William
J.
Harper
Born about in Wayne, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of James Harper Sr.
and Mary (Smith) Harper
Brother of
Lavinia (Harper) Strickland, Malachi H. Harper Sr., Elizabeth (Harper) Drawdy, Rebecca (Harper) Manning, Louvecia (Harper) Campbell, Mary (Harper) Manning, Charles Harper, Elizabeth Ann Harper, Nancy Ellen (Harper) Knight, Joshua Harper and James Adam Harper Jr [half]
Husband of
Harriet (Kelly) Harper
— married
15 Dec 1854 in Wayne, Georgia, United States
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 63
in Marion, Florida, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Nov 2013
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Biography
William J. Harper was born in 1836 in Wayne County, Georgia to James Harper, Sr. and Mary Smith.[1] He married Harriett Kelly in 1854 in Wayne County, Georgia.[2][3] William passed away in 1899 in Marion County, Florida and is buried in the Orange Springs Cemetery in Marion County, Florida.[4]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYX-3SP : 19 December 2020), William Harper in household of James Harper, Wayne, Georgia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJN-Y88 : 7 February 2020), William Harper and Harriet Kelly, 15 Dec 1854; citing Marriage, Wayne, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 203,124.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNZ4-SCX : 13 January 2022), William Harper, Election Precinct 14 Orange Springs, Marion, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #19886029 William J. Harper.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Latrell (Lee) Martin 
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Janet (Richey) Russell :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member russejp1948261065
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~0.78%
Andrew Harper :
23andMe, GEDmatch M028443 [compare]
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Chris Martin :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Eileen (Harper) Worthington :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Traci (Paulling) Black :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A559001 [compare], yourDNAportal TRA2a352083, Ancestry member TraciMPaulling
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~0.78%
Mareitha Golden :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A086465 [compare], Ancestry member annieg4351
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Benjamin Gause :
AncestryDNA
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