West Virginia Pioneers

William A Harper

Male 1811 - 1883  (~ 72 years)


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  • Name William A Harper 
    Born CA 1811  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 Feb 1883  Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 

    • 1880 Ripley, Jackson, WV
      Harper, William 67 Farmer VA Ireland Ireland
      [next is Daniel W & Eliza J Casto]

      West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985 for William A Harper
      Name: William A Harper
      Probate Place: Jackson, West Virginia, USA
      Inferred Death Place: West Virginia, USA
      Item Description: Will Book, Vol 2-3, 1848-1916
      Will made 22 March 1883.
      Niece: Lucy O Barnett
      Nephews: J D Harper and W E Harper, the children of my Brother: James P Harper, deceased
      Nephew W A H Bettis
      Niece: Mary Armstrong wife of Hoyt Armstrong
      the children of my sister Mary Bettis deceased and William Bettis all my real & personal estate except that I will unto
      my niece Eliza Casto the wife if D W Casto, a daughter of my sister Mary Bettis deceased and William Bettis, $200.
      Executors: my nephews John D Harper & WAH Bettis
      Witnesses: J L Armstrong
      Lewis A Phelps
      [It looks like Bettes/Bettis, Bettiz are the spellings but Bettiz may just be the way the final 's' is formed.]

      West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985
      Name: William A. Harper
      Probate Place: Jackson, West Virginia, USA
      Inferred Death Place: West Virginia, USA
      Item Description: Will Book, 1804-1967; Index to Wills, A-Z, 1831-1967; Will Book, Vol 2, page 2020, 1804-1880

      Death Record
      Name: W. A./Harper
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 24 Feb 1883
      Death Place: Slate, Wood Co, WV
      Age at Death: 72
      Birth Place: Virginia
      Marital Status: Unmarried
      Occupation: Sadler
      Informant: T C Barnett, nephew
      Cause: consumption
    Person ID I114814  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2017 

    Father Dad Harper,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F29242  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.