Georgia Family Group Sheet for the James M. HARPER Family


Husband: James M. HARPER
Birthdate: 22 May 1818
Birthplace: GA
Death date: 31 Jan 1878
Place of death: Haralson Co GA
Father: Richard HARPER
Mother: Elizabeth B WHITE

Marriage date: 6 Sep 1843
Marriage place: Henry Co GA

Wife: Lavonia M HEAD
Birthdate: 7 Jan 1820
Birthplace: GA
Death date: 24 Dec 1900
Place of death: Cullman Co AL
Father: Thomas HEAD
Mother: Rebecca HADAWAY

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Elizabeth Rebecca HARPER
Birthdate: 19 Jun 1844 Butts Co GA
Spouses' names: Robert M. (Little Bob) REID
Marriage date:
Death date: 3 Feb 1927 Cullman Co AL

Child No. 2: William Thomas HARPER
Birthdate: 1 Jun 1846 Butts Co GA
Spouses' names: Annie CLAY
Marriage date: 17 Oct 1901 Haralson Co GA
Death date: 7 Apr 1913 Haralson Co GA

Child No. 3: Nathaniel William HARPER
Birthdate: 22 Dec 1848 Butts Co GA
Spouses' names: Elizabeth A. COLEMAN
Marriage date: 2 May 1867 Haralson Co GA
Death date: 2 Nov 1889 Haralson Co GA

Child No. 4: James M. HARPER, Jr.
Birthdate: 21 Nov 1850 Butts Co GA
Spouses' names: Georgia A. REID
Marriage date: 18 Feb 1873 Haralson Co GA
Death date: 2 Feb 1932 Cullman Co AL

Child No. 5: Georgia Ann Lavonia HARPER
Birthdate: 28 Sep 1852 Butts Co GA
Spouses' names: R. A. ROOKER
Marriage date: 8 Feb 1879 Haralson Co GA
Death date: 30 Apr 1904 Cullman Co AL

Child No. 6: Annilla Matilda Jane HARPER
Birthdate: 21 Jul 1855 Butts Co GA
Spouses' names:
Marriage date:
Death date: 29 Sep 1856 Butts Co GA

Child No. 7: Patrick Henry HARPER
Birthdate: 6 Jun 1857 Butts Co GA
Spouses' names: Georgia Ann HOLCOMBE
Marriage date: 7 Jan 1877 Haralson Co GA
Death date: 8 Aug 1939 Haralson Co GA

Child No. 8: Francis Marion HARPER
Birthdate: 16 Mar 1859 Butts Co GA
Spouses' names: Nancy O'Lear PATE
Marriage date: 6 Jan 1878 Carroll Co GA
Death date: 14 Nov 1922 Carroll Co GA
 
 
Documentation:
* U S Census Butts, Henry, Carroll, Haralson Co GA,
* Marriage Records Henry, Carroll, Haralson Co GA,
* Haralson Co Court Records,
* Deeds of Carroll and Haralson Co GA,
* Bible Records in possession of Ralph Long in 1995.
* Obituaries.
* Cemetery Records.

Notes:
* James's military service: CSA Militia Roll of Haralson Co Ga - Col John Dean Commanding Officer.
* Family sources stated that James M Harper wished to be buried on his farm beneath an apple tree. Today, the grave is located in the front yard of a home in a subdivision on Harper Lane near Bremen Ga.
 

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