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Author: ERhodes1135
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Helen. Not related, just trying to help. Going out on a limb and say his parents were
James M Harper and Flossie Bunkel who married in Jay county on 6 Mar 1909. They must have
immediately moved to North Dakota for that was where he was born in 1910. In the 1910
census they were ND, Renville county, Lockwood township, James was 23, married 1 time for
1 year, a farmer-general farm, born in Ind as were both parents, his wife Flossie, 19,
same marriage and birth info, mother of 1 and that 1 still living, and son Palmer B, 1/12,
born in ND. By the 1920 census they hade moved to Ind, Allen county, Ft Wayne Ward 6,
living at 2815 Hoagland Road, James M, 32, a partner-grocery store, Flossie E, 29, Palmer
B, 9, Helen Louise, 8, Marjorie Nell, 2 3/12. All born in Ind except for Palmer. By 1930
James is no longer there. The family is in Ind, Allen county, Wayne township, living on
Winchester Road in a home worth $10,000. The family is headed by Harry F Starke, 44, born
in Ind !
and both parents in Germany, a machinist-steam railroad shop, his wife Flossie, 39, his
son Walter, 18, an inspector-electric factory, daughter Alma, 13, step-son Palmer B
Harper, 20, machine operator-electric factory, step-daughter Marjorie N, 12, and step-son
John W Harper, 9. All born in Ind except for Palmer. Hope this helps. Don
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