This all I found on ancestry. I have been searching the census. Do you think he could have used another name maybe a nickname? Hope this helps!!

Name: Van Harper
SSN: 232-14-7547
Last Residence: 25917 Scarbro, Fayette, West Virginia, United States of America
Born: 13 Jul 1886
Died: Jun 1967
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina or West Virginia (Before 1951 )