1850 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Page 92A
Dwelling 465, Family 465
Harper, Watkins, 42, male, laborer, born in Virginia, cannot read or write

1880 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia, Chapel Grove Precinct
Enumeration District 21, Page 5
Dwelling 42, Family 42
Harper, W., white, male, 66, married, farmer, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Harper, M. J., white, female, 60, wife, married, keeping house, cannot read or write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Harper, J. T., white, male, 24, son, single, working at saw mill, cannot read or write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Harper, M. J., white, female, 20, daughter, single, at home cannot read or write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Clarke, James, white, male, 13, nephew, single, at home, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia