James Harper
James Harper, deceased, was born in the County Derry, Ireland, in March, 1799. He immigrated to America in 1819, and located near Philadelphia, Pa., where he remained until 1823, when he came to Ohio and located near Piqua, Miami County, where he engaged in farming. On the 22d of February, 1838, he married Miss Jane Anderson, then of Loramie Township, Shelby County, but a native of county Derry, Ireland, where she was born in May, 1802. When she had attained the age of one year, or in 1803, her parents, William and Martha (Barr) Anderson, immigrated to America and located in Pennsylvania, remained a few years, and then came to Ohio; and in October, 1817, Miss Anderson came to Shelby County with her father (her mother being dead), who settled with his four children on the northeast quarter of section 28, Loramie Township. Mr. Anderson died January 23, 1832. Mr. and Mrs. Harper settled on a part of the Anderson homestead, on which they passed the remainder of their days. Mrs. Harper died September 4, 1873. Mr. Harper died April 6, 1874. They reared a family of three children, viz., James, Elizabeth, and Martha J. Elizabeth died May 16, 1876. James and Martha J. own the home farm, and are now living in Loramie Township.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883