Harpers In Missouri

William (Will) Harper and Joseph "Bland" Harper - The
sons of Joseph W. (Joe) Harper and Fannie Rudder
(Harper-Page 4)

William (Will) Harper

William (Will) Harper was born in August 1884 in Dunklin
County, Holcomb Township, Holcomb, Missouri.

Child of William (Will) Harper is Mary Lou Harper, born
in Dunklin County, Kennett, Missouri.

Joseph "Bland" Harper

Joseph "Bland" Harper was born on June 26, 1896 in
Dunklin County, Kennett, Missouri. He married Hazel
Lydia Harper about 1915 in Dunklin County, Holcomb
Township, Holcomb, Missouri. She was born in 1896 in
Missouri.

WWI Enlistment Record for Joseph "Bland" Harper

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name:        Joseph "Bland" Harper
City:        Holcomb
County:        Dunklin
State:        Missouri
Birthplace:        Missouri
Birth Date:        26 Jun 1896
Roll:        1683212
Draft Board:        0

Source Citation: Registration Location: Dunklin County,
Missouri; Roll: 1683212; Draft Board: 0.

Children of Joseph Harper and Hazel Harper are:
1)   Russell Harper was born in 1916 in Dunklin County,
Holcomb Township, Holcomb, Missouri.

2)   Donald Harper was born in 1918 in Dunklin County,
Holcomb Township, Holcomb, Missouri.

3)        Bland "Spencer" Harper was born in 1919 in
Dunklin County, Holcomb Township, Holcomb, Missouri.

WWII Enlistment Record for Bland "Spencer" Harper

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name:        Bland "Spencer" Harper
Birth Year:        1919
Race:        White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country:        Missouri
State:        Missouri
County or City:        Dunklin
Enlistment Date:        29 Aug 1941
Branch:        Infantry
Branch Code:        Infantry
Grade:        Private
Grade Code:        Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for assignment to another
corps area
Component:        Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses,
Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source:        Enlisted Man, Regular Army, within 3 months
of Discharge or former WAAC Auxiliary
Education:        2 years of college
Civil Occupation:        Automobile Serviceman
Marital Status:        Single, without dependents
Height:        67
Weight:        134
Source Information:
National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World
War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.,
2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number
Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War
II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National
Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64;
National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.

Sources for Joseph "Bland" Harper:

1. Ancestry.com, U.S. World War I Draft Registration
Cards, 1917-1918, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations
Network, Inc., 2005, Online publication - Ancestry.com.
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations
Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States, Selective
Service System. World War I Selective Service System
Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.:
National Archives and Records Administration, M1509,
4,582 rolls. Roll 1683212, DraftBoard 0.
2. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census,
Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004,
Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1900 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of
America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the
United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives
and Records Administration, 1900.T623, 1854 rolls.
Dunklin, Missouri, ED 45, roll T623 854, page 19A.
3. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census,
Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004,
Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1900 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The
Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United
States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of
the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National
Archives and Records Administration, 1900.T623, 1854
rolls. Dunklin, Missouri, ED 45, roll T623 854, page 19A.
4. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census,
Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005,
Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1920 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The
Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the
contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web
page: <a
href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catal
ogs/census/1920/part-07.html">NARA</a>. Note:
Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago
City.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of
the Census. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records
Administration, 1920.T625, 2,076 rolls. Holcomb, Dunklin,
Missouri, ED , roll , page , image 208.
5. National Archives and Records Administration, U.S.
World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Provo,
UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, Online
publication - National Archives and Records
Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment
Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data -
Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946
[Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment
Records; Records of the National Archives and Records
Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at
College Park, College Park, MD.
6. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census,
Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005,
Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1920 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The
Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the
contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web
page: <a
href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catal
ogs/census/1920/part-07.html">NARA</a>. Note:
Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago
City.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of
the Census. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records
Administration, 1920.T625, 2,076 rolls. Holcomb, Dunklin,
Missouri, ED , roll , page , image 208.

Sources for William (Will) Harper:

1. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census,
Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004,
Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1900 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of
America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the
United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives
and Records Administration, 1900.T623, 1854 rolls.
Dunklin, Missouri, ED 45, roll T623 854, page 19A.
2. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census,
Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004,
Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1900 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The
Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United
States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of
the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National
Archives and Records Administration, 1900.T623, 1854
rolls. Dunklin, Missouri, ED 45, roll T623 854, page 19A.
3. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census,
Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004,
Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1900 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of
America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the
United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives
and Records Administration, 1900.T623, 1854 rolls.
Dunklin, Missouri, ED 45, roll T623 854, page 19A.
4. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census,
Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004,
Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1900 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The
Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United
States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of
the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National
Archives and Records Administration, 1900.T623, 1854
rolls. Dunklin, Missouri, ED 45, roll T623 854, page 19A.

Newspaper clipping found
in the 50th Golden Wedding
Anniversary Book for the
50th Wedding Anniversary
of "Marvin" H. Harper, Sr.
and "Minnie" Belle Brooks
Harper. This celebration
took place on October 31,
1954. The newspaper
clipping was modified using
Microsoft Paint to
underline in blue the part
that states that the brothers
of "Marvin" H. Harper,
Sr., Will Harper and Bland
Harper, attended the
celebration.