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ROBERT HARPER
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ROBERT HARPER
Robert Harper
Born: circa 1807
Place: Maryland
Married: 07 Apr 1832
Champaign Co., Ohio
Died: 1855
Place: Missouri
*Robert's year and place of death was contributed by Sandi Evilsizer. The source for this information was from the Champaign County Genealogical Society.
PARENTS
Father: Harper
Mother:
SPOUSE
Julia Ann Hill
(14 Oct 1808 - 22 Oct 1884)
CHILDREN
Elizabeth Harper
(26 Mar 1831 - 14 May 1868)
William Harper
Date of Birth: 09 May 1836
Place: Champaign Co., Ohio
Marriage: 12 February 1860*
Place: Champaign Co., Ohio
Spouse: Dicey Idle (20 Jul 1835-Mar 1905)
Died: 07 Jul 1904
Place: Conesville, Muscatine, Iowa
Place of Burial: Conesville Cemetery, Conesville, Muscatine, Iowa
View Tombstone
"Md on 12th Feb by the same (Rev. John Ebert) William HARPER to Miss Dicy IDLE, all of Champ Co"View Webpage
This information was provided by Sandi Evilsizer. The source was one of the following but not specifically noted:
Taken from the following Newspapers & Sources:
The Ohio State Democrat May 1855-1871
Urbana Citizen & Gazette May 1855-1871
The Urbana Free Press May 1855-1871
William and Dicey had four children.
Something that is rather interesting to note is that Albert died on 12 Jun 1870 and the 1870 census was taken on 09 Jun 1870, three days prior to his death. Could Albert have been in a hospital since they don't show him as a member of their household? Or, could his date of death be wrong?
I have not found any additional information on M.S. Harper or Julia A. Harper to this date but am actively searching.
1) Albert b. unknown d. 12 Jun 1870 Lot 51 Conesville Cemetery.
2) M.S. b. circa 1862, Indiana
3)Julia A. b. circa 1867, Iowa (namesake, paternal grandmother)
4)Nancy b. Sept 1872, Iowa
Census Records
Extracted by Catherine Burke 01 Mar 2009
1860 > OHIO > CHAMPAIGN > CONCORD TWP> Urbana PO
Series: M653 Roll: 942 Page: 205 Line: 34 Date: 01 Jun 1860
William Harper Age 24 Farmer b. Ohio
Dicy Harper Age 25 b. Ohio
*John Harper Age 13 b. Ohio Attended School
*John is William's brother
1870 > IOWA > MUSCATINE > ORONO TWP Date of Census: 09 June 1870
Series: M593 Roll: 413 Page: 270 Line 89
Wm. Harper age 34 Farmer b. Ohio
Dicey age 33 Keeping House b. Ohio
MS? age 8 b. Indiana
Julia A. age 3 b. Iowa
John age 24 Farmer b. Ohio
James 21 Laborer b. Ohio
William and Dicey are shown in this census with two children and also with William's brothers John and James. William Harper & Dicey Idle married in Champaign Co., Ohio on 12 Feb 1860. Since the eldest child in this census was born in Indiana about 1862 then we now know that for a brief period they lived in Indiana or were just passing through. William was somewhat familiar with Indiana because he lived had lived there before. It is unknown where Albert was born. It could have been Champaign Co., OH or Indiana. Whether or not they were in the same area Wm. had lived in before remains undetermined.
1880 > IOWA > MUSCATINE > ORONO
Series: T9 Roll: 358 Page: 238 Line 35
Wm. Harper age 45 Farmer b. Ohio Father b. Virginia Mother born Virginia
Dicey age 45 Wife b. Ohio Father b. Ohio Mother born Ohio
Julia age 13 Daughter b. Iowa Father b. Ohio Mother born Ohio
Nancy age 7 Daughter b. Iowa Father b. Ohio Mother born Ohio
Both children attended school.
Brothers, John and James are no longer living with William and Dicey. Whether James is still living in IA is unknown. By May of 1883 he is in St. Augustine, IL. This was where he married Mary Ann Wheeler, was struck by lightning, and died within 2 months time.
John's fate in life remains a mystery. He would've been about 34 in 1880. There is a Muscatine Co. marriage record for a John Harper and Susan Black that married on 23 Oct. 1870. It is possible that this is our John Harper but not confirmed. (UPDATE: NOW CONFIRMED)This may be a marriage record worth looking into. In 1870 John was living with his brother William and is shown in that census dated 09 June 1870. This is the last confirmed record I have for him.
1900 > IOWA > MUSCATINE > ORONO TWP (Conesville)
Series: T623 Roll: 450 Page: 19 Line 5
William Harper age 64 b. May 1836 married for 40 years b. Ohio Father b. Maryland Mother b. Kentucky Occupation Retired? Farmer
Dicy age 64 b. Jul 1835 married 40 years 4 children 3 living b. Ohio Father b. Virginia Mother b. Kentucky
Nancy Heath Daughter age 27 b. Sept 1872 (says married 9 years) 4 children, 4 children living b. Iowa Father b. Ohio Mother b. Ohio
Ida Heath Granddaughter age 8 b. Mar. 1892 b. Iowa Father b. Indiana Mother b. Iowa attends school
Sylvia Heath Granddaughter age 6 b. Sept 1893 b. Iowa Father b. Indiana Mother b. Iowa attends school
Nettie Heath Granddaughter age3 b. July 1896 b. Iowa Father b. Indiana Mother b. Iowa
Willie Heath Grandson age1 b. Sept 1891 b. Iowa Father b. Indiana Mother b. Iowa
In this census, William and Dicey's daughter, Nancy was living with them. It stated that she was still married however she had divorced on 05 Sep 1899. It appears that William was retired from farming. Two of Nancy's daughters attended school, the eldest for 8 months, the other for 5 months. They were renting their home. This census also tells us that the child that appeared in the 1870 census, M.S. Harper, did indeed die before 1880.
Census Records for the Nancy Harper-Heath-Nelson Family
Nancy Harper was first married to Eugene Arthur Heath and then to Austin Nelson
1910 > IOWA > MUSCATINE > ORONO TWP
Series: T624 Roll: 415 Page: 202 Line 43
Austin Nelson age 41 M1 married 7 years b. Iowa Father b. US Mother b. Ohio
Nancy J. age 37 M2 married 7 years 5 Children, 5 Children living b. Iowa Father b. Ohio Mother b. Ohio
Heath, Ida May stepdaughter age 18 b. Iowa Father b. Indiana Mother b. Iowa
Nettie Heath stepdaughter age 13 b. Iowa Father b. Indiana Mother b. Iowa
William Heath stepson age 11 b. Iowa Father b. Indiana Mother b. Iowa
Harold Nelson son age 6 b. Iowa Father b. Iowa Mother b. Iowa
Austin Nelson was a general farmer who worked on his own account.
The owned their farm home, and had a mortgage on it.
All the children attended school except for their youngest son.
1920 > IOWA > MUSCATINE > PIKE
Series: T625 Roll: 504 Page: 234 Pike Township Line 37
Austin Nelson age 59 Owns home b. Iowa Father b. Ohio Mother b. Iowa Occupation Farmer General Farm, works on his own account
Nancy age 47 b. Iowa Father b. Ohio Mother b. Ohio
Harold age 16 b. Iowa Father b. Iowa Mother b. Iowa Works at the Home Farm
More information on this family branch:
Ida May Heath married Vernie L. Forbes on 15 Oct 1910- Marriage Announcements were published on Date of Paper: 08 Dec 1910 and Date of Event 14 Oct. 1910 (two different dates were recorded 14, 15 on this website, IAgenweb) Source: Jo Ann Carlson, IAgenweb, extracted from Muscatine Co. Newspapers "Year in Review" sections.
Samuel M. Harper
Date of Birth: circa 1842
Place: Unknown, probably OH
Marriage: 30 Oct 1864
Place: Champaign Co., Ohio
Spouse: Elizabeth Sheets(divorced)(Source: Champaign Co. Will Abstracts Book G, Page 467 Mad River Twp. 06 May 1892)
Died:
Place:
Place of Burial:
CENSUS INFORMATION Located and added by Catherine Burke on 05 Feb 2011:
1870 Iowa Twp., Cedar County, Iowa (Appears to read Lipton or Tipton Post Office)
Series M593 Roll 380 Page 276 Line 20, Dwelling 197, Family 198
Samuel Harper Age 28 Occupation Farmer Born OH
Elizabeth Age 24 Occupation Keeping House Born OH
William Age 3 Born Iowa
Mary Age 2 Born Iowa
Peter Age 5/12 Born Iowa
1880 Iowa Township, Cedar Co., Iowa
Series T9 Roll 331 page 173 Line 1 Dwelling 167 Family 175
Samuel Harper Age 38 Born Ohio Occupation Farmer
Elizabeth Age 34 Born Occupation Keeping House
William Age 19 At Home
Mary Age 11
Peter Age 10 At Home
1900 0099 Goshen Township Atalissa Village, Muscatine County, Iowa
Line 54 Dwelling 17 Family 17 Possibly "3rd" Street
Elizabeth Harper Head of Household Occupation Carpet Weaver Born May 1846 Age 54 Marital Status: Claims "Widowed" Place of Birth Indiana Father Born PA Mother Born OH States she has had 7 Children but only 3 survive.
Peter L. Harper Son Born Mar 1870 Age 30 Single Born Iowa Father Born Ohio Mother Born Indiana Occupation Day Laborer
Charles F. or T. Harper Born Dec 1883 Age 16 Born Iowa Father Born Ohio Mother Born Indiana At School
1910
Atalissa Town, Goshen Township, Muscatine Co., Iowa
Series T624 Roll 415 Page 230
Line 39 Dwelling 25 Family 25
Elizabeth Harper Head of Household Age 64 Marital Status Claims "Widowed" Born Indiana Father Born PA Mother Born Ohio No Occupation
Peter Harper Son Age 39 Single Born Iowa Father Born Ohio Mother Born Indiana Occupation: Appears to read "ditches"
Charles Harper Son Age 27 Single Born Iowa Father Born Ohio Mother Born Indiana Occupation: Appears to read "cement block factory" and a few entries down is one "B.J. Embree" the proprietor of the cement block factory and Charles' employer.
Notes: These notes and sources contributed by Sandi Evilsizer confirm my findings:
Marriage Notes: Pg 116 12/1/1864 Md 30th Oct by Rev John Ebert, Samuel M
Eliza Jane Harper
Date of Birth: 05 Sep 1844
Place: Unknown, probably Ohio
Marriage: 19 June 1862*
Place: Mad River Twp., Ohio
Spouse: Simon Blue
Died: 03 May 1919
Place: Springfield, Clark, OH
Place of Burial: (Greenwood, Degraff, OH) Degraff Cemetery
*Notes: Birthdate, Date of Death, Place of Death and Burial - Source: Champaign County Genealogy -Sandi Evilsizer Cosack
*Md 19th June by Rev John Ebert at res of Deacon Wm Idle in Mad River Twp, Simon BLUE and Miss Eliza Jane HARPER
This information was provided by Sandi Evilsizer. The source was one of the following but not specifically noted:
Taken from the following Newspapers & Sources:
The Ohio State Democrat May 1855-1871
Urbana Citizen & Gazette May 1855-1871
The Urbana Free Press May 1855-1871
John Harper
Date of Birth: circa 1849
Place: not known probably OH or IN
Marriage: 23 Oct 1870*
Place: Cedar Township, Muscatine, Iowa
Spouse: Susan Black
Died:
Place:
Place of Burial:
*Notes: This source available on Iowa-EASy
source film number: 1003360; Confirmation of marriage date, place of marriage.
These notes and sources contributed by Sandi Evilsizer confirm my findings:
General Notes: Pg 215 11/3/1870 Md by Esq L V Longfellow in Muscatine Co, IA
23rd Oct, John Harper, formerly of Champaign County and Miss Susan Black of
Muscatine, IA
James T. Harper
Date of Birth: circa 1849
Place: Unknown, Probably OH or IN
Marriage 1: 04 Aug 1872
Marriage 2: 21 Jun 1877
Marriage 3: 24 May 1883
Place: St. Augustine, Knox Co., Illinois
Spouse 1: Elizabeth Q. Hedges
Spouse 2: Lena JaneShlonaker (marriage ended in divorce 07 Sept 1881)
Spouse 3: Mary Ann Wheeler
Spouse 3: Mary Ann Wheeler
Died: July 16, 1883
Cause of Death: Struck and killed by lightning
Place: Illinois
Place of Burial: Babbitt Cemetery, Fulton Co.,IL
Notes 1: Marriage and death information for James and Mary Ann was located and contributed by Marge Vallazza. With this information I was able to connect my "suspect" Harper family from Indiana to my ancestor Elizabeth Harper Adkisson. From that point the brick wall to the ancestral lineage of Elizabeth Harper was broken for the first time.
The following information contributed by Sandi Evilsizer with sources helped to confirm my findings on James' other two marriages:
James married next Lena Jane Slonaker [50964]7 [MRIN: 18973], daughter of
John Slonaker [17829] and Elizabeth [17830], 21 Jun 1877 in Champaign Co, OH
By Rev E B Smith At Res Of Isaac Clem.8 The marriage ended in divorce 7 Sep
1881. Lena was born in 1860.
Marriage Notes: 6/28/1877
Md June 21, 1877 at res of Isaac Clem, by Rev E B Smith, James T Harper and Miss
Lena J Shloneker, both of Champaign County.
Co- Domestic Relation Records 1808-1939 Vol Including Divorce, Bastardy,
Adultry, Breach of Contract, some Adoption, by Pat Stickley, CCGS (Minute Book
Records, Supreme Court Records, Urbana Newspaper, St Paris Newspaper). pg82
9/7/1881 Min Bk 39 pg 258 Lena Jane Harper vs James F Harper for divorce on
adultery and gross neglect. Divorce granted.9
Noted events in her life were:
• She was a Member of 1 Jun 1876, First Baptist Church St Paris, OH.10
Census Records for Robert and Julia Ann Harper Family
Additional Information and Sources
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