Hi Gayle, David Harper Edinburgh Scotland, his wife Isabella( nee Hunter)Harper and children David,Robert John William ,Davina -1881 Census Good Luck HARPER-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > HARPER-D Digest Volume 03 : Issue 83 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [HARPER] James W. Harper [Glynne19@aol.com] > #2 Re: [HARPER] James W. Harper [Jeannette Harper <Budlink@surewest] > #3 Re: [HARPER] James W. Harper ["Doris M. House" <vettebaby@bak.rr] > #4 [HARPER] Harpers in Scotland [Gaylederos@aol.com] > #5 Re: [HARPER] James W. Harper [Laura Hurst <wodiandhubby@yahoo.co] > #6 Re: [HARPER] James W. Harper ["Ray Harper" <rharper2018@charter.] > #7 Re: [HARPER] James W. Harper [MBOONE3504@aol.com] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from HARPER-D, send a message to > > HARPER-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [HARPER] James W. Harper > Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 13:35:00 EDT > From: Glynne19@aol.com > To: HARPER-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi, > > I'm searching for a James W. HARPER dob June 11, 1813 in Ky. Died April 29, > 1865. His mother was Elizabeth Harper. > > >From 1850 & 1860 census in Metcalfe & Barren Co, Ky. I believe he was > married to #1 Margaret Harper. Their children were....James W, Pascal, Wm. Jasper > (my g-grandfather), Lucinda, Mary F, Warren & Nancy. > > Wife # 2 Marietta Harper....children are Margaret Ann, Louisa, Savannah, > Nancy, Elenora, Albert P. > > Any info greatly appreciated. > Thanks. > Gay > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [HARPER] James W. Harper > Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 10:55:45 -0700 > From: Jeannette Harper <Budlink@surewest.net> > To: HARPER-L@rootsweb.com > > I too am looking for James W Harper... I don't think we're after the same > guy but then I always get excited when I see a Harper with a "W" in the > middle!! > > Some kind soul found, I am sure, MY James in the 1880 Census... JW Harper > (a minister) was married to Margaret and their children were listed as: > John W, JAMES, Eliza J, Ola and Sam > > MY James ended up in Arkansas where he married a Laura Scott. They had the > following children listed in the 1900 Census: > Elbert H, Ruill A, George E, Dorsey W and Clarence C or O > > The "W" in this family (atleast where Dorsey is concerned) is WORTH... > > I've always felt this was a 'family' name so somewhere there must have been > a woman with the surname of Worth... > > That's what I have on my Harper's > > Jeannette > Orangevale CA > > > Hi, > > > > I'm searching for a James W. HARPER dob June 11, 1813 in Ky. Died April 29, > > 1865. His mother was Elizabeth Harper. > > > > From 1850 & 1860 census in Metcalfe & Barren Co, Ky. I believe he was > > married to #1 Margaret Harper. Their children were....James W, Pascal, Wm. > > Jasper > > (my g-grandfather), Lucinda, Mary F, Warren & Nancy. > > > > Wife # 2 Marietta Harper....children are Margaret Ann, Louisa, Savannah, > > Nancy, Elenora, Albert P. > > > > Any info greatly appreciated. > > Thanks. > > Gay > > > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [HARPER] James W. Harper > Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 12:16:47 -0700 > From: "Doris M. House" <vettebaby@bak.rr.com> > To: HARPER-L@rootsweb.com > > I am sorry my James is James Madison Harper born in Ohio. Good hunting will > keep an eye out for your James in my hunting. > Doris > Bakersfield, CA > -- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeannette Harper" <Budlink@surewest.net> > To: <HARPER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 10:55 AM > Subject: Re: [HARPER] James W. Harper > > > I too am looking for James W Harper... I don't think we're after the same > > guy but then I always get excited when I see a Harper with a "W" in the > > middle!! > > > > Some kind soul found, I am sure, MY James in the 1880 Census... JW Harper > > (a minister) was married to Margaret and their children were listed as: > > John W, JAMES, Eliza J, Ola and Sam > > > > MY James ended up in Arkansas where he married a Laura Scott. They had > the > > following children listed in the 1900 Census: > > Elbert H, Ruill A, George E, Dorsey W and Clarence C or O > > > > The "W" in this family (atleast where Dorsey is concerned) is WORTH... > > > > I've always felt this was a 'family' name so somewhere there must have > been > > a woman with the surname of Worth... > > > > That's what I have on my Harper's > > > > Jeannette > > Orangevale CA > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I'm searching for a James W. HARPER dob June 11, 1813 in Ky. Died > April 29, > > > 1865. His mother was Elizabeth Harper. > > > > > > From 1850 & 1860 census in Metcalfe & Barren Co, Ky. I believe he was > > > married to #1 Margaret Harper. Their children were....James W, Pascal, > Wm. > > > Jasper > > > (my g-grandfather), Lucinda, Mary F, Warren & Nancy. > > > > > > Wife # 2 Marietta Harper....children are Margaret Ann, Louisa, > Savannah, > > > Nancy, Elenora, Albert P. > > > > > > Any info greatly appreciated. > > > Thanks. > > > Gay > > > > > > > > > ==== HARPER Mailing List ==== > > HARPER List rule #3: Do NOT send attachments to the list. > > > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [HARPER] Harpers in Scotland > Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 15:54:38 -0400 > From: Gaylederos@aol.com > To: HARPER-L@rootsweb.com > > Does anyone have a Harper family in Scotland? > Gayle > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [HARPER] James W. Harper > Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 15:57:03 -0700 (PDT) > From: Laura Hurst <wodiandhubby@yahoo.com> > To: HARPER-L@rootsweb.com > > Here is 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. > > > > Laura (Harper) Hurst > > Glynne19@aol.com wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm searching for a James W. HARPER dob June 11, 1813 in Ky. Died April 29, > 1865. His mother was Elizabeth Harper. > > >From 1850 & 1860 census in Metcalfe & Barren Co, Ky. I believe he was > married to #1 Margaret Harper. Their children were....James W, Pascal, Wm. Jasper > (my g-grandfather), Lucinda, Mary F, Warren & Nancy. > > Wife # 2 Marietta Harper....children are Margaret Ann, Louisa, Savannah, > Nancy, Elenora, Albert P. > > Any info greatly appreciated. > Thanks. > Gay > > ==== HARPER Mailing List ==== > HARPER List rule #5: Please make sure to unsubscribe if you are going on vacation or know you will not be able to check your email messages. If YOU exceed your ISP's limit, mail will bounce. I will be forced to remove you from the list. > > - ------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [HARPER] James W. Harper > Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 20:02:43 -0500 > From: "Ray Harper" <rharper2018@charter.net> > To: HARPER-L@rootsweb.com > > It also gets my attention when I see a Harper with the middle initial "W" as > My G,G,F was Jason W Harper (1821-1889) > I am almost certain that his middle name is "Wriley" however, he had a > Grandson that was named "Worthu" > Jason Married Sarah Elizabeth White (1828-1901) in Elbert County, Ga. > (1846) and ten years later the Family migrated to Gordo, Al. (Pickens > County) > I, along with my Niece (Glenda Harper Strange) have been researching the > Harpers for 28 years and have been unable to locate Jason's Parents. We have > a lot of theories but cannot prove anything ....in those days if children > didn't like their given name they took another name for instance my Fathers > middle name was Dewitt so he shortened it to the initial "D" later on he > was known as D Harper then someone changed it to Deed Harper when he was > Grown and the name stuck with him until he died. Two of my Uncles (Daddy;s > Brothers) was named UncleWorthu & Uncle Milton Riley and they renamed > their selves as Uncle Bill and Uncle Horse > Lately I have been leaning toward the possibility that Jason's Given name > was really James since Jas, is short for James....Oh well back to research > again > Ray Harper b, 1926 > Decatur, Al > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [HARPER] James W. Harper > Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 13:34:29 EDT > From: MBOONE3504@aol.com > To: HARPER-L@rootsweb.com > > I have a James Washington Harper but he was born in GA and died in AL. Sorry