Alexander Harper

1824 - 1902  (77 years)

• Name	Alexander Harper
  Born	29 Dec 1824	Tazewell County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Sep 1902	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Buried	Harper-Hunt aka Hunt #2 Cemetery, Flat Fork Road, near Harmony, Roane County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	RCDR Alex Harper 78y 9/19/1902 [i] B A Smith [b] VA Roane Co Deeds: Armstead Harper to Alex Harper, B1 P 552, 1860, 60a Poca
  Person ID	I4567	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2006

  
  

  Father	Armstead HARPER,   b. 19 Aug 1800, Russell County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 25 Nov 1867, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Rachel BISHOP,   b. 23 Jun 1801, Pike County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 27 Oct 1883, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	1817	Russell County, Virginia, USA
  Notes	Lived at Flat Fork PO, Roane Co WV Buried Hunt/Harper Cem, Ryan, Roane Co, WV Harper, Arenstead VA RUSSELL CO. 154 1830 Harper, Asey VA RUSSELL CO. 154 1830 Harper, Enoch VA RUSSELL CO. 154 1830 Harper, Henson VA WOOD CO. 386 1830 1830 Russell Co, VA 2m 0-5 2m 5-10 1m 20-30 1f 0-5 1f 20-30 1840 Kanawha Co 1850 Kanawha Co VA Dist 29 # 1277-1295 Armistead Harper 50 VA Rachel 48 KY Margaret 16 VA Lidia 14 VA Jarusha 11 VA Almeda 8 VA Malinda 6 VA Sarah J 3 VA 1860 Roane Co, WV 854 Flat Fork Armistead Harper, 60 farmer 1200/1300 Va Rachel, 56 KY Malinda, 15 VA Sarah J, 13 VA Druzilla, 11 VA d/o Henderson Sarah, 3 VA d/o Henderson James Bishop, 45 VA 1870 Harper, Roane, WV # 37-42 Harper, Rachel 66 KY June Lowe, Sarah C, 13 WV Nov Anderson, MA 7 f WV Sept 1880 Harper, Roane, West Virginia Page 40A Rachel HARPER Self F W W 78 VA Catharine HARPER GDau F S W 23 WV Roane Co Deeds: Armstead Harper to Spencer D Green, 1859, Bk 1, Pg 347, D 116a to Oliver Hunt, Bk 1, Pg 551, 1860, D 50a [Elizabeth Almeda] to Almeda Hunt, Bk 1 P 551,1860, 50a to Alex Harper, B1 P 552, 1860, 60a Poca to Joseph Raines, B1 P 553, 1860, 103a to Wm H Lowe, B1 P 560, 1860, 50a Flat Fork to Elizabeth Anderson, B2 P 373, 1866, 100a Flat Fork of Poca to S B Steers, B2 P 92, lease (no year listed but preceeding entry was 1866, lease grantors included Asa, Geo W & John Harper ~~~ 'History of the Harper District' by MAC Hopkins Armstead Harper was the son of John and Rachel (Taylor) Harper. He came here with his family, who were the first to settle in the wilderness, now Harper District, about 1835. Armstead Harper settled near of the mouth of Flat Fork where he had bought several hundred acres of land . . . . The home of Armstead Harper was a great community center for miles around. Mr Harper was an upright and honorable Christian man. It was here that the first church of Harper District was founded. This was the Mount Moriah Baptist Church. Armstead Harper and his family were its first members. Here at the home of Mr Harper the first sermon in the district was preached. Asa Harper taught the first school in the district in a cabin on Mr Harper's farm in 1839. On this Armstead Harper farm is the first cemetery of the district. Mrs John Harper being among the first to be buried there. Harper District received its name from Armstead, Asa and Thomas Harper, who made the first permanent settlement there about 1835. Kanawha Co marriages: Lowe, Levi, and Mary Harper, Mar. 18, 1856. Munday, Garrett, and Mary Ann Harper, Sep. 16, 1869.
  Family ID	F135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Ann Rhodes,   b. 14 May 1832, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 17 Jun 1893, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Married	7 Oct 1848	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Notes	1850 Kanawha Co VA Dist 29 Alexander Harper 25 Mary A 18 Mahala 7/12 Barbara Rhodes 12 1860 Roane Co WV # 83 Alexander Harper 34 VA Mary A 30 Mahala 10 John 9 Cynthia 7 Emily 5 Elkana 2 Alexander Anderson 16 1870 Roane Co WV Harper Dist # 39-44 Harper, Alex 44 Mary A 38 John A 19 Emily 14 Elkana 12 Rachel A 9 Luverna E 7 Margaret C 5 George W 3 Alex.d M 3/12 1880 Harper, Roane, West Virginia Page 31C Alexander HARPER Self M M W 55 VA Mary A. HARPER Wife F M W 48 VA Ellhanah HARPER Son M S W 21 VA Margaret HARPER Dau F S W 15 WV Charles W. HARPER Son M S W 13 WV Alexander M. HARPER Son M S W 10 WV William C. HARPER GSon M S W 3 WV
  Children	1. Mahala C Harper,   b. 28 Nov 1849, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 7 Jan 1929, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 79 years)   2. John Allen Harper,   b. 1 Apr 1851, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 19 Apr 1932, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 81 years)   3. Cynthia Catherine Harper,   b. 20 Dec 1852, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 12 Nov 1941, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 88 years)   4. Emily Jane Harper,   b. 19 Dec 1854, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Elkana 'Kane' Harper,   b. 19 Jun 1858, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Bef Sep 1894  (Age < 36 years)   6. Rachel Anice Harper,   b. Abt 20 Oct 1860, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 11 May 1937, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 76 years)   7. Louverna Elizabeth Harper,   b. 6 Feb 1863, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 15 Dec 1890, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 27 years)   8. Margaret C Harper,   b. 1 Jan 1865, Harper District, Roane Co, WV ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Charles Wilber 'Bud' Harper,   b. 11 Apr 1867, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1953  (Age 85 years)   10. Alexander Milton Harper,   b. 8 Sep 1869, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 5 Apr 1952, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F2093	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Malinda Jane Litton,   b. 19 Oct 1853, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1897  (Age 43 years)
  Married	7 Aug 1894  [4, 5]
  Divorced	Abt 1896  [1]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 4 Aug 1894 at Richard Hunt's Place: Roane, West Virginia, United States Alexander Harper, 66, wid, Viginia; Roane Co, WV Mrs Malinda J. Tolly, 41, wid, Jackson Co, WV; Roane Co, WV Informant - Wm H Hunt
  Children	1. Okey Johnson 'Oak' Harper,   b. 8 Jul 1895, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 31 Aug 1980, Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F2094	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Sarah [Berry][Harper],   b. Abt 1854, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	29 Aug 1897	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [5]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 8/29/1897 Place: Roane, West Virginia, United States Alexander Harper, 70, wid, res Ryan WV Mrs Sarah Berry, 43, wid, res Cicerone, WV Informant - John A Harper
  Family ID	F10054	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 4	Margaret A [Sarver],   b. 1836, Giles County, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	17 Aug 1898	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [5, 6]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 8/17/1898 Place: Roane, West Virginia, United States Alexander Harper, 70, Roane Co, WV; Roane Co, WV Mrs Margaret Sarver, 62, Jiles (Giles) Co, VA, Roane Co, WV 1900 Roane Co WV Harper Dist Alexander Harper 12/1824 75 m1y VA VA VA Margaret A wife unk/1836 m1y 6-5 VA VA VA Okey J son 7/1895 WV VA VA
  Family ID	F10056	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Harper-Hunt aka Hunt #2 Cemetery, Flat Fork Road, near Harmony, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S89] Fran Green Daniels. [S64] Death Records, Roane Co, WV. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S45] James and Janet Lockhart. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV. [S1205] Census.