West Virginia Pioneers

Clarence Sperrell Harper

Male 1890 - 1959  (68 years)


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  • Name Clarence Sperrell Harper 
    Born 5 Jul 1890  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 21 Feb 1959  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Fairplain, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      Name: Clarence Harper
      Address: Geneva
      County: Roane
      State: West Virginia
      Birthplace: Island Branch, West Virginia,United States of America
      Birth Date: 5 Jul 1890
      Race: Caucasian (White)
      Age: 26
      Occupation: farming
      Nearest Relative: father, wife & 1 child
      Height/Build: medium/medium
      Color of Eyes/Hair: blue/brown
      Bad vision

      U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
      Name: Clarence Sperry Harper
      Birth Date: 5 Jul 1890
      Birth Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
      Residence: Chandlers Branch, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
      Age: 51
      Occupation: Kelly Axe Co, Charleston, WV
      Nearest Relative: Mrs Ocie Harper
      Height/Build: 5' 6 1/2" 133lb
      Color of Eyes/Hair: blue/brown

      Death Record
      Name: Clarence S./Harper
      Sex: M
      Death Date: 21 Feb 1959
      Death Place: Kanawha, West Virginia [enroute to Mt State Hosp]
      Age at Death: 67y7m16d
      Cemetery: Shinn Cemetery - Jackson Co [Fairplain Cem]
      Birth Date: 7/5/1891
      Birth Place: WV
      Marital Status: m
      Mother: Martha/Jones
      Father: Nelson/Harper
      Informant: Daughter - Mrs Floda Litton
      Cause: heart disease

      West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973
      Name: Clarence S. Harper
      Birth Date: 5 Jul 1881
      Birth Place: W Virginia
      Death Date: 21 Feb 1959
      Death Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia
      Burial Date: 24 Feb 1959
      Burial Place: Jackson County, West Virginia
      Cemetery Name: Shawn
      Death Age: 67 years 7 months 16 days
      Occupation: Ret True Temper Corp
      Race: White
      Marital Status: Married
      Gender: Male
      Street address: 1803 Chandless Drive
      Residence: Charleston, Kana., West Virginia
      Father Name: Nelson Harper
      Mother Name: Martha Jones
      FHL Film Number: 460381
    Person ID I39254  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father Nelson Richard Harper,   b. Jan 1863, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1891  (Age ~ 27 years) 
    Mother Martha Jones,   b. Feb 1867, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 24 Feb 1882  [3
    Notes 

    • 1900 Washington Dist Jackson Co WV # 151-152
      Robert C Thomas 1/1845 m 18y
      Martha 2/1867 m 18y 6-5 children
      Harper, Columbus 3/1883 SS
      Leander 2/1887 SS
      Clarence 7/1890 SS
      Howard 3/1895? 6? SS
      Adie 9/1896 SD
      [the married 18 years is a mistake. Martha probably was first married 18 yrs before]

      1910 Washington Dist Jackson Co WV
      Thomas, Robert C 65 M2 15y
      Martha 40 M2 15y 4-4 children
      Ada F dau 13
      Harper, Lander ss 22
      Clarence ss 20
      Lanham, Howard SS 16
    Family ID F11309  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ocie Belle Fields,   b. 9 Feb 1894, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1980  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 29 Aug 1914  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 8/29/1914 at Staats Mills
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      C S Harper, 24, Kanawha Co, Jackson Co
      Ocie Fields, 21, Jackson Co, Jackson Co Ocie Bell

      1920 Peiffer, Kanawha, WV
      Harper, Clarence S 27 WV WV WV laborer - projectile plant
      Osia wife 25 WV WV WV
      Floda da 3 WV WV WV
      Loraine da 1 WV WV WV

      1930 Charleston, Kanawha, WV
      Harper, Clarence H 39 md age 24 WV WV WV fireman- Ax factory
      Ocie B wife 36 md age 21 WV WV W V
      Cloda F da 14 WV WV WV
      Laroine da 12 WV WV WV
      Harold V son 10 WV WV VW
      Carmel A da 7 WV WV WV
      Darrel L son 8/12 WV WV WV

      1940 Chandlers Branch, Charleston, Kanawha, wV
      Harper, C S 49 WV 1935: lived same place laborer - WPA
      Ossie wife 47 WV 1935: lived same place
      Darrel W so 10 WV 1935: lived same place
      Wendell son 8 WV 1935: lived same place
      Clarence S son 4 WV
    Children 
     1. Floda Harper
     2. Loraine Harper,   b. 27 Feb 1918, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1930, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 12 years)
     3. Harold V Harper,   b. 10 Jan 1920, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 2007  (Age 87 years)
     4. Carmella Harper
     5. Darrell W Harper
     6. Wendell Harper
     7. Clarence S Harper
    Family ID F27728  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S873] West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973.

    3. [S89] Fran Green Daniels.

    4. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.