William B Harper

Brief Life History of William B

When William B Harper was born on 13 February 1863, in Alabama, United States, his father, William Ervin Harper, was 39 and his mother, Elizabeth Jane Watson, was 32. He married Susan Elizabeth Cook on 7 July 1885, in Washington, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Caddo, Louisiana, United States in 1920 and Justice Precinct 6, Van Zandt, Texas, United States in 1930. He died on 15 October 1937, in Rusk, Texas, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Pinehill, Rusk, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

William B Harper
1863–1937
Susan Elizabeth Cook
1856–1942
Marriage: 7 July 1885
Eula Harper
1887–1922
Bulah Lee Harper
1889–1973
Grace Harper
1891–1959
Erwin Harper
1894–1967

Sources (14)

  • William B Harper, "United States Census, 1920"
  • W B Harper, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1977"
  • W B Harper, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

1868 · Louisiana Is Readmitted Into the Union

Louisiana was readmitted into the Union.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

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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