Sarah Jane Harper

1847 - 1935  (88 years)

• Name	Sarah Jane Harper
  Born	15 Mar 1847	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	19 Dec 1935	Putnam County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Buried	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I136	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2017

  
  

  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 ~~~ '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	Nathan Westfall,   b. 25 Nov 1843 OR 1847,   d. 27 Mar 1926  (Age 79 years)
  Married	9 Jan 1862  [2, 3]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 9 Jan 1862 Place: Roane County, WV Nathan Westfall, 18, Jackson Co, WV; Roane Co, WV, s/o John H & Marinda Westfall Sarah Jane Harper, 15, KanawhaCo, WV; Roane Co, WV, d/o Armstead & Rachel Harper 1870 Harper, Roane, WV # 129-145 Westfall, N 26 Nov Sarah J 23 Mar Mary J 6 Sept John W 3 July Marinda J 7 Feb Wm D 3/12 Feb Anderson, E J 12 f Apr [niece] 1880 Harper, Roane, West Virginia Page 44A Lathan WESTFALL Self M M W 39 WV Sarah J. WESTFALL Wife F M W 36 WV Mary F. WESTFALL Dau F S W 17 WV John W. WESTFALL Son M S W 13 WV Marinda J. WESTFALL Dau F S W 12 WV William D. WESTFALL Son M S W 10 WV cripple - spinal James E. WESTFALL Son M S W 8 WV Joseph G. WESTFALL Son M S W 6 WV Alexandrso WESTFALL Son M S W 4 WV William ANDERSON Other M S W 19 WV[nephew] 1900 Roane Co WV Nathan Westfall 11/1843 m 38y Sarah J 3/1847 14-10 children Lewis A 4/1886 Jesse T 10/1888 Ellie M 10/1890 1920 Roane Co WV Smithfield Westfall, Nathan 83 Sarah J 73 Bessie gd 13 They are buried in Jackson/Westfall Cem, Johnson Ck, Roane WV.
  Children	1. Mary Ann Westfall,   b. 27 Sep 1862, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 12 Oct 1938  (Age 76 years)   2. John Wesley Westfall,   b. 8 Jul 1866,   d. 3 Feb 1942, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA  (Age 75 years)   3. Marinda Jane Westfall,   b. 28 Feb 1868, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 12 Nov 1883, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 15 years)   4. William J David Westfall,   b. 26 Feb 1870, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 12 Jul 1948, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 78 years)   5. James Epperson Westfall,   b. 7 May 1872, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 13 Dec 1963, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 91 years)   6. Joseph Gilbert Westfall,   b. 11 Apr 1874, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 20 Jul 1955  (Age 81 years)   7. Anderson Westfall,   b. 23 Apr 1876, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Esther Ellen Westfall,   b. 27 Oct 1878, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 15 Mar 1879, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 0 years)   9. Rachel Anise Westfall,   b. 31 Mar 1880, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 23 Feb 1940, Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA  (Age 59 years)   10. Benjamin Franklin Westfall,   b. 13 Feb 1883, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 22 Nov 1883, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 0 years)   11. Euna Gay "Minnie" Westfall,   b. 27 Oct 1884, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 7 Mar 1885, Harmony, Roane, West Virginia, USA  (Age 0 years)   12. Lewis Allen Westfall,   b. 12 Apr 1886, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 25 Sep 1938, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 52 years)   13. Jessie Thomas Westfall,   b. 23 Oct 1888, Latch, Roane Co., WV ,   d. 11 Feb 1977  (Age 88 years)   14. Ella Mae Westfall,   b. 16 Oct 1890, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1 Aug 1934, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F869	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S45] James and Janet Lockhart. [S89] Fran Green Daniels. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.