Person:Clarence Harper (1)

Records

From "The Congressional Globe, Volume 58, Part 2 - 1867", U.S. Senate:

From the Committee on National Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Cincinnatus W. Harper and Clarence C. Harper, children and heirs-at-law of the late John Harper, deceased, praying for compensation for the use and occupation of their land by the United States Government, in the County of Norfolk, and State of Virginia, for hospital and navy-yard purposes, submitted an adverse report, and asked to be discharged from the further consideration on the subject; which was agreed to.

From "Congressional Series of United States Public Documents, March 9, 1880:

Mr. Davis, of West Virginia, presented the petition of Cincinnatus W. Harper and Clarence C. Harper, praying the passage of a law providing that their right to certain land claimed by them and in possession of the United States may be determined by a court or other tribunal; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

1.   United States. Veterans Administration. General index to pension files, 1861-1934. (Washington, District of Columbia, United States: NARA).

   Name: Clarence Harper
   State Filed: West Virginia
   Roll number: T288_200

2.   United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653).

   1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Name: Clarence Thomas
   Age: 25
   Birth Year: abt 1835
   Birth Place: Virginia
   Home in 1860: Portsmouth Jackson Ward, Portsmouth (Independent City), Virginia
   Post Office: Portsmouth
   Family Number: 1134
   Household Members: Name Age
   Geo Thomas 55
   Emeline Thomas 38
   Anna Thomas 15
   John Thomas 6
   Georgia Thomas 4
   Clarence Thomas 25 - Note: it is suspected that this is actually Clarence Harper, the brother of Cincinnatus Harper, listed immediately after Clarence in this Census
   Concinatus Harper 23
   Chas Thomas 12