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William Riley Harper 1893 – 1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1893

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 5 May 1978

Death Location: Temple, Bell, Texas, USA

Father: John Harper

Mother: Mary Miller

Spouse(s): Johnnie PERRY

Children(s): Delmas Harper, Buel Harper, Billie Harper

Born in 1893 in Texas, William Riley Harper was the child of John Hayden Harper and Mary Jane Miller. In time, William Riley Harper married Johnnie May PERRY, and they raised a family that included Delmas Eugene Harper, Buel Lynn Harper and Billie Jack Harper. William Riley Harper died in Temple, Bell, Texas, USA in 1978.

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Parents

John Harper
1859 – 1930
Birth Location: St Louis, Missouri
JH
Mary Miller
1858 – 1903
Birth Location: Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, USA
MM

Spouses(s)

Johnnie PERRY
1901 – 1996
Birth Location: Texas
JP

Children(s)

Delmas Harper
1922 –
Birth Location: Breckenridge, Stephens, Texas, USA
DH
Buel Harper
1925 – 2011
Birth Location: Breckenridge, Stephens, Texas, USA
BH
Billie Harper
1931 – 2005
Birth Location: Albany, Shackelford, Texas, USA
BH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Jan 1893
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012, Year: 1940; Census Place: Shackelford, Texas; Roll: T627_4135; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 209-2, Registration State: Texas; Registration County: Foard; Roll: 1953357, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 7, Stephens, Texas; Roll: 1670; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0143; FHL microfilm: 1241670

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 7, Stephens, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 7, Stephens, Texas; Roll: 1670; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0143; FHL microfilm: 1241670

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Foard, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Texas; Registration County: Foard; Roll: 1953357

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Shackelford, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Shackelford, Texas; Roll: T627_4135; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 209-2

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Shackelford, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Shackelford, Texas; Roll: T627_4135; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 209-2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Burnet, Burnett, Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 May 1978
    Event Place: Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gunsight, Stephens County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012
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