Generation No. 1 1. Dr. Charles Rose5 Harper (Jacob4, George3, Jacob2, Nicholas1) was born 1824 in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana (Source: Letter written to relatives.), and died 13 April 1889 in Forney, Kaufman, Texas (Source: Letter written to relatives.). He married Susan Bain 10 October 1856 in Bedford, Trimble, Kentucky (Source: Trimble County, Kentucky Marriage Records.), daughter of Lindsey Bain and Sidney McHenry. She was born September 1837 in Oldham County, Kentucky, and died 13 October 1905 in Frederick, Tillman, Oklahoma (Source: Obituary.). Notes for Dr. Charles Rose Harper: Charles Rose Harper was a doctor for the South during the Civil War. Served 3 years. He enlisted at Quitman, Wood Co., Texas in Company A, Chisum's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (dismounted) 38 Partisan Rangers & Crill Miller Regiment. He re-enlisted 1 April 1865 at Crockett, Texas in Co. A, 2nd Regiment, Texas Partisan Rangers. On 2 April 1865, he detached service, acting assistant surgeon at hospital at Crockett. I have a copy of a letter written by a cousin of Charles' and written to another relative telling them of the death of Charles. It states the following was engraved on his headstone: "A loving husband and a father dear and a faithful friend lies buried here.” More About Dr. Charles Rose Harper: Burial: Forney, Kaufman, Texas Cause of death: Heart attack on 11 April 1889. Died 2 days later. Military: Co. A, Chisum's Regiment, Texas Cavalry, 38 Partisan Rangers & Crill Miller Reg. Military (2): 1 April 1865, Co. A, 2nd Reg., Texas Partisan Rangers. Asst. surgeon at Crockett, Tx hospital Occupation: Physician More About Susan Bain: Burial: Frederick Memorial Cemetery, Frederick, Tillman, Oklahoma (Source: Photograph of tombstone.) Cause of death: Typhoid fever Children of Charles Harper and Susan Bain are: 1. i Charles Lee6 Harper, b. 8 August 1857, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana; d. 15 September 1928, Knox City, Knox, Texas. Married Frances Roberta Gause b. 13 Nov. 1863 in Munger, Limestone, Texas. (10 ch) 2. ii Tilford Edward Harper, b. 11 April 1860, Quitman, Wood, Texas; d. 20 October 1915, Grandfield, Tillman, Oklahoma. Married Sarah Jane Briscoe b. 3 Nov 1870. 3. iii Sidney Randolph Harper, b. 1862, Texas. 4. iv. Minnie Rose Harper, b. 1865, Texas; d. 19 April 1923, Fannin County 5. v. Matthew Drake Harper, b. 1868, Texas. 6. vi. Alonzo Llewellan Harper, b. 18 August 1870, Adair County, Missouri; d. 9 January 1934, Kiowa County, Oklahoma. 7. vii. Maud Vere Harper, b. 4 April 1873, LaPlata, Macon, Missouri; d. 18 October 1956, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma. 8. viii. Ella Pearl Harper, b. 29 January 1877, Texas; d. 5 May 1897, Limestone County, Texas. Generation No. 2 1. Charles Lee6 Harper (Charles Rose5, Jacob4, George3, Jacob2, Nicholas1) was born 8 August 1857 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, and died 15 September 1928 in Knox City, Knox, Texas. He married Francis "Fanny" Roberta Gause 30 September 1888 in Hunt County, Texas. Notes for Charles Lee Harper: Frances (Sullivan) Dunbar, granddaughter of Maud Harper Dellis (sister to Charles L. Harper) writes that family tradition states that Charlie owned a saloon. He and a man got crossways about something, got in a fight and Charlie shot & killed him. Charlie's parents sent "the boys" to the "Nations" (Oklahoma) until things quieted down. The saloon was closed down. A man went to the house and wanted to buy it. He talked with Susan (Charlie's mother) and she GAVE it to him. Charlie never said a word to his mother about giving it away! Documenting this family story is a notation from Doug Harper that a Harper correspondent wrote him that she found where a Charles Harper murdered Eli Watts in Collin Co., TX. More About Charles Lee Harper: Burial: Knox City, Knox, Texas 2. Tilford Edward6 Harper (Charles Rose5, Jacob4, George3, Jacob2, Nicholas1) was born 11 April 1860 in Quitman, Wood, Texas (Source: Bible Records of Sarah Jane Briscoe Harper.), and died 20 October 1915 in Grandfield, Tillman, Oklahoma (Source: Obituary.). He married Sarah Jane Briscoe 1 January 1888 in Forney, Kaufman, Texas (Source: Marriage License.), daughter of Thomas Briscoe and Mary Foster. She was born 3 November 1870 in Baxter Springs, Cherokee, Kansas (Source: Bible Records of Sarah Jane Briscoe Harper.), and died 17 May 1944 in Frederick, Tillman, Oklahoma (Source: Obituary.). Notes for Tilford Edward Harper: The following information was taken from page 276 of "A Diamond Jubilee" History of Tillman County 1901-1976: Sometime after the Harpers were married, they lived in Mexia, Limestone, Texas. They left Mexia on Christmas Day in 1900, travelling by wagon, and arrived in Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas late the following February (1901). The Harper family moved to one mile north of Vernon, Texas, and a year later, in March, Crossed at Doan's Crossing into Oklahoma, where they settled near White's Lake. The Harper family lived in a tent until the tent rotted; then they lived in a half-dugout with one room for sleeping and living quarters and a separate building for cooking. The family moved two miles south and two miles west of Frederick in 1908. More About Tilford Edward Harper: Burial: 22 October 1915, Frederick Memorial Cemetery, Frederick, Tillman, Oklahoma Cause of death: Gunshot wound Occupation: Farmer More About Sarah Jane Briscoe: Burial: 20 May 1944, Frederick Memorial Cemetery, Frederick, Tillman, Oklahoma Cause of death: Heart attack Fact 7: Sarah Jane's nickname was Sally. Occupation: Farmer 3. Sidney Randolph Harper, b. 1862 in Texas 4. Minnie Rose6 Harper (Charles Rose5, Jacob4, George3, Jacob2, Nicholas1) was born 1865 in Texas, and died 19 April 1923 in Fannin County, Texas. She married (1) Jeff Faulconer 26 January 1887 in |
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