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Harriet E. HARPER

Harriet E. HARPER

Female 1843 - 1924  (81 years)

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  • Name Harriet E. HARPER 
    Born 1843  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1858  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1860  West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Richardson Twp, Butler Co, NE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 28 May 1924  Los Angeles Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Buried La Verne (aka Evergreen) Cemetery, Los Angeles Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I109258  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2016 

    Father Henry HARPER,   b. 9 Jan 1806, New Castle Co, DE Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1849, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Mother Sarah HUKLE,   b. CA 1811, New Castle Co, DE Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1891, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Family ID F15001  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John C. MATTHEWS,   b. 1835, Frederick Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1915  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 2 May 1858  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), community of Millford:
      John Matthewes, 24, gunsmith, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $30; Harriet, 17; Joseph W, 1.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union Twp), enumerated on Jun 10 1870:
      John C. Matthews, 34, b. Md, machinist; Harriet E, 26, b. Va; Joseph W, 11, b. Va; Frank H, 9, b. Va; John M, 7, b. Va; Edwin L, 5, b. Alabama; Harry, 3, b. WVa; Austin, 7 months (b. Sep), b. WVa.

      1880 Census, Butler Co, Nebraska (Richardson Twp), enumerated on Jun 8 1880:
      John Matthews, 44, b. Md (both parents b. Penn -- or Tenn ?), farmer; wife Harriet, 37, b. Vermont (sic) (both parents b. Delaware); son Frank H, 18, b. WVa; son Eddie, 14, b. Alabama; son Harry, 12, b. Vermont (sic); son Austin, 10, b. Vermont (sic); dau Hattie, 2, b. Nebraska; son Charley J (or F), 2, b. Nebraska.
    Children 
     1. Joseph W. MATTHEWS,   b. 5 Apr 1858, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Frank H. MATTHEWS,   b. CA 1861, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. John M. MATTHEWS,   b. CA 1863, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Edwin L. MATTHEWS,   b. CA 1865, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Harry MATTHEWS,   b. CA 1867, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Austin MATTHEWS,   b. Sep 1869, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Charles James MATTHEWS,   b. 24 Sep 1877, Lincoln Co, NE Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1947, Madera Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     8. Hattie MATTHEWS,   b. CA 1878, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F45921  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - La Verne (aka Evergreen) Cemetery, Los Angeles Co, CA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    2. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 11, Line 9 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=252403&Type=Marriage.

    3. [S1834] California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online), (Ancestry.com and California Dept of Health Svcs, Center for Health Statistics).

    4. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    5. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).