Mary Bane Harper was born on 7 June 1821 in Lexington, Virginia, a daughter of Hugh and Nancy Agness McCampbell Harper.
Hugh was descended through James Findlay Harper, who had immigrated from Ireland in the 18th Century. Hugh was an accomplished bookbinder and cooper by trade. He was also apparently involved in helping slaves to escape from bondage in Virginia via his family and associates in Ohio. He traveled back and forth between Virginia and Greene County, Ohio, where he resided in Xenia and New Jasper.
Nancy was descended through the Campbell line of Scot-Irish heritage, which had also immigrated to America in the 18th Century. The clan had paid honor to their heritage by adapting the "Mc" prefix to the name upon arrival in America.
Mary grew up in Lexington, Virginia, residing with her father and mother well into her adult years. Nancy died in 1846, and Mary took up the duties of caring for her father and his household. She appears in the 1850 Census for Lexington, residing in District 51, Rockbridge County.
She married John L. Coleman in Lexington on 25 November 1852. Thereafter she followed him as he plied his trade as a miller, travelling back and forth between Virginia, West Virginia and Ohio for the next two decades. The family resided in Wheeling, Virginia, and Xenia, Ohio, during 1860 as their information appears in both localities during the 1860 Census. Hugh Harper resided with the family at this time, until his death in May 1864.
Mary and John were the parents of six children born during the years 1855 - 1865. One son, John A. Coleman, was born in November 1862, but died as an infant on 25 April 1864. At this time the family was living in close proximity to Caesar Creek Cemetery, near New Jasper, Greene County, Ohio. The boy was buried in Caesar Creek Cemetery. His grandfather, Hugh Harper, died in May of that same year and was also buried in that cemetery.
The other Coleman children were born in Virginia: Anna Elizabeth (1855), Hugh Robert (1858), James William (1860), and Luella (1861). The youngest son, Calvin, was born in Crawford County, Ohio, in 1865. The family was listed in the 1870 Census residing in New Jasper, Greene County, Ohio.
When her husband, John, died in Urbana, Ohio, on February 1872, Mary relocated her family to Concord Township, Champaign County. She is listed there in the 1880 Census as a widow, age 59, as head of the household which included only three of the children: Anna Elizabeth, a school teacher; James William, a farm laborer; and Calvin O., "at school."
Not appearing in the household that year were the other two surviving children. Hugh Robert Coleman was residing in the home of James Messich in Goshen Township, Champaign County, where he was employed as a farm laborer. Luella had remained in Greene County, residing in the household of Mary Puterbaugh in Xenia, where she was employed as a domestic servant.
According to Harper-McCampbell records (an unpublished document entitled "The McCampbells In America," by William Campbell) Mary Bane Harper Coleman died on 7 March 1889. Additional research has disclosed that she died in Lima, Allen County, Ohio. She was buried there in Woodlawn Cemetery, Section 24, Lot 16, on 10 March 1889. Currently there is no grave stone.
Hugh was descended through James Findlay Harper, who had immigrated from Ireland in the 18th Century. Hugh was an accomplished bookbinder and cooper by trade. He was also apparently involved in helping slaves to escape from bondage in Virginia via his family and associates in Ohio. He traveled back and forth between Virginia and Greene County, Ohio, where he resided in Xenia and New Jasper.
Nancy was descended through the Campbell line of Scot-Irish heritage, which had also immigrated to America in the 18th Century. The clan had paid honor to their heritage by adapting the "Mc" prefix to the name upon arrival in America.
Mary grew up in Lexington, Virginia, residing with her father and mother well into her adult years. Nancy died in 1846, and Mary took up the duties of caring for her father and his household. She appears in the 1850 Census for Lexington, residing in District 51, Rockbridge County.
She married John L. Coleman in Lexington on 25 November 1852. Thereafter she followed him as he plied his trade as a miller, travelling back and forth between Virginia, West Virginia and Ohio for the next two decades. The family resided in Wheeling, Virginia, and Xenia, Ohio, during 1860 as their information appears in both localities during the 1860 Census. Hugh Harper resided with the family at this time, until his death in May 1864.
Mary and John were the parents of six children born during the years 1855 - 1865. One son, John A. Coleman, was born in November 1862, but died as an infant on 25 April 1864. At this time the family was living in close proximity to Caesar Creek Cemetery, near New Jasper, Greene County, Ohio. The boy was buried in Caesar Creek Cemetery. His grandfather, Hugh Harper, died in May of that same year and was also buried in that cemetery.
The other Coleman children were born in Virginia: Anna Elizabeth (1855), Hugh Robert (1858), James William (1860), and Luella (1861). The youngest son, Calvin, was born in Crawford County, Ohio, in 1865. The family was listed in the 1870 Census residing in New Jasper, Greene County, Ohio.
When her husband, John, died in Urbana, Ohio, on February 1872, Mary relocated her family to Concord Township, Champaign County. She is listed there in the 1880 Census as a widow, age 59, as head of the household which included only three of the children: Anna Elizabeth, a school teacher; James William, a farm laborer; and Calvin O., "at school."
Not appearing in the household that year were the other two surviving children. Hugh Robert Coleman was residing in the home of James Messich in Goshen Township, Champaign County, where he was employed as a farm laborer. Luella had remained in Greene County, residing in the household of Mary Puterbaugh in Xenia, where she was employed as a domestic servant.
According to Harper-McCampbell records (an unpublished document entitled "The McCampbells In America," by William Campbell) Mary Bane Harper Coleman died on 7 March 1889. Additional research has disclosed that she died in Lima, Allen County, Ohio. She was buried there in Woodlawn Cemetery, Section 24, Lot 16, on 10 March 1889. Currently there is no grave stone.
Mary Bane Harper was born on 7 June 1821 in Lexington, Virginia, a daughter of Hugh and Nancy Agness McCampbell Harper.
Hugh was descended through James Findlay Harper, who had immigrated from Ireland in the 18th Century. Hugh was an accomplished bookbinder and cooper by trade. He was also apparently involved in helping slaves to escape from bondage in Virginia via his family and associates in Ohio. He traveled back and forth between Virginia and Greene County, Ohio, where he resided in Xenia and New Jasper.
Nancy was descended through the Campbell line of Scot-Irish heritage, which had also immigrated to America in the 18th Century. The clan had paid honor to their heritage by adapting the "Mc" prefix to the name upon arrival in America.
Mary grew up in Lexington, Virginia, residing with her father and mother well into her adult years. Nancy died in 1846, and Mary took up the duties of caring for her father and his household. She appears in the 1850 Census for Lexington, residing in District 51, Rockbridge County.
She married John L. Coleman in Lexington on 25 November 1852. Thereafter she followed him as he plied his trade as a miller, travelling back and forth between Virginia, West Virginia and Ohio for the next two decades. The family resided in Wheeling, Virginia, and Xenia, Ohio, during 1860 as their information appears in both localities during the 1860 Census. Hugh Harper resided with the family at this time, until his death in May 1864.
Mary and John were the parents of six children born during the years 1855 - 1865. One son, John A. Coleman, was born in November 1862, but died as an infant on 25 April 1864. At this time the family was living in close proximity to Caesar Creek Cemetery, near New Jasper, Greene County, Ohio. The boy was buried in Caesar Creek Cemetery. His grandfather, Hugh Harper, died in May of that same year and was also buried in that cemetery.
The other Coleman children were born in Virginia: Anna Elizabeth (1855), Hugh Robert (1858), James William (1860), and Luella (1861). The youngest son, Calvin, was born in Crawford County, Ohio, in 1865. The family was listed in the 1870 Census residing in New Jasper, Greene County, Ohio.
When her husband, John, died in Urbana, Ohio, on February 1872, Mary relocated her family to Concord Township, Champaign County. She is listed there in the 1880 Census as a widow, age 59, as head of the household which included only three of the children: Anna Elizabeth, a school teacher; James William, a farm laborer; and Calvin O., "at school."
Not appearing in the household that year were the other two surviving children. Hugh Robert Coleman was residing in the home of James Messich in Goshen Township, Champaign County, where he was employed as a farm laborer. Luella had remained in Greene County, residing in the household of Mary Puterbaugh in Xenia, where she was employed as a domestic servant.
According to Harper-McCampbell records (an unpublished document entitled "The McCampbells In America," by William Campbell) Mary Bane Harper Coleman died on 7 March 1889. Additional research has disclosed that she died in Lima, Allen County, Ohio. She was buried there in Woodlawn Cemetery, Section 24, Lot 16, on 10 March 1889. Currently there is no grave stone.
Hugh was descended through James Findlay Harper, who had immigrated from Ireland in the 18th Century. Hugh was an accomplished bookbinder and cooper by trade. He was also apparently involved in helping slaves to escape from bondage in Virginia via his family and associates in Ohio. He traveled back and forth between Virginia and Greene County, Ohio, where he resided in Xenia and New Jasper.
Nancy was descended through the Campbell line of Scot-Irish heritage, which had also immigrated to America in the 18th Century. The clan had paid honor to their heritage by adapting the "Mc" prefix to the name upon arrival in America.
Mary grew up in Lexington, Virginia, residing with her father and mother well into her adult years. Nancy died in 1846, and Mary took up the duties of caring for her father and his household. She appears in the 1850 Census for Lexington, residing in District 51, Rockbridge County.
She married John L. Coleman in Lexington on 25 November 1852. Thereafter she followed him as he plied his trade as a miller, travelling back and forth between Virginia, West Virginia and Ohio for the next two decades. The family resided in Wheeling, Virginia, and Xenia, Ohio, during 1860 as their information appears in both localities during the 1860 Census. Hugh Harper resided with the family at this time, until his death in May 1864.
Mary and John were the parents of six children born during the years 1855 - 1865. One son, John A. Coleman, was born in November 1862, but died as an infant on 25 April 1864. At this time the family was living in close proximity to Caesar Creek Cemetery, near New Jasper, Greene County, Ohio. The boy was buried in Caesar Creek Cemetery. His grandfather, Hugh Harper, died in May of that same year and was also buried in that cemetery.
The other Coleman children were born in Virginia: Anna Elizabeth (1855), Hugh Robert (1858), James William (1860), and Luella (1861). The youngest son, Calvin, was born in Crawford County, Ohio, in 1865. The family was listed in the 1870 Census residing in New Jasper, Greene County, Ohio.
When her husband, John, died in Urbana, Ohio, on February 1872, Mary relocated her family to Concord Township, Champaign County. She is listed there in the 1880 Census as a widow, age 59, as head of the household which included only three of the children: Anna Elizabeth, a school teacher; James William, a farm laborer; and Calvin O., "at school."
Not appearing in the household that year were the other two surviving children. Hugh Robert Coleman was residing in the home of James Messich in Goshen Township, Champaign County, where he was employed as a farm laborer. Luella had remained in Greene County, residing in the household of Mary Puterbaugh in Xenia, where she was employed as a domestic servant.
According to Harper-McCampbell records (an unpublished document entitled "The McCampbells In America," by William Campbell) Mary Bane Harper Coleman died on 7 March 1889. Additional research has disclosed that she died in Lima, Allen County, Ohio. She was buried there in Woodlawn Cemetery, Section 24, Lot 16, on 10 March 1889. Currently there is no grave stone.
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