Catherine (Conrad) Harper (abt. 1796 - abt. 1880)

Born about 1796 in Pendleton, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Joshua Harper — married after 25 Jun 1821 in Pendleton, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died about 1880 at about age 84 in Macksville, Pendleton, West Virginia, United States

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Catherine (Conrad) Harper was born in Appalachia, in Virginia (now West Virginia).

Native Virginian (Born in Virginia, Now West Virginia as of June 20, 1863)

Biography

Catherine was born about 1796 in Pendleton county, Virginia (later to become West Virginia). She was the daughter of Jacob Conrad and Mary M Hedrick

She was married to Joshua Harper. They had about 10 children.

Catherine and Joshua were living in Pendleton, Virginia, USA in 1850. Six of their children were living with them, ages 9 to age 19. Catherine's birth date is estimated at 1800.^[1]

After her husband's death in 1858 she was found living with a daughter, Margaret and two young children. Living next door was her son Eli Harper^[2]

In 1870 she is living alone in Union, Pendleton, West Virginia. Living next door to her is her daughter, Margaret and her daughter's 5 children, along with a man whose occupation is shoemaker. ^[3]

She passed away in 1880.

Sources

1. ↑ United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DJ-1XY : Mon Jul 17 22:31:50 UTC 2023), Entry for Joshua Harper and Cathanne Harper, 1850, Pendleton Virginia, USA.
2. ↑ United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHM4-1VB : Mon Jul 17 23:45:19 UTC 2023), Entry for Cath Harper and Margaret J Harper, 1860, Pendleton, Virginia, USA.
3. ↑ United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4Y-GH5 : 29 May 2021), Catharine Harper, 1870, Union Twp, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA, page 28.