Brief Life History of John Ferguson
When John Ferguson Harper was born in May 1882, in Shamokin, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Harper, was 38 and his mother, Elizabeth Crow, was 34. He married Hazel May Leaverton on 26 October 1908, in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Boone, Boone, Iowa, United States for about 15 years and Des Moines Township, Boone, Iowa, United States in 1930. He died on 19 September 1960, in Boone, Iowa, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Linwood Cemetery, Iowa, Iowa, United States.
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Sources (16)
- John F Hooper, "United States Census, 1940"
- John F. Harper, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- John Ferguson Harper, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
Spouse and Children
1882–1960 Male
1887–1972 Female
Children (2)
1910–1989 Male
1912–1925 Female
Parents and Siblings
1844– Male
1848– Female
Siblings (9)
1867–1880 Female
1870–1880 Male
1876–1970 Female
1878–1962 Female
1880– Male
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World Events (8)
1884 · There is now a Capital Building
Age 2
1886
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1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
Age 21
Name Meaning
English (Staffordshire), Scottish, Irish (Antrim and Down), and Dutch: occupational name for a player on the harp, from Middle English harper(e) ‘harper’ (Old English hearpere) and Middle Dutch harper, herper. The harper was one of the most important figures of a medieval baronial hall, especially in Scotland and northern England, and the office of harper was sometimes hereditary. The Scottish surname is probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Chruiteir ‘son of the harper’ (from Gaelic cruit ‘harp’, ‘stringed instrument’). This surname has long been present in Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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