Nina married Royden Ray Harper on 23 Jul 1912. Royden was born on 16 Nov 1889 in Lewisville, Monroe County, Ohio, USA; died in Jun 1968 in Massillon, Stark County, Ohio, USA; was buried in Sunset Hills Burial Park, Jackson Township, Stark County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIOGRAPHY:
Harper, Floyd HarperFloyd Harper Dies In Japanese CampJune 24, 1943Source: Provided by Lena Kahrig Pettit, typed by Betty Lendon MatsonRoyden Harper of Canton has been notified by The War Department that his son, Pvt. Floyd Harper died in a Japanese prison in The Philippines on June 11. The telegram was received by Mr. Harper, Saturday, June 19th.Pvt. Harper was inducted into the Army in Detroit, Michigan in April 1941 and was first sent to Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. He was later transferred to The Savannah Air Base in Georgia and then sent to Corregidor in The Philippines. The last word the family had from him directly was a telegram on Christmas Day in 1941.Pvt. Harper was born near Malaga on September 22, 1914, the son of Roydon Harper and the late Nina Stalder Harper. His mother preceded him in death on August 26, 1928, as did a sister, Lucille in February 1937.He was a member of The Evangelical and Reformed Church in Louisville, Stark County, having been confirmed at the age of 12 years. He graduated from The Lewisville High School in Monroe County in the class of 1933. He was employed in Detroit several years before being inducted into The Army.In addition to his father, he is survived by two brothers who are in the armed forces: Cpl. Virgil Harper of Camp Forest, Tennessee and Pfc. Ray Harper who is on maneuvers in Louisiana, and two sisters, Mrs. Frances Heft, the former Miss Vivian Harper, of Lewisville and Miss Phyllis Harper of Canton. Two grandmothers also survive, Mrs. James Harper of near Malaga and Mrs. Louise Stalder of Miltonsburg.

Lucille married Francis J. Heft on 22 May 1933 in Monroe County, Ohio, USA. Francis (son of Lewis Heft and Minnie Salomea Christman) was born on 11 Oct 1911 in Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA; died on 14 May 1999 in Ohio, USA; was buried on 19 May 1999 in Friendship Cemetery, Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]