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Lowell Harper

Lowell Harper

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Lowell Harper was born in PRIVATE (son of Franklin Harper and Virginia Jennie Davis).

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Franklin Harper was born between 1862 and 1901 (son of John Wesley Harper and Louisa Hinchman); died between 1888 and 1978.

    Franklin married Virginia Jennie Davis between 1883 and 1936. Virginia was born between 1862 and 1907; died between 1888 and 1986. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Virginia Jennie Davis was born between 1862 and 1907; died between 1888 and 1986.
    Children:
    1. John Harper, Twin 3 was born in PRIVATE.
    2. Dorsey Harper was born in PRIVATE.
    3. James Harper, Twin 3 was born in PRIVATE.
    4. Earl Ross Harper was born in PRIVATE.
    5. Merle Harper, Twin 2 was born in PRIVATE.
    6. Faye Harper, Twin 1 was born in PRIVATE.
    7. John M Harper was born in PRIVATE.
    8. Pearl Harper, Twin 2 was born in PRIVATE.
    9. Gay Harper, Twin 1 was born in PRIVATE.
    10. Hobert Harper was born in PRIVATE.
    11. Virginia Harper was born in PRIVATE.
    12. 1. Lowell Harper was born in PRIVATE.
    13. Walter Franklin Harper was born in PRIVATE.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Wesley Harper was born between 1837 and 1861 (son of Jacob Harper and Elvira Snuffer); died between 1875 and 1942.

    John married Louisa Hinchman between 1857 and 1900. Louisa was born between 1837 and 1868; died between 1875 and 1951. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Louisa Hinchman was born between 1837 and 1868; died between 1875 and 1951.
    Children:
    1. Earl Harper was born between 1862 and 1901; died between 1871 and 1978.
    2. Carrie Harper was born between 1862 and 1901; died between 1871 and 1981.
    3. 2. Franklin Harper was born between 1862 and 1901; died between 1888 and 1978.
    4. Joe Harper was born between 1862 and 1901; died between 1871 and 1978.
    5. Leota Harper was born between 1862 and 1901; died between 1871 and 1981.
    6. Walter Harper was born between 1862 and 1901; died between 1871 and 1978.
    7. Myrtle Harper was born between 1862 and 1901; died between 1871 and 1981.
    8. Bertha Harper was born between 1875 and 1895; died between 1896 and 1979.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Jacob Harper was born on 19 Feb 1816 in Fayette Virginia Now Raleigh Co Wva (son of Joseph Harper and Franceis " Fanny" Stover); died on 4 Apr 1863 in Richmond VA (Recorded).

    Other Events and Attributes:

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    Notes:

    SOLDIERS CAME AND GOT HIM OUT OF BED AND TOLD HIM TO PUT HIS CLOTHES ON. HE STARTED TO TIE HIS SHOES AND THEY TOLD HIM NOT TO TIE THEM. HE WOULDN'T HAVE THEM ON LONG. THEY TOOK HIM ACROSS A HILL IN SIGHT OF ECCLES WVA TO A HILL-TOP WHERE THERE WERE DRAW BARS WHERE HE HAD SOLD CATTLE ON THAT DAY AND HAD 300.00 DOLLARS. THERE WAS A SNOW ON THE GROUND. THE NEXT MORNING THEY WENT WITH SLED AND OXEN AND GOT HIS BODY. HE IS BURIED IN THE HARPER CEMETERY AT HARPER WVA. REF; PEARL HURT DEAVER(NOW 90 OR 91 AND A PATIENT IN PINECREST HOSPITAL) PROBABLY DECEASED NOW AS TOLD BY HER TO FAY PETTRY, DAUGHTER OF FRANK AND JENNIE DAVIS HARPER. 1980
    WE KNOW ABOUT JACOB HARPER'S FAMILY PRIMARILY THROUGH RALEIGH CO. LAND RECORDS. SINCE THERE WAS "NO LAW IN RALEIGH CO." AT THE TIME JACOB HARPER DIED, WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A DEATH RECORD FOR HIM, BUT WE KNOW THAT HE DIED SOMETIME DURING THE CIVIL WAR. THE STORY I HEARD COMES FROM MARY JEFFRESS DAVIS, WHO HEARD IT FROM SARAH JANE HARPER DAVIS. SARAH DESCRIBED HER GRANDMOTHER CARRYING SARAH'S GRANDFATHER IN FROM THE FIELDS IN HER APRON AFTER HE HAD BEEN SHOT BY BUSHWHACKERS. THIS WOULD BE ELVIRA AND JACOB, BUT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A SLED AND SNOW. I HAVE FOUND TWO OTHER ACCOUNTS OF HIS DEATH. ONE IS FROM WEST VIRGINIA HISTORY BY HILA APPLETON RICHARDSON, WHICH SAYS ON PAGE 298: "ANOTHER WAR OUTRAGE OCCURRED IN THE FALL OF 1864... A PARTY OF THESE CONFEDERATE OUTLAWS WENT TO THE HOUSE OF MR. JACOB HARPER AT NIGHT AND TOOK HIM PRISONER, LED HIM OUT INTO THE WOODS FROM HIS HOME, AND SHOT HIM. MR. HARPER, REALIZING HIS POSITION, SLIPPED HIS WALLET INTO A NOOK OF THE FENCE CORNER WHEN CROSSING, WHERE IT WAS FOUND SOME TIME AFTERWARDS BY MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY." ANOTHER DESCRIPTION COMES FROM THE "HISTORY OF THE NEW RIVER SETTLEMENTS" AT PAGE 315, WHICH READS: THIS OCCURRED ON THE 8TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1864. ABOUT THE SAME TIME A PARTY OF CONFEDERATE OUTLAWS WENT TO THE HOUSE OF MR. JACOB HARPER, IN RALEIGH COUNTY, AND TOOK HIM A PRISONER, LED HIM OUT INTO THE WOODS AND SHOT HIM. HARPER WAS A PLAIN, HONEST, UPRIGHT, PEACEABLE CITIZEN AND HARMED NO ONE," THE BOOK IS ACTUALLY TITLED "HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE NEW RIVER SETTLEMENTS" BY DAVID E. JOHNSTON.
    WE DO KNOW THAT HE DIED SOMETIME IN 1863 OR 1864. HIS ESTATE WAS "SETTLED" IN 1867, WHICH IS ABOUT THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF TIME, CONSIDERING THE ABSENCE OF LAW FROM THE COUNTY. THESE RECORDS BEGIN ON PAGE 402 OF RALEIGH COUNTY LAND BOOK B. THE DISTRIBUTION IS AS FOLLOWS. FIRST A DOWER INTEREST GOES TO ELVIRA HARPER, WIDOW. THEN THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE TAKE INDIVIDUAL LOTS OF TRACTS FROM THE ESTATE: ANDREW J. HARPER, HENRY HARPER, CALVIN H. HARPER, JACOB F HARPER, MARY J HARPER, WILLIAM HARPER, AND ELVIRA F HARPER, AND SAMUEL MCGINNIS. THE LAST ONE MAY LOOK OUT OF PLACE, BUT MAKES SENSE WHEN YOU CHECK THE MARRIAGE RECORDS AND FIND AN EVALINE F HARPER MARRIED TO SAMUEL MCGINNIS. AS A MARRIED WOMAN, SHE COULD PROBABLY NOT RECEIVE PROPERTY IN HER OWN NAME, SO HER SHARE WAS TRANSFERRED TO HER HUSBAND. IT IS FROM THIS PROPERTY DISTRIBUTION THAT I GET THE LIST OF JACOBS CHILDREN.

    Facts about this person:

    Occupation
    School Teacher and Deputy Sheriff of Raleigh Co. WVa

    Jacob married Elvira Snuffer on 7 Jan 1836 in Richmond VA (Recorded). Elvira was born on 17 Sep 1819; died on 3 Apr 1868. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Elvira Snuffer was born on 17 Sep 1819; died on 3 Apr 1868.
    Children:
    1. George Wesley Harper was born between 1832 and 1853; died between 1873 and 1937.
    2. Paulina Harper was born between 1837 and 1861; died between 1853 and 1945.
    3. Calvin H Harper was born between 1837 and 1861; died on 10 Feb 1873.
    4. 4. John Wesley Harper was born between 1837 and 1861; died between 1875 and 1942.
    5. Andrew J. Harper was born between 1837 and 1861; died between 1842 and 1942.
    6. Evaline Harper was born about 1839; died between 1870 and 1933.
    7. Joseph S. Harper was born in 1846; died between 1874 and 1937.
    8. James Westlake Harper was born in 1847; died between 1882 and 1938.
    9. Henry Harrison Harper was born on 1 Feb 1851; died on 5 Mar 1923.
    10. Infant Harper was born in 1854; died in 1854.
    11. William T. Harper was born in 1854; died between 1883 and 1945.
    12. Jacob Franklin Harper was born in 1857; died between 1858 and 1947.
    13. Elvira Frances Harper was born on 12 Jun 1859; died between 1860 and 1953.
    14. Mary J. Harper was born in 1863; died between 1864 and 1957.



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