On 30 October 1919, Stanley Harper married Alice M. Croxton in Essex County, Virginia. He was 21, single, born in Essex County, living in Essex County, son of J. T. Harper and Ida Taylor, occupation farmer. She was 21, single, born in Essex County, living in Essex County, daughter of D. C. Croxton and Columbia Stevens. [Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Register 1, page 213.]

1920 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Rappahannock District, Enumeration District 45, Sheet 8A
Dwelling 162, Family 170
Harper, Stanley, head, rents, male, white, 21, married, not in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, farm laborer, wage worker
Harper, Alice May, wife, female, white, 21, married, not in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, seamstress working at home, works on own account

1930 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Rappahannock District, Enumeration District 29-6, Sheet 2A
Dwelling 29, Family 30
Harper, Stanley, head, whether rented or owned seems to be marked unknown, not on farm, male, white, 31, married, age at first marriage 21, not in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, laborer on state road[?], wage worker, at work previous work day, not a veteran
Harper, Alice Mae, wife, female, white, 31, married, age at first marriage 21, not in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation
Harper, Francis L., son, female, white, 9, single, in school, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, no occupation
Harper, Stanley Macon[?], son, male, white, 7, single, in school, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, no occupation

On 3 June 1967, Stanley Harper died at Tidewater Memorial Hospital, Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia. He was male; age 68; white; a resident of BowlersWharf, Essex County, Virginia; father was James Thomas Harper; mother was Mary Elizabeth Taylor; citizen of U.S.A.; married; wife was Alice Mae Croxton; not a veteran; born in Ozena, Virginia, on 7 October 1898; retired employee for Virginia Department of Highways; informant was Mrs. Stanley Harper; cause of death pulmonary embolism (duration 2 minutes) due to thrombophlebitis lytilia[?] and femoral artery (12 days); other cause post operative prostectomy; autopsy performed; buried at Lebanon M. E. Church, Upright, Virginia. [Commonwealth of Virginia, Certificate of Death 67-017228.]

Stanley Harper, born 7 October 1898, died June 1967, last residence Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia, Social Security Number 230-09-0591. [Social Security Death Index.]