James Harp born 1818 in KY - Father born in Maryland
My sister an I have been researching our family and have run into a problem when it comes to our great great-grandmother's father. Her name was Susan McCabe (born Harp). Her father's name was James Harp and he was born it is thought to be in 1818 in Kentucky. A 1850 Lavaca Co., Texas census reported that his father was from Maryland and his mother was from Kentucky. James married Julia Ann (also seen as Julianna) Thompson (from Kentucky) in Ft. Bend, Texas on May 18, 1841. One census also showed a family on that same page (right next to theirs) with the head of the family as, Catherine Thompson, a widow, from Kentucky. (Julia Ann's mother perhaps? The ages were about right for the times.) This information comes from census records, county marriage records, death certificates, and a family bible.
Another thing that is slowing down the search is that they came to Texas when it was still a Republic (before 1841). There aren't many records to research for families arriving in the Lavaca, Texas area.
We are looking for anything about James that can lead us back to him and his family.
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Re: James Harp born 1818 in KY - Father born in Maryland
Sandra Stephens 11/22/12
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Re: James Harp born 1818 in KY - Father born in Maryland
Sheryl Jones 11/22/12
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Re: James Harp born 1818 in KY - Father born in Maryland