Alexander Harp (abt. 1824 - 1891)

Born about 1824 in Overton, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Ann (Jackson) Harp — married 20 Oct 1847 in DeWitt, Illinois, United States

Husband of Martha Jane (Jackson) Slover — married 27 Mar 1883 in Nuckolls, Nebraska, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Jan 1891 at about age 67 in Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, United States

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Biography

Alexander was born about 1823 in Overton county, Tennessee. He was the son of Thomas Tyre Harp (1759-1840) of North Carolina and Sara Katherine Dale (1796-1869) of Tennessee. He had twelve siblings, the oldest seven were also born in Tennessee. His family moved to DeWitt county in Illinois about 1828 and his six youngest siblings were born there. His father died when he was about 17.

On 20 October 1847 he was married to Elizabeth Ann Jackson in DeWitt.^[1] She was the daughter of Lewis Jackson (1790-1865) and Juda (Judith) Newcomb (1791-1870), both of Virginia. Alexander's sister, Rhoda Ann Harp was married to John Alexander Jackson (1820-1902), also the son of Lewis & Juda. The three Jackson siblings, John Alexander, Martha Jane and Elizabeth Ann, started out in DeWitt, Illinois, and all ended up in Thayer county, Nebraska.

Alexander and Elizabeth had five children; Martha Jane Harding (1849-1916), Sarah (1850-??), Lewis Alex (1850-1929), Daniel (1853-1941) and Nellie (1870-??). The oldest three born in DeWitt township.^[2][3] The younger two were born in Iowa according to the 1870 US Census, when they were living in Red Oak township of Montgomery county, Iowa.^[4]

His mother died in DeWitt in 1869. He moved his family to Nebraska after 1870 and settled in Thayer county, where his sister, Rhoda Ann Jackson, lived. He is recorded in Spring Creek in 1880^[5] and in Hebron in 1885.^[6] Elizabeth died about 1882 because she was in the 1880 census, but not in the 1885 census. Her death and burial records have not been found. He married Elizabeth's sister, the widow Martha Jane Jackson Slover, on 27 March 1883 in Nuckolls county, Nebraska and it was Martha who was his wife in the 1885 census.

He died on 2 January 1891 in Hebron and was buried in the Hebron City Cemetery.^[7] There is no gravestone, but he is in the cemetery records. His burial memorial has transcriptions of a death notice and a report of funeral and burial in the Hebron Journal, copied below.

• Hebron Journal Death Notices
  

Hebron Journal dated 1-2-1891:
Alex Harp, living in Spring Creek precinct, has been quite ill for some time. Saturday, his symptoms were so alarming, Dr. Sutherland called into consultation Dr. Thomas of Alexandria and other physicians.

• Hebron Journal dated 1-9-1891:
  

Alexander Harp, an early settler of Thayer County, died Friday, Jan 2d, of pleura pneumonia. Mr. Harp was about seventy years old, the funeral services were conducted by Rev. Randall. The burial was in the Hebron cemetery.
Copied from burial memorial 193371774
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193371774/alexander-harp

Sources

1. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [1], Illinois Marriages.
2. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [2], 1850 US Census.
3. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [3], 1860 US Census.
4. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [4], 1870 US Census.
5. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [5], 1880 US Census.
6. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [6], 1885 Nebraska State Census.
7. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [7], Burial Index.

• Alex Harp, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

Indexed Information
Name: Alex Harp
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 20 Oct 1847
Event Place: De Witt, Illinois, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Ann Jackson
Spouse's Gender: Female
Page: 62
Citation
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK92-X1H5 : 4 November 2017), Alex Harp and Elizabeth Ann Jackson, 20 Oct 1847; citing De Witt, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,312,955.

• Alexander Harp, "United States Census, 1850"

Indexed Information
Household - Role - Sex - Age - Birthplace
Alexander Harp - - Male - 26 - Tennessee
Elizabeth Harp - - Female - 21 - Illinois
Martha J Harp - - Female - 1 - Illinois
Lewis Alexander - - Male - 10 - Illinois
Citation
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85L-LNB : 3 March 2020), Alexander Harp, De Witt county, part of, De Witt, Illinois, United States; citing family 555, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Alex Harp, "United States Census, 1860"

Indexed Information
Household - Role - Sex - Age - Birthplace
Alex Harp - - Male - 37 - Tennessee
Elizabeth Ann Harp - - Female - 32 - Illinois
Martha J Harp - - Female - 11 - Illinois
Lewis Alex Harp - - Male - 9 - Illinois
Sarah C Harp - - Female - 7 - Illinois
Danl Harp - - Male - 0 - Illinois
Citation
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXC4-ZTC : 18 March 2020), Alex Harp, 1860.

• Alexander Harp, "United States Census, 1870"

Indexed Information
Household - Role - Sex - Age - Birthplace
Alexander Harp - - Male - 43 - Tennessee
Elizabeth Harp - - Female - 41 - Illinois
Lewis Harp - - Male - 18 - Illinois
Sarah Harp - - Female - 16 - Illinois
David Hack - - Male - 10 - Iowa
Nellie Hack - - Female - 5 - Iowa
Citation
"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDVP-2ZW : 18 March 2020), Alexander Harp, 1870.

• Alexander Harp, "United States Census, 1880"

Indexed Information
Household - Role - Sex - Age - Birthplace
Alexander Harp - Self - Male - 58 - Tennessee, United States
Elizabeth Harp - Wife - Female - 52 - Illinois, United States
Daniel Harp - Son - Male - 20 - Illinois, United States
Nella Harp - Daughter - Female - 10 - Illinois, United States
Citation
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8YG-Z2V : 14 August 2017), Alexander Harp, Spring Creek, Thayer, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district ED 301, sheet 145A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,756.

• Alex Harp, "Nebraska State Census, 1885"

Indexed Information
Household - Role - Sex - Age - Birthplace
Alex Harp - - Male - 63 -
Martha Harp - Wife - Female - 58 -
Daniel Harp - Son - Male - 24 -
Nellie Harp - Daughter - Female - 15 -
Citation
"Nebraska State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3F8-5NL : 11 March 2018), Alex Harp, 1885; citing NARA microfilm publication M352 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 499,581.

• Alexander Harp, "Find A Grave Index"

Indexed Information
Name: Alexander Harp
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, United States of America
Photograph Included: No
Death Date: 02 Jan 1891
Affiliate Record Identifier: 193371774
Cemetery: Hebron City Cemetery
Citation
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:73RF-6CPZ : 19 December 2018), null, ; Burial, Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, United States of America, Hebron City Cemetery; citing record ID 193371774, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/117634197/person/210159859846/facts