The Family of "Marvin" H. Harper, Sr. - Son of Joseph (Joe) W. Harper and Fannie Rudder Harper-Page 5 |
"Marvin" H. Harper Sr., the son of Joseph (Joe) W. Harper and Fannie Rudder Harper, married "Minnie" Belle Brooks (Born on January 15, 1885 in Pemiscot County, Cooter Township (Present Day Steele), Missouri) on October 31, 1904 at the courthouse in Pemiscot County, Caruthersville, Missouri. The couple was married by Probate Judge Sterling H. McCarty, with witnesses Mrs. Mary E. Brooks, the step-mother of "Minnie" Belle Brooks, and Flora Tell Brooks Rudder, the sister of "Minnie" Belle Brooks. Below is a copy of the Marriage License of "Marvin" H. Harper, Sr. and "Minnie" Belle Brooks Harper. After getting married the couple started living in Dunklin County, Gibson, Missouri. While living in Dunklin County, Gibson, Missouri "Marvin" H. Harper, Sr. and "Minnie" Harper had two children: 1) "Roy" Winfield Harper born July 26, 1905 and 2) "Frank" Brooks Harper born August 19, 1907. Between August of 1907 and October of 1909 "Marvin" H. Harper, Sr. and "Minnie" Harper moved with their family to Dunklin County, Freeborn Township (Near Clarkton), Missouri. While living in Dunklin County, Freeborn Township (Near Clarkton), Missouri "Marvin" H. Harper, Sr. and "Minnie" Harper had their third child, Troy "Raymond" Harper born October 6, 1909. Sometime between October 1909 and November 1911 the family of "Marvin" H. Harper, Sr. and "Minnie" Harper moved to Dunklin County, Holcomb Township, Holcomb, Missouri. While living in Holcomb, Missouri "Marvin" H. Harper, Sr. and "Minnie" Harper had two more children: 1) Minnie "Kathleen" Harper born November 12, 1911 and 2) "Ruth" Rita Harper born June 17, 1914. Also while the family was living in Holcomb, Missouri the third child of "Marvin" H. Harper, Sr. and "Minnie" Harper, Troy "Raymond" Harper, died of typhoid fever on September 23, 1915. He was buried at Mount Zion Cemetery in Pemiscot County, Steele, Missouri. After the death of their third son, Troy "Raymond" Harper, "Marvin" H. Harper, Sr. and "Minnie" Harper moved their family to Pemiscot County, Steele, Missouri to the house that had been built by the grandfather of "Minnie" Belle Brooks Harper (Robert "Bailey" Brooks) on Route 1 in Pemiscot County, Steele, Missouri. More information on Pemiscot County and be found at the following link: Pemiscot County, Missouri While living in Pemiscot County, Steele, Missouri "Marvin" H. Harper, Sr. and "Minnie" Harper had five more children: 1) Mary "Christine" Harper born February 10, 1917, died of ulcerative colitis on December 6, 1920. Buried at Mount Zion Cemetery, Pemiscot County, Steele, Missouri. 2) Louis Marvin (L. M.) Harper born September 6, 1919, 3) Guy "Reginald" Harper born September 8, 1922, 4) Marvin H. Harper, Jr. (Junior) born February 9, 1925, and 5) "Bobby" Joe Harper born July 26, 1927. "Marvin" H. Harper, Sr. lived at the Harper home located on Route 1 in Pemiscot County, Steele, Missouri until his death on April 21, 1959. "Minnie" Belle Brooks Harper lived at the Harper home located on Route 1 in Pemiscot County, Steele, Missouri until her death on April 16, 1981. The following information on Pemiscot County, Steele, Missouri was found on the website www.cityofsteele.com which is no longer available on the internet: The town of Steele was incorporated October 9th, 1901, upon a petition presented to the County Court of Pemiscot County by 12 people, which constituted two-thirds of the taxable residents of the town on that date. Several sawmills and what seemed to be an unlimited supply of virgin timber surrounded the town. Steele grew from the start, and soon had three good stores and three flourishing saloons. The F.T. Jackson Store Co., was the first merchant to locate here; Samford and Treece second, and the Cannon store third. The post office was located in the Samford and Treece store with George W. Treece the first postmaster. The town, as originally incorporated, extended from the east side of the railroad track to the bank of Bailey Lake, one of a chain of lakes extending practically all over the county. For several months in the year, called the "gum boot" season, the town would overflow from rain water to the extent that at times a boat could be rowed from one end of Main Street to the other and anchor at any store door in town. The sidewalks were of boards and built about four feet above the ground. Since the completion of the first dredge ditch through town in 1910, the water disappeared and what was once the bed of Bailey Lake is now the Echols and Cobb addition, the most exclusive residential section of Steele. At the time of the organization of the new town, lumber, ties and bolts were the chief source of revenue, with fur and fish a close second. Land was valued solely for the timber thereon and could be bought for a few dollars per acre. Land that was at one time considered worthless so far as agriculture was concerned is now a part of what is regarded one of the richest agricultural sections of the United States. This web site brought to you by the City of Steele. Please contact us if you have questions or for further information. Phone: (573) 695-3690 Address: 115 S. Walnut Steele, Missouri 63877 ©2000 City of Steele, Missouri Site Designed by: Copyright © 1999-2004, City of Steele and Integrated NetDESIGN, L.L.C. All rights reserved. Security & Privacy Statement Copyright © 1999-2006 City of Steele and Integrated NetDESIGN. All rights reserved. Last Reviewed May 26, 2004 Steele, Missouri Overview • Location: Pemiscot County, Missouri • Legal status: Fourth-class city • Name origin: Mr. L. L. Steele, merchant Geography • Located at intersection of US 61 and MO 164 • Latitude: 36°05'08" N (+36.0854) • Longitude: 89°49'46" W (-89.8294) • Land area: 1.9 square miles Timeline Oct. 9, 1901 Steele incorporated Information found at the following link: City of Steele, Missouri Resources: Marriage of "Marvin" H. Harper, Sr. and "Minnie" Belle Brooks: Recorded by Minnie Belle Brooks Harper in the Golden Anniversary Book of "Marvin" H. Harper, Sr. and "Minnie" Belle Brooks Harper. Birth Records: Excerpts from an interview given by "Roy" W. Harper to J. R. Fuchs for the Truman Library on September 22, 1978. Interview found on website: http://www. trumanlibrary.org/oralhist/harperrw.htm. Source Citation: Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Freeborn, Dunklin, Missouri; Roll: T624_780; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 65; Image: 268. Source Citation: Federal Census Year: 1920;Census Place: Cooter, Pemiscot, Missouri; Roll: T625_939; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 162; Image: 145. Source Citation: Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Cooter, Pemiscot, Missouri; Roll: 1216; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 704.0. Death of Mary Ellen Barger Allen Brooks: Date found on headstone at Mount Zion Cemetery, Pemiscot County, Steele, MO. Date also found in death records recorded by "Minnie" Belle Brooks Harper in the family bible of "Minnie" Belle Brooks Harper. Death of Mary Ellen Barger Allen Brooks: Record found on the following website: http://www.sos.mo. gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/results.asp? type=basic&tLName=brooks&tFName=&sCounty=Pemiscot&tY ear=#null Death records of Troy "Raymond" Harper and Mary "Christine" Harper recorded by "Minnie" Belle Brooks Harper in the family bible of "Minnie" Belle Brooks Harper. Records of the reasons for the deaths and places of burial of Troy "Raymond" Harper and Mary "Christine" Harper recorded by "Minnie" Belle Brooks Harper in the Golden Anniversary Book of "Marvin" H. Harper, Sr. and "Minnie" Belle Brooks Harper. Death of Mary "Christine" Harper: Record found on the following website: http://www.sos.mo. gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/results.asp? type=basic&tLName=harper&tFName=&sCounty=Pemiscot&tY ear=1920 |