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Elizabeth Almeda Harper

Female 1840 - 1879  (38 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Almeda Harper 
    Born 26 Dec 1840  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 18 Aug 1879  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Harper Cemetery, near Ryan, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Elizabeth Almeda Harper Hunt
      BIRTH 26 Dec 1840
      Roane County, West Virginia, USA
      DEATH 18 Aug 1879 (aged 38)
      Spencer, Roane County, West Virginia, USA
      BURIAL
      Harper Cemetery (Jim Harper)
      Ryan, Roane County, West Virginia, USA
      MEMORIAL ID 15315446
      Daughter of Armstead Harper and Rachel Bishop, wife of Oliver Basham Hunt. Mother of Anna, Malinda, William, Alice, Rachel, Martha, Lydia, Rebecca, Oscar and Laura. Was proclaimed to be
      "The prettiest girl in Harper District".
    Person ID I133  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2019 

    Father Armstead HARPER,   b. 19 Aug 1800, Russell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1867, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Rachel BISHOP,   b. 23 Jun 1801, Pike County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1883, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 1817  Russell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Lived at Flat Fork PO, Roane Co WV

      Buried Hunt/Harper Cem, Ryan, Roane Co, WV

      Harper, Arenstead VA RUSSELL CO. 154 1830
      Harper, Asey VA RUSSELL CO. 154 1830
      Harper, Enoch VA RUSSELL CO. 154 1830
      Harper, Henson VA WOOD CO. 386 1830

      1830 Russell Co, VA
      2m 0-5
      2m 5-10
      1m 20-30
      1f 0-5
      1f 20-30

      1840 Kanawha Co


      1850 Kanawha Co VA Dist 29 # 1277-1295
      Armistead Harper 50 VA
      Rachel 48 KY
      Margaret 16 VA
      Lidia 14 VA
      Jarusha 11 VA
      Almeda 8 VA
      Malinda 6 VA
      Sarah J 3 VA

      1860 Roane Co, WV
      854 Flat Fork
      Armistead Harper, 60 farmer 1200/1300 Va
      Rachel, 56 KY
      Malinda, 15 VA
      Sarah J, 13 VA
      Druzilla, 11 VA d/o Henderson
      Sarah, 3 VA d/o Henderson
      James Bishop, 45 VA

      1870 Harper, Roane, WV # 37-42
      Harper, Rachel 66 KY June
      Lowe, Sarah C, 13 WV Nov
      Anderson, MA 7 f WV Sept

      1880 Harper, Roane, West Virginia Page 40A
      Rachel HARPER Self F W W 78 VA
      Catharine HARPER GDau F S W 23 WV

      Roane Co Deeds: Armstead Harper
      to Spencer D Green, 1859, Bk 1, Pg 347, D 116a
      to Oliver Hunt, Bk 1, Pg 551, 1860, D 50a [Elizabeth Almeda]
      to Almeda Hunt, Bk 1 P 551,1860, 50a
      to Alex Harper, B1 P 552, 1860, 60a Poca
      to Joseph Raines, B1 P 553, 1860, 103a
      to Wm H Lowe, B1 P 560, 1860, 50a Flat Fork
      to Elizabeth Anderson, B2 P 373, 1866, 100a Flat Fork of Poca
      to S B Steers, B2 P 92, lease (no year listed but preceeding entry was 1866, lease grantors included Asa, Geo W & John Harper

      ~~~
      'History of the Harper District' by MAC Hopkins
      Armstead Harper was the son of John and Rachel (Taylor) Harper. He came here with his family, who were the first to settle in the wilderness, now Harper District, about 1835.

      Armstead Harper settled near of the mouth of Flat Fork where he had bought several hundred acres of land . . . .

      The home of Armstead Harper was a great community center for miles around. Mr Harper was an upright and honorable Christian man. It was here that the first church of Harper District was founded. This was the Mount Moriah Baptist Church. Armstead Harper and his family were its first members. Here at the home of Mr Harper the first sermon in the district was preached. Asa Harper taught the first school in the district in a cabin on Mr Harper's farm in 1839. On this Armstead Harper farm is the first cemetery of the district. Mrs John Harper being among the first to be buried there.

      Harper District received its name from Armstead, Asa and Thomas Harper, who made the first permanent settlement there about 1835.

      Kanawha Co marriages:
      Lowe, Levi, and Mary Harper, Mar. 18, 1856.
      Munday, Garrett, and Mary Ann Harper, Sep. 16, 1869.
    Family ID F135  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Oliver Basham Hunt,   b. 18 Nov 1839, Russell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1909  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 24 Oct 1857  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • 1860 Roane Co VA
      Oliver Hunt 20
      Almeda 20
      Analiza 1
      Malinda J 8/12

      1870 Roane Co WV Walton [2nd from parents]
      Hunt, OB 30 VA
      Almesa 29 WV
      Ann E 12 WV
      Malinda 10
      Wm M 7
      Mary A 6
      Rachel A 3
      Martha M 1

      1880 Harper, Roane, West Virginia
      Henderson HARPER Self M M W 59 VA
      Occ: Farmer Fa: VA Mo: VA
      Deborah HARPER Wife F M W 50 WV
      Occ: Keeping House Fa: WV Mo: WV
      Allis ANDERSON Other F S W 18 WV
      Occ: Servant Fa: WV Mo: WV
      Olover HUNT Other M W W 40 VA
      Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: VA Mo: VA
      1880 Census Place: Harper, Roane, West Virginia
      John E. TAYLOR Self M M W 21 WV
      Belinda J. TAYLOR Wife F M W 19 WV
      Emerson TAYLOR Son M S W 5M WV
      L..Lur..na HUNT SisterL F S W 7 WV
      Rachel HUNT SisterL F S W 14 WV
      1880 Census Place: Harper, Roane, West Virginia
      Antony COON Self M M W 62 WV
      Mary COON Wife F M W 62 VA
      Melvin BISHOP Nephew M S W 21 OH VAVA
      Rebeca R. HUNT Other F S W 7 WV
      1880 Census Place: Harper, Roane, West Virginia l/w family of
      Columbus WESTFALL Self M M W 35 WV
      William M. HUNT Other M S W 19 WV
      Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: WV Mo: WV

      Roane Co Deeds: Armstead Harper
      to Oliver Hunt, Bk 1, Pg 551, 1860, D 50a
      to Almeda Hunt, Bk 1 P 551,1860, 50a

      She is buried in the Harper Cemetery (Also known as Ryan or Lowe), 1 mile
      southwest of Ryan, Roane Co. on Trace Fork Road.

      Oliver and Almeda were members of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church. Almeda was born in 1838, the first white child in Harper district of Roane Co., West Virginia. She was said to be the prettiest girl in the County.
    Children 
     1. Ann Eliza Hunt,   b. 22 May 1858, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1929, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     2. Malinda Jane Hunt,   b. 24 Dec 1859, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1923  (Age 63 years)
     3. William M Hunt,   b. 21 Jun 1862,   d. 15 Jan 1904  (Age 41 years)
     4. Mary Alice Hunt,   b. Dec 1863,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Rachel Amanda Hunt,   b. 14 Oct 1865, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 4 Feb 1945  (Age > 80 years)
     6. Martha Margaret Hunt,   b. 4 Aug 1868,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Lydia Luverna Hunt,   b. 11 Jul 1870,   d. 17 Sep 1902, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
     8. Rebecca Rosa Hunt,   b. 31 Oct 1872, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1949, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     9. Oscar Alvin\Allen Hunt,   b. 6 Apr 1874,   d. 23 Jun 1937, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     10. Laura Hester Hunt,   b. 23 Oct 1876,   d. 4 Feb 1945  (Age 68 years)
    Family ID F1865  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S447] Joyce Mertens.

    3. [S45] James and Janet Lockhart.