Wheatley Joseph Harper (1908)
HARPER, BAUER
Posted By: Mary Welty Hart (email)
Date: 4/23/2008 at 18:47:30
Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
May 7, 1908Death of WHEATLEY HARPER
Wheatley Joseph Harper, was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, Nov. 7, 1826, and died at his home in Madison county, Iowa April 15, 1908, aged 82 years, 5 months and 8 days.
He came to Des Moines, Iowa, in 1855, where he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Bauer, April 8, 1856, remaining there until the year 1858, when he removed to his farm in Madison county, Iowa, where he has since made his home. Eight children were born to this union, of whom five sons and one daughter, are still living. They with their invalid mother and a host of friends mourn his loss. He was a kind and loving husband and father and all who knew him loved him, and he will be sadly missed by all in his neighborhood.
The funeral services were held at the Catholic church in Winterset and the remains were laid to rest in the Rock City cemetery.
------------------Winterset Reporter – April 16, 1908
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Local TipsWheatley Harper, an old and respected resident of Walnut township, died at his home early this morning. We have not learned the particulars.
----------------------Winterset Reporter – May 7, 1908
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Wheatly Joseph Harper was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, Nov. 7th, 1826, died at his home in Madison county, Iowa, April 15th, 1908, aged 82 years 5 months and 8 days. He came to Des Moines in 1855, where he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Bauer, April 8th, 1856, remaining there until the year 1858, when he removed to his farm in Madison county where he has since made his home. To this union were born eight children, six of whom are still living, five sons and one daughter. Besides the children, he leaves an invalid wife and a host of friends to mourn his loss.
He was a kind and loving husband and father and all who knew him loved him. He will be sadly missed in his neighborhood.
The funeral services were held at the Catholic church in Winterset and his remains were peacefully laid to rest in the Rock City cemetery.
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