Eleanor's Family Tree:Information about William Harper
William Harper (b. 1794, d. March 07, 1857)
Notes for William Harper:
The first William Harper, "fourth son of Andrew and Margaret Harper of the Townland of Dungonnel & Parish of Killead in the County of Antrim in Ireland, landed in Charleston, S.C. on the 5th of April 1810 (age 16)and came to Augusta, Georgia on the 29th of same month."(Walter C. Hartridge, "Genealogies," Handwritten Ms, Box 107, Folder 2000, s.v. Harper, Walter C. Hartridge Papers, Manuscript Collection 1349, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia] and old notes, unascribed.
On May 1st, 1823, he married Mary Ann Cashin.William Harper was a successful cotton factor and prominent citizen of Augusta, where he resided all of his life, rearing a large family of children.He was a distinguished looking man and a devout Presbyterian.
More About William Harper and Mary Ann Cashin:
Marriage: May 01, 1823, Augusta, Georgia.
Children of William Harper and Mary Ann Cashin are:
- +Catherine Matilda Harper, b. January 20, 1824, Augusta, Georgia, d. date unknown.
- John Cashin Harper, b. April 23, 1826, d. 1866.
- +Margaret Harper, b. September 13, 1828, d. 1897.
- +Mary Ann Harper, b. October 23, 1830, d. date unknown.
- +Adeline Clarke Harper, b. September 21, 1832, d. 1918.
- +William Harper, b. April 13, 1834, d. March 03, 1906, Estill, South Carolina.
- +Maria Harper, b. July 22, 1836, d. 1908.
- Ellen Harper, b. November 10, 1838, d. 1867.
- +James Edwin Harper, b. March 28, 1840, d. 1896.
- +Henry Clay Harper, b. July 19, 1841, d. 1894.
- +Charles Andrew Harper, b. February 22, 1844, d. 1895.
- Marian Harper, b. February 07, 1846, d. 1846.