Edgar Wallace Harper was born on 24 March 1883 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, His mother's first name is incorrectly listed as "Margaret", rather than "Margery", on his birth record.
3,4,2 Edgar Wallace Harper married
Mary "Monica" Kearns, daughter of
Thomas Kearns and
Mary Susan Miller, circa 1904.
5,6 Edgar Wallace Harper died of heart failure on 20 November 1955 in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, at age 72.
2,7 He was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery (Crypt 5A & 5B, Block 712, Inspiration Point), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.
7 Edgar Wallace Harper appeared on the census of 1900 in the household of
James S. Harper and
Margery Fawcett Harper in 435 Carson Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, which lists James S. Harper, 42, born February 1858 in England; his wife Margery Harper, 40, born April 1860 in Pennsylvania; and their two sons Edgar, 17, born March 1883 in Pennsylvania, and Howard, 14, born June 1885 in Pennsylvania.
8 Edgar Wallace Harper was a clerk in 1900.
8 He and
Mary "Monica" Harper appeared on the census of 1910 in 424 Jucunda Street, Knoxville Borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, which lists Edgar Harper, 27; his wife Monica, 26; and their two sons, Wallace, 4, and Howard, 2; all born in Pennsylvania.
5,9 He was a letter carrier in 1910.
9 Edgar Wallace Harper and Mary "Monica" Harper appeared on the census of 1920 in Knoxville Borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, which lists Edgar W. Harper, 36, born in Pennsylvania, father born in England, mother born in Pennsylvania; his wife Monica, 35, born in Pennsylvania, her father born in Ohio and her mother born in Pennsylvania; and their two sons, Wallace, 13, and Howard, 11, both born in Pennsylvania.
10 Edgar Wallace Harper and Mary "Monica" Harper moved from Knoxville Borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, to to Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, sometime in the 1920s, perhaps around the same time when Edgar's brother Howard also moved from Pennsylvania to Glendale. He was a salesman in 1920.
11 He was a salesman for a biscuit company.
12 Edgar Wallace Harper and Mary "Monica" Harper appeared on the census of 1930 in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, which lists Edgar W. Harper, 47, born in Pennsylvania, father born in England, mother born in Pennsylvania; and his wife Monica, 46, born in Pennsylvania, father born in Ohio and mother born in Pennsylvania.
13 He and Mary "Monica" Harper lived between 1930 and 1955 in 1133 Cordova Avenue, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.
7 He lived between 1930 and 1955 in 1133 Cordova Avenue, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.
7 His Social Security Number was 562-18-3212, issued before 1951 in California.
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