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Feriba O'Rear Harp

18 Feb 1815 – 21 Aug 1890

Birth18 Feb 1815
Death21 Aug 1890
CemeterySand Flat Cemetery
Sand Flat , Johnson County , Texas , USA
Added byOld Waco / T. B. Willis on 04 Feb 2012
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65842761

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Feriba O'Rear Harp was born February 18, 1815 in Georgia, died August 21, 1890 in Johnson County, Texas and was buried in Sand Flat Cemetery. Her husband, Seborn/Seaborn Harp, was the son of Thomas M. and Sarah Martin Harp (Harrup). Seaborn Harp, who was a farmer, was born circa 1800 in Chattooga County, Georgia and died in 1873 in Chattooga County. After his death, Feriba Harp and their children came to Johnson County, Texas by covered wagon and settled in the community of Sand Flat. Several of Feriba's brothers and sisters also settled in Johnson County. The children of Seborn and Feriba Harp were: Benjamin F., Mary, Sarah Jane, James, Elizabeth, Margaret, Thomas B., Daniel Franklin, Louronia Ellen (Ella), and Amanda Louise Harp. Sarah Jane Harp, born October 22, 1839 and died June 22, 1881, married Nathaniel C. Boatwright. Daniel F. Harp, born January 24, 1853 and died April 25, 1942, married Martha Sugg Harville. Louronia (Ella) Harp, born 1856 and died 1921, married Daniel Wesley Teasley. Amanda Louise Harp, born August 8, 1857 and died November 30, 1912, married William Franklin Beck, born January 11, 1853 and died February 20, 1933. Feriba O'Rear Harp was the daughter of Benjamin O'Rear, who was born circa 1789 in North Carolina and died in 1855 in Chattooga County, Georgia. Benjamin O'Rear, a Veteran of the War of 1812, and his father, Daniel O'Rear, a Veteran of the American Revolution, are buried in the Macedonia Churchyard in Chattooga County. Benjamin and his first wife, whose name is unknown, had several children: Daniel Floyd, James, and Feriba O'Rear. After his first wife's death, Benjamin O'Rear married Elizabeth Cook on May 27, 1829, in Greene County, Georgia. They had the following children: Benjamin Franklin, Lewis B., Martha A., Monroe Berian, Elizabeth Susan, Mary, Emery, and Thomas O'Rear. After his second wife died, Benjamin O'Rear married Mary O'Donald on November 4, 1849 in Murray County, Georgia. Benjamin O'Rear was a farmer and a Veteran of the War of 1812, serving as a private in the Georgia Militia. Additional information on the Beck, Harp, and O'Rear families may be found in The History of Johnson County, Texas published by the Johnson County History Book Committee in 1985 and Chattooga County The Story of a County and Its People by Robert S. Baker. +++ 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Seaborn Harrop [Seaborn Harrip] Age in 1860: 63 Birth Year: abt 1797 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1860: Broom Town Valley, Chattooga, Georgia Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Seaborn Harrop 63 Phereby Harrop 50 Mary Harrop 16 Elizabeth Harrop 13 Thomas Harrop 9 Francis Harrop 5 Ellen Harrop 3 Amanda Harrop 2 +++ 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Seaborn Harp Age in 1870: 71 Birth Year: abt 1799 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1870: District 968, Chattooga, Georgia Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Broom Town Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Seaborn Harp 71 Feraby [Feriba] Harp 56 Mary Harp 32 Elizabeth Harp 22 Thomas Harp 21 Franklin Harp 19 Ellender Harp 14 Amanda Harp 12 +++ 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Feriday [Feriba] Harp Age: 63 Birth Year: abt 1817 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1880: Johnson, Texas Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Widowed Father's Birthplace: Georgia Mother's Birthplace: Georgia Occupation: Keeping House Household Members: Name Age Feriday [Feriba] Harp 63 Mary Harp 40 Thomas Harp 29 Franklin Harp 27 Ellen Harp 23 Amanda Harp 21

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Feriba Wife of Seborn Harp Born Feb. 18, 1815 Died Aug. 21, 1890

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