West Virginia Pioneers

James Newton Harper

Male 1852 - 1929  (76 years)


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  • Name James Newton Harper 
    Born 27 Jun 1852  Lewis County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 25 Mar 1929  Braxton County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 


    • Death Record
      Name: James Newton/Harper
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 25 Mar 1929
      Death Place: Polenic, Braxton Co., West Virginia
      Age at Death: 77y
      Burial Place:
      Cemetery: Cox Cem
      Birth Date: 27 Jun 1852
      Birth Place: Lewis Co
      Marital Status: W
      Mother: Lausia/Harper
      Mother's Birth Place: WV
      Father: William/Harper
      Father's Birth Place: W. Va.
      Informant: Bill Cummings, Polemic
    Person ID I103066  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 3 Jul 2013 

    Father William Harper,   b. CA 1814, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Elizabeth Long,   b. CA 1813, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 14 Feb 1833  Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 14 Feb 1833
      Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia
      Wm Harper & Elizabeth Long

      1840 Pocahontas, VA [may not be the right one]
      William Harper
      1m 0-5
      1m 20-30
      1f 0-5
      1f 20-30

      1850 Lewis, VA
      William Harper 36
      Eliza 37
      William F 13
      Henry B 12
      Peter 10
      David A 8
      Julia A 6
      Welthy 4

      1860 Braxton, VA all born VA # 89
      WM Harper 45
      Eliza 46
      Franklin 23
      Henry D 21
      Peter W 18
      David A 15
      Julian R 13 f
      Wether V 11 f
      James N 8
      Jasper 8
      John 6
      Maniel 5 m
      Martha E 1

      1870 Franklin, Braxton, WV all born VA
      Harper, William 56
      Eliza 57
      Welthy V 21
      James M 18
      George J 18
      John M 16
      Manuel N 14
      Martha E 10

      1880 Holly, Braxton, WV # 264
      Harper, William 67 VAVAVA
      Eliza 68 VAVAVA
      Martha E 20 VAVAVA
    Family ID F26294  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harriet S Burrough,   b. CA 1855, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 10 Aug 1876  Braxton County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 8/10/1876
      Place: Braxton, WV
      James N Harper, 24, Lewis, Braxton
      Harriett S Borough, 21, Lewis, Braxton
    Family ID F26308  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    3. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.