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Roy Hester Harper 1892–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 SEP 1892

Birth Location: Caldwell Co., KY

Death Date: 2 JAN 1968

Death Location: Asher Cem., Crittenden Co., KY

Father: James Harper

Mother: Cordelia Beavers

Spouse(s): Tresie Nelson, Bessie James

Children(s): Ruford Harper, Margie Harper

In 1892, Roy Hester Harper entered the world in Caldwell Co., KY, born to James Hooker Harper And Cordelia Beavers. Roy Hester Harper married Bessie James, Tresie Mae Nelson, and had children including Geneva Welma Harper, Margie Evelyn Harper, Ruford Anson Harper, Wilson Randolph Harper. Roy Hester Harper passed away in 1968 in Asher Cem., Crittenden Co., KY.

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Biography

  • In 1892, Roy Hester Harper entered the world in Caldwell Co., KY, born to James Hooker Harper And Cordelia Beavers.
  • Roy Hester Harper married Bessie James, Tresie Mae Nelson, and had children including Geneva Welma Harper, Margie Evelyn Harper, Ruford Anson Harper, Wilson Randolph Harper.
  • Roy Hester Harper passed away in 1968 in Asher Cem., Crittenden Co., KY.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Roy Harper's Ancestors

Self
Roy Harper
1892–1968
Birth Place: Caldwell Co., KY
Parents
James Hooker Harper
1867–1952
Caldwell Co., KY
Cordelia Beavers
1873–1948
Caldwell Co., KY
Grandparents
Edward (Beavers Edmund Pitts) \
1848–1902
Caldwell Co., KY
Rhoda (Susan) Mcneely
1849–1910
Caldwell Co., KY
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Beavers
1813–1880
Lemary Fraley
1817–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Beavers
1768–1849
Anna Swart
1780–

Roy Harper's Descendants

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Roy (Hester) Harper (21 SEP 1892–2 JAN 1968) m. Tresie (Mae) Nelson (8 MAY 1890–2 JAN 1968) m. Bessie James (16 DEC 1901–JUL 1985)
  1. 1. Ruford (Anson) Harper 1921–1999 m. Elizabeth (Marie) Trahey 1924–1982
  2. 2. Margie (Evelyn) Harper 1922–1929

Roy Harper's Timeline

2 Records

1892
21 SEP 1892
Birth of Roy Hester Harper in Caldwell Co., KY
Caldwell Co., KY
1968
2 JAN 1968
Age 76
Death of Roy Hester Harper in Crittenden Co., KY
Crittenden Co., KY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 SEP 1892
    Event Place: Caldwell Co., KY

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 JAN 1968
    Event Place: Crittenden Co., KY

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Asher Cem., Crittenden Co., KY

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