| Jacob Harper b. 16 NOV 1791 married Jemima Rose b. 1797, both born in KY, but there children were born in IN Charles Rose 1824 Mathias R. 1826 Eliza Ann 1829 SaraH E. 1830 Martin Lea 1837 Malinda Caroline 1838 Alonzo Drake 1838 ------------------------------- Then we have an Indiana Source Book III (from State Library) showing Knox Co., Indiana. marriage licenses & certificates: Harper, Henry - Eliza Hadden 12-6-1825 Harper, Jacob - Jemima Rose 11-20-1817 Harper, James - Margrette Curry 12-4-1812 Harper, John T. - Caty Glass 2-2-1830 Harper, Joseph - Martha Palmer 11-9-1830 Harper, Thomas - Polly Sullinger 4-2-1821 Harper, William - Elizabeth Dunn 1-29-1813 This info may not help, but maybe the marriages will help another HARPER who is researching. This came from Doug Harper's files, that he so freely shared with me. |
| MORE ABOUT JACOB AND HIS SON CHARLES ROSE HARPER: |
| Charles Rose HARPER b. 1824 in Knox Co., IN (d. 1889) He married Susan Bain b. Sept.1837 in Oldham Co., KY (d. 1905) "Charles Rose HARPER married Susan BAIN in October 1856 in Trimble county. Charles was a physician. Tradition has it that he was highly educated in Europe, and spoke 8 languages fluently." quote by Sara Harper **A Time-Line (of Charles R. Harper) below by D. Harper 1856 They married in Bedford, Trimble Co., KY 1857 moved to Louisiana in 1857 where Charles Lee Harper was born in Desoto Parish, LA 1858 We find Charles and family in Texas (that Spring) 1860 Tifford Edward Harper was born Quitman, Wood Co., Texas 1862 Sidney Randolph Harper was born 1865 Minnie Rose was born in Fannin Co., TX 1868 Matthew drake Harper was born in TX 1870 Adair Co., Missouri: Alonzo Llewellan Harper, b.18 Aug) 1873 Maud Vere Harper was born. (4 April) LaPlata, Macon, Missouri 1876 Back in Texas again 1877 Ella Pearl Harper was born (JAN 29) 1880 Fannin Co., Texas (Charles Lee was not there) 1887 * Minnie Rose married Jeff Faulconer (JAN 26) 1888 *Farney, Kaufman Co., TX Tilford married Sara Jane Briscoe (Jan 01) 1888 *Chales Lee marries Frances R. Gause (Sept 30) in Hunt Co., TX 1889 Farney, Kaufman Co., TX (Charles died) 1890 Maud married Albert Booth Dellis (Dec 1890) in Limestone Co., TX |
| Thank you Doug Harper for sharing this research |
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