Henderson Harper

1818 - 1910  (91 years)

• Name	Henderson Harper
  Born	3 Jun 1818	Russell County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Jan 1910	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [3, 4, 5]
  Buried	Gandee Cemetery, Harmony, Roane Co, WV
  Notes	Buried Gandee Cemetery, Harmony, Roane Co, WV Henderson Harper BIRTH 3 Jun 1818 Russell County, Virginia, USA DEATH 16 Jan 1910 (aged 91) Harmony, Roane County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Gandee Cemetery Harmony, Roane County, West Virginia, USA MEMORIAL ID 7390890
  Person ID	I3525	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2006

  
  

  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 1	Grace M 'Gracey' Gandee,   b. Between 1819 and 1823, Ohio ,   d. 1849, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 30 years)
  Married	30 Dec 1841	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [6]
  Notes	1850 JC see Other wife
  Children	1. Mary Elizabeth Harper,   b. 6 Mar 1844, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 27 Sep 1922, Kelloggsville, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA  (Age 78 years)   2. Armistead Harper,   b. 1 Mar 1846, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 15 Jun 1920  (Age 74 years)   3. Drusilla Harper,   b. Nov 1848, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1190	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Deborah Westfall,   b. 22 Nov 1830, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 25 Aug 1892, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Married	10 Jul 1849	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [6]
  Notes	1850 Jackson, VA 83-86 married within the year Harper Henderson 28 M Farmer Va X Harper Debora 19 F Va X Harper Mary 6 F Va Harper Armstad 4 M Va Harper Drusilla 1 F Va 1860 Roane, VA 503-503 all born VA Henderson Harper 39 Master Blacksmith Deborah 29 Mary E 16 Armistead 14 John 9 Rachel 7 Malinda 4 Wm P 2 1880 Census Place: Harper, Roane, West Virginia Page 40A Henderson HARPER Self M M W 59 VA Deborah HARPER Wife F M W 50 WV Allis ANDERSON Other F S W 18 WV Olover HUNT Other M W W 40 VA
  Children	1. Sarah Etta Harper,   b. Abt 1847,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Rev John Luther Harper,   b. 22 Feb 1852, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1921, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 68 years)   3. Rachel Harper,   b. 27 Apr 1853, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 10 Jun 1942, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 89 years)   4. Malinda B Harper,   b. Oct 1855, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. William Perry Harper,   b. 3 Mar 1858,   d. 16 Apr 1949, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 91 years)   6. daughter Harper,   b. Dec 1860, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Dec 1860, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 0 years)
  Family ID	F1191	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Gandee Cemetery, Harmony, Roane Co, WV  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census, 1850 JC. [S1205] Census, 1870 Roane Co. [S7] Gravestone. [S101] Roane Co Family History 1989. [S45] James and Janet Lockhart. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.