Brief Life History of Margaret R.
When Margaret R. Harper was born on 3 February 1896, in Thedford, Thomas, Nebraska, United States, her father, William Riggs Harper, was 40 and her mother, Lillie Belle Dunn, was 26. She married Edward Leroy Farrell on 24 December 1916, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Ventura, Ventura, California, United States in 1920 and Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1950. She died on 29 December 1979, in Burbank, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Grand View Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Sources (22)
- Margaret R Farrell, "United States 1950 Census"
- Margaret R Harper, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Margaret Harper in entry for Raymond Robert Farrell and Yvonne Arave, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
Spouse and Children
1886–1975 Male
1896–1979 Female
Children (2)
1922–1996 Male
1927–1969 Female
Parents and Siblings
1855–1923 Male
1869–1974 Female
Siblings (8)
1889–1973 Female
1892–1940 Female
1894–1895 Male
1896–1979 Female
1899–1985 Male
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 2
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
Age 10
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
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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