Married: Mary Jones on 18 Apr 1803 in Wesleyan Church, Llangunllo, Radnorshire, Wales (banns were started on 5 Dec 1802)
Their 11 children (according to John Harper Sr's family bible):
Martha Harper
John Harper (infant)
Anne Harper (infant)
George Harper
John Harper
Hannah Harper
Eliza Harper (infant)
Mary (Harper) Fuller Adams
Caroline (Harper) Sturge
Jane Harper
Job William Harper
Religion: Wesleyan Methodist
Immigration: to New York from Wales in June 1833 with his son, John. Then traveled by way of the Erie Canal to settle in Cleveland, Ohio. The rest of his family followed the next year.
Occupation: house painter
Sources:
1. John Harper Sr's Family Bible (provided by Helen Harper Jewell) "I, John Harper was born October the 13th 1775 at one o'clock in the morning."
2. Marriage Record: Wales, Radnorshire, Parish Registers
3. 1850 US Census: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
4. Ohio, Deaths and Burials
5. Ohio, Cleveland Cemetery Interment Records
6. FamilySearch.org ID# KP3L-XMN
NOTE: "The previous photo is incorrect as it was taken at the lot that was incorrect in the memorial. You can see the correct location in the background though. The date I got from his obituary in the September 29th, 1852 Cleveland Herald stating he died Sunday, September 26. The cemetery records shows his burial date was the 27th."
Karl Brunjes (message on 3 Dec 2020)
Their 11 children (according to John Harper Sr's family bible):
Martha Harper
John Harper (infant)
Anne Harper (infant)
George Harper
John Harper
Hannah Harper
Eliza Harper (infant)
Mary (Harper) Fuller Adams
Caroline (Harper) Sturge
Jane Harper
Job William Harper
Religion: Wesleyan Methodist
Immigration: to New York from Wales in June 1833 with his son, John. Then traveled by way of the Erie Canal to settle in Cleveland, Ohio. The rest of his family followed the next year.
Occupation: house painter
Sources:
1. John Harper Sr's Family Bible (provided by Helen Harper Jewell) "I, John Harper was born October the 13th 1775 at one o'clock in the morning."
2. Marriage Record: Wales, Radnorshire, Parish Registers
3. 1850 US Census: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
4. Ohio, Deaths and Burials
5. Ohio, Cleveland Cemetery Interment Records
6. FamilySearch.org ID# KP3L-XMN
NOTE: "The previous photo is incorrect as it was taken at the lot that was incorrect in the memorial. You can see the correct location in the background though. The date I got from his obituary in the September 29th, 1852 Cleveland Herald stating he died Sunday, September 26. The cemetery records shows his burial date was the 27th."
Karl Brunjes (message on 3 Dec 2020)
Married: Mary Jones on 18 Apr 1803 in Wesleyan Church, Llangunllo, Radnorshire, Wales (banns were started on 5 Dec 1802)
Their 11 children (according to John Harper Sr's family bible):
Martha Harper
John Harper (infant)
Anne Harper (infant)
George Harper
John Harper
Hannah Harper
Eliza Harper (infant)
Mary (Harper) Fuller Adams
Caroline (Harper) Sturge
Jane Harper
Job William Harper
Religion: Wesleyan Methodist
Immigration: to New York from Wales in June 1833 with his son, John. Then traveled by way of the Erie Canal to settle in Cleveland, Ohio. The rest of his family followed the next year.
Occupation: house painter
Sources:
1. John Harper Sr's Family Bible (provided by Helen Harper Jewell) "I, John Harper was born October the 13th 1775 at one o'clock in the morning."
2. Marriage Record: Wales, Radnorshire, Parish Registers
3. 1850 US Census: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
4. Ohio, Deaths and Burials
5. Ohio, Cleveland Cemetery Interment Records
6. FamilySearch.org ID# KP3L-XMN
NOTE: "The previous photo is incorrect as it was taken at the lot that was incorrect in the memorial. You can see the correct location in the background though. The date I got from his obituary in the September 29th, 1852 Cleveland Herald stating he died Sunday, September 26. The cemetery records shows his burial date was the 27th."
Karl Brunjes (message on 3 Dec 2020)
Their 11 children (according to John Harper Sr's family bible):
Martha Harper
John Harper (infant)
Anne Harper (infant)
George Harper
John Harper
Hannah Harper
Eliza Harper (infant)
Mary (Harper) Fuller Adams
Caroline (Harper) Sturge
Jane Harper
Job William Harper
Religion: Wesleyan Methodist
Immigration: to New York from Wales in June 1833 with his son, John. Then traveled by way of the Erie Canal to settle in Cleveland, Ohio. The rest of his family followed the next year.
Occupation: house painter
Sources:
1. John Harper Sr's Family Bible (provided by Helen Harper Jewell) "I, John Harper was born October the 13th 1775 at one o'clock in the morning."
2. Marriage Record: Wales, Radnorshire, Parish Registers
3. 1850 US Census: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
4. Ohio, Deaths and Burials
5. Ohio, Cleveland Cemetery Interment Records
6. FamilySearch.org ID# KP3L-XMN
NOTE: "The previous photo is incorrect as it was taken at the lot that was incorrect in the memorial. You can see the correct location in the background though. The date I got from his obituary in the September 29th, 1852 Cleveland Herald stating he died Sunday, September 26. The cemetery records shows his burial date was the 27th."
Karl Brunjes (message on 3 Dec 2020)
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