Jessie Ruth HARPER was born on 5 December 1921 in Daviess Co., Missouri. She died on 30 December 2006 at the age of 85 in Liberty Hospital, Clay, Missouri. She was buried on 3 January 2007 in Mooresville Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: John Martin HARPER and Corean "Cora" WHITT.

Spouse: Perry Wallace HOWERTON. Jessie Ruth HARPER and Perry Wallace HOWERTON were married on 5 April 1940 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. The bride was of Chillicothe, the groom of Mooresville. Children were: Sharon Ann HOWERTON, Phyllis HOWERTON, Lynette Lenora HOWERTON, Linda Louise HOWERTON, Larry Wallace HOWERTON, Connie Sue HOWERTON.

Jim HARPER was born (date unknown). Parents: Otis B. HARPER and Martha KILLIAN.

Joan HARPER was born on 27 September 1930 in Freeman, Cass, Missouri.

Spouse: WHITE. Joan HARPER and WHITE were married. They were divorced.

Spouse: Joseph Franklin MCNALLY. Joan HARPER and Joseph Franklin MCNALLY were married.

Joan Marlene HARPER was born (date unknown).

Spouse: Leroy Louis MANTZEY. Joan Marlene HARPER and Leroy Louis MANTZEY were married on 14 March 1966.

Joel Settles HARPER was born in 1820 in Missouri. He died in 1888 at the age of 68 in Missouri. He was buried in Trotter Cemetery, Carroll Co., Missouri. Parents: Reuben HARPER and Lucinda Eliza SETTLES.

Spouse: Glaphira K. RUSH. Glaphira K. RUSH and Joel Settles HARPER were married on 2 March 1853.

John HARPER was born (date unknown).

Spouse: Dorothy COLVIN. Dorothy COLVIN and John HARPER were married.

John HARPER was born in 1851. Parents: William HARPER and Nancy RATLIFF.

John Forrest G. HARPER was born on 9 October 1844 in Carroll Co., Missouri. He died on 1 September 1917 at the age of 72 in Carroll Co., Missouri. He was buried in Carroll Co., Missouri. Burial was in the McCroskey Creek Baptist Church cemetery. Parents: Reuben HARPER and Lucinda Eliza SETTLES.

John Harper HARPER Jr. was born about 1917 in Missouri. Parents: John William HARPER and Julia Margaret ANDRES.

John J. "Junior" HARPER was born on 19 November 1923 in Lock Springs, Daviess, Missouri. He died on 11 July 1986 at the age of 62 in Chillicothe Hospital, Livingston, Missouri. He was buried in Wheeling Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: John Martin HARPER and Corean "Cora" WHITT.

Spouse: Lucretia Rose YOUNG. Lucretia Rose YOUNG and John J. "Junior" HARPER were married on 23 September 1949 in Yuma, Yuma, Arizona. Children were: Donna Marie HARPER.

John M. HARPER was born on 12 June 1878 in Green Twp., Livingston, Missouri. Parents: Joseph HARPER and Florence Sherman MATSON.

John Martin HARPER was born on 22 August 1883 in Daviess Co., Missouri. He died on 24 May 1968 at the age of 84 in Trenton, Grundy, Missouri. He was buried in Edgewood Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. He farmed near Lock Springs in 1918.

Parents: John Thomas HARPER and Anna DAY.

Spouse: Virginia E. "Jennie" JONES. Virginia E. "Jennie" JONES and John Martin HARPER were married on 16 May 1903 in Gallatin, Daviess, Missouri. The groom was of Union Twp., the bride of Monroe Twp. They were divorced.

Spouse: Corean "Cora" WHITT. Corean "Cora" WHITT and John Martin HARPER were married on 26 June 1914 in Gallatin, Daviess, Missouri. The groom was of Harrison Twp., the bride of Union Twp. Sam B. Whitt, father of Corrine, consents. This family lived in Daviess Co. in 1935. Children were: Ernest Orville HARPER, Carl HARPER, Roy E. HARPER, Lloyd Denver HARPER, Jessie Ruth HARPER, John J. "Junior" HARPER, Opal G. HARPER, Otis B. HARPER, Marjorie Luella HARPER, Velma Juanita HARPER, Marvin Lee HARPER Sr., Shirley Marie HARPER, Charlotte Carol HARPER.

John Martin HARPER was born on 23 August 1954 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: Marvin Lee HARPER Sr. and Rose Elizabeth PITTMAN.

John Slaughter HARPER was born on 3 October 1859 in Utica, Livingston, Missouri. He died on 28 September 1871 at the age of 11. He was buried in Utica Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: John Smither HARPER and Juliet Amanda BUTTS.

John Smither HARPER was born on 22 February 1818 in Charlottesville, Charlottesville, Virginia. He died on 24 January 1908 at the age of 89 in Mooresville, Livingston, Missouri. He was buried in Utica Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. In 1843 he surveyed a new road from Chillicothe through Utica (where he was a merchant) and on to Transue's Mill in Clinton County. John was still a merchant in Utica in 1860. In 1886 he lived in Dade County, Missouri. He lived in Mooresville Twp., Livingston Co., in 1889 and thereafter until his death.

"Among our numerous callers yesterday was John S. Harper, Esq., one of the founders of Utica, and for long years one of its most prosperous and energetic business men, but now one of the most successful farmers of the Mooresville country. Mr. Harper has passed his three score and ten, but with all this weight of Time's benevolence resting upon his shoulders, he still bears himself gracefully, wears the same old sunny smile and is as fine a specimen of well-preserved manhood as any country can boast of. " -- The Chillicothe Morning Constitution, December 17, 1889.

Spouse: Juliet Amanda BUTTS. Juliet Amanda BUTTS and John Smither HARPER were married on 21 December 1842 in Utica, Livingston, Missouri. Children were: Charles Lyon HARPER, Eliza Catherine HARPER, Lucy HARPER, Joseph HARPER, Anna HARPER, Mary HARPER, Juliet Broadus HARPER, Frances Ella HARPER, John Slaughter HARPER, William E. HARPER.

Spouse: Mary Catherine STUCKEY. Mary Catherine STUCKEY and John Smither HARPER were married on 16 August 1888 in Utica, Livingston, Missouri.

John Thomas HARPER was born in December 1837 in Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory. He died in 1917 at the age of 80 in Denton, Doniphan, Kansas. Parents: Jesse HARPER and Mary Ann CLIFTON.

Spouse: Anna DAY. Anna DAY and John Thomas HARPER were married. Children were: Willis HARPER, Ida May HARPER, Mary HARPER, Marion Franklin "Frank" HARPER, Clara HARPER, Charles Hart HARPER, John Martin HARPER, Maude HARPER.

John William HARPER was born on 27 August 1873 in Livingston Co., Missouri. He died on 21 November 1936 at the age of 63 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. He was buried on 26 November 1936 in Edgewood Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. He was a house carpenter in Chillicothe.

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He farmed in Jackson Twp., Livingston Co. in 1900. Parents: James Perry HARPER and Louisa Jane PREWITT.

Spouse: Mary Ellen "Ella" REETER. Mary Ellen "Ella" REETER and John William HARPER were married on 11 September 1894 in Livingston Co., Missouri. Bride and groom were of Jackson Twp., Livingston Co. Phillip Reeter, father of Mary, gives consent. Her death certificate describes her marital status as "divorced-widow." Children were: Flora Bell HARPER, Virgil "Vernie" HARPER, Mary Grace HARPER, James Phillip HARPER.

Spouse: Julia Margaret ANDRES. Julia Margaret ANDRES and John William HARPER were married about 1919. Children were: Franklin HARPER, Bertha HARPER, Kathryn HARPER, John Harper HARPER Jr., Robert Lee HARPER, Louisa HARPER.

Joseph HARPER was born about 1849 in Livingston Co., Missouri. Parents: John Smither HARPER and Juliet Amanda BUTTS.

Spouse: Florence Sherman MATSON. Florence Sherman MATSON and Joseph HARPER were married on 7 December 1875 in Livingston Co., Missouri. Bride and groom were of Livingston Co., Missouri. Children were: John M. HARPER, Juliet HARPER, Twyman William HARPER.

Joy HARPER was born (date unknown).

Spouse: Gladys COX. Gladys COX and Joy HARPER were married.

Judity Ann HARPER was born (date unknown). Parents: Clifton Benson HARPER and Deloris Josephine CHIDESTER.

Julie HARPER was born (date unknown). Parents: Orville Wayne HARPER and Sharin Kaye FRIZZELL.

Spouse: Herb SENSENICH. Julie HARPER and Herb SENSENICH were married.

Juliet HARPER was born on 22 August 1880 in Green Twp., Livingston, Missouri. Parents: Joseph HARPER and Florence Sherman MATSON.

Juliet Broadus HARPER was born on 3 October 1852 in Utica, Livingston, Missouri. She died on 27 January 1855 at the age of 2 in Livingston Co., Missouri. She was buried in Utica Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: John Smither HARPER and Juliet Amanda BUTTS.

Kathryn HARPER was born about 1912 in Missouri. Parents: John William HARPER and Julia Margaret ANDRES.

Kenneth HARPER was born (date unknown). Parents: Marvin Lee HARPER Sr. and Betty Ann HICKS.

Larry HARPER was born (date unknown). Parents: Travis Wilbur HARPER and Virginia Lee LISHER.

Larry Dale HARPER Jr. was born (date unknown). Parents: HARPER and Barbara SILKWOOD.

Laurence Dale HARPER was born on 14 October 1955 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: Marvin Lee HARPER Sr. and Rose Elizabeth PITTMAN.

Lee Franklin HARPER was born on 7 January 1921 in Jamesport, Daviess, Missouri. He died on 8 January 2008 at the age of 87 in Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri. He was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Caldwell, Missouri. Parents: Charles Hart HARPER and Blondena LOGAN.

Spouse: Mildred Louise CATRON. Mildred Louise CATRON and Lee Franklin HARPER were married on 23 January 1946. Children were: Janice Loirene HARPER.

Leola Lavern HARPER was born on 12 December 1916 in Leona, Doniphan, Kansas. She died on 13 September 1988 at the age of 71 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. She was buried in Edgewood Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: Raymond Paxton HARPER and Myrtle Chloe DENNIS.

Spouse: Burl P. BROCK. Leola Lavern HARPER and Burl P. BROCK were married on 1 January 1938 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. The bride was of Chillicothe, the groom of Kansas City. Children were: Gary B. BROCK.

Spouse: John Wesley RAGER. Leola Lavern HARPER and John Wesley RAGER were married on 20 August 1944 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri.

Leonard HARPER was born about 1859 in Grundy Co., Missouri. He died on 28 July 1916 at the age of 57 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. He was buried on 29 July 1916 in Brassfield Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. He never married. Parents: William HARPER and Nancy RATLIFF.

LeRoy Wesley HARPER was born on 4 June 1892 in Pollock, Sullivan, Missouri. He died on 25 June 1965 at the age of 73 in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa.

Spouse: Levah Salena HATCHITT. Levah Salena HATCHITT and LeRoy Wesley HARPER were married on 3 February 1919 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. The bride was of Ludlow, the groom of Newton, Sullivan Co., Missouri. They were divorced in 1923 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. Children were: Forest Elven Leroy HARPER.

Spouse: Eulalia E. WEST. Eulalia E. WEST and LeRoy Wesley HARPER were married on 24 October 1926 in Guinn, Putnam, Missouri. The bride was of Lavonia, Missouri, the groom of Ottumwa, Iowa. Leroy and Eulalia lived on a farm near Mendota, Missouri, and later lived in Ottumwa, Iowa.

Lloyd Denver HARPER was born on 16 November 1920 in Gallatin, Daviess, Missouri. His gravestone records the birth date as Nov. 16, 1919. He died on 30 December 1969 at the age of 49 in Laredo, Grundy, Missouri. Death was ruled a suicide. He was buried in Edgewood Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: John Martin HARPER and Corean "Cora" WHITT.

Lonnie Benson HARPER was born about 1939 in Breckenridge, Caldwell, Missouri. Parents: Clifton Benson HARPER and Deloris Josephine CHIDESTER.

Loren HARPER was born in 1909 in Union Twp., Daviess, Missouri. Parents: Marion Franklin "Frank" HARPER and Lue Evaline "Eva" FISHER.

Spouse: Juanita BOONE. Juanita BOONE and Loren HARPER were married on 5 April 1937 in Gallatin, Daviess, Missouri. The groom was of Jamesport, the bride of Trenton.

Lorene HARPER was born in 1909 in Union Twp., Daviess, Missouri. She died in 1999 at the age of 90. She was buried in Lock Springs Cemetery, Daviess, Missouri. Parents: Marion Franklin "Frank" HARPER and Lue Evaline "Eva" FISHER.

Spouse: E. "Bill" COLLINS. Lorene HARPER and E. "Bill" COLLINS were married. Children were: Lois Jean COLLINS, Franklin COLLINS, Raymond COLLINS, Gladys COLLINS, Mary COLLINS, Faye COLLINS, Robert COLLINS, May COLLINS.

Lori A. HARPER was born (date unknown).

Spouse: Richard Kevin O'DELL. Lori A. HARPER and Richard Kevin O'DELL were married in 1978.

Louisa HARPER was born about 1921 in Missouri. Parents: John William HARPER and Julia Margaret ANDRES.

Louisa J. HARPER was born in 1920. She died in 2006 at the age of 86. She was buried in Shelbina, Shelby, Missouri.

Spouse: Leo Mitchell DAWKINS. Louisa J. HARPER and Leo Mitchell DAWKINS were married.

Lucy HARPER was born about 1848 in Livingston Co., Missouri. Parents: John Smither HARPER and Juliet Amanda BUTTS.

Mabel HARPER was born on 13 August 1893 in Avalon, Livingston, Missouri. She died on 15 February 1963 at the age of 69 in Chillicothe Hospital, Livingston, Missouri. Her home was in Breckenridge. She was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Caldwell, Missouri. Parents: Jacob Frederick HARPER and Martha Louetta "Mattie" HOYT.

Spouse: Willard Crist RALSTON. Mabel HARPER and Willard Crist RALSTON were married on 31 March 1923 in Macon, Macon, Missouri. The bride was of Wheeling, the groom of Breckenridge. Children were: Mary Frances RALSTON.

Margaret HARPER was born (date unknown). Parents: Frederick HARPER and Nancy J. ROWAND.

Spouse: Thomas ELLIOTT. Margaret HARPER and Thomas ELLIOTT were married. Children were: Charles Jackson ELLIOTT.

Marion Franklin "Frank" HARPER was born on 22 September 1875 in Platte Co., Missouri. He died on 6 December 1949 at the age of 74 in Jamesport Twp., Daviess, Missouri. He was buried on 9 December 1949 in Lock Springs Cemetery, Daviess, Missouri. He was a railroad laborer at Gallatin in 1910. Parents: John Thomas HARPER and Anna DAY.

Spouse: Lue Evaline "Eva" FISHER. Lue Evaline "Eva" FISHER and Marion Franklin "Frank" HARPER were married on 15 June 1903 in Gallatin, Daviess, Missouri. Bride and groom were of Union Twp., Daviess Co. The groom was identified as Frank H. Harper. Children were: Georgia Margaret HARPER, William Martin "Willie" HARPER, Lorene HARPER, Loren HARPER.

Marjorie Luella HARPER was born in January 1930 in Monroe Twp., Daviess, Missouri. Parents: John Martin HARPER and Corean "Cora" WHITT.

Spouse: Buddy Robert SIMPSON. Marjorie Luella HARPER and Buddy Robert SIMPSON were married on 27 October 1952 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. The bride and groom were of Chillicothe. Louise Simpson, mother of Buddy, consents.

Martha J. HARPER was born about 1851 in Missouri. Parents: Reuben HARPER and Lucinda Eliza SETTLES.

Marvin Lee HARPER Jr. was born (date unknown). Parents: Marvin Lee HARPER Sr. and Betty Ann HICKS.

Marvin Lee HARPER Sr. was born on 26 September 1934 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. He died on 2 January 2001 at the age of 66 in Chillicothe Hospital, Livingston, Missouri. His residence was in Ludlow. He was buried on 5 January 2001 in Wheeling Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: John Martin HARPER and Corean "Cora" WHITT.

Spouse: Rose Elizabeth PITTMAN. Rose Elizabeth PITTMAN and Marvin Lee HARPER Sr. were married on 4 December 1952 in St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri. Bride and groom were of Chillicothe. Mrs. Cora Harper, mother of Marvin, consents. They were divorced on 23 November 1954 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. Marvin and Elizabeth had three sons. Children were: Ronald Lee HARPER, John Martin HARPER, Laurence Dale HARPER.

Spouse: Betty Ann HICKS. Betty Ann HICKS and Marvin Lee HARPER Sr. were married on 5 July 1958 in Milan, Sullivan, Missouri. Marvin and Betty had six sons. Children were: Marvin Lee HARPER Jr., Paul HARPER, Kenneth HARPER, Donald Dale HARPER, David Wesley HARPER, Dennis Duane HARPER.

Mary HARPER was born (date unknown). Parents: Frederick HARPER and Nancy J. ROWAND.

Mary HARPER was born in 1850 in Livingston Co., Missouri. Parents: John Smither HARPER and Juliet Amanda BUTTS.

Mary HARPER was born in 1874 in Daviess Co., Missouri. Parents: John Thomas HARPER and Anna DAY.