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Riley W. Harper 1826–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Oct 1826

Birth Location: Columbia City, Gibson, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 5 Mar 1883

Death Location: Somerville, Gibson, Indiana, USA

Father: Adam Harper

Mother: Catherine Bell

Spouse(s): Mary McGregor

Children(s): Nancy Harper, Samantha Harper, John Harper, James Harper, Charles Harper, Harvey Harper, James Harper, Margaret Harper, George Harper

Riley W. Harper was born in 1826 in Columbia City, Gibson, Indiana, USA, the child of Adam Brown Harper And Catherine Bell. Riley W. Harper married Mary Ann Mcgregor, and had children including Charles Oscar Harper, George Washington Harper, Harvey Harper, James Harper, James M Harper, John W Harper, Margaret Harper, Nancy Harper, Samantha C Harper. Riley W. Harper passed away in 1883 in Somerville, Gibson, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Riley W. Harper was born in 1826 in Columbia City, Gibson, Indiana, USA, the child of Adam Brown Harper And Catherine Bell.
  • Riley W. Harper married Mary Ann Mcgregor, and had children including Charles Oscar Harper, George Washington Harper, Harvey Harper, James Harper, James M Harper, John W Harper, Margaret Harper, Nancy Harper, Samantha C Harper.
  • Riley W. Harper passed away in 1883 in Somerville, Gibson, Indiana, USA.

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Riley Harper's Ancestors

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Riley Harper
1826–1883
Birth Place: Columbia City, Gibson, Indiana, USA
Parents
Adam Brown Harper
1776–1855
Chester, South Carolina, United States
Catherine Bell
1788–1859
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Harper) Jr
1755–1829
Harpers Ferry, Jefferson, West Virginia, United States
Margaret Brown
1755–1841
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Walter Brown
1737–1826
Margaret McQuiston
1730–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Brown
1713–
Dora Owen
1716–

Riley Harper's Descendants

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Riley (W.) Harper (29 Oct 1826–5 Mar 1883) m. Mary (Ann) McGregor (05 Oct 1829–22 December 1874)
  1. 1. Nancy Harper 1851–1898
  2. 2. Samantha (C) Harper 1860–1860
  3. 3. John (W) Harper 1866–1947
  4. 4. James Harper 1867–
  5. 5. Charles (Oscar) Harper 1869–1947
  6. 6. Harvey Harper 1863–1956
  7. 7. James (M) Harper 1858–
  8. 8. Margaret Harper 1853–
  9. 9. George (Washington) Harper 1855–1938

Riley Harper's Timeline

2 Records

1826
29 Oct 1826
Birth of Riley W. Harper in Columbia City, Gibson, Indiana, USA
Columbia City, Gibson, Indiana, USA
1883
5 Mar 1883
Age 57
Death of Riley W. Harper in Somerville, Gibson, Indiana, USA
Somerville, Gibson, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1826
    Event Place: Columbia City, Gibson, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1883
    Event Place: Somerville, Gibson, Indiana, USA

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