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Jacob Harper
1818–1881
Birth Location: Switzerland, Indiana, USA
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Peter Harper's Ancestors

Self
Peter Harper
1787–1853
Birth Place: Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Jacob Harper
1764–1806
Margaret Harman
1771–1834
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Harper's Descendants

1.
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Peter Harper (1787–18 Dec 1853)
  1. 1. Sarah (Margaret "Pollie") Harper 1813–1892
    1. 1. Margaret McMakin 1848–1922 m. Jesse (James) Shelley 1854–1931
      1. 1. Nettie Atteberry 1877–1952 m. Andrew (Harding) Atteberry 1879–1956 m. Walt Atteberry 1880–1956
        1. 1. James Atterbury 1917–1985 m. Lodenna (May Atteberry) Gill 1907–1986
        2. 2. Hollie Erwin 1908–1990 m. George (Daniel) Shipps 1903–1946
        3. 3. Mary ATTEBERRY 1906–2008
        4. 4. Eva Lierman 1893–1981
        5. 5. Eva Lierman 1893–1981
        6. 6. Florence Wade 1900–1989
        7. 7. Baby Attebery 1910–1950
        8. 8. Arthur (B.) Atteberry 1904–1904
        9. 9. Ophelia Wade 1895–
      2. 2. Alva (Ray) Shelley 1888–1961
      3. 3. Rodolph Shelley 1868–
    2. 2. Peter McMakin 1837–1905
      1. 1. George (W) McMakin 1863–1938
        1. 1. Mamie (Leona) McMakin 1899–1964
  2. 2. Jacob (B) Harper 1818–1881
    1. 1. Mary (Luleta) Harper 1841–1924
    2. 2. John (D.) Harper 1859–1939

Peter Harper's Timeline

2 Records

1787
1787
Birth of Peter Harper in Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
1853
18 Dec 1853
Age 66
Death of Peter Harper in Switzerland, Indiana, USA
Switzerland, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1853
    Event Place: Switzerland, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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