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Family: Edward Holly Harper / Mary Virginia Larch (F11127)

• Father | Male Edward Holly Harper

  
  

  Born	14 Oct 1867	Harper District, Roane Co, WV
  Died	21 Dec 1934	Roane County, West Virginia, USA
  Buried
  Married	28 Jul 1887  [1]	Roane County, West Virginia, USA  [1]
  Other Spouse	Columbia Hively | F21180
  Married	11 Apr 1911	Roane County, West Virginia, USA
  Father	Enoch M Harper | F6588 Group Sheet
  Mother	Margaret Elizabeth Rhodes | F6588 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Mary Virginia Larch

  
  

  Born	Apr 1869	Craig County, Virginia, USA
  Died	4 Aug 1910
  Buried
  Father	Samuel Larch | F11128 Group Sheet
  Mother	Margaret Ann Awls | F11128 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Female Matilda C Harper

  
  

  Born	12 Jul 1888	Roane County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	Nov 1970
  Buried		Fairplain, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
  Spouse	Joseph Bailey Smith | F17188
  Married	25 Mar 1906	Roane County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  Child 2 | Female Rebecca E Harper

  
  

  Born	4 Jun 1890	Roane County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 3 | Female Cora Ann Harper

  
  

  Born	6 Jul 1892	Roane County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 4 | Female Birdie A Harper

  
  

  Born	Aug 1894	West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 5 | Male Eddie L Harper

  
  

  Born	16 Mar 1898	Roane County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 6 | Female Myrtle E Harper

  
  

  Born	CA 1901	West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 7 | Female Della Mae Harper

  
  

  Born	22 Apr 1903	Roane County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 8 | Female Mary Ethel Harper

  
  

  Born	1909	Roane County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	17 Mar 1987
  Buried
  Spouse	French Calvin Jarvis | F21182
  Married	13 Mar 1930	Roane County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

• Notes

  1900 Roane Co WV Harper Dist Harper, Edward H 10/1867 m 12y Mary A 4/1869 5-5 children Cora 7/1893 Birdie dau 8/1894 Eddie 3/1898 1900 Harper, Roane, WV #236 Boothe, Julian 1/1844 m 247y VA VA VA Mary 1/1841 m 27y 2-0 children WV WV VA Harper, Matilda C lodger 7/1888 WV WV VA 1900 Harper, Roane, WV # 51 Taylor, Augustus 2/1860 m 17y VAVAVA Sarah E 8/1861 m 17y 0-0 child WVWVWV Harper, Rebecca E adopted da 6/1890 WVWVVA 1910 Harper, Roane, WV #94 Harper, Edward H 42 m1- 22y WVWVWV Mary V 40 m1- 22y 8-7 children Birdie A da 14 Edward L son 12 Myrtle E da 9 Della M da 7 Matilda C Harper was the daughter of Edward H. Harper and Mary Virginia Larch (Lark)not the Boothes. She went to live with Julian and Mary Boothe at age 11. She was the 1st of 7 children of Edward and Mary V. Matilda, Rebecca, Cora, Birty(Birdie) Eddie, Della and Myrtle. Think she died in childbirth in 1910 with #8. [Carolyn]

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.