Carl Walter Harper (1907 - 1984)

Born 27 Nov 1907 in Villa Ridge, Pulaski, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 14 Jun 1984 at age 76 in Dyer, Lake, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Carl Walter Harper was born 27 November 1907 in Villa Ridge, outside Mounds, Pulaski, Illinois, the son of James Walter Harper and Anna Lucretia Minton. He was a switchman for the railroad.

He first married Evelyn Corbett (b.1908) and second married Ascha Laws (1903–1959) Carl and Asha had:

Carl Ray 26 Nov 1932 - 10 Jun 2011 m. Marilyn

Kenneth 1934– m. Paula Canino 13 January 2000 CH Michele Michalik Blank

Shirley Ascha 5 Mar 1935- m. Harold Stringer (1926–2013) 27 October 1952 CH Reverend Rodney L., Christopher Brian, William

Elizabeth "Betty" 1938– m. Anthony Udvare

Gloria after 1940 m. Mr. Wittl

Sharon after 1940 m. Mr. Ryan

He died 14 June 1984 at the Regency Place Nursing Home in Dyer, Lake, Indiana. He is buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Villa Ridge, Illinois, where many of the Harper family is found.

Sources

• Sister Josie, Virtus, Julia and cousin Myrtle

• US Federal Census 1910, Burkville, Pulaski, Illinois

Walter Harper 40 Farmer

Anna Harper 36

Alice Harper 13

Jocie Harper 10

Fanny Harper 8

Anna M Harper 6

Carl Harper 4

Earnest Harper 2 (Virtus)

• US Federal Census 1920, Mounds, Pulaski, Illinois, laborer in ice plant

Walter Harper 47

A L Harper 43

Anna M Harper 17

Carl Harper 13

Vistus Harper 10

• 1930 US Census, Carl W Harper, 200 College St.,Fulton, Fulton, Kentucky. Dwelling Number 52 (rented), Family Number 71

Carl W Harper 24 IL Switchman, railroad

Evelyn Harper 22 KY

• 1940 US Federal Census, Carl Harper, 4 A South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Dwelling Number 153 (rented)

Carl Harper 34 Mounds Switchman,

Achsah Harper 28 Mounds

Carl Harper Junior 9 Mounds

Kenneth Harper 6 Mounds

Shirley Harper 5 Mounds

Betty Harper 2 Mounds

• Social Security 709-03-5637

Carl Harper

Calumet City, 60409, Cook, Illinois, USA

Born 27 Nov 1905

Died Jun 1984

Railroad Board - Before 1951

• Obituary Southern Illinoisian 15 June 1984

Carl W. Harper Carl W. Harper, 79, of Calumet City, formerly of Mounds, died at noon Thursday, at Regency Place Nursing Home in Dyer, Ind.

Mr. Harper was a retired employee of Illinois Central Railroad. He was born Nov. 27, 1905, in Mounds to James Walter and Anna Minton Harper. Survivors include two sons, Carl Ray Harper of Dalton, Kenneth Harper of Calumet City; four daughters, Shirley Stringer of Pulaski, Betty Udvare of Calumet City, Gloria Wittl of Dyer, Ind. and Sharon Ryan of Hammond, Ind.; two sisters, Virtus Graves of Villa Ridge and Josephine Morris of Memphis, Tenn. ; 15 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Achsah Harper in 1959 and three sisters. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge. Burial will be in Beechwood Cemetery in Mounds. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.

• Indiana Death Certificate # 84-021161

Carl Walter Harper, widow

27 May 1907 - 14 June 1984

Railroad switchman

Died Dyer, Lake - RegenecyPlace Nursing Home

Informant Daughter Gloria Wittl

• Death Certificate for Son Carl Note Father and mother Ascha, and wife Marilyn

• [ttps://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61009/40475_541429-01008?pid=1352268993&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D61009%26h%3D1352268993%26tid%3D63416515%26pid%3D40104887865%26hid%3D1016029659881%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3Dma81564111%26_phstart%3Ddefault%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue&treeid=63416515&personid=40104887865&hintid=1016029659881&usePUB=true&_phsrc=ma81564111&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true |Indiana Marriage Certificate of Granddaughter (of Kenneth) Michelle Michalik 2nd marriage

• [http://thesouthern.com/news/local/obituaries/obits/article_417578c5-f399-56f6-bb45-d92707d4a87f.html Obituary Rodney Stringer, mentions grandparents Carl & Ascha.