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Rachel Harper 1801–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1801

Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina USA

Death Date: October 1865

Death Location: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Thomas Harper

Mother: Sarah Wilson

Spouse(s): Middleton Fanning

Children(s): Rachel Ward, George Fanning, Andrew Fanning, Phoebe Franklin

In 1801, Rachel Harper entered the world in Rowan, North Carolina USA, born to Thomas Harper And Sarah Wilson. Rachel Harper married Middleton Michael Fanning, and had children including Andrew Jackson Fanning, George Washington Fanning, Phoebe Fanning Franklin, Rachel C Ward. Rachel Harper passed away in 1865 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1801, Rachel Harper entered the world in Rowan, North Carolina USA, born to Thomas Harper And Sarah Wilson.
  • Rachel Harper married Middleton Michael Fanning, and had children including Andrew Jackson Fanning, George Washington Fanning, Phoebe Fanning Franklin, Rachel C Ward.
  • Rachel Harper passed away in 1865 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rachel Harper's Ancestors

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Rachel Harper
1801–1865
Birth Place: Rowan, North Carolina USA
Parents
Thomas Harper
1758–1847
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah Wilson
1759–
Rowan, North Carolina USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Harper) Sr.
1731–1820
Douglasville, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Stenson
1726–1756
Douglasville, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
James Wilson
1738–1795
Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Margaret McEwen
1743–1795
poss. Antrim, Ireland (Scotland)
Great-Grandparents
John Harper
1680–1714
Jane Fawcett
1690–
Joseph Stenson
1701–1754
Elizabeth Henshaw
1703–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Harper
1633–1716
Anna Butcher
1646–1723
John Stenson
1680–
Mary Somers
1680–1724
James Henshaw
1672–
Alice Bullock
1676–1770

Rachel Harper's Descendants

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Rachel Harper (1801–October 1865) m. Middleton (Michael) Fanning (July 1796–9 February 1861)
  1. 1. Rachel (C.) Ward 1846–1915
  2. 2. George (Washington) Fanning 1833–1865
  3. 3. Andrew (Jackson) Fanning 1835–1863
  4. 4. Phoebe (Fanning) Franklin 1830–1916

Rachel Harper's Timeline

2 Records

1801
1801
Birth of Rachel Harper in Rowan, North Carolina USA
Rowan, North Carolina USA
1865
October 1865
Age 64
Death of Rachel Harper in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1801
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 52
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1865
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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