Looking for parents, etc., of Mary Ann Harper, b. abt. 1843, who m. James P. Askew. Record of marriage from USGenWeb archives for Hempstead Co., AR.: ASKEW, James P., 43, to Mary Ann Harper, 23; 31 Jan. 1867 by Alexander Avery, MG These are most likely gg-grandparents of mine. Mary Edna Askew is great-grandmother. Her 1954 obit list her parents as ? Askew and ? Harper. Mary Edna was b. in Hempstead Co., AR. There are other possibilities, of course, but this is the only couple I've found so far who (so far) fit. Fed. land records place a Ruffin Harper in Hempstead Co. in 1875, and the IGI shows Ruffin Harper m. Emma Hinton Nov. 8, 1873, in Lauderdale, TN. Possible brother or cousin of Mary Ann, I suppose. Anyone know anything about the Harpers of Hempstead Co., AR? Thanks, Russell Laird