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Thomas King Harper 1820 – 1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1820

Birth Location: New Lexington, Perry, Ohio, United States

Death Date: 7 Jul 1862

Death Location: Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia (Civil War)

Father: Thomas Harper

Mother: Elizabeth KINSEL

Spouse(s): Ruth OGG, Louisa FRIEND

Children(s): Jane Harper, Thomas HARPER, Ruth Harper, Asa Harper, Phebe HARPER, Celina Harper, Alzia Harper

Thomas King Harper was born in New Lexington, Perry, Ohio, United States in 1820, to Thomas Alva Harper and Elizabeth KINSEL. Later in life, Thomas King Harper married Ruth Ann OGG and Louisa FRIEND; among their children were Jane Elizabeth Harper, Thomas Virgil HARPER, Ruth Angeline Harper, Asa C. Harper, Phebe Ann HARPER, Celina Adalaide Harper and Alzia Clerissa "Alzie" Harper. Thomas King Harper died in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia (Civil War), 1862.

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Parents

Thomas Harper
1789 – 1874
Birth Location: Fauquier County, Virginia
TH
Elizabeth KINSEL
1794 – 1876
Birth Location: Loudon County, Virginia
EK

Spouses(s)

Ruth OGG
1821 – 1853
Birth Location: Muskingum County, Ohio
RO
Louisa FRIEND
1837 – 1908
Birth Location: Perry, Fairfield, Ohio, United States
LF

Children(s)

Jane Harper
1840 – 1919
Birth Location: Pike, Perry, Ohio, USA
JH
Thomas HARPER
1841 – 1897
Birth Location: Perry County, Ohio
TH
Ruth Harper
1844 – 1865
Birth Location: Janesville, Perry, Ohio, United States
RH
Asa Harper
1846 – 1862
Birth Location: Pike, Perry, Ohio, USA
AH
Phebe HARPER
1848 – 1935
Birth Location: New Lexington, Muskingum County, (now Perry County), Ohio
PH
Celina Harper
1859 – 1932
Birth Location: Hocking County, Ohio, USA
CH
Alzia Harper
1861 – 1925
Birth Location: Hocking County, Ohio
AH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1820
    Event Place: New Lexington, Perry, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, Conservation, 9/98; also, a letter from Robert HARPER on 11 Sep 1998containing infromation compiled by one Virginia c. STOUT ofChillicote, Ohio from o, Mary Redy Gatewood, U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, Year: 1860; Census Place: Pickaway, Pickaway, Ohio; Roll: ; Page: 241; Image: 488., Year: 1850; Census Place: Richland, Vinton, Ohio; Roll: M432_736; Page: 278A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 4 March 1858
    Event Place: Perry, Hocking, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1820
    Event Place: Clayton, Perry, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Clayton, Perry, Ohio; Page: 14; NARA Roll: M33_95; Image: 27

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 June 1840
    Event Place: Pike, Perry, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: , Perry, Ohio; Roll: 419; Page: 73.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Property
    Event Year: April 1844
    Event Place: Vinton County, Ohio;
    Record Source: Ohio River Survey, Congressional Lands- Vinton County, Ohio, page 26. A T. Harper and a T.K. Harper purcased three 40.0 acreparcels in Vinton County, Ohio. One on 24 April 1844 and two on 30November 1847. He lived in Perry County at the time. This is a guessthat this is Thomas King harper.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Richland, Vinton, Ohio
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Richland, Vinton, Ohio; Roll: M432_736; Page: 278A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1853
    Event Place: New Lexington, Muskingum County, (now Perry County), Ohio

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Pickaway, Pickaway, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Pickaway, Pickaway, Ohio; Roll: ; Page: 241; Image: 488.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: after 1862
    Event Place: United States of America
    Record Source: Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900., Harper, Thomas K. - Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900. 1861-1900

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: after 1862
    Event Place: United States of America
    Record Source: Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War Veterans, ca. 1861 - ca. 1910, Page 1 - Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War Veterans, ca. 1861 - ca. 1910 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: after 1862
    Event Place: United States of America
    Record Source: Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War Veterans, ca. 1861 - ca. 1910, Page 2 - Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War Veterans, ca. 1861 - ca. 1910 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 7 Jul 1862
    Event Place: Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia (Civil War)
    Record Source: Mary Redy Gatewood, knarad@@westol.com, Downloaded from the web 11/1/01. Souce of data is unknown., For the Civil War comment, Mary Gatewood cites as her source a "Dan",NFI.

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