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Sylvia Orta Harper 1883–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 December 1883

Birth Location: Boswell, Benton County, Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 12 April 1961

Death Location: Independence, Warren County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: James Yater

Mother: Anna Yater

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In 1883, Sylvia Orta Harper entered the world in Boswell, Benton County, Indiana, United States of America, born to James Smith Yater And Anna Yater. In 1900, Sylvia Orta Harper resided in Warren, Warren, Indiana, USA. Sylvia Orta Harper passed away in 1961 in Independence, Warren County, Indiana, United States of America.

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  • In 1883, Sylvia Orta Harper entered the world in Boswell, Benton County, Indiana, United States of America, born to James Smith Yater And Anna Yater.
  • In 1900, Sylvia Orta Harper resided in Warren, Warren, Indiana, USA.
  • Sylvia Orta Harper passed away in 1961 in Independence, Warren County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Sylvia Harper's Ancestors

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Sylvia Harper
1883–1961
Birth Place: Boswell, Benton County, Indiana, United States of America
Parents
James Smith Yater
1853–1937
Attica, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America
Anna Yater
1856–1947
Ripley County, Indiana, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Henry) Yater
1820–1863
Ripley County, Indiana, United States of America
Isabell (Ann) Waggoner
1833–1908
Indiana, United States of America
John (Nelson) Summers
1828–1909
Sweetwater, Tenn
Mary (Ann) Brown
1832–1888
Ripley Co., In
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sylvia Harper's Timeline

3 Records

1883
29 December 1883
Birth of Sylvia Orta Harper in Boswell, Benton County, Indiana, United States of America
Boswell, Benton County, Indiana, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 17
Sylvia Orta Harper resided here in Warren, Warren, Indiana, USA
Warren, Warren, Indiana, USA
1961
12 April 1961
Age 78
Death of Sylvia Orta Harper in Williamsport, Warren County, Indiana, United States of America
Williamsport, Warren County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 December 1883
    Event Place: Boswell, Benton County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Warren, Warren, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 April 1961
    Event Place: Williamsport, Warren County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Independence, Warren County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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