Porter
Ray
(Ray)
Harper
Born in Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Jesse Bolen Harper
and Adella (Thomas) Harper
Brother of
Maurice Thomas Harper, Jennie Lou Harper, Ina Mae (Harper) McAdoo, Joseph William Harper and James Russell Harper
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 63
in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jul 2014
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Biography
Ray was born in 1901 to Jesse Harper and Della Thomas. He married three times, and had one child with his first wife. Ray died in 1965 at 63 years old.
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- 1901 Jul 22 - Birth - Texas
- 1910 United States Federal Census[1] p 10B family #230 - Artesia, Eddy, New Mexico
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace | Mar Stat | Occupation |
| Jess Harper | Head | M | 33 | Arkansas | M | Janitor |
| Bella Harper | Wife | F | 29 | Texas | M | |
| Ray Harper | Son | M | 9 | Texas | S | |
| Maurice Harper | Son | M | 4 | Texas | S | |
| Jennie Harper | Daughter | F | 1 | Texas | S | |
| Jennie Thomas | Mother | F | 62 | Mississippi | W | |
| William O Thomas | Brother | M | 32 | Texas | S | Freight Wagon Driver |
- 1920 United States Federal Census[2] p 3B family #79 - Artesia, Eddy, New Mexico
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace | Mar Stat | Occupation |
| Jessie B Harper | Head | M | 41 | Arkansas | M | Farm laborer |
| Della Harper | Wife | F | 39 | Texas | M | |
| Ray Harper | Son | M | 18 | Texas | S | Stock-Farm laborer |
| Maurice Harper | Son | M | 13 | Texas | S | |
| Jennie Harper | Daughter | F | 11 | Texas | S | |
| Ina Harper | Daughter | F | 9 | New Mexico | S | |
| Joe Harper | Son | M | 3 | New Mexico | S |
- 1929 Oct 14 - Marriage to Elsie Gladys Davis- Canadian, Oklahoma - Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995
- Name: Roy Harper
- Gender: Male
- Age: 28
- Birth Date: abt 1901
- Marriage Date: 14 Oct 1929
- Marriage Place: Canadian, Oklahoma, USA
- Spouse: Gladys E Davis
- Film Number: 002257299
- 1930 Aug 10 - Birth of son Jerry Ray Harper - Springfield, Missouri
- 1930 United States Federal Census[3] p 5B family #132 - Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace | Mar Stat | Occupation |
| Ray Harper | Head | M | 28 | New Mexico | M | Bus Driver |
| Gladys Harper | Wife | F | 21 | Missouri | M |
- 1935 - Residence: Springfield, Missouri - From 1940 Census
- 1935 Feb 6 - Death of wife Elsie Gladys Davis - El Paso, Texas - Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982[4] Cert #7204 - She went from Missouri to Texas for surgery, performed on Feb 4. She died on the 6th from peritonitis.
- 1936 May 19 - Marriage to Gayle Tacker - Joplin, Jasper, Missouri - Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002-$[5]
- Name: Ray Harper
- Marriage Date: 19 May 1936
- Marriage Place: Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA
- Spouse: Gayle Tacker
- 1940 United States Federal Census[6] p 1B family #22 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma - Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace | Mar Stat | Occupation |
| Ray Harper | Head | M | 37 | Texas | M | Bus Driver |
| Islagayle Harper | Wife | F | 26 | Texas | M | |
| Jerry Ray Harper | Son | M | 9 | Missouri | S |
- Date unknown - After 1940, marriage to Lavon W Walker - Ray and Lavon are buried side-by-side.
- 1965 Feb - Death - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
- Name: Ray Harper
- Last Residence: 73107 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
- BORN: 22 Jul 1901
- Died: Feb 1965
- State (Year) SSN issued: Oklahoma (Before 1951)
- 1965 Feb - Burial - Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma - Find A Grave: Memorial #55604662
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ray 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 Ray:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ray 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 Ray:
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~1.56%
Ron Mattson
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
E. Geraldine (Perry) Dahler :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A482205 [compare], Ancestry member susanfitzm
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~0.78%
Susan Fitzmaurice :
23andMe
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch M119902 [compare]
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~0.78%
Richard Fitzmaurice :
23andMe, GEDmatch WY5176563 [compare]
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~0.78%
Mary (Williams) Henderson :
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