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PVT John C Harper

26 Jun 1787 – 19 Oct 1849

Birth	26 Jun 1787
Death	19 Oct 1849
Added by	David Goode on 20 Jan 2024
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208154438

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===== John was a private in Capt. Joseph Bacon's Company of Tennessee Militia 13 Nov 1814-18 May 1815. "United States War of 1812 Index to Pension Application Files, 1812-1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8CG-RQZ : Wed Dec 13 20:18:26 UTC 2023), Entry for John Harper and Sarah Hurst. ===== He drowned in the Mississippi River on his return trip from Claiborne County, Tennessee to Missouri after settling the estate of his father-in-law Thomas Hurst. His wife Sarah, and sons Richard and Hiram provided specifics in their affidavits and application for his War of 1812 pension, about how he either fell or was pushed from the boat carrying him across the river. ========= Contributor: David Goode (49372965)

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Family

Parents

• Ann "Nancy" Forrest Harper 1761–1849 FaG
• PVT Richard Harper 1763–1851 FaG

Spouse

• Sarah Hurst Harper 1789–1892

Siblings

• Susannah "Sukie" Harper Whited 1789–1851 FaG
• Rueben "Reuben" Harper 1792–1870 FaG
• Lucy "Lucy" Harper Perry 1799–1851 FaG
• Celia Harper Cardwell 1801–1828 FaG
• Elmina D Harper Botts 1806–1869 FaG

Children

• Seleta Cileta Harper Laffoon 1808–1865
• Lucinda Harper Cook 1810–1896
• Squire Jackson "Jack" Harper 1811–1886
• Rev Thomas Jefferson Harper 1816–1908
• Rhoda "Rody" Harper Edwards 1819–?
• Reuben Harper 1822–1873
• Hiram Willis Harper 1825–1905
• Nancy M Harper Hurst 1826–1910
• Tillman Howard Harper 1828–1914
• Sylvia Jane Harper Wilson 1828–1933
• Sarah Mahala Harper Hutchison 1833–1912
• John Calloway Harper 1834–1908

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