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Ward Harper 1888–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: JAN 1888

Birth Location: Boone County, West Virginia

Death Date: 31 MAR 1968

Death Location: Boone County, W.V.

Father: Alexander Harper

Mother: Catherine Cook

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Ward Harper was born in 1888 in Boone County, West Virginia, the child of Alexander Harper And Catherine Katy Cook. In 1900, Ward Harper resided in Crook, Boone, West Virginia, USA. Ward Harper passed away in 1968 in Boone County, W.V..

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Biography

  • Ward Harper was born in 1888 in Boone County, West Virginia, the child of Alexander Harper And Catherine Katy Cook.
  • In 1900, Ward Harper resided in Crook, Boone, West Virginia, USA.
  • Ward Harper passed away in 1968 in Boone County, W.V..

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Ward Harper's Ancestors

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Ward Harper
1888–1968
Birth Place: Boone County, West Virginia
Parents
Alexander Harper
1859–1900
Raleigh County, Va.
Catherine ('Katy') Cook
1858–1910
Boone County, VA
Grandparents
Joseph Harper
1824–1896
Virginia
Nancy (A) Harper
1824–1886
Maryland, USA
Floyd Cooke
1820–1898
Giles County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Catherine) Walker
1819–1861
Caswell Co., NC
Great-Grandparents
Robert Harper
1774–1885
Jane Hill
1782–1862
William Walker
1797–1883
Nancy Browning
1800–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Harper
1754–1821
Margaret Bennett
1755–1821

Ward Harper's Timeline

3 Records

1888
JAN 1888
Birth of Ward Harper in Boone County, West Virginia
Boone County, West Virginia
1900
1900
Age 12
Ward Harper resided here in Crook, Boone, West Virginia, USA
Crook, Boone, West Virginia, USA
1968
31 MAR 1968
Age 80
Death of Ward Harper in Boone County, W.V.
Boone County, W.V.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: JAN 1888
    Event Place: Boone County, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Crook, Boone, West Virginia; Roll: 1755; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1241755

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Crook, Boone, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Crook, Boone, West Virginia; Roll: 1755; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1241755

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 MAR 1968
    Event Place: Boone County, W.V.

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