West Virginia Pioneers
Ruth Pauline Harper
1925 - 2002 (77 years)-
Name Ruth Pauline Harper Born 6 Aug 1925 Roane County, West Virginia, USA 
[1] Gender Female Died 13 Sep 2002 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA [2] Buried Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Notes
Ruth Pauline Harper Ashley
Birth: Aug. 6, 1924
Ryan
Roane County
West Virginia, USA
Death: Sep. 13, 2002
Clendenin
Kanawha County
West Virginia, USA
Charleston Daily Mail
Charleston, WV
Sept. 14, 2002
Ruth Pauline Ashley, 78, of Clendenin, W.Va., died at home after a short illness.
She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Emma Jones Harper. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John P. Ashley; son, the Rev. John P. Ashley Jr.; brothers, Noble and Eugene Harper; sisters, Opal tTylor and Freda Cunningham.
She was a member of the Thelma Chapter No. 24 Order of the Eastern Star, Clendenin and VFW Post 8516 Ladies Auxiliary, Pinch. She was a Christian.
Surviving are son, Mike Ashley of French Creek; daughters, Betty Armstead of Winfield, W.Va., Kathy Payne of Clendenin, W.Va.; brother, Walter Harper of Walton, W.Va.; sisters, Effie Swiney of Kanawha City, W.Va., Lucille Harris of Spencer, W.Va., Libby Aab and Betty Harris, both of Elkview, W.Va.; grandchildren, Malinda, Davey, Alicia, Stephanie, Sabrina and Johnny Mac.
Servces will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, at Matics Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Davis officiating. Burial in Elk Hills Memorial Park, Big Chimney.
*Note: Ruth Ashley was born at Ryan, Roane, WV
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Parents:
Joseph Marshall Harper (1881 - 1951)
Emma Jones Harper (1886 - 1988)
Spouse:
John Pershing Ashley (1920 - 1983)*
Children:
John Pershing Ashley (1948 - 1981)*
Siblings:
Opal S Harper Taylor (1910 - 1984)*
Opal Harper Summers/Taylor (1910 - 1984)*
Effie Kathleen Harper Swiney (1914 - 2003)*
Walter Harper (1916 - 2011)*
Elizabeth Harper Aab (1918 - 2008)*
Lucille Gwen Harper Harris (1920 - 2002)*
Rebecca Jewell Harper Harris (1922 - 2008)*
Ruth Pauline Harper Ashley (1924 - 2002)
Cecil Eugene Harper (1927 - 1938)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Elk Hills Memorial Park
Big Chimney
Kanawha County
West Virginia, USA
Created by: reggie ashley watson
Record added: Sep 05, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 29584457
Person ID I110435 WVPioneers Last Modified 12 Jul 2017
Father Joseph Marshall Harper, b. 6 May 1881, Cicerone, Roane Co., WV , d. 7 Jan 1951, Roane County, West Virginia, USA (Age 69 years) Mother Emma Jones, b. 17 Oct 1886, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 15 Jun 1888 (Age 1 years) Married 27 Jun 1909 Roane County, West Virginia, USA Notes
Marriage Record
Date: 6/27/1909
Place: Roane, West Virginia, United States
Joseph Harper, 28, Roane Co, Cicerone
Emma Jones, 22, Roane Co, Flat Fork
1910 Harper, Roane, WV [indexed as Harker]
Harper, Joe 28 m2- 0y WV WV WV
Emma wife 23 m1- 0y 1-0 child WV WV WV
Noble son 1 5/12 WV WV WV
1920 Harper, Roane, WV
Harper, Joe 37 m WV WV WV
Emma wife 33 m WV WV WV
Noble son 11 WV WV WV
Opal da 9 WV WV WV 6/8/1910
Fredia da 7 WV WV WV 6/10/1912
Effie da 5 WV WV WV 8/10/1914
Walter son 3 8/12 WV WV WV 4/30/1916
Elizabeth da 1 10/12 WV WV WV 3/26/1918
1930 Harper, Roane, WV
Harper, Emma 43 md age 22 WV WV WV famer
Freda da 17 WV WV WV
Walter son 13 WV WV WV
Lizzie da 12 WV WV WV
Celia da 10 WV WV WV [Lucille]
Becca da 8 WV WV WV
Ruth da 5 WV WV WV
Cecil Eus son 2 5/12 WV WV WV
Elmore, Orville H gs 9/12 WV WV WV
Harper, Nobel T son 21 WV WV WV
1940 Harper, Roane, WV
Harper, Emma 53 wid WV 1935: lived same place
Walter son 23 s WV 1935: lived Cicerone, Roane WV
Ruth da 15 WV 1935: lived Cicerone, Roane WV
1940 Moundsville, Marshall, West Virginia
West Virginia State Prison
Harper, Joe 58 m WV 1935: lived same house
Birth Record
Name: Opal Harper
Birth Date: 08 Jun 1910
Birth Place: Cicerone, Roane, West Virginia
Sex: Female
Mother: Emma Jones, 24, born Flatfork, Roane Co
Father: Joseph Harper, 29, born Cicerone Roane Co, farmer
2nd child, one died
Family ID F28076 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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