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Harris - Raper Family Bible Notes


I am not sure where I picked these up, but these were notes from a Harris Bible.


Caleb Raper of Pasquotank County married Margaret A. Harris 11/20/180 in Halls Creek

Salvadora Raper married Thomas E. Palmer 9/9/1880

Robert Raper brother of Caleb married Anna Markham 1/4/1882

  Caleb Raper married Minnie M. Rogers 3/31/1904

Children:                Mahlon Belton b. 9/10/1907  

Margaret Ann Thompson married Joseph Harris 11/3/1853 (he died 12/22/1859)

R. H. Raper married Mary B. Cartwright 10/18/1853

Children:                Eugene Murray 9/21/1894

                                Otis 2/9/1898

Caleb Raper born 10/20/1842 married Margaret A. Raper  born 7/30/1836

Children:                Salvadora                              10/29/1861

                                Joseph Warren                   4/29/1864

                                Richard Henry                     11/14/1870

                                Emma                                      2/3/1864

                                Martha                                   3/23/1868

                                William Kennedy                  5/28/1878

Joseph and Margaret A. Harris

Children:                John Anderson                              9/11/1856

                                Delfina                                            2/22/1859

                                Quintin Trotman                            2/7/1856

Deaths:

Robert Raper father of Caleb Raper died 11/15/1881

Maggie A. Harris daughter of Johnnie A. Harris and Jennie died 10/22/1887

George Kirk Harris son of John and Jennie Harris died 12/9/1900

Salvadora Raper Palmer died 4/30/1881

Joseph Warren Raper died 9/11/1870

Joseph Harris died 12/22/1859

Quintin Harris died June 1859

Delphina Harris died July 1860

Margaret A. Raper wife of Caleb died May 22, 1903

Caleb Sr. died October 15, 1915

John A. Harris died 2/4/1922

 

  Mattie Walston and W. K. Raper married 2/18/1903

John A. Harris, Jr. and Willie Walston were married 6/9/1907 (this is the John Harris who last wrote in the Bible)

Children:                Harvard Glenn 5/25/1908 – died 1/3/1977

                                Norman Joseph 12/5

                                               Norman married Lucy 6/1/1935

                                               Children:                Michael Wayne Harris 5/24/1947


Other Notes on the Harris - Raper connection found in the North Carolina Archives


Will of Caleb Raper 1844                             from Willbook N/185 AR

Wife Mary, brother Robert Raper, son Caleb Raper  [stepfather of John Harris] 50 acres

 

From Abstracts of Pasquotank and Camden Counties Wills Book HIK 1752-1796

75-1762, WB I/26 AR

Cornelius Raper 1813

Wife Ann

Sons David, Samuel, Cornelius, Robert

Daughters Fanny, Betsey

 

Mary Raper 1816

Negro Stephen to son Robert

Bed to son John, Bed to Patsy

 

Josiah Raper 1762

Wife Mary

Son Cornelius, daughter Penelipah, son Benjamin, daughter Margaret

Other Notes on this family:

1870 Pasquotank Census Raper/Harris family

Mt. Herman Township – Elizabeth City 7/22/1870

Caleb Raper                28                farmer                $2500 real estate $665 personal property

Margaret A.              35                 keeping house

Salvadora                     6

Joseph Warren              4

John A. Harris            15                laborer

Barbara White               15                cook

Caleb and Margaret can’t read or write. John attended school in 1870, but census also stated he couldn’t read or write.

 

1880 Census June 1880 Salem Township – Pasquotank

Caleb Raper                37                 farmer

Margaret A.               43                housekeeper

Salvadora                     18

Richard Henry                9

William K.                      2

Household:

Mollie Heavis (wf)         12

Elizabeth Price (wf)         21                cook

C.C. Thompson (wm)     26                farm laborer

Seth Perry (wm)              21                farm laborer

Isaiah White (bm)            46                farm laborer

Confuch (bf)                    35                housekeeper

Mottie (bf)                         6                daughter

Lethia (bf)                          4                daughter

Levia (bm)                         2                son

 

1850 Census Robert Raper (father of Caleb?)

Robert Raper          41

Mary                      29

William                   19

Henry                     17

Mary                      14

Martha                   12

George                   10

Caleb                      8

Mary                       7

John                        5

 

1870 Census – other Rapers – possibly Caleb’s relatives

Robert Raper                61                farming

Mary A.                        49                keeping house

Margaret F.                  19                housekeeper

Robert D.                      12                laborer

 

Henry Raper                31                farmer

Martha                        31                keeping house

William                        13                           


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