West Virginia Pioneers
Elizabeth Almeda Harper
1840 - 1879 (38 years)-
Name Elizabeth Almeda Harper Born 26 Dec 1840 Roane County, West Virginia, USA [1, 2] Gender Female Died 18 Aug 1879 Roane County, West Virginia, USA [3] Buried Harper Cemetery, near Ryan, Roane Co, WV 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 , d. 25 Nov 1867, Roane County, West Virginia, USA (Age 67 years) Mother Rachel BISHOP, b. 23 Jun 1801, Pike County, Kentucky, USA , d. 27 Oct 1883, Roane County, West Virginia, USA (Age 82 years) Married 1817 Russell County, Virginia, USA 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
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'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 , d. 28 Dec 1909 (Age 70 years) Married 24 Oct 1857 Roane County, West Virginia, USA [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 , d. 1 Mar 1929, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 70 years) 2. Malinda Jane Hunt, b. 24 Dec 1859, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , 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 , 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 (Age 32 years) 8. Rebecca Rosa Hunt, b. 31 Oct 1872, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 12 May 1949, Roane County, West Virginia, USA (Age 76 years) 9. Oscar Alvin\Allen Hunt, b. 6 Apr 1874, d. 23 Jun 1937, Roane County, West Virginia, USA (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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