James Richard Rector Harper b. 29 Apr 1836 Trotter Township, Carroll Co., Missouri USA d. 08/26/1898 Trotter Township, Carroll Co., Missouri USA: Our Family History

James Richard Rector Harper^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]}

1836 - 08/26/1898

Name	James Richard Rector Harper [1, 2, 5, 9]
Birth	29 Apr 1836	Trotter Township, Carroll Co., Missouri USA [5, 9]
Gender	Male
Residence	1850	District 15, Carroll, Missouri, USA [7]
Residence	1860	Township 21 Range 12, Point Pleasant, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA [6]
Residence	1870	Wakenda, Bowers, Carroll, Missouri, USA [4]
Residence	1880	Beaty, Carroll, Missouri, USA [3]
Probate	22 Sep 1898	Carroll, Missouri, USA [8]
Residence	1517 Alice-anna street [10]
Residence	Missouri, USA [2]
Residence	Relation to Head: Soldier
Residence	1900	Trotter, Carroll, Missouri, USA [5, 12]
Death	08/26/1898	Trotter Township, Carroll Co., Missouri USA [9]
Burial	Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, United States of America [9]
Person ID	I432449519219	Farnham Genealogy
Last Modified	13 Dec 2025

Father	Duane DeMar
Mother	Ann S Stakemiller
Family ID	F38	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Father	Jacob Smith, b. 21 Oct 1799, New Jersey d. 01 Sep 1879, Vernon Township, Hancock County, Indiana (Age 79 years)
Mother	Nancy Eleanor McCollum, b. 25 Oct 1802, Virginia d. 28 Feb 1886, Henry County, Missouri (Age 83 years)
Family ID	F39	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Father	Reuben Harper, b. 1790, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA d. 17 Feb 1871, Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, USA (Age 81 years)
Mother	Elizabeth Eliza Lucinda Settles, b. 4 Apr 1812, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA d. 2 Sep 1883, Liberty City, Clay or Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri USA (Age 71 years)
Marriage	25 Dec 1830	Ray, Missouri, USA
Family ID	F36	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Sarah Jane Harper, b. 03/16/1856, Trotter, Carroll, Missouri, USA d. 12/01/1938, Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, USA

Marriage 03/21/1872 Carroll Co., Missouri USA [1, 5]

Children

	1. Thomas KINGEN, b. Abt. 1823, Ohio
	2. Addie Harper, b. 1877, Missouri USA d. 1888, Carrollton, Carroll Co, Missouri, USA (Age 11 years)
	3. Murley Harper, b. Abt 1879, Missouri USA
	4. James Kingen, b. Abt 1825, Indianna, USA
	5. John KINGEN, b. Abt. 1829, Ohio d. 15 Apr 1863, Mound City, Pulaski County, Illinois, USA (Age 34 years)
	6. James Rector Harper, b. 9 Jul 1881, Trotter Township, Carroll, Missouri USA d. 18 Apr 1941, Trotter township, Carroll, Missouri USA - Buried 20 Apr 1941 in Trotter Cemetery (Age 59 years)
	7. Edgar B HARPER, b. Aug 1883, Missouri
	8. William KINGEN, b. 12 Dec 1830, Ohio, USA d. 24 Oct 1878, Hancock County, Indiana, USA (Age 47 years)
	9. Samuel KINGEN, b. Abt. 1835, Indiana
	10. Edgar Bain Harper, b. 14 Aug 1883, Missouri USA d. 19 Apr 1967, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri; Carroll, Missouri USA Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery (Age 83 years)
	11. Bessie HARPER, b. Aug 1886, Missouri
	12. Riley KINGEN, b. Abt. 1837, Indiana d. 09 Feb 1895, Greenville, Bond, Illinois, USA (Age 58 years)
	13. Bessie Harper, b. 29 Aug 1886, Trotter Township, Carroll, Missouri d. 11 Aug 1905, Trotter Township, Carroll, Missouri - Buried 12 Aug 1905 in Trotter Cemetery (Age 18 years)
	14. Martha J. KINGEN, b. Abt. 1839, Indiana
	15. Savay C Harper, b. May 1888, Missouri
	16. Lory Churchill Harper, b. 18 May 1888, Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri USA d. 20 Oct 1978, Research Medical Center, Kansas City, MO-Buried 23 Oct 1978 in Trotter Cemetery (Age 90 years)
	17. Aileen Harper, b. 17 Aug 1894, Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, USA d. 9 December 1993, Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri, USA (Age 99 years)

Family ID F140 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 12 Jan 2024

Family 2 Sarah Jane Harper, b. 03/16/1856, Trotter, Carroll, Missouri, USA d. 12/01/1938, Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, USA

Marriage 03/21/1872 Carroll Co., Missouri USA [1, 5]

Children

	1. Peter ADAM, b. 16 Apr 1823, Höchberg, Underfranken, Bayern, Deutschland d. 26 May 1879 (Age 56 years)
	2. Alma Bernice Joseph, b. 5 Aug 1911, Centralia, Boone, Missouri, USA d. 5 Jun 1985, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA (Age 73 years)
	3. Addie Harper, b. 1877, Missouri USA d. 1888, Carrollton, Carroll Co, Missouri, USA (Age 11 years)
	4. Ruth Corrine Joseph, b. 21 Oct 1912, Carrollton, Carroll Co, Missouri, USA d. 27 Sep 1972, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA (Age 59 years)
	5. Murley Harper, b. Abt 1879, Missouri USA
	6. James Rector Harper, b. 9 Jul 1881, Trotter Township, Carroll, Missouri USA d. 18 Apr 1941, Trotter township, Carroll, Missouri USA - Buried 20 Apr 1941 in Trotter Cemetery (Age 59 years)
	7. Rena Eloise Joseph, b. 25 Aug 1915, Centralia, Boone, Missouri, USA d. 27 January 2001, Edwards, Benton County, Missouri, USA (Age 85 years)
	8. Edgar Bain Harper, b. 14 Aug 1883, Missouri USA d. 19 Apr 1967, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri; Carroll, Missouri USA Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery (Age 83 years)
	9. Vivian Elizabeth Joseph, b. 1924, Missouri d. 4 June 2011, Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona, USA (Age 87 years)
	10. Bessie Harper, b. 29 Aug 1886, Trotter Township, Carroll, Missouri d. 11 Aug 1905, Trotter Township, Carroll, Missouri - Buried 12 Aug 1905 in Trotter Cemetery (Age 18 years)
	11. Savay C Harper, b. May 1888, Missouri
	12. Lory Churchill Harper, b. 18 May 1888, Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri USA d. 20 Oct 1978, Research Medical Center, Kansas City, MO-Buried 23 Oct 1978 in Trotter Cemetery (Age 90 years)
	13. Aileen Harper, b. 17 Aug 1894, Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, USA d. 9 December 1993, Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri, USA (Age 99 years)

Family ID F117 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 13 Dec 2025

Photos

James Harper

Sources

[S1739987974] Ancestry.com, Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm].
[S1758362554] National Archives and Records Administration, U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title.
[S1739987899] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1880; Census Place: Beaty, Carroll, Missouri; Roll: 679; Page: 460B; Enumeration District: 151.
[S1739987928] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1870; Census Place: Wakenda, Carroll, Missouri; Roll: M593_766; Page: 447B.
[S1738636855] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1900; Census Place: Trotter, Carroll, Missouri; Roll: 846; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1240846.
[S1740087400] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 21 Range 12, Pemiscot, Missouri; Roll: M653_638; Page: 527; Family Histo.
[S1739987916] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 15, Carroll, Missouri; Roll: 395; Page: 11a.
[S1740133192] Ancestry.com, Missouri, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1766-1988, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Probate Packets, 1845-1885; Author: Missouri. Probate Court (Carroll County); Probate Place: Carroll, Missouri.
[S1738636836] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
[S1739131462] Ancestry.com, U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), The Baltimore Sun; Publication Date: 30 Apr 1898; Publication Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/371689351/?article=5e5a898a-9a78-4f97-9d35-ae2c0ee6c0fd&focus=0.3746674,0.6207443,0.49045745,0.64261067&xid=3355.
[S1738636833] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.
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