Virgie M (Walling) Harper (1905 - 1924)

Born 24 Jun 1905 in Pushmataha District, Choctaw Nation Reservation, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States

Ancestors

Died 3 Dec 1924 at age 19 in Hugo, Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

Native Oklahoman

Virgie (Walling) Harper died young.

Virgie was born 24 June 1905 in Pushmataha District, Choctaw Nation Reservation, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States. She was the daughter of Arthur Walling and Rachel Davis.

In the 1910 census Vergie (age 4) was the daughter of Arthur A Walling in Tuskahoma, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States.^[1]

Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
Arthur A Walling	M	30	Married	Head	Retail Merchant	Arkansas
Rachel Walling	F	27	Married	Wife		Arkansas
Samuel H Walling	M	7	Single	Son		Oklahoma
Vergie M Walling	F	4	Single	Daughter		Oklahoma
Curtis L Walling	M	2	Single	Son		Oklahoma
Lydia Davis	F	72	Widowed	Mother-in-law		Mississippi

In the 1920 census Virgie (age 14) was the daughter of Arthur A Walling in Hugo Ward 2, Choctaw, Oklahoma.^[2]

Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
Arthur A Walling	M	40	Married	Head	Chauffeur	Arkansas
Rachel Walling	F	37	Married	Wife		Oklahoma
Hart Walling	M	16	Single	Son		Oklahoma
Virgie Walling	F	14	Single	Daughter		Oklahoma
Curtis Walling	M	12	Single	Son		Oklahoma
Jesse Walling	M	5	Single	Son		Oklahoma
William A Walling	M	0	Single	Son		Oklahoma

Virgie (age 18) married Homer H Harper on 20 March 1923 in Sequoyah, Oklahoma, United States.^[3][4]

Virgie died on 3 December 1924 and was buried in Springs Chapel Cemetery, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census", Year: 1910; Census Place: Tuskahoma, Pushmataha, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1271; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0273; FHL microfilm: 1375284, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #156246949 (accessed 30 September 2023), Vergie M Walling (4), single daughter, in household of Arthur A Walling (30) in Tuskahoma, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, USA. Born in Oklahoma.
2. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census", Year: 1920; Census Place: Hugo Ward 2, Choctaw, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1456; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 64, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #79743560 (accessed 30 September 2023), Virgie Walling (14), single daughter, in household of Arthur A Walling (40) in Hugo Ward 2, Choctaw, Oklahoma. Born in Oklahoma.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995", Original data: Marriage Records. Oklahoma Marriages. Various Oklahoma County marriage collections, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61379 #963999535 (accessed 30 September 2023), Virgie Walling (18) marriage to Homer H Harper on 20 Mar 1923 in Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA.
4. ↑ Marriage: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current", The Antlers American; Publication Date: 29/ Mar/ 1923; Publication Place: Antlers, Oklahoma, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/665433336/?article=ea149887-f81c-4f6b-99f2-b5ee1b4ca941&focus=0.3644312,0.6608568,0.5143931,0.73870015&xid=3398, Ancestry Record 62116 #103973676 (accessed 30 September 2023), Vergie Walling (18) marriage to Homer H. Harper in about 1923.
5. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current", Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #77169173, Ancestry Record 60525 #47540587 (accessed 30 September 2023), Virgie Harper burial (died on 3 Dec 1924) in Springs Chapel Cemetery, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States of America.