Matthew Harper and Sarah Boon are in my line. I've collected some info from a couple of other researchers (none of which I've proved or disproved yet), but since I don't have it entered in my records yet, I can't send it to you just now. Also, am getting ready to go back to work next week and don't have much time to give to family stuff right now. I'll try to get some of this entered as soon as I can and get it on to the list. Maybe we can connect and help each other. BTW, my 2ggm Mary M. Harper married Braxton Peter S. Bailey in 1853 in Smith Co, TN. Her sister Sarah E. Harper married his brother John Bailey on the same day. Both couples lit out for Arkansas, where John and Sarah stayed, but my Braxton and Mary returned to Smith Co, and environs 6 years later. Please email me privately if you wish. I can probably connect you with some others who might be able to help. Theola [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Harper <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 1999 8:24 PM Subject: Matthew Harper & Mary A. Ward, TN>MO>NE > This is my first posting to this list. > There were quite a few Matthew Harpers. Am I on the right track? > > The death certificate of my husband's g-grandfather says his parents > were Mathew HARPER and Mary A. WARD, both born in TN. > I found the family group of our Matthew HARPER (age 48, born TN) and > wife Mary (age 46, born TN) on the 1870 census in Pettis Co., Missouri, > along with their children: > 1. Joseph, born 3/12/1857 in Pettis Co., MO, and died in Richardson > Co., NE > 2. Sarah, age 9 (don't know anything about Sarah) > 3. Mack, born 10/11/1868 in Dunksburg, Johnson Co., MO, and died in > Richardson Co., NE > > I found a Matthew, age 28, and a Mary, age 26, on the 1850 Smith Co., > Tennessee census. I don't know if this is "our" Mathew and Mary, but the > ages are right. The children listed were Frances?, Walkup, and John. I > didn't find the Mathew Harper family on the 1860 Missouri census. > I also found 2 submissions to the Ancestral File at www.familysearch.org > for Mat(t)hew HARPER, where the age looks appropriate and is from > Tennessee. One is for Mathew HARPER (AFN: LQCN-TB), born 1822 in TN, the > son of Matthew HARPER and Sarah BOON. No spouse is listed. Another > submission is for Matthew HARPER (AFN: CQDS-P2), born < 1820 <Smith, > TN>, and is listed as the spouse of Mary Ann WARD. No parents are given > for this listing. > Are these 2 Mat(t)hew HARPERS on the Ancestral File the same? Do I have > the right connections, in that Matthew HARPER living in Missouri in 1870 > is the same one as Mathew HARPER, son of Matthew HARPER and Sarah BOON > of Smith Co., Tennessee? There are other Matthew HARPERS, and I'm hoping > I have the right one. If anyone can straighten me out, I'd appreciate > it. Also, if anyone has a more complete list of Mathew HARPER and Mary > WARD HARPER'S children, please let me know. > > Thanks for your help. > Jean Harper > [email protected] >