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• Name: Elijah Somers Harper
• Sex: M
• Birth: 27 APR 1796 in Kentucky ¹
• Death: 4 DEC 1884 in Floresville, Wilson County, Texas ¹
• Person Id: I0709
• Tree Id: 237351

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Parents
Father:

• Charles Harper: Birth: ABT 1770. Death: BET 1834 AND 1835 in Illinois
Mother:

• Polly Chamblin: Birth: ABT 1775. Death: AFT 1837

Family
Marriage:

• Married: Mary Steele on 12 MAR 1815 at Fleming County, Kentucky.²
  
• Mary Steele: Birth: ABT 1796. Death: BET 1820 AND 1823

Children:

1. ? Harper: Birth: ABT 1817.

2. Lydia Harper: Birth: ABT 1819 in Indiana.

Family
Marriage:

• Married: Susannah Huff on 19 DEC 1823 at Spencer County, Indiana.³
  
• Susannah Huff: Birth: 26 AUG 1801 in Rowan County, North Carolina. Death: 28 AUG 1884 in Floresville, Wilson County, Texas

Children:

1. Melvina Harper: Birth: 26 OCT 1824.

2. Charles Harper: Birth: 6 DEC 1828 in Illinois. Death: 30 DEC 1896 in Wilson County, Texas

3. Keziah Harper: Birth: 11 SEP 1831 in Shelby County, Illinois. Death: 8 JUN 1866 in Ellis County, Texas

4. Mary (Polly) Harper: Birth: 17 SEP 1833 in Illinois.

5. Alonzo D Harper: Birth: 8 FEB 1836 in Illinois.

6. Katherine Harper: Birth: 7 MAR 1838 in Illinois. Death: 22 APR 1901 in Harper, Gillespie County, Texas

7. Elijah S Harper: Birth: 18 JAN 1840 in Illinois. Death: 1927 in Wilson County, Texas

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