Husband: Henry Harper
Born: Jan- 9-1806 in New Castle Co, DE 1,2
Died: Feb-17-1849 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1
Census: 1840 in Harrison Co, (W)VA
Census: 1830 in Appoquinimink Hundred, New Castle Co, DE
Father:
Mother:
Wife: Sarah Hukle 3,4
Marriage Bond: Apr- 1-1827 in New Castle Co, DE
Married: Apr- -1827 in New Castle Co, DE 5
Born: ca 1811 in New Castle Co, DE 6,7
Died: 1891 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Resided: 1859 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 7
Census: 1840, 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA
Census: 1830 in Appoquinimink Hundred, New Castle Co, DE
Father:
Mother:
Other spouse 2
Notes
F Child 1: Amanda Melvina Harper Also known as: Mandy 8 Born: 1829 in Delaware 9,6 (see note 1) Died: 1866 10,9 Buried: in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 11 Census: 1840, 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Census: in Appoquinimink Hundred, New Castle Co, DE Husband: Charles Grandison Davis b. Jan- -1822 d. Mar- 8-1916 Also known as: Grandison Davis 12 Married: Jan-29-1846 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 10
F Child 2: Sarah Jane Harper Born: Sep-26-1831 in Delaware 9,6 Died: Apr-26-1910 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 1 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 13 Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1840, 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Husband: Stephen N. Ash b. Mar- -1827 d. 1907 Marriage Bond: Apr-29-1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 14 Married: May- 6-1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 15
F Child 3: Mary Frances Harper Born: Apr- 7-1836 in Delaware 13,9,16,6 Died: Mar- 3-1929 in Placer Co, CA 13,9 Buried: in Sacramento City Cemetery, Sacramento Co, CA 13 Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Husband: Manoah Lucas b. 1834 d. Aug- 1-1895
M Child 4: James Henry Harper Born: Dec- -1839 in Virginia (now West Virginia) 17,9 Died: 1916 9 Buried: in Bennet Cemetery, Lancaster Co, NE 13 Census: 1900 in Panama, Lancaster Co, NE Census: 1880 in Nemaha Twp, Lancaster Co, NE Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1900 harness maker 17 Occupation: 1880 farmer 18 Wife: Elizabeth Dodson b. Nov- 2-1844 d. Jun-21-1930 Married: Jun-22-1862 13
F Child 5: Delia Gay Harper Also known as: Gay Harper 19 Born: Nov-28-1840 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 20,21,22 Died: Aug-19-1924 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 20 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Clarksburg (S Chestnut St), Harrison Co, WV 20 Census: 1900 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1880 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Lewis Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Husband: Andrew Jackson Elliott b. Feb- -1827 d. Jan-10-1906 Also known as: Jackson Elliott 19 Married: Nov-21-1854 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 23
F Child 6: Harriet E. Harper Born: 1843 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 9,24 Died: May-28-1924 in Los Angeles Co, CA 25,9 Buried: in La Verne (aka Evergreen) Cemetery, Los Angeles Co, CA 13 Census: 1880 in Richardson Twp, Butler Co, NE Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA Resided: 1858 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 24 Husband: John C. Matthews b. 1835 d. 1915 Married: May- 2-1858 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 24,26
M Child 7: John C. Harper Born: Mar-28-1845 in Virginia (now West Virginia) 13,17,18 Died: Apr-23-1922 13 Buried: in Bennet Cemetery, Lancaster Co, NE 13 Census: 1880, 1900 in Nemaha Twp, Lancaster Co, NE Census: 1870 in Lancaster Co, NE Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Military: Co H, 4th W.Va. Cav, Civil War 27 Wife: Lyde Eaton b. ca 1844 d. Apr-22-1882 Married: in nem
F Child 8: Alice M. Harper Also known as: Allice Harper 28 Born: Jun- 3-1848 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 29,9 Died: Dec-23-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 30,9 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 31 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 29 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Husband: Lewis M. Maxwell b. Feb-21-1843 d. Oct-22-1934 Married: Dec- 2-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 28
Sources: (1) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (2) 1840 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA. (3) Marriage record of daughter. (4) Death record of daughter. (5) Delaware Marriage Records, 1744-1912 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (6) 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA. (7) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 12, Line 29 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=252462&Type=Marriage. (8) Marriage record of son. (9) Headstone (year only) (10) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 48. (11) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (12) Obituary of son. (13) Findagrave.com. (14) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Bk 7, p. 338 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=22772&Type=Marriage. (15) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=37863&Type=Marriage. (16) 1860 Census. (17) 1900 Census. (18) 1880 Census. (19) Death record of son. (20) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (21) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (22) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (23) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as John Elliott, widower, 27, occupation teamster, b. Loudoun Co Va, res. Harrison Co, son of Hinson (?) & Jane Elliott; and Delia Gay Harper, 14, b. & res. in Harrison Co, dau of Henry & Sarah Harper. Married Nov 21 1854 in Harrison County. (NOTE: We have found no other instance of Andrew Jackson Elliott using the name John.), MR p. 3 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=252024&Type=Marriage. (24) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 11, Line 9 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=252403&Type=Marriage. (25) California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online), Ancestry.com and California Dept of Health Svcs, Center for Health Statistics. (26) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (27) Military Grave Marker. (28) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 152, Line 5 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791516&Type=Marriage. (29) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (30) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (31) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) Event Notes Note (1) "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 48, reports birth date as 1827. But "Cemeteries of Tenmile District," p. 168, reports date on headstone as 1829. Name on headstone: Manda M. Davis.