Henry HARPER

1806 - 1849  (43 years)

• Name	Henry HARPER
  Born	9 Jan 1806	New Castle Co, DE   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1830	Appoquinimink Hundred, New Castle Co, DE
  Census	1840	Harrison Co, (W)VA
  Died	17 Feb 1849	Harrison Co, (W)VA   [1]
  Person ID	I37731	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2016

  
  

  Family	Sarah HUKLE,   b. CA 1811, New Castle Co, DE ,   d. 1891, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Married	Apr 1827	New Castle Co, DE   [3]
  Marriage Bond	1 Apr 1827	New Castle Co, DE
  Notes	1850 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Sep 24 1850: Sarah Harper, 39, b. District of Columbia; Amanda, 22, b. DC; Sarah Jane, 18, b. DC; Mary Frances, 14, b. DC; James, 11, b. Va; Delia Gay, 9, b. Va; Harriet, 7, b. Va; John, 4, b. Va; Alvirado (female), 3, b. Va. (NOTE: Subsequent records indicate that Sarah (Hukle) Harper and her older children were actually born in Delaware.) 1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 4 1860: Richard Bland, 70, farmer, value of real estate $1,500, value of personal estate $800, cannot read/write; Sarah Bland, 46, cannot read/write; John Harper, 16; Alice Harper, 13. 1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Aug 2 1870: Richard Bland, 81, b. Va, farmer; Sarah, 55, b. Delaware, cannot read or write. 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 24 1880: Lewis Maxwell, 37, farmer; wife Alice, 28; son Clarence, 12; dau Frances, 11; son Lewis Brent, 8; dau Idell, 7; son Frank, 4; dau V. Grace, 2; servant Fannie Swann, 20, single; mother-in-law Sarah Bland, 65, widowed. [4, 5]
  Children	1. Amanda Melvina HARPER,   b. 1829, Delaware ,   d. 1866  (Age 37 years)   2. Sarah Jane HARPER,   b. 26 Sep 1831, Delaware ,   d. 26 Apr 1910, Salem, Harrison Co, WV  (Age 78 years)   3. Mary Frances HARPER,   b. 7 Apr 1836, Delaware ,   d. 3 Mar 1929, Placer Co, CA  (Age 92 years)   4. James Henry HARPER,   b. Dec 1839, Virginia (now West Virginia) ,   d. 1916  (Age ~ 76 years)   5. Delia Gay HARPER,   b. 28 Nov 1840, Harrison Co, (W)VA ,   d. 19 Aug 1924, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  (Age 83 years)   6. Harriet E. HARPER,   b. 1843, Harrison Co, (W)VA ,   d. 28 May 1924, Los Angeles Co, CA  (Age 81 years)   7. John C. HARPER,   b. 28 Mar 1845, Virginia (now West Virginia) ,   d. 23 Apr 1922  (Age 77 years)   8. Alice M. HARPER,   b. 3 Jun 1848, Harrison Co, (W)VA ,   d. 23 Dec 1884, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 36 years)
  Family ID	F15001	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - 1830 - Appoquinimink Hundred, New Castle Co, DE  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  37731_HenryHarper_SarahHukle_MarriageBond_NewCastleCo-Delaware_1Apr1827.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S1907] One World Tree, (www.ancestry.com). [S2418] 1840 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA. [S116] Delaware Marriage Records, 1744-1912 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com). [S1583] Marriage record of daughter. [S1590] Death record of daughter.