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Walter Preston Harper 1860–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jan 1860

Birth Location: Pickens County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 14 Feb 1937

Death Location: Waurika, Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Robert Harper

Mother: Martha McCrary

Spouse(s): Florence Crier

Children(s): Clark Harpr, Vera Harper, Walter Jr, Hartie Harper

Walter Preston Harper was born in 1860 in Pickens County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of Robert B Harper And Martha J Mccrary. In 1930, Walter Preston Harper resided in Grayson, Waurika, Jefferson, Oklahoma, USA. Walter Preston Harper married Florence Crier, and had children including Clark Harpr, Hartie Harper, Vera Harper, Walter Preston Harper Jr. Walter Preston Harper passed away in 1937 in Waurika, Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Walter Preston Harper was born in 1860 in Pickens County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of Robert B Harper And Martha J Mccrary.
  • In 1930, Walter Preston Harper resided in Grayson, Waurika, Jefferson, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Walter Preston Harper married Florence Crier, and had children including Clark Harpr, Hartie Harper, Vera Harper, Walter Preston Harper Jr.
  • Walter Preston Harper passed away in 1937 in Waurika, Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Harper's Ancestors

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Walter Harper
1860–1937
Birth Place: Pickens County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
Robert B Harper
1827–1885
South Carolina, United States
Martha (J) McCrary
1822–1867
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William Harper
1800–
Antrim, , Ireland
Margaret Caldwell
1797–
Ireland
Thomas McCrary
1801–
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Goldsmith) (McCrary)
1805–
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Harper's Descendants

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Walter (Preston) Harper (24 Jan 1860–14 Feb 1937) m. Florence Crier (17 March 1887–13 May 1960)
  1. 1. Clark Harpr 1907–
  2. 2. Vera Harper 1902–1926
  3. 3. Walter (Preston Harper) Jr 1900–1944
  4. 4. Hartie Harper 1898–1988

Walter Harper's Timeline

3 Records

1860
24 Jan 1860
Birth of Walter Preston Harper in Pickens County, Alabama, United States of America
Pickens County, Alabama, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 70
Walter Preston Harper resided here in Grayson, Waurika, Jefferson, Oklahoma, USA
Grayson, Waurika, Jefferson, Oklahoma, USA
1937
14 Feb 1937
Age 77
Death of Walter Preston Harper in Waurika, Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Waurika, Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1860
    Event Place: Pickens County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Grayson, Waurika, Jefferson, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1937
    Event Place: Waurika, Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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