FAMILY GROUP SHEET OF JOHN WILLIAM HARPER All information remains the property of the submitter and the Hall County NEGenWeb Project. Do not copy &/or place this FGS on another site without the written permission from the submitter. Hall County NEGenWeb Project © 2011 - All Rights Reserved. HUSBAND: John William HARPER BORN: 12 Oct -- Delaware, Ohio MARRIAGE: 26 Aug 1868 -- Lane, DeWitt, Illinois MILITARY SERVICE: Co. K 8th OH Calvary, Feb. 26, 1863 to July 30, 1865 DIED: 29 May 1916 -- Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska BURIED: Wood River Cemetery, Wood River, Hall, Nebraska FATHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: William C. HARPER -- 1824, Champaign, Ohio MOTHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Elizabeth Jane POLAND -- 1819, Pennsylvania NOTE: John William HARPER, Co. K, 8th Ohio Calvary Born 12 Oct 1848, Delaware Cnty, Ohio. Son of William C. HARPER and Elizabeth POLAND. Married Lucinda Jane GANO. Military service: Co. K, 8th Ohio Calvary Date enrolled with location: 28th day of Feb. 1864, Springfield, Ohio, commanded by Captain J. Allen Honorably discharged the 20th day of Aug 1865 at Camp Dennison, Ohio, pvt. Physical description at enlistment:: Height 5 feet, 7 inches; complexion, fair; color of eyes, blue; color of hair, light. Died 29 May 1916 at Grand Island General Hospital, Grand Island, NE. Member of GAR post: Bradley Post 134, Wood River, Hall County, Nebraska and of Methodist Church Federal pension file number: 438.681 Source: "Sgt. John William Harper," Find-A-Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Harper&GSfn=John&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSst=31&GScnty=1843&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=10360032&df=all& WIFE: Lucinda Jane GANO BORN: 26 Aug 1852 -- Ohio DIED: 30 Jun 1940 -- Wood River, Hall, Nebraska BURIED: Wood River Cemetery, Wood River, Hall, Nebraska FATHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: George W. GANO -- Ohio MOTHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Delia WARD -- 1826, Ohio CHILD 1: Emma HARPER SEX: F BORN: 30 May 1871 -- Lane, DeWitt, Illinois MARRIAGE: Gottlieb RIESLAND MARRIAGE DATE: 23 Apr 1888 -- DeWitt, Illinois DIED: 7 May 1945 -- Wood River, Hall, Nebraska BURIED: Wood River Cemetery, Wood River, Hall, Nebraska CHILD 2: Samuel David HARPER SEX: M BORN: 1 Jun 1873 - Lane, DeWitt, Illinois MARRIAGE: Fanny Jane NORTH MARRIAGE DATE: 26 Jan 1893 -- Clinton, Illinois OTHER MARRIAGES: Emma GANO, aft. 1925 DIED: 15 Sep 1943 -- Omaha, Nebraska BURIED: Wood River Cemetery, Wood River, Hall, Nebraska CHILD 3: Nora Mae HARPER SEX: F BORN: 1878 -- Lane, DeWitt, Illinois MARRIAGE: Ira O. BRUNNER DIED: 1941 -- Wood River, Nebraska BURIED: Wood River Cemetery, Wood River, Hall, Nebraska CHILD 4: Bertha Ion HARPER SEX: F BORN: 27 Feb 1884 -- Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois MARRIAGE: Andrew STONE MARRIAGE DATE: 17 Jun 1907 -- Wood River, Nebraska DIED: 1954, Hall, Nebraska BURIED: Wood River Cemetery, Wood River, Hall, Nebraska CHILD 5: John Edward HARPER SEX: M BORN: 13 Jul 1890, DeWitt, Illinois MARRIAGE: Hester M. HOON MARRIAGE DATE: 1917 -- Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska DIED: March 31, 1953 -- Wood River, Hall, Nebraska BURIED: Wood River Cemetery, Wood River, Hall, Nebraska SUBMITTED BY: Kaylynn Ellis Loveland, GGG-Granddaughter DATE: November 3, 2000