Alton Morris Raper 
Alton Morris was born on January 17th, 1910.1 Alton Morris' father was Henry Luther Raper and his mother was Etta Alice Moore. His maternal grandparents were William Griff Moore and Mary L English. He had five brothers and three sisters, named Johnny, Samie James, Edger George, Hunter Bywater, Henry Luther, Leona Ailene, Charlene and Sarah Jane. He died at the age of 73 on September 20th, 1983 in Lamar County, Texas. He was buried on September 22nd, 1983 in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Lamar County, Texas.1 1 General Notes
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THE PARIS NEWS, Wednesday, September 21, 1983: 'Funeral services fo r
Alton Marris Raper, Rt. 1, Powderly, will be held Thursday, September 22,
at 2 p.m. in Gene Roden's Sons Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in
Pleasa nt Hill Cemetery. Mr. Raper died Tuesday, September 20, at
McCuistion Medical Center. He was born Jan. 17, 1910, in the Maxey
community, a son of Henry Lu ther Raper and Etta Alice Moore Raper. He
retired as a welder at Babcock and Wilcox after 20 years service. He
served in the U. S. Navy during World War I I as a machinist. He married
Dorothy Oletta Goodman on Aug. 4, 1951. He was a Baptist. Survivors are
his wife; a son, Don Stuckey of
Paris; a sister, Mrs . J. N. (Sarah) Armstrong of Paris; a brother, H. L.
Raper of Powderly and tw o grandchildren.' *Tombstone is inscribed, 'MM1
US Navy WW II.'
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.16 Mar 1873 d.14 Nov 1947
- b.17 Jan 1910 d.20 Sep 1983 in Lamar County, Texas
- b.~ 1780 in North Carolina
- b.~ 1801 in North Carolina d. in Tennessee
- b.10 Jun 1847 in Tennessee d.28 Feb 1930 in High, Lamar County, Texas
- b.~ 1808 in North Carolina d.Jul 1855 in Tennessee
- b.19 Jan 1883 in Maxey, Lamar County, Texas d.25 Aug 1948 in Lamar County, Texas
- b.07 Mar 1848 in Tennessee d.16 Sep 1898 in High, Lamar County, Texas
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