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Five SISSON brothers from Mississippi, 1770s

Fourth Generation

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70. Olive Branch POWERS (Mary Louisa Calvit SISSON , Henry , Unknown ) was born 1840 in Claiborne County, Mississippi. She died 21 Aug 1878 in Claiborne County, Mississippi and was buried in Powers Whitaker Cemetary.

Olive married John Jackson HARPER, son of Thomas HARPER and Elizabeth Jordan Whitehead TAYLOR, on 12 Nov 1860 in Claiborne County, Mississippi. John was born 15 Jun 1838 in Auburn Alabama. He died 30 Oct 1878 in Claiborne County, Mississippi and was buried in Powers Whitaker Cemetary.

His children were raised in 1880 according to the census by Henry Powers their Grandfather.

Mississippi County Court Records, Claiborne County Records, Page 33  
 
In the 1880 census all of Olive Powers Harper's children were living with their grandfather

They had the following children:

  123 M i
Willie W. HARPER was born 9 Sep 1867. He died 1 Oct 1875.
+ 124 M ii John Jackson HARPER was born 2 Oct 1869 and died 12 Oct 1899.
  125 F iii
Delia HARPER was born 1865.
  126 M iv
Henry Fletcher HARPER was born 1871.
  127 M v
Charles Swepson HARPER was born 1874.
  128 M vi
Edwin I. HARPER was born 1878.

72. Martha Jane POWERS (Mary Louisa Calvit SISSON , Henry , Unknown ) was born 1847.

Martha married Charles W. WHITAKER on 3 Jan 1874 in Claiborne County, Mississippi.

They had the following children:

  129 M i
Harper WHITAKER was born 1875.

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