Genealogy for
Peter Love Harper
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Peter Love Harper
10/15/1858 - 11/22/1933
(Shown at age 62)
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Peter Love Harper was born on October 15, 1858 in Coffee Co., Georgia and died on November 22, 1933 in Coffee Co., Georgia. He lived to be 75 years old.
His parents were John Lesley Harper (1810-1889) & Charlotte Gaskins Harper (1812 - 1896).
children
Seward James
Martha Ann "Marthy" (3/1881)
John D. (12/1887 -1967)
Eunice M. (1/1890)
Fannie Belle (1/1894)
Wiley Byrd (11/1896 -1965) | 
 | Census | 6/16/1880 | Militia District No 1026 GA (Coffee County) | 21 yrs old | | Recorded as family #148: Peter (born 1857, age 28), MaryAnn (wife, born 1857, age 23), Seward (son, born 1877, age 3), Marthy (daughter, born 1879, age 1). All were born in GA. Peter is a farmer and his wife is keeping house. John Harper (age 71) is living next door with his wife Charlotte (age 70) and their family. Lewis Harper (born 1813, age 67) and his wife Diecy (born 1817, age 68) are also neighbors. |
| Census | 6/15/1900 | Alphaha Town,Militia District 518 GA (Berrien County) | 41 yrs old | | Recorded as dwelling #248, family #269: Peter L. Harper (age 41, born Oct.1858)
Mary A. Harper (44, Feb.1855),
Seward J. Harper (22, Jan. 1878),
Martha A. Harper (19, March 1881),
John D. Harper (12, Dec. 1887),
Eunie M. Harper (10, Jan. 1890),
Fannie Harper (6, Jan. 1894),
Wiley B. Harper (3, Nov. 1896),
George J. Taylor (16, March 1884). All were born in GA as were their parents. George is a boarder and a farmer laborer. Peter is a farmer. Peter says he can not read or write. Mary, Seward & Martha can read & write. Eunie & Fannie say they can read but they can't write. |
| Census | 4/22/1930 | Militia District 748 GA (Coffee County) | 71 yrs old | | Recorded as family #400: Seward J. Harper (age 53), Elizabeth (wife, age 33), Wavie (daughter, age 15), S.J. (son, age 9), Peter L. Harper (father, age 71), Mary A. (mother, age 75). Seward, his wife and his children were all born in GA as were their parents. Peter L. was born in GA, his father in NC and his mother in SC. Mary A. was born in GA as were her parents. The family lives on a farm that is owned by Seward. Seward states his occupation as farmer and says he is a veteran. |
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| 12 |
1870 |
Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed. |
| 17 |
1875 |
Oconee County formed. |
| 47 |
1905 |
Crisp, Grady, Jenkins, Tift, Davis, Stephens, Toombs, Turner, and Ben Hill Counties formed. |
| 54 |
1912 |
Forsyth, Bleckley, and Wheeler Counties formed. |
| 56 |
1914 |
Barrow, Candler, Bacon, and Evans Counties are formed. |
| 59 |
1917 |
Atkinson and Treutlen Counties are formed. |
| 62 |
1920 |
Seminole, Lanier, Brantley, Long, and Lamar Counties are formed. |
| 66 |
1924 |
Peach County is formed. |
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1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 7 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 11 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 19 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 21 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 31 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 37 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| 39 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 42 |
1900 |
The cause of yellow fever is discovered. It is proven that the fever is spread by mosquitoes. This rallies an effort to provide better mosquito control. |
| 42 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 43 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
| 44 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
| 45 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
| 46 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
| 48 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
| 48 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
| 48 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
| 54 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
| 55 |
1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
| 56 |
1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
| 65 |
1923 |
Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes |
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1923 |
Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" |
| 66 |
1924 |
Insecticides are used for the first time on crops |
| 68 |
1926 |
Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket |
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1927 |
The first television transmission was announced in England |
| 70 |
1928 |
Big bang theory was introduced |
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1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
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1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 24 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
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1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
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1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
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1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
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1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
| 59 |
1917 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In June, the United States enters World War I on the side of the allies. The Russian Revolution ends the reign of the czars and thrusts Russia into communism. |
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1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
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1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
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1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
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1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
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1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
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1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 17 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 18 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
| 51 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
| 52 |
1910 |
Boy Scout and Girl Scout Organizations are introduced in America and the concept of a "week end" meaning time off from regular work begins to take root. The British Empire covers 1/5th of the world land area. |
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1927 |
Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs. |
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1929 |
Widespread prosperity of the 1920s ends abruptly with the stock market crash in October |
| 72 |
1930 |
Drought in the Great Plains area begins, creating hardship for farm families in 19 states. |
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1932 |
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The infant son of Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped and murdered. |
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1933 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president under his "New Deal" campaign. Frances Perkins becomes the first woman to hold a cabinet post when FDR appoints her secretary of labor. On December 5, the 21st Amendment is added to the Constitution, repealing Prohibition. Drinks for everyone! |
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1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
| 56 |
1914 |
World War I - Following the crisis touched off by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Germany declared war on Russia and additional countries joined the war within several days. |
| 59 |
1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
| 61 |
1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
| 62 |
1920 |
Adolph Hitler begins to organize the Nazi party in Germany; The Ku Klux Klan launches a recruitment campaign using mass marketing techniques to gain 85,000 new recruits; the first commercial broadcast is made. |
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 | Mary Whitley
Born on November 15, 1855 and died on January 30, 1937
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The Children of Peter Love Harper
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68 years old
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Seward James Harper Sr.
Born somewhere in Georgia on January 30, 1877 and died in Coffee Co., Georgia on July 8, 1960. He was 83 years old.
Child: Seward James Jr. (1920)...
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18 years old
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Fannie Belle Harper
Born in Irwin Co., Georgia on January 24, 1894 and died somewhere in Georgia on March 11, 1928. She was 34 years old.
Fannie & James had one child: John Paul Carver (7/11/1914 - 7/30/1972).
After the death of James,Fannie married Richard W. Rowe. They had three children:
Wilva (1922)
Wilson (1927) |
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