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Nicholas was born on October 15th, 1790 in Rockingham, VA.1   Nicholas' 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, Moses, Leonard, Ann Elizabeth, Catherine Barbara, Mary, Sarah Margaret, Elizabeth Christina, Barbara, Aria and Leah.  He was the fifth youngest of the fourteen children.  He died at the age of 61 on October 15th, 1851 in Iowa.1 


Nicholas' first family

‌Nicholas were married in a religious ceremony in 1810.2 


Nicholas' second family

‌Nicholas were married in a religious ceremony on September 2nd, 1819 in Pendleton, (W.) VA.

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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