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Richard Roscoe Napier 1908–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1908

Birth Location: Harlan County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 13 Nov 1936

Death Location: Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA

Father: Stephen Napier

Mother: Eliza Thompson

Spouse(s): Lillian Thompson

Children(s): Riley Napier

The story of Richard Roscoe Napier began in 1908 in Harlan County, Kentucky, USA. Richard Roscoe Napier married Lillian Jane Thompson, and had children including Riley Murrell Napier. Richard Roscoe Napier passed away in 1936 in Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Roscoe Napier began in 1908 in Harlan County, Kentucky, USA.
  • Richard Roscoe Napier married Lillian Jane Thompson, and had children including Riley Murrell Napier.
  • Richard Roscoe Napier passed away in 1936 in Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Richard Napier's Ancestors

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Richard Napier
1908–1936
Birth Place: Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Stephen "Steve" S. Napier
1873–1939
Kentucky, USA
Eliza (Ann) Thompson
1875–
Kentucky
Grandparents
James (A.) Napier
1822–1879
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Louisa (Jane) Huff
1829–1910
Harlan County, Kentucky
Archel Tompson
1845–1890
Virginia
Rebecca Kirk
1852–1941
Lee County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Napier
1798–1861
Eleanor Edmonds
1803–1860
Dr Huff
1810–1890
Stacy Parker
1810–1870
William Thompson
1816–1884
Sofira Johnson
1818–
ALEXANDER KIRK
1818–1889
AMANDA TAYLOR
1824–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patrick Jr.
1768–1834
Frances Brumfield
1772–1822
Dr HUFF
1765–1862
Obedience Woody
1768–1855
Mastin Parker
1801–1870
Henry Thompson
1798–
Mary Umn
1793–
Eliphalets Johnson
1789–
Elizabeth Burkhart
1794–
Willis Kirk
1774–1871
Susannah Harris
1781–1864
Moses III
1801–1894
Sarah Mcginis
1807–1870

Richard Napier's Descendants

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Richard (Roscoe) Napier (16 Sep 1908–13 Nov 1936) m. Lillian (Jane) Thompson (7 Sep 1916–30 Dec 1971)
  1. 1. Riley (Murrell) Napier 1936–1981

Richard Napier's Timeline

2 Records

1908
16 Sep 1908
Birth of Richard Roscoe Napier in Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
1936
13 Nov 1936
Age 28
Death of Richard Roscoe Napier in Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1908
    Event Place: Harlan County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1936
    Event Place: Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA

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