Harper family papers
Collection
Identifier: L090
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence, legal papers, receipts, photographs, and other papers of the Harper family ranging from 1827 to 1942. A prayer book carried by John Harper during the U.S. Civil War is included in the collection. There are also newspaper clipping and family history notes which include information such as death dates of family members.
There are also two folders of oversized correspondence and indentures ranging from 1837 to 1858 (OB071).
There are also two folders of oversized correspondence and indentures ranging from 1837 to 1858 (OB071).
Dates
- 1827-1942
Creator
- Harper family (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Henry B. Harper was the son of Samuel Harper. He married Matilda Swearingen, and at some point between 1840 and 1850 the family moved to Indiana. Henry and Matilda Harper had thirteen children: Thomas, Samuel, Hannah, Louisa, Sarah Ann, George, Allen, James, John, Rebekah Jane, Henry, and a child that died in infancy, James.
Harper was a solider in the 37th Indiana Regiment serving in Tennessee. He married Julia A. Fall in 1864 and maintained a farm in Sharpsville, Indiana. They had nine children, five daughters and four sons. He died of complications November 15, 1915.
Louisa Harper married Charles Nettleton and lived in Minnesota for many years as farmers. Thomas Harper became a farmer, and Samuel Harper studied medicine at least briefly. John Harper was a political leader in Ripley County, Indiana and became the postmaster at Versailles.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census Record. Accessed May 23, 2007. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census Record. Accessed May 23, 2007. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census Record. Accessed May 23, 2007. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census Record. Accessed May 23, 2007. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. 1880 United States Federal Census Record. Accessed May 23, 2007. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Accessed May 23, 2007. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Harper was a solider in the 37th Indiana Regiment serving in Tennessee. He married Julia A. Fall in 1864 and maintained a farm in Sharpsville, Indiana. They had nine children, five daughters and four sons. He died of complications November 15, 1915.
Louisa Harper married Charles Nettleton and lived in Minnesota for many years as farmers. Thomas Harper became a farmer, and Samuel Harper studied medicine at least briefly. John Harper was a political leader in Ripley County, Indiana and became the postmaster at Versailles.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census Record. Accessed May 23, 2007. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census Record. Accessed May 23, 2007. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census Record. Accessed May 23, 2007. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census Record. Accessed May 23, 2007. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. 1880 United States Federal Census Record. Accessed May 23, 2007. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Accessed May 23, 2007. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Extent
0.4 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box, 2 oversize folders)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Mrs. Oren Foster during 1955.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed by Ruth Light during May 2007. Finding aid revised by Brittany Kropf on 2015/11/06. EAD finding aid revised on 2021/09/29 by Lauren Patton.
Creator
- Harper family (Family)
- Title
- Harper family papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
