Hebron Journal dated 1-2-1891:
Alex Harp, living in Spring Creek precinct, has been quite ill for some time. Saturday, his symptoms were so alarming, Dr. Sutherland called into consultation Dr. Thomas of Alexandria and other physicians.
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Hebron Journal dated 1-9-1891:
Alexander Harp, an early settler of Thayer County, died Friday, Jan 2d, of pleura pneumonia. Mr. Harp was about seventy years old, the funeral services were conducted by Rev. Randall. The burial was in the Hebron cemetery.
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Alexander Harp was born about 1823 in Overton county, Tennessee. He was the son of Thomas Tyre Harp (1759-1840) of North Carolina and Sara Katherine Dale (1796-1869) of Tennessee. He had twelve siblings, the oldest seven were also born in Tennessee, then his family moved to DeWitt county in Illinois about 1828 and his six youngest siblings were born there. His father died when he was about 17.
On 20 October 1847 he was married to Elizabeth Ann Jackson in DeWitt.[1] She was the daughter of Lewis Jackson (1790-1865) and Juda (Judith) Newcomb (1791-1870), both of Virginia. Alexander's sister, Rhoda Ann Harp was married to John Alexander Jackson (1820-1902), also the son of Lewis & Juda. The three Jackson siblings, John Alexander, Martha Jane and Elizabeth Ann, started out in DeWitt, Illinois, and all ended up in Thayer county, Nebraska.
Alexander and Elizabeth had five children; Martha Jane Harding (1849-1916), Sarah (1850-??), Lewis Alex (1850-1929), Daniel (1853-1941) and Nellie (1870-??). They were all born in DeWitt township.[2][3]
His mother died in DeWitt in 1869. He moved his family to Nebraska by 1870 and settled in Thayer county, where his sister, Rhoda Ann, lived. He is recorded in Spring Creek in 1880[4] and in Hebron in 1885.[5] Elizabeth died about 1882 because she was in the 1880 census, but not in the 1885 census. Her death and burial records have not been found. He married Elizabeth's sister, the widow Martha Jane Jackson Slover, on 27 March 1883 in Nuckolls county, Nebraska and it was Martha who was his wife in the 1885 census.
He died on 2 January 1891 in Hebron and was buried in the Hebron City Cemetery.[6]
Sources
[1], Illinois Marriages.
[2], 1850 US Census.
[3], 1860 US Census.
[4], 1880 US Census.
[5], 1885 Nebraska State Census.
[6], Burial Index.
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Alex Harp, living in Spring Creek precinct, has been quite ill for some time. Saturday, his symptoms were so alarming, Dr. Sutherland called into consultation Dr. Thomas of Alexandria and other physicians.
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Hebron Journal dated 1-9-1891:
Alexander Harp, an early settler of Thayer County, died Friday, Jan 2d, of pleura pneumonia. Mr. Harp was about seventy years old, the funeral services were conducted by Rev. Randall. The burial was in the Hebron cemetery.
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Alexander Harp was born about 1823 in Overton county, Tennessee. He was the son of Thomas Tyre Harp (1759-1840) of North Carolina and Sara Katherine Dale (1796-1869) of Tennessee. He had twelve siblings, the oldest seven were also born in Tennessee, then his family moved to DeWitt county in Illinois about 1828 and his six youngest siblings were born there. His father died when he was about 17.
On 20 October 1847 he was married to Elizabeth Ann Jackson in DeWitt.[1] She was the daughter of Lewis Jackson (1790-1865) and Juda (Judith) Newcomb (1791-1870), both of Virginia. Alexander's sister, Rhoda Ann Harp was married to John Alexander Jackson (1820-1902), also the son of Lewis & Juda. The three Jackson siblings, John Alexander, Martha Jane and Elizabeth Ann, started out in DeWitt, Illinois, and all ended up in Thayer county, Nebraska.
Alexander and Elizabeth had five children; Martha Jane Harding (1849-1916), Sarah (1850-??), Lewis Alex (1850-1929), Daniel (1853-1941) and Nellie (1870-??). They were all born in DeWitt township.[2][3]
His mother died in DeWitt in 1869. He moved his family to Nebraska by 1870 and settled in Thayer county, where his sister, Rhoda Ann, lived. He is recorded in Spring Creek in 1880[4] and in Hebron in 1885.[5] Elizabeth died about 1882 because she was in the 1880 census, but not in the 1885 census. Her death and burial records have not been found. He married Elizabeth's sister, the widow Martha Jane Jackson Slover, on 27 March 1883 in Nuckolls county, Nebraska and it was Martha who was his wife in the 1885 census.
He died on 2 January 1891 in Hebron and was buried in the Hebron City Cemetery.[6]
Sources
[1], Illinois Marriages.
[2], 1850 US Census.
[3], 1860 US Census.
[4], 1880 US Census.
[5], 1885 Nebraska State Census.
[6], Burial Index.
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Hebron Journal dated 1-2-1891:
Alex Harp, living in Spring Creek precinct, has been quite ill for some time. Saturday, his symptoms were so alarming, Dr. Sutherland called into consultation Dr. Thomas of Alexandria and other physicians.
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Hebron Journal dated 1-9-1891:
Alexander Harp, an early settler of Thayer County, died Friday, Jan 2d, of pleura pneumonia. Mr. Harp was about seventy years old, the funeral services were conducted by Rev. Randall. The burial was in the Hebron cemetery.
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Alexander Harp was born about 1823 in Overton county, Tennessee. He was the son of Thomas Tyre Harp (1759-1840) of North Carolina and Sara Katherine Dale (1796-1869) of Tennessee. He had twelve siblings, the oldest seven were also born in Tennessee, then his family moved to DeWitt county in Illinois about 1828 and his six youngest siblings were born there. His father died when he was about 17.
On 20 October 1847 he was married to Elizabeth Ann Jackson in DeWitt.[1] She was the daughter of Lewis Jackson (1790-1865) and Juda (Judith) Newcomb (1791-1870), both of Virginia. Alexander's sister, Rhoda Ann Harp was married to John Alexander Jackson (1820-1902), also the son of Lewis & Juda. The three Jackson siblings, John Alexander, Martha Jane and Elizabeth Ann, started out in DeWitt, Illinois, and all ended up in Thayer county, Nebraska.
Alexander and Elizabeth had five children; Martha Jane Harding (1849-1916), Sarah (1850-??), Lewis Alex (1850-1929), Daniel (1853-1941) and Nellie (1870-??). They were all born in DeWitt township.[2][3]
His mother died in DeWitt in 1869. He moved his family to Nebraska by 1870 and settled in Thayer county, where his sister, Rhoda Ann, lived. He is recorded in Spring Creek in 1880[4] and in Hebron in 1885.[5] Elizabeth died about 1882 because she was in the 1880 census, but not in the 1885 census. Her death and burial records have not been found. He married Elizabeth's sister, the widow Martha Jane Jackson Slover, on 27 March 1883 in Nuckolls county, Nebraska and it was Martha who was his wife in the 1885 census.
He died on 2 January 1891 in Hebron and was buried in the Hebron City Cemetery.[6]
Sources
[1], Illinois Marriages.
[2], 1850 US Census.
[3], 1860 US Census.
[4], 1880 US Census.
[5], 1885 Nebraska State Census.
[6], Burial Index.
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Alex Harp, living in Spring Creek precinct, has been quite ill for some time. Saturday, his symptoms were so alarming, Dr. Sutherland called into consultation Dr. Thomas of Alexandria and other physicians.
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Hebron Journal dated 1-9-1891:
Alexander Harp, an early settler of Thayer County, died Friday, Jan 2d, of pleura pneumonia. Mr. Harp was about seventy years old, the funeral services were conducted by Rev. Randall. The burial was in the Hebron cemetery.
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Alexander Harp was born about 1823 in Overton county, Tennessee. He was the son of Thomas Tyre Harp (1759-1840) of North Carolina and Sara Katherine Dale (1796-1869) of Tennessee. He had twelve siblings, the oldest seven were also born in Tennessee, then his family moved to DeWitt county in Illinois about 1828 and his six youngest siblings were born there. His father died when he was about 17.
On 20 October 1847 he was married to Elizabeth Ann Jackson in DeWitt.[1] She was the daughter of Lewis Jackson (1790-1865) and Juda (Judith) Newcomb (1791-1870), both of Virginia. Alexander's sister, Rhoda Ann Harp was married to John Alexander Jackson (1820-1902), also the son of Lewis & Juda. The three Jackson siblings, John Alexander, Martha Jane and Elizabeth Ann, started out in DeWitt, Illinois, and all ended up in Thayer county, Nebraska.
Alexander and Elizabeth had five children; Martha Jane Harding (1849-1916), Sarah (1850-??), Lewis Alex (1850-1929), Daniel (1853-1941) and Nellie (1870-??). They were all born in DeWitt township.[2][3]
His mother died in DeWitt in 1869. He moved his family to Nebraska by 1870 and settled in Thayer county, where his sister, Rhoda Ann, lived. He is recorded in Spring Creek in 1880[4] and in Hebron in 1885.[5] Elizabeth died about 1882 because she was in the 1880 census, but not in the 1885 census. Her death and burial records have not been found. He married Elizabeth's sister, the widow Martha Jane Jackson Slover, on 27 March 1883 in Nuckolls county, Nebraska and it was Martha who was his wife in the 1885 census.
He died on 2 January 1891 in Hebron and was buried in the Hebron City Cemetery.[6]
Sources
[1], Illinois Marriages.
[2], 1850 US Census.
[3], 1860 US Census.
[4], 1880 US Census.
[5], 1885 Nebraska State Census.
[6], Burial Index.
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Martha Jane Slover was Alexander's second wife and she occupies Lot 4, Block 29.
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