Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... 
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Author: History of Will County, Illinois; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.

Mrs. C. W. HARPER, farmer and stock-raiser; P.O. Mokena; one of our early settlers; was born 
in Kentucky, Aug. 3, 1834; is the widow of the late Thomas HARPER, deceased, who was born in 
England May 21, 1832; died July 28, 1870. He was one of our first settlers and pioneers. They 
were married March 5, 1857, and have had four children, all of whom are living, viz., Elizabeth 
F., Ann W., Susan E. and Thomas P. Mrs. H. continues the business in which her husband was 
engaged, namely, that of a farmer and stock-raiser; her farm consists of 180 acres, valued at 
$10,000.