Jacob Harper

Jacob Harper BIRTH 19 Feb 1816 Virginia, USA DEATH 9 Apr 1863 (aged 47) Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Harper Cemetery Harper, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA MEMORIAL ID 116786446 · View Source

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MEMORIAL PHOTOS 0 FLOWERS 2 He was murdered during the Civil War, not related to combat.

The Murder of Jacob Harper He was taken from his home in the night and murdered by four outlaws, who were regularly enrolled soldiers in the Confederate Army. They took him across the hill in sight of Eccles, WV. That day he had sold some cattle and had $300 on him. Realizing his position, he slipped his wallet into a hole in the fence as he was crossing it. The wallet was found later by a family member. Two other accounts of his death can be found in West Virginia History by Hila Appleton Richardson and History of Middle New River Settlements by David E. Johnston.

He is buried in the Harper Family Cemetery Harper, Raleigh County, West Virginia. Information from Ali Bartlett at ancestry.com

Family Members Spouse Elvira Snuffer Harper 1819–1868

Children Photo George Washington Harper 1843–1880

Photo James Westlake Harper 1847–1936

Photo Purlinia Harper Howery 1848–1929

Photo Henry Harrison Harper 1851–1923

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116786446/jacob-harper

The Murder of Jacob Harper He was taken from his home in the night and murdered by four outlaws, who were regularly enrolled soldiers in the Confederate Army. They took him across the hill in sight of Eccles, WV. That day he had sold some cattle and had $300 on him. Realizing his position, he slipped his wallet into a hole in the fence as he was crossing it. The wallet was found later by a family member. Two other accounts of his death can be found in West Virginia History by Hila Appleton Richardson and History of Middle New River Settlements by David E. Johnston.

He is buried in the Harper Family Cemetery Harper, Raleigh County, West Virginia. Information from Ali Bartlett at ancestry.com

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Jacob Harper
BIRTH 19 Feb 1816
Virginia, USA
DEATH 9 Apr 1863 (aged 47)
Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL
Harper Cemetery
Harper, Raleigh County, West Virginia

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116786446/jacob-harper

Children
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George Washington Harper
1843–1880

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James Westlake Harper
1847–1936

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Purlinia Harper Howery
1848–1929

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Henry Harrison Harper
1851–1923