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Virgil Leo Harper 1905 – 1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1905

Birth Location: Sterling, Hodgeman, Kansas, United States

Death Date: 25 Sep 1964

Death Location: Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Father: Franklin Harper

Mother: Leela Stevens

Spouse(s): Ruby Elliott

Children(s): Bobbie Harper, Patty Harper, Jenice Harper

Virgil Leo Harper was born in 1905 in Sterling, Hodgeman, Kansas, United States, the child of Franklin Leo Harper and Leela Myrtle Stevens. In 1910, Virgil Leo Harper resided in Medford, Reno, Kansas, USA. In 1920, Virgil Leo Harper resided in Medford, Reno, Kansas, USA. Virgil Leo Harper married Ruby Adelaide Elliott, and had children including Bobbie Harper, Patty Low Harper, Jenice Kay Harper. Virgil Leo Harper passed away in 1964 in Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • Virgil Leo Harper was born in 1905 in Sterling, Hodgeman, Kansas, United States, the child of Franklin Leo Harper and Leela Myrtle Stevens.
  • In 1910, Virgil Leo Harper resided in Medford, Reno, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1920, Virgil Leo Harper resided in Medford, Reno, Kansas, USA.
  • Virgil Leo Harper married Ruby Adelaide Elliott, and had children including Bobbie Harper, Patty Low Harper, Jenice Kay Harper.
  • Virgil Leo Harper passed away in 1964 in Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Franklin Harper
1878 – 1959
Birth Location: Medford, Reno, Kansas, USA
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Leela Stevens
1880 – 1969
Birth Location: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
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Spouses(s)

Ruby Elliott
1917 – 2002
Birth Location: Sterling, Hodgeman, Kansas, United States
RE

Children(s)

Bobbie Harper
1935 –
Birth Location: Kansas
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Patty Harper
1936 –
Birth Location: Colorado
PH
Jenice Harper
1938 –
Birth Location: Kansas
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Virgil Harper's Ancestors

Self
Virgil Harper
1905 – 1964
Birth Place: Sterling, Hodgeman, Kansas, United States
Parents
Franklin Leo Harper
1878 – 1959
Medford, Reno, Kansas, USA
Leela (Myrtle) Stevens
1880 – 1969
Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Virgil) HARPER
1841 – 1897
Perry County, Ohio
Penelope Marble
1847 – 1915
Knox, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Harper
1820 – 1862
Ruth OGG
1821 – 1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Harper
1789 – 1874
Elizabeth KINSEL
1794 – 1876
Vachel Ogg
1776 – 1825
Jane Goodin
1776 – 1849

Virgil Harper's Descendants

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Virgil (Leo) Harper (25 Jul 1905 – 25 Sep 1964) m. Ruby (Adelaide) Elliott (26 Feb 1917 – 03 May 2002)
  1. 1. Bobbie Harper (abt 1935 – )
  2. 2. Patty (Low) Harper (abt 1936 – )
  3. 3. Jenice (Kay) Harper (abt 1938 – )

Virgil Harper's Timeline

8 Records

1905
25 Jul 1905
Birth of Virgil Leo Harper in Sterling, Hodgeman, Kansas, United States
Sterling, Hodgeman, Kansas, United States
1910
1910
Age 5
Virgil Leo Harper resided here in Medford, Reno, Kansas, USA
Medford, Reno, Kansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Virgil Leo Harper resided here in Medford, Reno, Kansas, USA
Medford, Reno, Kansas, USA
1925
1925
Age 20
Virgil Leo Harper resided here in Medford, Reno, Kansas
Medford, Reno, Kansas
1930
1930
Age 25
Virgil Leo Harper resided here in El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 30
Virgil Leo Harper resided here in Rural, Rice, Kansas
Rural, Rice, Kansas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 35
Virgil Leo Harper resided here in Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, United States
Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, United States
1964
25 Sep 1964
Age 59
Death of Virgil Leo Harper in Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1905
    Event Place: Sterling, Hodgeman, Kansas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas; Roll: T627_1232; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 30-16B
    [3] Social Security Death Index, Number: 327-05-8468; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Medford, Reno, Kansas; Roll: T625_546; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 187; Image: 286
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas; Roll: 2328; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0051; Image: 1068.0; FHL microfilm: 2342062
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Medford, Reno, Kansas; Roll: T624_453; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0156; FHL microfilm: 1374466
    [7] Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Medford, Reno, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Medford, Reno, Kansas; Roll: T624_453; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0156; FHL microfilm: 1374466

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Medford, Reno, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Medford, Reno, Kansas; Roll: T625_546; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 187; Image: 286

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Medford, Reno, Kansas
    Record Source: Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas; Roll: 2328; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0051; Image: 1068.0; FHL microfilm: 2342062

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Rice, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas; Roll: T627_1232; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 30-16B

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas; Roll: T627_1232; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 30-16B

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1964
    Event Place: Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 327-05-8468; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2012

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pascagoula, Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2012
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