Brief Life History of Perry Albert
When Perry Albert Harper was born on 29 March 1874, in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States, his father, Thomas McGinnis Harper, was 27 and his mother, Druzilla Jane Brenton, was 20. He married Lillie Mae Scott on 9 July 1896, in Beaver City, Furnas, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Belle Plaine Township, Norton, Kansas, United States in 1900 and Grant Township, Norton, Kansas, United States for about 30 years. He died on 22 May 1945, in Norton, Kansas, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Mount Olive Cemetery, Norton, Kansas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Perry A Harper, "Kansas State Census, 1925"
- P A Harper in entry for Walter Berton Harper, "Kansas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
- Perry Harper, "United States Census, 1900"
Spouse and Children
1874–1945 Male
1879–1946 Female
Children (6)
1897–1974 Female
1898–1985 Female
1900–1917 Female
1902–1988 Male
1904–1992 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1846–1936 Male
1853–1880 Female
Siblings (5)
1872–1949 Male
1874–1945 Male
1875–1957 Male
1877–1879 Female
1879–1961 Female
World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 1
1877 · Nicodemus is Founded
Age 3
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 22
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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