The Henderson Family of this Area

20. Frank Beer Harper (11.Helen3, 5.William2,

1.James 1) b. 28 Jan. 1869, Ch’town, occupation bookbinder; m. 5 July 1900, in Ch’town, Lila MacLure, b. 1872, Dundas (daughter of John B.

MacLure and Sara McKenzie). Frank d. 23 March

1912, Amherst NS, bur. Sherwood Cem., Children:

iv Gordon Franklin Roper b. 18 Dec. 1912, Brackley; m. (1)9 May 1939, Louise Margaret Cox, b. 30 April 1908, Souris (daughter of Albert Clifford Cox and Nellie Louise Cameron), d. 12 Feb. 1984, Ch’town. 3“ (2) 18 Dec. 1984, Dorothy (Baker) Ling. Gordon (1. 12 Dec.

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Eric Harper

21. Maidie Annie Harper (11.Helen 3, 5.William2 , 1.James ]) b. 28 July 1872, Ch’town; m. 8 Nov. 1899, in East Royalty,26 John Benjamin Roper, b. 3 Feb. 1874, East Royalty (son of James McDonald Roper and Catherine MacCallum),

d. 7 Jan. 1962, 27 Maidie d. 19 March 1932, 28 Sherwood. Both Maidie and John are bur. Sherwood Cem., Ch’town.

Children:

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Percy Sutherland Roper b. 14 Oct. 1900, Brackley; m. 2 April 1925, in Brackley, Mary Bertha Shaw, b. 6 Jan. 1901 , Brackley (daughter of Alfred Shaw and Isabelle MacCallum), d. 4 May 1978.29 Percy d. 24 Dec. 1982. 30 Both Percy and Mary are bur. Sherwood Cem., Ch’town.

Arthur Hammond Roper b. 22 Feb. 1903, East Royalty; m. ( 1) 22 Jan. 1930, at the Baptist Church in Ch’town, Barbara Marion MacNeill, b. 10 July 1900, Sydney, NS, (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roland H. MacNeil formerly of New Perth); d. 30 Nov. 1972, 3‘ bur. Sherwood Cem., Ch’town; m. (2) 10 April 1976, in Ch’town. Florence Thelma (Platts) MacKenzie, b. 21 Sept. 1907, Kildare Cape, occupation registered nurse, (daughter of Herbert W. Platts and Irene M. Raynor); d. 1 Jan. 1990, Ch’town, bur. People’s Cem., Ch’town. Arthur (1. 25 Jan. 1996, Ch’town,32 bur. Sherwood ' Cem.33

John Frederick Roper b. 28 Feb. 1906, Brackely; m. 31 March 1938, Erma Amelia Lund, b. 10 June 1904, Bethel, occupation registered nurse (daughter of Ernest Lund and Gertrude Myers), d. 21 March 1977, Ch’town,. 3“ John d. 22 July 1979, Ch’town. 35 Both John and Erma are bur. Sherwood Cem., Ch’town.

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1999, Ch’town. 37 Both Gordon and Louise are bur. People’s Cem., Ch’town.

22. George Henderson Harper (11.Helen 3, 5.William2, 1.Jamesl ) b. 28 Sept. 1874, Ch’town, occupation farmer; m. (1) 20 Dec. 1902, Clara J. Semple, b. 1878; d. 30 June 1903; m. (2) 20 Sept. 1905, in Dunstaffnage, Laura Christina Thompson, b. 25 March 1878, Suffolk Mills, Dunstaffnage (daughter of William 1. Thompson and Elizabeth Stewart), (1. 7 March 1956, Winnipeg Man., George (1. 9 July 1941, East Royallty. 38 George and Laura are both bur. Sherwood Cem., Ch’town.

Children by Laura Christina Thompson:

i Vernon Robert Harper b. 31 Oct. 1906, East Royalty; d. 2 Dec. 1907, East Royalty, bur. Sherwood Cem. Ch’town.

ii Ruth Isabel Harper b. 29 Sept 1908, East Royalty; m. 1 July 1931, in Boston, Mass., Albert Edwin Peterson, b. 9 March 1906, Wiscasset Me., d. 20 Dec. 1985, Durham North Carolina; bur. Greenlaw Cem., Wiscasset Me. Ruth d. 18 Oct. 1985, Cairo, Egypt; bur. Wiscasset, Me.

iii Marjorie Augusta Harper b. 1 April 1910, East Royalty; m. 20 Dec. 1933, in East Royalty, Brent Stead, b. 26 Oct. 1907; d. 18 June 1958, Ch’town, Marjorie d. 16 Feb. 1996, Souris. Both Marjorie and Brent are bur. Bay Fortune United Church Cem.

iv Grace Elizabeth Harper b. 11 Nov. 1911, East Royalty; m. 23 June 1938, Trinity Church, Ch’town, Alexander Coughlan, b. 23 June 1905, Bloomfield; d. 7 Jan 1975. Grace d. 20 April 1993, Ch’town, Both Grace and Alexander are bur. in the Sherwood Cem., Ch’town.

v Jessie Helen Harper b. 30 Aug. 1914, East Royalty; m. 16 April 1943, in Trinity United Church, Ch’town, Sydney Albert Rowe, b. 15 Dec. 1908, England; d. 20 Dec. 1993, Flin Flon, Man., ashes scattered at Phantom Lake, Man. Jessie d. 12 Sept. 1993, Flin Flon, Man., bur. Bakers Narrows, Man.

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