Asa Harper

1820 - 1903  (83 years)

• Name	Asa Harper
  Born	11 Jan 1820	Russell County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Dec 1903	Cicerone, Roane Co., WV   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I34024	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	John A Harper,   b. Mar 1797, Halifax County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 28 Aug 1877, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Mother	Rachel Taylor,   b. 1801, Russell County, Virginia, USA ,   d. Feb 1868, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Married	1815	Russell County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	1820 Russell Co, VA Harper, John 2 m 0-10 1m 26-45 1f 0-10 1f 26-45 1 in agriculture no slaves 1840 Kanawha Co, VA Jno Harper 1m 0-5 Andrew 3m 5-10 Geo, Lewis, Enoch 1m 10-15 James 1m 15-20 Asa 2m 20-30 1m 50-60 1f 0-5 Ada 2f 5-10 Jane, Martha 1f 10-15 Eliza 1f 40-50 1850 Kanawha Co VA Dist 29 # 1289 John Harper 62 Rachel 56 Enoch 21 Lewis 16 Adaline 14 Jackson 11 Susan 8 1860 Roane, VA #888-888 all born Va John Harper Snr 72 1500-225 Rachel 29 Isaac 19 1870 Roane Co WV John Harper Sr 72 Rachel 69 Isaac 19 JC Cemeteries, vol 2, John Harper, d 9/30/1852, aged 62y, B Rockbridge co, VA
  Family ID	F2272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Jane Lowe,   b. Nov 1820, Virginia, USA ,   d. Abt 1880  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Married	28 Dec 1840	Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA   [5]
  Notes	1850 Kanawha Co WV Asa Harper 30 Mary 29 Margaret 8 Eliza 1 1860 Roane Co WV Asa Harper 40 VA Mary J 40 Margaret 18 Eliza 12 Rachel 8 George S 4 Mary H Eakin 48 1870 Roane Co WV Harper Dist Asa Harper Sr 50 Jan Mary J 49 Nov George S 14 Jan John Sr 73 Mar Eakin, Mary H 58 housekeeper Jun 1880 Census Place: Walton, Roane, West Virginia Page 122B Mary J. HARPER Self F M W 60 WV George S. HARPER Son M S W 24 WV Charles DRENNEN Other M S W 6 WV
  Children	1. Margaret Harper,   b. 14 Nov 1841, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. May 1877  (Age 35 years)   2. Eliza Harper,   b. 30 Oct 1848, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 30 Aug 1860, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 11 years)   3. Rachel Ann Harper,   b. 16 Nov 1852, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. George Summers Harper,   b. 25 Oct 1855, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 22 May 1936  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F10045	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Martha Myrtle Brock,   b. 4 Feb 1843, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	27 Dec 1881	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [2, 6]
  Notes	1880 Census Place: Harper, Roane, West Virginia Page 30B Asa HARPER Self M M W 60 VA Margart BROCK Other F S W 37 VA 1900 Roane Co WV Harper Dist Asa Harper 1/1820 Martha M 2/1843 Lucy A 10/1885 Sarah F Brock si-il 11/1845 Lonzo M Larch boarder 3/1880
  Children	1. Rebecca F. Harper,   b. Abt 1876, Harper District, Roane Co, WV ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mary S. Harper,   b. Abt 1878, Harper District, Roane Co, WV ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Lucinda Harper,   b. 1880, Harper District, Roane Co, WV ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Bettie M Harper,   b. 27 Nov 1882, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 15 Dec 1893, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 11 years)   5. Lucy A. Harper,   b. 10 Oct 1885, Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 6 Jul 1933, Roane County, Virginia, USA  (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F10046	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 22 Dec 1903 - Cicerone, Roane Co., WV  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S386] 1880 census records Roane Co., WV. [S89] Fran Green Daniels. [S64] Death Records, Roane Co, WV. [S381] Mearle J. Harper of Orem Utah is the source of thi. [S2] Marriage Records, Kanawha Co, WV. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.