More Pictures of the Family of "Marvin" H. Harper, Sr. and
"Minnie" Belle Brooks Harper
(Harper-Page 7)
The picture above was taken on October 30, 1954 at the
home of "Marvin" H. Harper, Sr. and "Minnie" Belle
Brooks Harper. The occasion was a celebration of the 50th
wedding anniversary of "Marvin" H. Harper, Sr. and
"Minnie" Belle Brooks Harper.

The people in the photo from left to right are, in the back
row: 1) Dorothy Gerding Harper, wife of Guy Reginald
Harper, 2) Ruth Rita Harper, 3) Grace Kathryn (Kay)
Campbell Harper, wife of Louis Marvin Harper, 4) Facing
right is Ruth Guthrie Lawhon Harper, wife of Frank
Brooks Harper, 5) Bessie Juanita Henry Harper, wife of
Bobby Joe Harper, 6) "Minnie" Belle Brooks Harper, 7)
"Marvin" H. Harper, Sr., 8) Ruth Butt Harper, wife of
Roy Winfield Harper, 9) Standing behind Ruth Butt
Harper is her husband, Roy Winfield Harper holding their
adopted son, Arthur Murray Harper, 10) Dorothy
Williamson Harper, wife of Marvin H. Harper, Jr., 11)
Minnie Kathleen Harper Boroughs, 12) Rita Marie
Boroughs Shultz, the daughter of Minnie Kathleen Harper
Boroughs. The child that Rita Marie Boroughs Shultz is
holding in her arms is her daughter Nancy Lorraine
Shultz, the granddaughter of Minnie Kathleen Harper
Boroughs.

The people in the middle row who are kneeling on the
ground are; 1) Guy Reginald Harper, 2) Louis Marvin
Harper, 3) Bobby Joe Harper, 4) Frank Brooks Harper, 5)
Marvin H. Harper, Jr., and 6) Charles Franklin Brooks,
the son of Flora Tell Brooks, the sister of "Minnie" Belle
Brooks Harper, and Johnnie D. Rudder. After the death of
his mother Flora Tell Brooks he was adopted by his
grandfather James Franklin Brooks, the father of
"Minnie" Belle Brooks Harper, and raised as his son. He is
actually the nephew of "Minnie" Belle Brooks Harper but
is also her adopted brother.

The children in the bottom row are: 1) "Chrys" Ann
Harper, the daughter of Guy Reginald Harper and
Dorothy Gerding Harper. She is in the arms of her father.;
2) Cynthia (Cindy) Brooke Harper, the daughter of Louis
Marvin Harper and Grace Kathryn (Kay) Campbell
Harper.; 3) Neil Scott Harper, the son of Louis Marvin
Harper and Grace Kathryn (Kay) Campbell Harper.; 4)
"Laurie" Kathryn Harper, the daughter of Louis Marvin
Harper and Grace Kathryn (Kay) Campbell Harper.; 5)
Katherine (Katie) Brooks Harper, the adopted daughter of
Roy Winfield Harper and Ruth Butt Harper.; 6)  Brooksey
Harper, the grandson of Ruth Guthrie Lawhon Harper and
the adopted son of Frank Brooks Harper.; 7) David
Harper, the son of Marvin H. Harper, Jr. and Dorothy
Williamson Harper.; and 8) Marvin (Little Marvin) H.
Harper, III, the son of Marvin H. Harper, Jr. and Dorothy
Williamson Harper.
Picture of "Marvin" H. Harper, Sr. and "Minnie" Belle Brooks
Harper at their 50th wedding celebration that was held on
October 31, 1954.
1st Newspaper Clipping of
the 50th Wedding
Anniversary Celebration for
"Marvin" H. Harper, Sr. and
"Minnie" Belle Brooks
Harper.
2nd Newspaper Clipping of
the 50th Wedding
Anniversary Celebration for
"Marvin" H. Harper, Sr. and
"Minnie" Belle Brooks
Harper.