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Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Martin Allison Harp: Birth: 25 Dec 1868 in Dayton,,Ark. Death: 4 Nov 1870 in Ark.

  2. Robert Edward Harp: Birth: 15 May 1870 in ,,Ark. Death: 28 Sep 1872 in ,,Ark

  3. Charles (Charley) Henry Harp: Birth: 16 Oct 1872 in Hartford,Sebastian,Ar. Death: 12 Oct 1970 in Norman,Cleveland,Ok

  4. Louie Harp: Birth: 8 Jan 1875 in ,,Ark. Death: 25 Aug 1875 in ,,Ark

  5. Albert Bird Harp: Birth: 29 Aug 1876 in Dayton,,Ark. Death: 24 Oct 1898 in Purdy,,Ok

  6. Anna Mae Harp: Birth: 21 Oct 1879 in ,,Ark. Death: 29 Sep 1911 in Iowa Park,,Tx

  7. Mary Virginia (Jinnie) Harp: Birth: 29 Jul 1881 in ,,Ark. Death: 2 Feb 1919

  8. Nancy Mabel Harp: Birth: 22 Oct 1883 in ,I. T.,Okla. Death: 25 Dec 1964 in Seminole,,Ok


Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Willie Dilworth Harp: Birth: 11 Feb 1886 in Atoka,I. T.,Ok. Death: 29 Sep 1886 in Christal Springs,,Ok

  2. Wineford (Winnie) Harp: Birth: 5 Dec 1886 in Birds Mill,I. T.,Ok.

  3. Hubert Harp: Birth: 6 Mar 1888 in <Birds Mill,I. T.,Ok>. Death: 15 Jul 1889 in Mansfield

  4. Harry Harp: Birth: 19 May 1890 in ,I. T.,Okla.. Death: 1969 in Big Springs,,Texas

  5. Ben (Bennie) Harp: Birth: 28 Dec 1892 in Purdy,I.T.,Ok. Death: 15 Mar 1963 in Grass Valey,Nevada,Calif


Notes
a. Note:   William J. Harp is shown on the Sebastain County original land gran
Note:   t in 1882, no. 15-5-30. William Harp is shown as postmaster in Dayton township, Sebastian Co, Ark. March 1874 and his wife Nancy E. Harp is shown from Feb. 1877 to May 1877 when Robert W. Ferguson took over. William is also shown in the GOODSPEED history books as having had a blacksmith and wagon shop. We also know he made caskets as he was a Methodist circuit preacher. William J. Harp is shown on the 1890 reconstructed tax list as having paid real estate and personal property taxes...., also shown as living in Sugar Loaf Township for 1890... *************************************************************************
  "OLD PREACHER ANSWERS CALL" FEB 6, 1933 CELINA, TEXAS THE REV. WILLIAM HARP DIES AT SON'S HOME IN CELINA The Rev. William Harp, 85 years old, veteran Methodist preacher of Oklahoma, died Monday at 10 A.M. at the home of his son, Ben Harp of Celina, where he had been ill for the past two weeks. Funeral services will be held at the First Methodist Church of Celina Tuesday at 10 A.M., conducted by the Rev. W.C. Clement, and inerment will be in the old Celina cemetery. Daniel-Scott funeral home of Sherman will be in charge of arrangements. The Rev. Mr. Harp was born in Sebastian Co. Ark. Aug 29, 1848, the son of Martin Marion Harp and Sarah Ann Bloodworth Harp. With his parents, he moved to Oklahoma, then known as the Indian Territory. On Dec. 11, 1867, he married Miss Nancy Allison, who died in 1884. He then married Miss Betty Dilworth of Arkansas on Dec. 21, 1884. The Rev. Mr. Harp began his preaching career in the protestant Methodist Church near Pauls Valley, Ok. in 1896....At the death of his second wife at Oilton, Ok., on Jan 29, 1931, the preacher came to Sherman to reside with a son, Harry Harp, but had been at home with another son Ben Harp at Celina since Oct. 1932. Survivors are three sons: Charles Harp of Norman, Ok. Harry Harp of Sherman and Ben Harp of Celina; two daughters, Mrs. R.H. Mitchell of Childress and Mrs. J.A. Meeks of Tuttle, Ok., and a sister Mrs. Mary Armour of Oilton,Ok. ************************* (Note on above: Sebastian Co. Ark. was not formed until 1851, and Betty Dilworth was from Grant Co. Ky, not Ark.) ************************* William Lee Harp was found on some papers belonging to Harry Harp in Sherman Texas by his grand-son Michael Harp who lives in Flower Mound, Texas 4/2000.


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