Eighth Generation

346. Jency Elizabeth KILMAN was born on 20 April 1848 in Cumberland County, Kentucky. She died on 24 January 1934 at the age of 85 in Oregon County, Missouri.

1870 Census Oak Grove, Oregon, MO. P.O. Alton
Thomas Harper, 27.
Jinsy, 22
Lindy, six months
Missouri Denton, age 4

1880 Census. Oak Grove, Oregon, MO, Hh 114
Thomas Harper, 39
Lizabeth, 29, wife
Linda, 11, dau. John, 9, son. Mary S., 6, dau. Virginia, 2, dau
Missouri Denton, 13, stepdaughter [Jency was first married to a Mr. Denton)

1900 Census. Oak Grove, Oregon, MO, Hh 273
Thomas H. Harper, b. Nov 1840, 59, married 40 years, b. TN
Gensey E., wife, b. 1848, age 52, 9 children, 7 are living, b. KY
Virgie, dau, b. pr 1878, 22, MO as were all the children
Albert, son, b. Oct 1884, 15.
Ottis L., son, b. May 1887, 13
Jessie, dau, b. Feb 1894, 6

1910 Census. Oak Grove, Oregon, MO, Hh 50
Thomas M. Harper, 71, married once for 40 years, b. TN, Farmer
Gency E., wife, 59, married twice, 8 children - 6 are living, b. KY
Odis L, son, 23, b. MO, Home Labor, home farm
Jessie, dau, 18, b. MO, School Teacher, county school
Dollie Warren, granddau, age 7, b. OK

1920 Census. Oak Grove, Oregon, MO
Couch & Thayer Rd
Jency Elizabeth Harper, 71, widowed
Gila Hazel Warren, 17, granddaughter, b. TX

1930 Census. Oak Grove, Oregon, MO, Hh 201
Otis L. Harper, 42, married at age 25, Farmer
Mary F., wife, 39, married at age 23
Bernice, dau, 16. Opal, dau, 15. Verbal, dau, 12
Jency, Mother, 81, widow

Missouri Death Certificate #2042
Jency Elizabeth Harper of Oak Grove, Oregon Co, MO died 26 Dec 1933 of diabetes and senility. She was born 20 Apr 1848 in Cumberland Co, KY. She was widowed - her husband was Tom Harper. Her father was Robert Killman; her mother Sarah Killman - birthplaces unknown. Katy Harper was the informant. She was buried New Salem Cemetery (the certificate says she was buried on the 25th of Jan 1934 and her stone has the year 1934.

Jency Elizabeth KILMAN and Thomas Mark HARPER were married about 1868. Thomas Mark HARPER was born on 27 January 1840 in Tennessee. He died on 18 January 1914 at the age of 73 in Oregon County, Missouri.

Civil War. Served in Company H, 1st Infantry Regt, TN (CSA)
5 Jul 1863. Captured at Greencastle, PA during the retreat after the battle at Gettysburg. Held at the U.S. Hospital in Chester, PA
4 Apr 1865 Captured the day after the fall of Richmond and just days before Lee's surrender. Held at Ft. Delaware, New Castle, Delaware until the end of the war a month later.

In 1900, Thomas H. Harper said he was born Nov 1840.

Missouri Death Certificate #5588.
Thomas Harper of Oak Grove, Oregon Co, MO died 18 Jan 1914 of cerebral apoplexy (stroke). He was born 27 Jan 1840 in Tennessee and was married. His father was John H. Harper; his mother Malinda Harper, both born in Tennessee. Buck Harper of Couch, MO was the informant. Thomas was buried on 19 Jan 1914, New Salem Cemetery, Couch, Oregon Co, MO.

Jency Elizabeth KILMAN and Thomas Mark HARPER had the following children: