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John Marion Harper&
Rebecca Jane (Alexander) Harper
Photo courtesy of
Francie Herring
John Marion Harper was born near Atlanta, Georgia, June 15, 1840. He
enlisted for service in the Confederate Army at the beginning of the Civil War.
He belonged to Company G, 12th Alabama Regiment - 12th Cavalry in the State of
Alabama. He served during the entire period of the Civil War and was made a
Captain before the war ended. While in the service Captain Harper met Major
Matthew Alexander. Through Major Alexander he later met his Daughter, Rebecca
Jane Alexander. She was also the Great-Grand-Daughter of the well known General
John Sevier, who was later to serve two terms as Governor of Tennessee. (Each
term was six years - so he served for twelve years but not consecutively.) She
was the Great-Niece of Gail Borden, who was best known for his invention of
condensed milk - which was thought by learned men to be an impossibility. He was
also a Pioneer in two
fields: he with his brothers assisted at the birth of Texas and helped carve a
Republic that was a worthy predecessor to a great State. He
also pioneered in a field in which it took even greater patience and stamina -
that of science. (from the
HISTORICAL FACTS ABOUT RICE AND
CHATFIELD, TEXAS)
Home of
John Marion Harper&
Rebecca Jane (Alexander) Harper
Photo courtesy of
Francie Herring
OBITUARIES
PIONEER RESIDENT OF NAVARRO COUNTY BURIED CHATFIELD
ENNIS, March 25.—Funeral services were held here Saturday for Capt. J. M.
Harper, aged 90, Confederate veteran, who died Friday, and the body was taken
overland to Chatfield, his former home, where interment was made beside the body
of his wife who died several years ago. He came to Texas 60 years ago, settling
in Lamar county, and came to Chatfield 41 years ago, where he resided until he
retired from active business. He lived in Rice for a time prior to moving to
Ennis.
The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Walter Griffith, Methodist minister
of Corsicana, a long-time friend of the deceased. Miss Katie Daftan, Ennis,
president of the Texas Daughters of the Confederacy, paid a tribute to Mr.
Harper as a Confederate veteran and hero.
Surviving are ten children, two daughters, Mrs. C. B. Knight of Ennis, and Mrs.
James Mizell, Chatfield; Eight sons, Dr. W. M. Harper and R. L. Harper of
Dallas, Dr. W. A. Harper of Zapata; Jess Harper, Rice; G. W. Harper, Edna; J. A.
Harper, Temple; J. B. Harper, Corsicana; S. O. Harper, Chatfield; twenty-seven
grandchildren and one great-grandson, Harper Huddleston, who was born on his
birthday.
Notes:
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The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Tuesday, March 25, 1930
- CSA Company G, 12 Alabama Regiment - 12 Calvary State of Alabama
- s/o Jesse Harper and Samantha (Shelton) Harper
- Submitted by Diane Richards
John M. Harper - Jun 15, 1840 - Mar 2, 1930
Rebecca J. Harper - Mar 31, 1843 - Oct 15, 1924
Photo courtesy of
Jane B. Smith
Chatfield
Cemetery, Chatfield, Navarro Co., TX
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