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Thomas Virgil HARPER 1841 – 1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1841

Birth Location: Perry County, Ohio

Death Date: 25 Nov 1897

Death Location: Sterling, Rice County, Kansas

Father: Thomas Harper

Mother: Ruth OGG

Spouse(s): Penelope Marble

Children(s): Asa Harper, Minnie Harper, Daisy Harper, Maggie Harper, Franklin Harper

It was in 1841 that Thomas Virgil HARPER was born in Perry County, Ohio, a child of Thomas King Harper and Ruth Ann OGG. Thomas Virgil HARPER went on to marry Penelope Marble and had children such as Asa Virgil Harper, Minnie Avesta Harper, Daisy Elnora Harper, Maggie Narcissus Harper and Franklin Leo Harper. Thomas Virgil HARPER was deceased by 1897 in Sterling, Rice County, Kansas.

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Parents

Thomas Harper
1820 – 1862
Birth Location: New Lexington, Perry, Ohio, United States
TH
Ruth OGG
1821 – 1853
Birth Location: Muskingum County, Ohio
RO

Spouses(s)

Penelope Marble
1847 – 1915
Birth Location: Knox, Ohio, USA
PM

Children(s)

Asa Harper
1869 – 1897
Birth Location: Edina, Knox, Missouri, USA
AH
Minnie Harper
1870 – 1949
Birth Location: Edina, Knox, Missouri, USA
MH
Daisy Harper
1875 – 1949
Birth Location: Medford, Reno, Kansas, USA
DH
Maggie Harper
1876 – 1966
Birth Location: Sterling, Rice, Kansas, USA
MH
Franklin Harper
1878 – 1959
Birth Location: Medford, Reno, Kansas, USA
FH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 Dec 1841
    Event Place: Perry County, Ohio
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Mary Redy Gatewood, U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, Web: Kansas, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2011, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110; Collection Name: Consolidate, Year: 1880; Census Place: Medford, Reno, Kansas; Roll: T9_394; Family History Film: 1254394; Page: 483.4000; Enumeration District: 287; Image: 0007., Year: 1870; Census Place: Center, Knox, Missouri; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: ., Year: 1860; Census Place: Pickaway, Pickaway, Ohio; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: ., Year: 1850; Census Place: Richland, Vinton, Ohio; Roll: M432_736; Page: 278A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 15 Mar 1868
    Event Place: Edina, Knox County, Missouri
    Record Source: Mary Redy Gatewood

    Genealogy Event 3
    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 4
    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: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 21 Aug 1861
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jul 1863
    Event Place: Jackson, Pickaway, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110; Collection Name: Consolidate

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Center, Knox, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Center, Knox, Missouri; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Mar 1875
    Event Place: Medford, Reno, Kansas
    Record Source: Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Medford, Reno, Kansas, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Medford, Reno, Kansas; Roll: T9_394; Family History Film: 1254394; Page: 483.4000; Enumeration District: 287; Image: 0007.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1889
    Event Place: Sterling, Rice, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., Enrollment of Civil War Veterans, 1889

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 26 Nov 1897
    Event Place: Sterling, Kansas
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Sterling Kansas Bulletin - 26 Nov 1897 - 3, Obituary for T. V. Harper 26 Nov 1897

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 Nov 1897
    Event Place: Sterling, Rice County, Kansas
    Record Source: Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903, Mary Redy Gatewood, Web: Kansas, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2011
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