HOPE THIS HELPS... Illinois Harpers-Query From: jim severson jungle@GoOutside.net <mailto:jungle@GoOutside.net> Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 To: ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com <mailto:ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com> (to: Jim Harper, March 4, 2005) A. Lincoln HARPER 1821-1887, marr. Eleanor Shufflebarger B. Lincoln "K."? HARPER, marr. (1) Mary Ann "Polly" TRIGG, (2) Nancy BOWMAN, Jul 13, 1874, (Bk D, Pg 17, #0623) Pope Co, IL -- 1. Dau: Mary E. HARPER b. 1856; marr. John ROSS Sept 1, 1878 Pope Co, IL - witness: J.Sbarger and M.R. Harper - *Mary's par: HARPER/TRIGG 2. Lincoln verifies residence/age of Matilda HARPER, to marr. Jacob BENARD / BIENARD - on Oct. 28, 1826 (license issued); May 8, 1827 Minister filed (BK A, Pg 36 & 90, #71) 3. Lincoln gave consent for dau. Laura E. HARPER (age 16) to marr: J. W. WALLACE (age 17) - on Aug 12, 1877 (Bk E, Pg 2, #069) C. James H. HARPER 1865-1903 (married to Mary E. OWENS?) - witness to marr of Franz ALEY & Annie H. WALTER, Dec 23, 1886 Pope Co, IL - marr. At residence of James Harper on May 21, 1876: Miss Martha A. HARPER (age 17) And Thomas W. JONES (age 21). -- 1880 Pope Co, IL Mortality Schedule (Census) James A. HARPER, age 38, married, b. about 1842-IL, d. April 1880. of Pneumonia Effa E. HARPER, age 1, b. IL, d. Nov 1880, Diptheria Arthur HARPER, age 5, b. IL, d. Feb 1880, Malaria Fever -- Civil War Volunteers, Aug 1862-1864 at Glendale, Pope Co, IL include from family HARPER: - James A.; William R.; John A.; and John. cswr@earthlink.net <mailto:cswr@earthlink.net> ............................................... jim severson wrote: >I'm starting to trace my Harper family line, which I believe comes down from the Lincoln Harper-Eleanor Shufflebarger union. I'm trying to connect from Roy E. Harper (born 1896, Il - died 1970, CA, spouse Amelia Helen Arlotta) to James H. Harper (1865-1903, spouse Mary E. Owens), then to Lincoln Harper (1821-1887, 1st spouse either Polly Ann or Mary Ann Trigg, 2nd spouse Nancy Bowman (nee Jones), and from there to the elder Lincoln Harper. > >Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. > >Jim Harper > >