Person:John Harper (71)

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John Willis Harper
b.22 Feb 1870 Hart County, Georgia
d.19 Jul 1944 Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia
Parents and Siblings
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m. 17 Dec 1857
  1. Mary Frances Harper1859 -
  2. James A. Harper1860 -
  3. Georgia E. Harper1864 - 1905
  4. Dora Harper1866 -
  5. Martha Ella Harper1867 - Abt 1893
  6. Ida C. Harper1868 - 1959
  7. John Willis Harper1870 - 1944
  8. Thomas Matthew Harper1871 -
  9. Judge Obey Harper1873 - 1941
  10. Lunie Harper1876 -
  11. George Andrew "Colonel" Harper1880 - 1913
  12. Lallie Harper1881 -
  13. Lille Harper1884 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  John Willis Harper1870 - 1944
  • W.  Emma Parks1878 - 1944
m. 1897
  1. Susie Harper1898 - 1969
  2. Eunice Thelma Harper1901 - 1993
  3. James Clark (Jimmy) Harper1903 - 1991
  4. Mack Harper1906 - 1976
  5. Sid A. Harper1909 - 1984
  6. John Parks Harper1911 - 1944
  7. Eugene Willis Harper1914 - 1987
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3][4] John Willis Harper
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3][4] 22 Feb 1870 Hart County, Georgia
Marriage 1897 to Emma Parks
Death[1][2][5] 19 Jul 1944 Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia
Burial[1][2] Cedar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Hartwell, Hart County, Georgia

What follows is from Eugene W. Harper in January 2005:

"As to my grandparents, John Willis Harper and Emma Parks Harper. A tornado came through from Abbeville, South Carolina, Calhoun Falls, and across hart County and into Royston, killing around 20 people and my grandmother was killed outright in the tornado which destroyed the home. My grandfather, John Willis Harper, lingered on and finally died at a hospital in Commerce, Georgia."

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ann Holloman, Royston, Georgia to William A. Coup, Boca Raton, Florida, citing 1900 Census, Georgia, Hart Coun (2).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ann Holloman, Royston, Georgia to William A. Coup, Boca Raton, Florida, citing Eugene Harper, Hart County, Geo.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 United States, Department of Commerce, Census Bureau. 1870 Census, Georgia, Hart County, McCurry's District - James W. Harper. (Name: 1870 Census, Series M593, Roll 157, Page 288; Georgia, Hart County, McCurry's, Hartwell Post Office, Page 45, 20 June 1870, Line 23, Dwelling 330, Family 323;).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 United States, Department of Commerce, Census Bureau. 1880 Census, Georgia, Hart County, 1118 Militia District - Willis Harper. (Name: 1880 Census, Series T9, Roll 151, Page 641C; Georgia, Hart County, 1119 Militia District, 21 June 1880, Page 39C, Supervisor's District 6, Enumeration District 53, Line 3, Dwelling 153, Family 155;).
  5. ↑ Eugene W. Harper, Jr. to William A. Coup in Hartwell, Georgia 13 January 2005.
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