West Virginia Pioneers

Family: James Madison Harper / Harriet Alice Thomas (F11275)

m. 1877


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  • Father | Male
    James Madison Harper

    Born  Oct 1851  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Married  1877  [1]   
    Father  George Washington Harper | F10022 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Louisa Lowe | F10022 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Harriet Alice Thomas

    Born  29 May 1855  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Feb 1933  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Father  Joseph W Thomas | F14793 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Martha Jane Rock | F14793 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Rosa Florence Harper

    Born  Feb 1878  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 May 1968   
    Buried    Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Alfred Clinton Rhodes | F7769 
    Married  5 Mar 1899  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    John W Harper

    Born  Feb 1879  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Mary Ann Rhodes | F11287 
    Married  23 Jul 1899  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Louamma Jane Harper

    Born  18 Nov 1880  Roane County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Feb 1972  Roane County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Bailey Hayden Cummings | F29992 
    Married  30 Dec 1898  Roane County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    Grandy A Harper

    Born  Jun 1882  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Fannie Columbia Shamblin | F25990 
    Married  5 Oct 1922  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Ama S Harper

    Born  Oct 1885  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 6 | Female
    Cosby Catherine Harper

    Born  Sep 1887  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 7 | Male
    Ottie Freeman Harper

    Born  23 Oct 1889  Roane County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1976   
    Buried    Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lucy Ann Parsons | F29991 
    Married  29 Apr 1917  Roane County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Male
    George Mayford Harper

    Born  Oct 1892  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 9 | Female
    Minnie J Harper

    Born  9 Jul 1895  Roane County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

  • Notes 

    • 1880 Harper, Roane, West Virginia Page 35D
      James HARPER Self M M W 30 WV
      Allis HARPER Wife F M W 24 VA
      Florence HARPER Dau F S W 2 WV
      John HARPER Son M S W 1 WV

      1900 Geary Dist Roane Co WV
      James Harper 10/1849 m 25y
      Alice H 5/1856 9-9 children VAVAVA
      Grandy A 6/82
      Anny or Amy 10/85
      Cosby C dau 9/87
      Otto T 10/89
      Mayford 10/92
      Minney 7/95

      1910 Barren Creek, Kanawha, WV # 344-351
      Harper, James M 59 m1- 32 WV WV WV
      Harriet A 53 m1- 32y 10 - 9 children VA VA VA
      Ama S da 24 s WV
      Cosby C da 22 s WV
      Otto F son 21 s WV
      George M son 18 s WV
      Minnie J da 14

      1920 Big Sandy, Kanawha, WV #334-341
      Harper, James M 69 m
      Harriet A 64
      Grandy A son 37 s
      Ama S da 34 s
      Causby K da 32 s
      Otta F son 29 wd
      George M son 26 s
      Clara M da 24 s
      Lizzie B gd 1.9

      1930 Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia
      Harper, James M 81 md age 26 WV WV WV
      Ott F son 41 div WV WV WV
      Kate C dau 44 WV WV WV
      Mayford G son 36 WV WV WV
      Minnie dau 33 WV WV WV
      Elizabell gd dau 12 WV WV WV

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.