Wilbur Pierce Harper
Birth: 1855 in Ross County, Ohio
Death: 1943

"Wilbur P. Harper was born in Buckskin township, Ross county, in 1855. His father, Caleb Harper, was a native of Delaware who in 1829 settled in Ross county on the farm where his son now resides. The family was one of the oldest in the East and took part in all the stirring events during the settlement of the coast states. Caleb Harper is still living near where he first located in Buckskin township so many years ago and has followed farming and stock-raising all his life. He raised a family of seven children. His son Edward joined Company D, Eighty-ninth Ohio regiment, during the civil war and died of fever in Tennessee while serving his country, October 1, 1863. Wilbur P. Harper, the subject of this sketch, was educated in the schools of Buckskin township and the business of his life has been farming and stock-raising. His specialty has been the feeding and fattening of stock for the market. In 1879, he was married to Alice, daughter of Daniel Kline, of Buckskin township, who died in 1883. Mr. and Mrs. Harper have eight children, whose names are Denbur, Louie (wife of William Harper), Dwight, Mary, Valley, Ethel, Millie and Teddy. Mr. Harper has been trustee of Buckskin township for six years and was candidate for county commissioner in 1900. He is a member of the order of the Modern Woodmen of the World."
~Source: The County of Ross: a history of Ross County, Ohio by Henry Holcomb Bennett - Published by S. A. Brant, Madison, Wis., 1902

Father: Caleb Harper b: 6 Jan 1814 in DE
Mother: Elizabeth Pierce Jackman b: 1815

Married: Alice Luella Kline b: 3 Jun 1860
Married: 1872-1887

Children
1. Denbur Kline HARPER b: 22 Jan 1880/1879
2. Louise HARPER b: 1882 (Married: William HARPER b: 1878)
3. Dwight Caleb Harper b: 7 Feb 1884 in Frankfort, Ross Co., OH
4. Mary Marie HARPER b: 28 Jun 1887 in Ross County, OH
5. Vallie HARPER b: 27 Sep 1889
6. Ethel HARPER b: 14 Jun 1892
7. Millie Harper b: 28 Dec 1896
8. Theodore HARPER b: 17 Sep 1900
9. Wilbur Edgar HARPER b: 30 Sep 1903

----

Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962 Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962
Name: Millie Harper
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Place: Buckskin, Ross, Ohio
Birth Date: 28 Dec 1896
Father's Name: Wilbur Harper
Mother's Name: Allie Kline
FHL Film Number: 281657

----

Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962 Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962
Name: Harper
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Place: Buckskin, Ross, Ohio
Birth Date: 17 Sep 1900
Father's Name: Wilbur P. Harper
Mother's Name: Alice Kline
FHL Film Number: 281657

----

Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962 Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962
Name: Wilbur E. Harper
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Place: Buckskin, Ross, Ohio
Birth Date: 30 Sep 1903
Father's Name: W.P. Harper
Mother's Name: Alice Kline
FHL Film Number: 281657

----

Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962 Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962
Name: Mary Marie Harper
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Place: Buckskin Township, Ross, Ohio
Birth Date: 28 Jun 1887
Father's Name: W. P. Harper
Mother's Name: Alice Kline
FHL Film Number: 281656