Rachel Anice Harper

Abt 1860 - 1937  (~ 76 years)

• Name	Rachel Anice Harper
  Born	Abt 20 Oct 1860	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	11 May 1937	Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Notes	Death Record Name: Rachel Anice/Thomas Sex: F Death Date: 11 May 1937 Death Place: Reamer, Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia Age at Death: 75y Cemetery: Harper Ceme Birth Date: 1862 Birth Place: Roane Co, WV Marital Status: Wid Spouse: Jacob/Thomas Mother: Mary Ann/Rhodes Mother's Birth Place: Roane Co, WV Father: Eleck/Harper Father's Birth Place: Roane Co, WV Informant: WF Shaffer, Sybial, WV Mrs Rachel Anice Thomas Funeral services for Mrs Rachel Anice Thomas, 75, who died Tuesday at her home in Reamer, will be conducted from the Advent Christian church at Clendenin at 10 o'clock this morning. The Rev H W Harper will officiate and burial will be in the Smith cemetery with the Albert Myers and Sons funeral directors in chargec, Sybal; and two sisters, Mrs Cynthia Hunt of Ryan and Mrs Margaret Ryan of Charleston. Rachel Ancie Harper-Shaffer Thomas BIRTH 1862 Roane County, West Virginia, USA DEATH 11 May 1937 (aged 74–75) Reamer, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Holly Hunt Cemetery Roane County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map MEMORIAL ID 40391823
  Person ID	I34171	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	Alexander Harper,   b. 29 Dec 1824, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 19 Sep 1902, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Rhodes,   b. 14 May 1832, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 17 Jun 1893, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Married	7 Oct 1848	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	1850 Kanawha Co VA Dist 29 Alexander Harper 25 Mary A 18 Mahala 7/12 Barbara Rhodes 12 1860 Roane Co WV # 83 Alexander Harper 34 VA Mary A 30 Mahala 10 John 9 Cynthia 7 Emily 5 Elkana 2 Alexander Anderson 16 1870 Roane Co WV Harper Dist # 39-44 Harper, Alex 44 Mary A 38 John A 19 Emily 14 Elkana 12 Rachel A 9 Luverna E 7 Margaret C 5 George W 3 Alex.d M 3/12 1880 Harper, Roane, West Virginia Page 31C Alexander HARPER Self M M W 55 VA Mary A. HARPER Wife F M W 48 VA Ellhanah HARPER Son M S W 21 VA Margaret HARPER Dau F S W 15 WV Charles W. HARPER Son M S W 13 WV Alexander M. HARPER Son M S W 10 WV William C. HARPER GSon M S W 3 WV
  Family ID	F2093	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	William Henry Shaffer,   b. May 1855, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1903  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Married	21 Jun 1877	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [5]
  Notes	1880 Harper, Roane, West Virginia William H. SHAFER Self M M W 25 VA Occ: Works On Farm Fa: VA Mo: VA Rachel A. SHAFER Wife F M W 19 WV Occ: Keeps House Fa: VA Mo: VA Walter F. SHAFER Son M S W 1 WV Fa: WV Mo: VA 1900 Big Sandy, Kanawha, WV # 154-154 Shafer, William H 5/1855, m 22y WVWVWV Rachel A 10/1860 m 22y 10-10 children unknown Walter F 9/1878 Pleasant E 11/1880 Losanah/Luvanah 8/1884 Wilbert S 8/1886 Mary E 10/1888 Harrison B 3/1891 Lessie M 4/1893 Syntha J 1/1896 Lillie B 9/1900 William J 9/1900 Sarah C sil 11/1856 wd 0-0 child 1910 Barren Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia #365-373 Shaffer, Rachel 50 wid 9-9 children WV WV WV Harrison son 20 Cinthy dau 14 Willie son 9 Lillie dau 9 Gracie dau 7
  Children	1. Elkana Lee Shaffer,   b. 5 Nov 1875, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 22 Dec 1955, Clay County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 80 years)   2. Walter Frederick Shaffer,   b. Sep 1878, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Pleasant E Shaffer,   b. Nov 1880, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Lorannah Shaffer,   b. Aug 1884, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Wilbert Sampson Shaffer,   b. 3 Aug 1886, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 19 Dec 1930, Clay County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 44 years)   6. Mary Elizabth Shaffer,   b. Oct 1888, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Harrison Blake Shaffer, Sr,   b. 29 Mar 1890, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 13 Sep 1951, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 61 years)   8. Lessie Mae Shaffer,   b. Apr 1893, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 27 Oct 1967, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 74 years)   9. Cynthia Jane Shaffer,   b. Jan 1896, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. William J Shaffer,   b. 25 Sep 1900, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Lillie B Shaffer,   b. 25 Sep 1900, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. Gracie Shaffer,   b. Abt 1903, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F10058	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Jacob Earl Thomas,   b. 11 Nov 1844, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 31 Jul 1929, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	28 Jun 1922	Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA   [6]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 28 Jun 1922 Place: Clendenin, Kanawha, West Virginia Jacob Thomas, 77, Jefferson Co, PA; Clay Co WV Rachael Shaffer, 61, WV; Clay Co, WV
  Family ID	F29967	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S89] Fran Green Daniels. [S1205] Census. [S1095] Ancestry DNA Family Tree. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.