John Harpole (1792 - 1861)

Born 14 Jan 1792 in Pendleton County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Swingley) Harpole — married 26 Jan 1815 in Wilson County, Tennessee

Husband of Mary Anne (McMenamy) Harpole — married 21 Sep 1824 in Rutherford County, Tennessee

Died 12 Feb 1861 at age 69 in Obion County, Tennessee

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Biography

x Name: John Harpole.^[1]

Born: 14 Jan 1792 Pendleton County, Virginia [now West Virginia].^[1]

Military: abt 1814 Tennessee (?).
Served in War of 1812. No details.

Marriage: 1st Elizabeth Swingley, 26 Jan 1815 Wilson County, Tennessee.^[2]
(3 children) Married by George Harpole, B.M. [Baptist Minister].

Marriage: 2nd Mary Anne McMenamy, 21 Sep 1824 Rutherford County, Tennessee.^[3]
(3 children)

Political: 2 Jun 1851 Obion County, Tennessee.^[4]
Ordered by the court to serve as one of three election judges for District #1 during the upcoming election in August.

Legal: 1 Oct 1855 Obion County, Tennessee.^[5]
Appointed to be one of three superintendents of a crew to repair Reelfoot bridge on the Dresden-Hickman road.

Died: 12 Feb 1861 Obion County, Tennessee.^[1]

Buried: Harpole Cemetery, Jacksonville, Obion County, Tennessee.^[1]
(no surviving marker)

Census1820
Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee, p. 399.^[6]
Harpold, John
(agriculture = 1)

Males
under 10 = 2
26-44 = 1

Females
under 10 = 1

Census 1830
Obion County, Tennessee, p. 159.^[7]
Harpole, John

Males
5-9 = 1
10-14 = 2
30-39 = 1

Females
5-9 = 1
40-49 = 1

Census 1840
Obion County, Tennessee, p. 133.^[8]
Harpole, John
(agriculture = 4

Males
5-9 = 1
15-19 = 1
20-29 = 2
40-49 = 1

Females
20-29 = 1
50-59 = 1

Census 1850
Obion County, Tennessee, p. 325B, dwelling/family [no numbers].^[9]
Harpole, John           59 yrs    Farmer (real estate = $1,700)    b. Virginia
Harpole, Page           28 yrs    Farmer                           b. Tennessee
Harpole, Milly          21 yrs                                     b. Tennessee
Harpole, William        18 yrs    Farmer                           b. Tennessee
Bettiss, Christianna    80 yrs                                     b. Pennsylvania

Census 1860
Obion County, Tennessee, p. 10, dwelling/family 654/---.^[10]
Harpool, John         68 yrs    Farmer (real estate = $4,500; personal estate = $100)    b. Virginia
Harpool, W. P.        38 yrs    Farmer (personal estate = $100)                          b. Tennessee
Harpool, Milley       30 yrs                                                             b. Tennessee
Harpool, Sarah P.      8 yrs                                                             b. Tennessee
Harpool, Andrew J.     6 yrs                                                             b. Tennessee
Harpool, Ferris E.     1 yr                                                              b. Tennessee

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Find-a-Grave John Harpole
2. ↑ Marriages of Wilson County, Tennessee, 1802-1850.
3. ↑ Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002.
4. ↑ Obion County, Tennessee, Court Minutes, p. 26.
5. ↑ Obion County, Tennessee, Court Minutes, p. 100.
6. ↑ Census Tennessee 1820 Wilson County.
7. ↑ Census Tennessee 1830 Obion County.
8. ↑ Census Tennessee 1840 Obion County.
9. ↑ Census Tennessee 1850 Obion County.
10. ↑ Census Tennessee 1860 Obion County.