Re: Harpers of Tama, Iowa / Jesse Milford Harper
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Re: Harpers of Tama, Iowa / Jesse Milford Harper
J Christiansen 7/26/12
Okay, I reread your post and see that you do have the marriage certificate for Jesse Milford Harper and Margaret Butler.
When and where did they marry? Is the place and timing consistent with "your" Jesse Robert Harper's birth?
You seem to imply that Margaret Butler (Harper) (Armstrong) is Jesse Robert Harper’s mother. You know this from a string of records and/or family lore. Is that right? Whether or not you are sure of THIS FACT is the critical question.
If Margaret Butler is JRH's mother, and if her marriage to JMH happened prior to 1911, then JMH is the father of JRH.
So maybe you are saying … is that enough evidence? The answer is Yes. Mothers are “presumed innocent until proven guilty.” In other words, the husband of a married woman is the father of her children, unless we have reason to believe some "irregularity" occurred.
In this case, you have the further evidence that the names are similar: Jesse Harper the elder and Jesse Harper the younger.
Only DNA testing can prove that a married man is not the father of his wife's children. : D
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