tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206517149575667645.post3868371017917779536..comments2024-03-15T19:22:02.013-04:00Comments on Carolina Family Roots: Thriller Thursday~The Last HangingCharlie Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304896381573101640noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206517149575667645.post-8980532084245400042013-12-05T19:28:17.090-05:002013-12-05T19:28:17.090-05:00John Harper was a young Black man, with a gun, in ...John Harper was a young Black man, with a gun, in the wrong place arguing with another Black man when he killed Alex "Sandy" Campbell.Charlie Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07304896381573101640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206517149575667645.post-42147644695679808082013-12-05T12:44:00.156-05:002013-12-05T12:44:00.156-05:00Thanks for sending this Charlie!
So, who was John...Thanks for sending this Charlie! <br />So, who was John Harper? <br /><br />1920 United States Federal Census<br />John Harper / age: 42 / birth year abt 1878 / Birthplace: North Carolina /<br />Home in 1920: Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina / Race: Black / <br />Gender: Male / Relation to Head of House: Head / Marital Status: Married /<br />Spouse's Name: Mary Harper / Father's Birthplace: North Carolina /<br />Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina / Home Owned: Rent / Able to Read: No /<br />Able to Write: No / Household Members:<br />John Harper - 42<br />Mary Harper - 38<br />Sam Harper - 14<br />Jane Harper - 12<br />Maggie Harper - 10<br />Janet Harper - 8<br />James Harper - 6<br />James Cager - 24<br /> <br />Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1690; Page: 27B; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 723.<br />------------------------------------------------<br />In 2001 Genealogy.com Genforurm there were several posts concerning this hanging at http://genforum.genealogy.com/sc/messages/8494.html<br /><br />Then in 2008 Norma Baugh submitted this post http://genforum.genealogy.com/harper/messages/8148.html<br />---------------------------------------------<br />This book by James C. Pigg (Obituaries from the Chesterfield Advertiser 1892-1926) might have an obituary for Sandy Campbell, but I have all his other books except this one. This Genforum post gives some information http://genforum.genealogy.com/sc/messages/9208.html<br />--------------------------------------<br />So, when are you going to tell us who John Harper was and why he was hanged?Sharon F. Coreynoreply@blogger.com