1860 Kanawha Co VA # 2404
Enoch M Harper 29
Elizabeth 25
Parthenia 6
Charles 5
Jonathan 2
Margaret 9/12
1870 Roane Co WV Harper Dist #36-37
Harper, E M 39
Elizabeth 36
Charles 16
Johathan 14
Margaret J 11
Christ C 9
Mary A 6
Wm A 4
Edward M 2
Eary, H E, 23 housekeeper
1880 Census Place: Harper, Roane, West Virginia Page 35D
Enolhm HARPER Self M M W 51 VA [Enoch M]
Elisabeth HARPER Wife F M W 47 WV
Jonathan HARPER Son M S W 22 WV
Christopher HARPER Son M S W 19 WV
Mary A. HARPER Dau F S W 16 WV
William HARPER Son M S W 14 WV
Edward HARPER Son M S W 12 WV
Thomas HARPER Son M S W 10 WV
George HARPER Son M S W 8 WV
1880 Census Place: Harper, Roane, West Virginia
James HARPER Self M M W 30 WVVA VA
Allis HARPER Wife F M W 24 VA
Florence HARPER Dau F S W 2 WV
John HARPER Son M S W 1 WV
1880 Census Place: Harper, Roane, West Virginia
Asa G. HARPER Self M M W 28 WV VA VA
Rosea HARPER Wife F M W 21 WV VA VA
Belinda HARPER Dau F S W 10M WV
1900 Harper, Roane, WV # 281
Droddy, Mary A 9/1863 wd 15y 6-5 children
Nona M 2/1886
Nora B 11/1887
Lessie L da 4/1891
Gertrude M? da 11/1893
Arizona E da 12/1895
Harper, Enoch W/M/H? father 11/1830 wd
Virginia Pennsylvania Hunt, b. 15 Oct 1863, Roane County, West Virginia, United States d. 7 Jul 1929, Roane County, West Virginia, United States (Age 65 years)
1900 Roane Co WV Harper Dist
JS Harper unk 1864 m 19y
Virginia P 10/1863 9-9
Kenna 5/1882
Linzy E 3/1885
Howard R 8/1887
Goldie E 9/1889
Altie A 11/1892
Birda 1/1894
Frederick 4/1897
Ollie C 9/1899
1910 Roane Co WV Harper Dist 83 #74-74
Harper, Jonathan S 52 M1 28
Virginia P 46 M2 28 9-8 children
Ernest 25
Howard 22
Alta 18
Verda 16
Frederick 13
Ollie 10
Jonathan was a builder and carpenter along with operating a small farm. He built the home of John E. Hunt, near the Hunt school house, and it was one of the nicest homes in that secion of the country. John Hunt's wife, Catherine, had a Post Office in one room of that house, where the Harper family got their mail.
The place was called Mattie, WV. Jonathan helped to build Ryan Chapel Methodist Church, which was the last thing he was able to do, as he hurt his leg while working there. It was the recurrence of old injury from childhood. He died shortly thereafter, at the age of 57. Virginia was one of the few people in the area that would make her own light bread. She frequently made it for her neighbors. She used to have a loom and wove her own carpeting, which she had in every room of her house. Her children would go to her when they needed to know the spelling of a word and she always seemed to be able to spell it correctly. Her hair was still auburn when she died. (I had my grandparents tell me about their parents - Says Sue Moore).