James Riley Harper, (Sr.)^{[1, 2, 3]}

1823 - 1908  (85 years)

• Name	James Riley Harper  [1]
  Suffix	(Sr.)
  Birth	5 Aug 1823	Hart County, Kentucky, USA
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1870	Grant, Buffalo, Dallas, Missouri, USA   [3]
  Residence	1880	Precinct 7, Stephens, Texas, USA   [2]
  Death	13 Aug 1908	Lueders, Jones, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I432458400717	Farnham Genealogy
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	John Gander,   b. Apr 1798, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA d. 24 Apr 1872, Blue Rock, Muskingum, Ohio, USA (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Catherine Shull,   b. 31 Mar 1801, Frederick Co., Virginia d. 12 Sep 1840, Muskingum County, Ohio (Age 39 years)
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Matthew Harper, II,   b. 1770, Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States d. Nov 1845, Dallas County, Missouri, United States of America (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Sarah Jane Goodman,   b. 29 Sep 1778, SC d. 1850, Dallas Co., MO (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Graham Russell,   b. 2 Feb 1822, Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States d. 14 Jun 1872, Dallas County, MO (Age 50 years)
  Children	1. Sarah Jane Harper,   b. 03/16/1856, Trotter, Carroll, Missouri, USA d. 12/01/1938, Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, USA   2. Paul Adam,   b. 29 June 1856, Höchberg, Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany d. 14 May 1945, Monroe City, Monroe, Missouri, USA (Age 88 years)   3. Landon Joseph
  Family ID	F71	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2025

  
  

• Photos

  James R Harper grave

  
  

• Sources

  [S1739991451] Historical Data Systems, comp, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database. [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: Precinct 7, Stephens, Texas; Roll: 1327; Page: 492C; Enumeration District: 172. [S1739987928] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1870; Census Place: Grant, Dallas, Missouri; Roll: M593_773; Page: 150B.