Fred Mechling Harper and Katherine P. Boos

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Husband Fred Mechling Harper ¹

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            AKA: Frederick Harper 2
           Born: 24 Sep 1877 - North Washington, Washington Twp, Butler Co, PA 1
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           Died: 1944
         Buried:  - North Cemetery, Butler, Butler Co, PA 3

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         Father: Robert M. Harper (1830-1911) 2
         Mother: Eliza Jane Mechling (1834-1917) 1 2

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Wife Katherine P. Boos

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            AKA: Catherine Boos 4 5
           Born: 1876
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           Died: 1960
         Buried:  - North Cemetery, Butler, Butler Co, PA 3

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         Father: Jacob Boos (1835-1904) 5 6
         Mother: Barbara Walter (1839-1915) 5

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Children

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1 F Barbara Jane Harper ⁵

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2 M Fred Mechling Harper, Jr. ⁵

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           Born: 1908
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           Died: 1967
         Buried:  - North Cemetery, Butler, Butler Co, PA 3

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3 M John Harper ⁵

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4 F Kitty Louise Harper ⁵

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5 U [Infant] Harper ⁵

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General Notes: Husband - Fred Mechling Harper

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He attended the public schools of North Washington, Butler County, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Butler High School, and from Allegheny College in 1901 with the degree of Bachelor of Science. After leaving college he was employed by White & Wimer, engineers, and the United Traction Company. In 1902 he came to Butler and was with the engineering crew which built the Standard Steel Car Company plant. In November, 1902, he went with the Butler Passenger Railway Company, building extensions, surveying a preliminary road to Pittsburgh, which plan was later abandoned. In March, 1903, he was appointed boro engineer for Butler Boro, and continued in that position until November, 1905, when he returned to the Standard Steel Car Company, working on the extension of their main buildings, being field engineer in charge. In 1906 he was in charge of building the Butler Bolt Works and Butler Car Foundry, and in 1907 built the Butler Forged Steel Wheel Company. In the fall of 1909 Mr. Harper started the building of the Forged Steel Wheel Open Hearth. In the spring of 1913 he entered private practice as an engineer and contractor. In 1914 he started the East Wayne Street viaduct, which was finished in 1915. In 1916 he built an addition to the Standard Plate Glass Company, and in 1918 built the cooperage shop of the Valvaline Oil Works. In 1918 he was appointed superintendent of the district of the State Highway Department and county engineer. In June, 1921, he was appointed city engineer.
He was a Republican and a member of the Methodist Church, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Y. M. C. A., and Boy Scouts, serving on the official board. Fraternally he was affiliated with Butler Lodge, F. and A. M., No. 272; Butler Chapter, R. A. M., No. 273; Lorain Commandery, K. T., No. 87; Syria Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., Pittsburgh; and Syria Caravan, No. 14, Butler, A. A. O. N. M. S. [HBC 1927, 897]

1 C. Hale Sipe, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Topeka - Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Co., 1927), Pg 896.

2 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 774.

3 —, Butler County Cemetery Inventory, Vol. 3 - North Cemetery (Butler, PA: Butler County Historical Society, 1984?), Pg 70.

4 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 757.

5 C. Hale Sipe, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Topeka - Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Co., 1927), Pg 898.

6 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 756.