Husband: William H. Harper
Born: Mar-19-1866 in Belmont Co, OH 1,2
Died: Apr-24-1950 1
Buried: in Stalnaker Cemetery, Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV 3
Resided: 1947 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Census: 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 5
Father: James M. Harper (1836 - 1907)
Mother: Charity Gallagher (1844 - 1880)
Wife: Charlotte Ida Coontz 6
Also known as: Charlotte Coonts 2
Married: Apr-28-1888 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Born: Mar-12-1868 in Barbour Co, WV 7,1,2
Died: May-26-1947 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV 7,1
Buried: in Stalnaker Cemetery, Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV 7,3
Resided: at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 7,8
Census: 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Father: James Coontz (1847 - )
Mother: Prudence Harris (1847 - 1925)
F Child 1: Maude Harper Born: Apr- 9-1889 in West Virginia 3,9,10 Died: Aug-12-1978 in Los Angeles Co, CA 11,9,10 Buried: in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Zion Ridge Rd (CR 8), Roane Co, WV Resided: in Long Beach, Los Angeles Co, CA 12 Resided: in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 12 Census: 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Delford W. Brannon b. May-17-1879 d. Oct- 6-1952 Married: ca 1909 5
F Child 2: Anna May Harper Born: Jun- 2-1893 in Grant Co, WV 13,14 Died: Aug- 1-1943 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1910, 1930, 1940 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Wesley Warden America b. Apr- 3-1884 d. Apr-23-1960
M Child 3: William Claude Harper Also known as: Willie C. Harper 15 Born: Aug-20-1895 in Grant Co, WV 3,10,16 Died: Sep-21-1972 in Harrison Co, WV 17,10 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 18,3 Census: 1910, 1930, 1940 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: machinist 19 Wife: Mary Frances Patton b. Jul-15-1899 d. Dec- -1980 Married: Dec- 9-1920 in Doddridge Co, WV 16
M Child 4: John E. Harper Born: ca 1898 5 Census: 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 5: Dollie B. Harper Born: ca 1900 5 Census: 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 6: Lewis Michael Harper Born: Jul-21-1902 in Doddridge Co, WV 20,9 Died: May- 4-1988 9 Buried: in Stalnaker Cemetery, Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV 3 Resided: in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 21,22 Census: 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Gladys S. Lansberry b. Jun-23-1909 d. Sep-15-1990
F Child 7: Lillian Grace Harper Born: Jan- 9-1906 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Died: Jul-23-1938 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 7 Buried: in Oak Grove Cemetery, Buck Run (Stanley), CR 74/9 at 56/4, Ritchie Co, WV 7 Cause of death: appendicitis 7 Census: 1910, 1930 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Otto Monroe America b. Feb-10-1895 d. Jul-25-1967
M Child 8: Harold Gordon Harper Born: Apr-29-1910 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 23,5 Census: 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1)
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (3) Findagrave.com. (4) Death record of wife. (5) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (6) Obituary of granddaughter. (7) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (8) Death record of mother. (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) Headstone (year only) (11) California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online), Ancestry.com and California Dept of Health Svcs, Center for Health Statistics. (12) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (13) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (14) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (15) Birth record of daughter. (16) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (17) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (18) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (19) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (20) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (21) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Pennsylvania before 1951. (22) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2, Ancestry.com. (23) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Unnamed son, age 1 month at time of May 3rd enumeration.