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Moses was born on May 15th, 1794 in Macksville, (West) Virginia.1   Moses' father was Johan Jacob Harper and his mother was Margaret Simmons.  His paternal grandfather was Philip Herber and his paternal grandmother is Anna Elizabetha Kauffmann; his maternal grandfather was Nicholas Simmons and his maternal grandmother is Maria Margaretha LNU. He had five brothers and eight sisters, named John Henry, John Adam, Jacob, Nicholas, Leonard, Ann Elizabeth, Catherine Barbara, Mary, Sarah Margaret, Elizabeth Christina, Barbara, Aria and Leah.  He was the third youngest of the fourteen children.  He died at the age of 83 on November 19th, 1877 in Macksville, Virginia.1 


Moses' first family

‌Moses were married in a religious ceremony on August 21st, 1817 in Pendleton County, (West) Virginia.2 


Moses' second family

‌Moses were married in a religious ceremony on January 5th, 1832 in Pendleton County, (West) Virginia.2 

1 Circular E-Mail from Wanda Wamsley Balducci to HARPER-L@@rootsweb.com
2 Fuller, Marsha L.  The HARPER Family History: 1713 - 1995.  p. 10., 912 Oak Hill Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21742, copyright 19


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