West Virginia Pioneers

Rebecca Jewel Harper

Female 1922 - 2008  (86 years)


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  • Name Rebecca Jewel Harper 
    Born 26 Jan 1922  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 29 Oct 2008  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Rebecca Jewell Harper Harris
      Birth: Jan. 22, 1922
      Roane County
      West Virginia, USA
      Death: Oct. 29, 2008
      Charleston
      Kanawha County
      West Virginia, USA

      Family links:
      Parents:
      Joseph Marshall Harper (1881 - 1951)
      Emma Jones Harper (1886 - 1988)
      Spouse:
      Delmer Leon Harris (1920 - 1997)
      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:
      Elk Hills Memorial Park
      Big Chimney
      Kanawha County
      West Virginia, USA
      Created by: reggie ashley watson
      Record added: Sep 18, 2009
      Find A Grave Memorial# 42093655
    Person ID I110434  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father Joseph Marshall Harper,   b. 6 May 1881, Cicerone, Roane Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1951, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Emma Jones,   b. 17 Oct 1886, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1888  (Age 1 years) 
    Married 27 Jun 1909  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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

    Family Delmer Leon Harris,   b. 20 Jul 1920, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1997, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F28083  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S41] Birth Records, Roane Co, WV.

    2. [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com.