West Virginia Pioneers
Walter Harper
1916 - 2011 (94 years)-
Name Walter Harper Born 30 Apr 1916 Roane County, West Virginia, USA 
[1] Gender Male Died 22 Apr 2011 Roane County, West Virginia, USA [2] Buried Roane County, West Virginia, USA Notes
Walter Harper
Birth: Apr. 30, 1916
Roane County
West Virginia, USA
Death: Apr. 22, 2011
Roane County
West Virginia, USA
Walter was a retired heavy equipment operator. He was a member of the Operating Engineers and the NRA. In his spare time, he enjoyed raising, riding and trading horses.
Son of Joseph Marshall and Emma (Jones) Harper.
Family links:
Parents:
Joseph Marshall Harper (1881 - 1951)
Emma Jones Harper (1886 - 1988)
Spouse:
Wanda Edith Paxton Harper (1921 - 2012)*
Siblings:
Opal S Harper Taylor (1910 - 1984)*
Opal Harper Summers/Taylor (1910 - 1984)*
Effie Kathleen Harper Swiney (1914 - 2003)*
Walter Harper (1916 - 2011)
Elizabeth Harper Aab (1918 - 2008)*
Lucille Gwen Harper Harris (1920 - 2002)*
Rebecca Jewell Harper Harris (1922 - 2008)*
Ruth Pauline Harper Ashley (1924 - 2002)*
Cecil Eugene Harper (1927 - 1938)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Gandeeville Cemetery
Gandeeville
Roane County
West Virginia, USA
Maintained by: Coleman
Originally Created by: Joe Woolweaver
Record added: May 18, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 37223241
Person ID I110431 WVPioneers Last Modified 14 Apr 2016
Father Joseph Marshall Harper, b. 6 May 1881, Cicerone, Roane Co., WV , d. 7 Jan 1951, Roane County, West Virginia, USA (Age 69 years) Mother Emma Jones, b. 17 Oct 1886, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 15 Jun 1888 (Age 1 years) Married 27 Jun 1909 Roane County, West Virginia, USA Notes
Marriage Record
Date: 6/27/1909
Place: Roane, West Virginia, United States
Joseph Harper, 28, Roane Co, Cicerone
Emma Jones, 22, Roane Co, Flat Fork
1910 Harper, Roane, WV [indexed as Harker]
Harper, Joe 28 m2- 0y WV WV WV
Emma wife 23 m1- 0y 1-0 child WV WV WV
Noble son 1 5/12 WV WV WV
1920 Harper, Roane, WV
Harper, Joe 37 m WV WV WV
Emma wife 33 m WV WV WV
Noble son 11 WV WV WV
Opal da 9 WV WV WV 6/8/1910
Fredia da 7 WV WV WV 6/10/1912
Effie da 5 WV WV WV 8/10/1914
Walter son 3 8/12 WV WV WV 4/30/1916
Elizabeth da 1 10/12 WV WV WV 3/26/1918
1930 Harper, Roane, WV
Harper, Emma 43 md age 22 WV WV WV famer
Freda da 17 WV WV WV
Walter son 13 WV WV WV
Lizzie da 12 WV WV WV
Celia da 10 WV WV WV [Lucille]
Becca da 8 WV WV WV
Ruth da 5 WV WV WV
Cecil Eus son 2 5/12 WV WV WV
Elmore, Orville H gs 9/12 WV WV WV
Harper, Nobel T son 21 WV WV WV
1940 Harper, Roane, WV
Harper, Emma 53 wid WV 1935: lived same place
Walter son 23 s WV 1935: lived Cicerone, Roane WV
Ruth da 15 WV 1935: lived Cicerone, Roane WV
1940 Moundsville, Marshall, West Virginia
West Virginia State Prison
Harper, Joe 58 m WV 1935: lived same house
Birth Record
Name: Opal Harper
Birth Date: 08 Jun 1910
Birth Place: Cicerone, Roane, West Virginia
Sex: Female
Mother: Emma Jones, 24, born Flatfork, Roane Co
Father: Joseph Harper, 29, born Cicerone Roane Co, farmer
2nd child, one died
Family ID F28076 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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