James Samuel Harper (1862 - 1952)

Born 19 Aug 1862 in Shelby County, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Almira (Evans) Harper — married 10 Nov 1892 in Shelby county, Alabama, United States

Died 1 Apr 1952 at age 89 in Shelby County, Alabama, United States

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Biography

James Samuel Harper was born the 19th of August 1862 in Shelby county, Alabama. James was the son of James Harper and Mary Ann Niven.^[1]

James, age 8, appears in the 1870 Federal census in Shelby county, Alabama in the household of his step-father, James Farrell.^[2]

James, age 18, appears in the 1880 Federal census in Shelby county, Alabama in the household of his step-father, James Farrell.^[3]

James married Almira Evans on the 10th of November, 1892 in Shelby county, Alabama. Almira Evans was the daughter of Thomas G. Evans and Joannah Armstrong.^[4]

James appears in the 1900 Federal census in Shelby county, Alabama as head of household. James' household appears as follows: James age 37, born Aug. 1862; occupation farmer; Myra age 29 born Feb. 1871; mother of three children with two children living; Forest age 4 born July 1895; and Woodfrie age 1 born March 1899.^[5]

James appears in the 1910 Federal census in Shelby county, Alabama as head of household. James' household appears as follows: James age 47, occupation farmer; Mira age 39, mother of 8 children with 4 children living; Forest age 14; Woodfin age 11; Hubbard age 8; and John age 4.^[6]

James appears in the 1920 Federal census in Shelby county, Alabama as head of household. James' household appears as follows: James age 57, occupation farmer; Mira age 47; Hubbard age 18; John age 13; and daughter Alpha age 9.^[7]

James appears in the 1930 Federal census in Shelby county, Alabama as head of household. James' household appears as follows: James age 67, occupation farmer; Myra age 59; Hubbard age 28; and Alpha age 19.^[8]

James' wife Almira "Myra" died the 26th of July 1939.^[9]

James, age 77 appears in the 1940 Federal census in Shelby county, Alabama in the household of his son Hubbard Harper^[10].

James died the 1st of April 1952 in Shelby county, Alabama.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ James S. Harper's date of birth recorded in the family Bible of Susan Jane Ticer Niven Wilder and Daniel Wilder the grandparents of James S. Harper (the "Wilder Family Bible". The Bible is in the possession of Carolyn J. Wilder (2020).
2. ↑ 1870 Federal Census Shelby County, Alabama, National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593 Roll 39, Beat 12, page 506B.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4V6-1R7 : 24 August 2017), James Harper in household of James Farrell, Yellow Leaf, Shelby, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 125, sheet 266D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,031.
4. ↑ Marriage recorded: Shelby county, Alabama Marriage Book 1891-1896, page 105; Shelby County Archives and Historical Society, 1854 East Main Street, Columbiana, Shelby county, Alabama. On-line: "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ6R-4PX : 6 November 2017), James S. Harper and Almira Evans, 10 Nov 1892; citing Shelby, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,571,845.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9D1-GJB : accessed 13 August 2020), Jos G Harper, Precinct 8 Yellow Leaf, Shelby, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 128, sheet 10B, family 113, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,039.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKWQ-KGD : accessed 13 August 2020), James S Harper, Yellowleaf, Shelby, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 111, sheet 10B, family 177, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 32; FHL microfilm 1,374,045.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXDJ-2VY : accessed 13 August 2020), James S Harper, Chelsea, Shelby, Alabama, United States; citing ED 118, sheet 1B, line 57, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 40; FHL microfilm 1,820,040.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3K2P-GT2 : accessed 13 August 2020), James S Harper, Chelsea, Shelby, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 1B, line 86, family 21, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 48; FHL microfilm 2,339,783.
9. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDY7-KJ8 : 12 August 2020), James S. Harper in entry for Myra Harper, 1939.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V15W-Q4C : 24 January 2020), James S Harper in household of Hubbard Harper, Election Precinct 8, Shelby, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 59-13, sheet 2A, line 37, family 25, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 79.
11. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK3W-C7M : 12 August 2020), James Samuel Harper, 1952.