Harper of Wilkes County
John Jackson Harper was born 12/13/1789, died on 2/20/1847 in Auburn, Alabama, where he was buried. He married Frances Ogletree (born 8/8/1789 in Virginia) ca 1812 in Georgia, the daughter of William Ogletree and his wife, Mary (Bird) Ogletree. Issue: George William Harper was born in Wilkes County on 11/25/1819, died 9/22/1899 in Hickory, Mississippi where he was buried. He married Ann Eliza Barnett on 1/19/1842. She died in Atlanta on 11/19/1895, buried in Hickory, Mississippi. Issue:
- William F. Harper, born 5/30/1843, died 6/26/1847.
- Florella C. Harper, born 12/27/1846, married 1/31/1866 W. F. Glenn in Auburn, Alabama.
- George B. Harper, born 6/15/1849, died 4/1905 in Hickory, Mississippi, where he was buried.
George married (1) Emma R. Longmire on 12/15/1869 and (2) Mattie Lou Barnett.
- John J. Harper, born 1/30/1851, died 9/20/1898 in Monroe, Louisiana, where he was buried. He married the widow, Dottie Davis (nee Blanks) in New Orleans.
- Robert F. Harper, born 7/2/1853
- James P. Harper, born 2/3/1856, died 9/30/1872.
- Lucy F. Harper, born 3/20/1859, married W. E. Gilbert on 10/12/1876.