West Virginia Pioneers
Joseph Marshall Harper
1881 - 1951 (69 years)-
Name Joseph Marshall Harper Nickname Joe Born 6 May 1881 Cicerone, Roane Co., WV 
[1] Gender Male Died 7 Jan 1951 Roane County, West Virginia, USA [2] Buried Roane County, West Virginia, USA Notes
Death Record
Name: Joseph M./Harper
Sex: Male
Death Date: 01 Jul 1951
Death Place: Walton, Roane, West Virginia
Age at Death: 70y1m25d
Cemetery: Shady Dale Cemetery
Birth Date: 5/6/1881
Birth Place: Roane Co, WV
Marital Status: M
Occupation: Janator - Fletcher Enamal Co
Address: Box 1822 Roxalina Road
Residence: Dunbar, Kanawha Co
Mother: Elizabeth/Neely
Father: J. H./Harper
Informant: Mrs Emma Harper, Walton Rt 1
Cause: self inflicted charge from a 20 guage shotgun into the heart
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Joseph M Harper
SSN: 236245700
Birth Date: 6 Jun 1881
Birth Place: Cicerone, West Virginia
Death Date: 1 Jul 1951
Claim Date: 15 Oct 1951
Type of Claim: Death Claim
Notes: 06 Dec 1976: Name listed as JOSEPH M HARPER
Joseph Marshall Harper
Birth: May 6, 1881
Harmony
Roane County
West Virginia, USA
Death: Jul. 1, 1951
Walton
Roane County
West Virginia, USA (separate stone)
Family links:
Spouse:
Emma Jones Harper (1886 - 1988)*
Children:
Opal S Harper Taylor (1910 - 1984)*
Opal Harper Summers/Taylor (1910 - 1984)*
Effie Kathleen Harper Swiney (1914 - 2003)*
Walter Harper (1916 - 2011)*
Elizabeth Harper Aab (1918 - 2008)*
Lucille Gwen Harper Harris (1920 - 2002)*
Rebecca Jewell Harper Harris (1922 - 2008)*
Ruth Pauline Harper Ashley (1924 - 2002)*
Cecil Eugene Harper (1927 - 1938)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Shady Dale Cemetery
Harmony
Roane County
West Virginia, USA
Created by: reggie ashley watson
Record added: Sep 18, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 42091808
Person ID I34156 WVPioneers Last Modified 14 Apr 2016
Father James Harvey Harper, b. 8 Aug 1855, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA , d. 21 Apr 1936, Roane County, West Virginia, USA (Age 80 years) Mother Sarah Elizabeth Neeley, b. 12 Jul 1860, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA , d. 8 Jan 1932, West Virginia, USA (Age 71 years) Married 14 Dec 1876 Roane County, West Virginia, USA [3] Notes
RCMR
James Harper, 22, Kanawha, Roane, s/p E & Mary
Elizabeth Nealy, 18 Kanawha, Roane, d/o R & Catherine 12/14/1876
Family ID F10052 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Emma Jones, b. 17 Oct 1886, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 15 Jun 1888 (Age 1 years) Married 27 Jun 1909 Roane County, West Virginia, USA Notes
Marriage Record
Date: 6/27/1909
Place: Roane, West Virginia, United States
Joseph Harper, 28, Roane Co, Cicerone
Emma Jones, 22, Roane Co, Flat Fork
1910 Harper, Roane, WV [indexed as Harker]
Harper, Joe 28 m2- 0y WV WV WV
Emma wife 23 m1- 0y 1-0 child WV WV WV
Noble son 1 5/12 WV WV WV
1920 Harper, Roane, WV
Harper, Joe 37 m WV WV WV
Emma wife 33 m WV WV WV
Noble son 11 WV WV WV
Opal da 9 WV WV WV 6/8/1910
Fredia da 7 WV WV WV 6/10/1912
Effie da 5 WV WV WV 8/10/1914
Walter son 3 8/12 WV WV WV 4/30/1916
Elizabeth da 1 10/12 WV WV WV 3/26/1918
1930 Harper, Roane, WV
Harper, Emma 43 md age 22 WV WV WV famer
Freda da 17 WV WV WV
Walter son 13 WV WV WV
Lizzie da 12 WV WV WV
Celia da 10 WV WV WV [Lucille]
Becca da 8 WV WV WV
Ruth da 5 WV WV WV
Cecil Eus son 2 5/12 WV WV WV
Elmore, Orville H gs 9/12 WV WV WV
Harper, Nobel T son 21 WV WV WV
1940 Harper, Roane, WV
Harper, Emma 53 wid WV 1935: lived same place
Walter son 23 s WV 1935: lived Cicerone, Roane WV
Ruth da 15 WV 1935: lived Cicerone, Roane WV
1940 Moundsville, Marshall, West Virginia
West Virginia State Prison
Harper, Joe 58 m WV 1935: lived same house
Birth Record
Name: Opal Harper
Birth Date: 08 Jun 1910
Birth Place: Cicerone, Roane, West Virginia
Sex: Female
Mother: Emma Jones, 24, born Flatfork, Roane Co
Father: Joseph Harper, 29, born Cicerone Roane Co, farmer
2nd child, one died
Children 1. Opal Harper, b. 8 Jun 1910, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 12 Oct 1984, Roane County, West Virginia, USA (Age 74 years)2. Freda Harper 3. Effie Kathleen Harper, b. 10 Aug 1914, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 21 Aug 2003, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA (Age 89 years)4. Walter Harper, b. 30 Apr 1916, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 22 Apr 2011, Roane County, West Virginia, USA (Age 94 years)5. Elizabeth Harper, b. 26 Mar 1918, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 27 Aug 2008, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA (Age 90 years)6. Lucille Gwen Harper, b. 17 Mar 1920, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 28 Sep 2002, Roane County, West Virginia, USA (Age 82 years)7. Rebecca Jewel Harper, b. 26 Jan 1922, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 29 Oct 2008, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA (Age 86 years)8. Ruth Pauline Harper, b. 6 Aug 1925, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 13 Sep 2002, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA (Age 77 years)9. Cecil Eugene Harper, b. 15 Oct 1927, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 15 Jul 1938, Roane County, West Virginia, USA (Age 10 years)Family ID F28076 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Notes
1910 Harper, Roane, WV [indexed as Harker]
Harper, Joe 28 m2- 0y WV WV WV
Emma wife 23 m1- 0y 1-0 child WV WV WV
Noble son 1 5/12 WV WV WV
1920 Harper, Roane, WV
Harper, Joe 37 m WV WV WV
Emma wife 33 m WV WV WV
Noble son 11 WV WV WV
Opal da 9 WV WV WV 6/8/1910
Fredia da 7 WV WV WV 6/10/1912
Effie da 5 WV WV WV 8/10/1914
Walter son 3 8/12 WV WV WV 4/30/1916
Elizabeth da 1 10/12 WV WV WV 3/26/1918
1930 Harper, Roane, WV
Harper, Emma 43 md age 22 WV WV WV famer
Freda da 17 WV WV WV
Walter son 13
Lizzie da 12
Celia da 10
Becca da 8
Ruth da 5
Cecil Eus son 2 5/12
Elmore, Orville H gs 9/12
Harper, Nobel T son 21
Children 1. Noble Harper, b. 2 Nov 1908, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 12 Apr 1991, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 82 years)Family ID F28077 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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