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Greene County NCGenWeb
Jesse F. & Nancy J. Harper Bible Jesse F. and Nancy J. Harper Bible Transcribed Nov. 2005, from original bible pages. Scans of original bible pages are in possession of transcriber. New Illustrated Devotional and Practical Polyglot Family Bible (Published the National Publishing Company, Ziegler & McCurdy, Jones Brothers & Co., M.A. Parker & Co., 1870) This Certifies That the Rite of Holy Matrimony was Celebrated Between J. H. Harper of Greene County and Nannse J. Sugg of Greene County on the 21st day of Oct. at Snow Hill 1869. By Rev. Thomas Moore of Greene County, State of North Carolina Witness: Richard Harper Witness: Mr. John H Freeman. Marriages Jesse F. Harper and Nancy Jo Harper his Wife were Married Oct 21th 1869 Mollie E. Harper and Edward J. Sugg were married November 2th 1898, Rev L. J. Holden officiated Emma C. Harper and Marcus Herbert Potter were married November 26, 1902, Rev. E. Pope officiated Alice H. Harper and Joseph Warren Parker were married April 28, 1903, Rev. E. Pope officiated Charles H. Harper and Margaret W. Holmes were married Dec. 20, 1904, Rev. E.C. Sell officiated Edward Johnston Harper and Catherine Sugg were married Nov. 26, 1913, Rev. W.E. Hocutt officiated Jesse Francis Harper and Laura Cobb were married Feb. 28, 1925, Rev. J.A. Russell officiated Births Jesse Francis Harper was born Nov 11th 1846 Nancy Josiah Harper was born May 25th 1850 Lena Rivers Elizabeth Harper Daughter of Jesse F. Harper an Nancy J. Harper was born Jan 5th 1871 Emma Cornelia Harper was born April 13th 1872 Mary Etta Harper was born April 13th 1874 Martha Virgenna Harper was born May 6th 1876 Jesse Francis Harper was born Jan. 14th 1879 Charles Hopten Harper born June 26th 1880 Lemuel Thomas Harper born Jan 29th 1883 Alice Harvey Harper born Nov 11th 1884 Edward Johnston Harper born Aug 19th 1887 Jesse Francis Harper was born May 19th 1893 Deaths Lena Elizabeth Harper died June 25th 1871 Martha Virgenna Harper died Oct 11th 1878 Jesse Francis Harper died May 22nd 1879 Lemuel Thomas Harper died March 6th 1883 Jesse Francis Harper Sr. son of Charles H. Harper and Elizabeth Wood Harper and husband of Nancy J. Sugg Harper died Oct. 20, 1927 at Snow Hill, Greene Co. N.C. Nancy Joe Sugg Harper, daughter of Josiah and Mary E. Harper Sugg, and wife of Jesse Francis Harper Sr. Died at Snow Hill, N.C. Friday a.m. 8:50 o’clock, December 27th, 1940. Mary Etta (Mollie) Harper Sugg, daughter of Jesse F. Harper Sr. & wife Nancy Joe Harper, died Oct. 22, 1934 in Greene Co. N.C. She was the wife of John Ed Sugg Sr. Emma Cornelia Harper Potter, dau. of Jesse F. Harper & wife Nancy Joe Harper died Oct. 20, 1943. She was the wife of Marcus Herbert Potter. She died at [Snow Hill crossed out] Wilson Hospital, Wilson, N.C. Memoranda Infant son of Mollie E. & Edward J. Sugg was born Nov. 12, 1899 and died Dec. 9th 1899 Vira Lee Parker daughter of J. W. and Alice H. Parker was born Feb. 28 - ‘04, died July 22,‘04 Infant son of Emma C. & Herbert Potter was born Aug. 10, 1906 Infant son of Alice H. And J. W. Parker was born Feb. 22, 1910 Joseph Warren Parker Jr. son of Alice H. and J. W. Parker was born Oct. 12, 1911, died Nov. 20, 1911. Age 1 mo. - 8 days Alice Harper Parker dau. of J. W. Parker & Alice Harper Parker born Jan. 4, 1925 Marcus Herbert Potter, Sr. Husband of Emma Harper Potter, b. Sept. 20, 1873 - died Dec. 8, 1934 Blanche Williams Harper, daughter of Charles H. Harper and wife Margaret Holmes Harper, born Aug. 30, 1915 - died Sept. 6, 1915 Joseph Warren Parker, husband of Alice Harper Parker b. May 30, 1859 - died July 3, 1939 Transcribers note: The following had been hand written on one page in the bible. It appears the author transcribed information from other family bibles to add to this Harper Bible. It appears to have been written at one time as the ink and handwriting do not change for any entry.
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