James Harper

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CENSUS RECORDS

1880 Census
Name: James Harper
Age: 3
Birth Year: abt 1877
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1880: Patterson, Caldwell, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son (Child)
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Finly Harper
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Mary Harper
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members:
Finly Harper 36
Mary Harper 35
Carry Harper 8
Nellie Harper 6
James Harper 3

1900 Census
Name: James Harper
Age: 23
Birth Date: Jul 1876
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Patterson, Caldwell, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son (Child)
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Finley Harper
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Mary G Harper
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Finley Harper 56
Mary G Harper 56
Carrie R Harper 28
Nellie V Harper 26
James Harper 23
Gwyn F Harper 19
Richard H Harper 15
Mary B Harper 9

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=127988642


Died:
North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
Name: James Harper
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Age: About 42y
Birth Date: 1876
Birth Place: Caldwell Co., N. C.
Death Date: 15 Oct 1918
Death Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Burial Date: 16 Oct 1918
Cemetery: Elmwood Cemetery
Occupation: Chemical Worker
Father: S. F. Harper
Mother: Mary Gevinn [Gwyn]
Reference ID: fn 360 cn 252
FHL Film Number: 1892456

James married Elizabeth Cunningham. Elizabeth was born 21 Feb 1879; died 23 Sep 1963; was buried , Green Hill Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co. DE. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 Census
Name: Finley Harper
Age: 6
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1850: Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 491
Household Members:
James Harper 51
Caroline Harper 42
George Harper 15
Mary Harper 9
Finley Harper 6
Cornelia Harper 2
Henry Bowman 20
Wm Austin 19
Green Husler 13
Daml Presnell 22

1880 Census
Name: Finly Harper
Age: 36
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1880: Patterson, Caldwell, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary Harper
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Manufactors
Household Members:
Finly Harper 36
Mary Harper 35
Carry Harper 8
Nellie Harper 6
James Harper 3

MILITARY RECORDS
Name: Samuel Finley Harper
Residence: Caldwell County, North Carolina, North Carolina
Age at Enlistment: 17
Enlistment Date: 30 Apr 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Caldwell County, North Carolina
State Served: North Carolina
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company A, North Carolina 22nd Infantry Regiment on 30 Apr 1861.Mustered out on 09 Apr 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA.
Birth Date: 10 Jul 1843
Death Date: 17 Jan 1929
Death Place: Charlotte, North Carolina
Sources: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A RosterConfederate Veteran Magazine

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=127988508
Plot: I-59
GPS (lat/lon): 35.23821, -80.8494

Died:
North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Name: Mr. Samuel Finley Harper
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 85
Birth Date: 10 Jul 1843
Birth Place: Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
Death Date: 17 Jan 1929
Death Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg
Father's name: James Harper
Mother's name: Caroline Finley

Samuel married Mary D. Gwyn. Mary was born 22 Apr 1843, Surry Co. NC; died 30 Aug 1920, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co. NC; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co. NC. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1880 Census
Name: Mary Harper
Age: 35
Birth Year: abt 1845
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1880: Patterson, Caldwell, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Finly Harper
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Keeping House
Household Members:
Finly Harper 36
Mary Harper 35
Carry Harper 8
Nellie Harper 6
James Harper 3

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=127988573
Plot: I-59
GPS (lat/lon): 35.23822, -80.8494

Died:
North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Name: Mrs. Mary Gwyn Harper
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 77
Birth Date: 22 Apr 1843
Birth Place: Mount-Airy, North Carolina
Death Date: 30 Aug 1920
Death Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg
Spouse's Name: S F Harper
Father's name: Hugh Gwyn
Mother's name: Rosemond Dickerson

Notes:

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10793640

James married Caroline Ellen FINLEY 29 Aug 1833, Augusta Co. VA. Caroline (daughter of Samuel FINLEY and Mary TATE) was born 15 Mar 1808, Augusta Co. VA; died 09 Aug 1867, Caldwell Co. NC; was buried , First Presbyterian Churchyard Cemetery, Lenoir, Caldwell Co. NC. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: E3C7D36469EA4518A5F28FBCC703B63D3095

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 Census
Name: Caroline Harper
Age: 42
Birth Year: abt 1808
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina
Gender: Female
Family Number: 491
Household Members:
James Harper 51
Caroline Harper 42
George Harper 15
Mary Harper 9
Finley Harper 6
Cornelia Harper 2
Henry Bowman 20
Wm Austin 19
Green Husler 13
Daml Presnell 22

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10793643&ref=acom

Notes:

Married:
Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.
Name: Caroline E. Finley
Gender: Female
Spouse Name: James Harper
Spouse Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 29 Aug 1833
County: Augusta
State: Virginia

Other Events:

• _UID: E5F8295137534F7EA35E867838632ED64C3D

Notes:

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37807690

Samuel married Mary TATE 20 Sep 1796, Augusta Co. VA. Mary (daughter of John TATE, Esquire and Jane (Jinney) Berry) was born ca 1776, Augusta Co. VA; died 25 Aug 1829, Augusta Co. VA; was buried , Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middlebrook, Augusta Co.VA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: 7570A97DECCE439288B115E601C8E2C03914

Notes:

Chalkley, Lyman. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish settlement in Virginia: Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County, 1745-1800. (Rosslyn, Virginia: The Commonwealth Printing Company, 1912-1913 in Three Volumes).

Finley vs. Tate--O. S. 280; N. S. 99--Bill by Samuel Finley and Mary, his wife, daughter of John Tate, who died December, 1802, testate. John's son, Isaac, removed to Kentucky. John at death left following children, viz: Oratrix Mary (married at that time). Nancy also married then to Adam McChesney, Ellen, Drusilla, Jane, Elizabeth, Clorinda, one other daughter and two sons, all since dead under age, unmarried and intestate. Nancy McChesney died soon after her father, leaving an only child, Jane Eliza McChesney. Her husband, Adam McChesney, has also died, leaving Jane Eliza his only heir and infant. Ellen is now wife of John Finley of North Carolina. Drusilla has married John D. Ewin of Rockbridge. Jane has married Jacob Vanlear of Augusta. Elizabeth and Clorinda are unmarried (latter is infant).? [Chalkley, V2, p 212]

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=tate&GSiman=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=48&GScnty=2810&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=37808111&df=all&

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Married:
Dodd, Jordan. Virginia, Marriages, 1660-1800 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.
Name: Mary Tate
Spouse: Samuel Finley
Marriage Date: 22 Sep 1796
Marriage Location: Augusta County, Virginia