Alma, here is the children of James Harkey and Eliza Tucker Harkey, hope there are others that can use this information. 1. Creasy Ann b. 1830 Montgomery Co., NC d. 1882. Married in 1850 Pope Co. AR, to James Godfrey Williamson 2. Daniel Cicero b. 1832 Montgomery Co., NC d. 1910 Pottawatami Co., OK. Married in 1855 Pope Co., AR to (1) Lucretia Yarberry (2) Sarah Bradley in 1864. 3. Jinsy Malinda b. 1834 Montgomery Co., NC d. 1917 Pottawatami Co.,OK. Married in 1854 Pope Co.,AR to John R. Motley. 4. Mary b. 1837 Montgomery Co., NC d. 1905 Pope Co. AR, buried in Bowden Cemetery, Crow Mt. Married in 1858 Pope Co. AR, to James Cyrus McAnulty. 5. Martha b. 1839 Montgomery Co., NC d. 1915 Pope Co. AR, buried in Pisgah Cemetery. Married in 1856 to Elijah King. 6. John E. b. 1840 Montgomery Co., NC d. 9 Mar 1862 Pope Co. AR. 7. Sarah C. b. 1842 Stanley Co., NC 8. William Riley b. 1844 Stanley Co., NC d. 1895. Married in 1865 Pope Co., AR to (1) Mary Ann Jackson (2) Mary Moore- no date. 9. Calvin Timothy b. 1846 Stanley Co.,NC d. 1911 Cleveland Co.,OK. Married in 1868 Pope Co.,AR to Elizabeth Martin 10. James b. 1849 Pope Co.,AR d. 9 Mar 1862 Pope Co. 11. Issac Wilson b. 1851 Pope Co., AR d. 1937 Lonoke Co., AR. Married in 1872 to (1) Eliza Jane Martin (2) Anna L. McDonough 1899 (3) Maggie Scott 1903. 12. Ephraim b. 1854 Pope Co.,AR d. 1864 Pope Co., AR. Judith Carley [email protected]

Mary, it's hibernation time. I HAVE been asleep. Judith, I don't actually need information on James and Eliza Tucker HARKEY's 12 children, but I would be grateful to have it, anyway. When a Harkey name crops up somewhere, I like to be able to place the person. Is there a record of any child of "Old" David other than George Martin HARKEY? Thanks, Judith, for offering to post the children of James. Alma Roark Johnson [email protected]

Hi All: Looking for information on Charles Bascum Harkey. I believe that he must connect to David Harkey but have not yet been able to find any thing to make it a fact. Charles Harkey died in Smith Co. MS. Would be happy to send more information if anyone has come up with this name. Thanks, Flicka

Hello Mary, so you don't think all of us Harkey's have gone to sleep, I will try and answer your question on who James Harkey, son of George Martin Harkey married. On Feb 12, 1829 James Harkey married Eliza Tucker, daughter of Lewis Tucker- b. 1782 d. 1845 and Catherine Fisher-b. 1790 d. 1846, James and Eliza were the parents of 12 children, I have all the childrens names if anyone needs them. I hope someone else out there will help Mary with the next question on Martin's line. Judith Carley [email protected]

Everyone on the Harkey list is sleeping through the winter? This list owner has nothing to do so will ask some questions. David's line------George Marting Harkey had a son James Harkey born in 1805. I have it listed that he married onFeb 12, 1829 and died in 1875. Who did he marry. My Family Tree maker program has suddenly quit printing names of the children's spouses on family sheets. Martin's Line -------Daniel Riley Harkey and wife Mgt. Smith had a daughter named Julia A.L. Harkey-- I have always wanted more info on her. Was she named after Julia Ann Lipe wife of Levi harkey DanielsMother? Mary Russell [email protected] listowner [email protected] Tom Russell [email protected]

My error.......... :( 1850 Mortality Census Sorry, Thanks for the info!

I don't know how he got on the 1880 mortality schedule because he died in 1850 and from the cause mentioned below. I don't know another Levi who died from that cause. Levi Harkey mentioned below is my GreatGreatGrandfather who was married to Julia Ann Lipe. He was building a horse powered sawmill when his chest was crushed in an accident and was dead 5 days later.Levi was born in NC in Cabarrus Co. in Nov.24, 1801 and died Feb 24, 1850. Julia Ann was pregnant with their 13th child. He was born after his father's death in July of 1850 His name was Eli Columbus and he married Mary Jeanette Weems in 1869 Mary Russell [email protected] listowner [email protected] -----Original Message----- >Does anyone know where this Mary Harkey fits in? > >>From the 1880 Arkansas Mortality Census: > >Harkey, Mary age 65, sex F, born NC, died Nov, cause of death Unk 8 >da., Pope County. >(not listed as widow or married) > >also > >Harkey, Levi age 48, sex M, born NC, married, died Oct, cause of >death Hem of lungs, >5 da., Yell County. >Harkey, W.C. age 3/12, sex M, born AR, died Oct, cause of death Unk. >21 da, Jeff County. > >---James Allen > >

Does anyone know where this Mary Harkey fits in? >From the 1880 Arkansas Mortality Census: Harkey, Mary age 65, sex F, born NC, died Nov, cause of death Unk 8 da., Pope County. (not listed as widow or married) also Harkey, Levi age 48, sex M, born NC, married, died Oct, cause of death Hem of lungs, 5 da., Yell County. Harkey, W.C. age 3/12, sex M, born AR, died Oct, cause of death Unk. 21 da, Jeff County. ---James Allen

To all my Harkey Cousins proven and unproven---Thank you for a fine year. Every time I heard of another Harkey cousin I got happier and happier. My cup runneth over----Merry Christmas and may God Bless you each and every one. May 1998 be a productive one for us. Mary and Tom Russell [email protected]

Hey Harkey list----Here is more from Judy--- She is doing GREAT work. If you find good information be sure and thank her. Mary Russell [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: judy bowermaster <[email protected]> To: Mary Russell <[email protected]> Date: Friday, December 19, 1997 3:41 PM Subject: Harkey Marriages in Montgomery IL >Absalom L. to Talitha Scherer 28 Dec 1836 m. by Daniel Scherer >Daniel V. to Elizabeth H. Walcher 5 jun 1849 >Daniel Valentine to Margaret Ann weller 27 Oct 1844 by A.N. Trimper, MG >Martin to Polly Cress 19 Nov 1835 by Thomas Spilman >Soloman to Sophia Cress 31 Mar 1831 by John drew, MG >Margaret to Aaron Barringer 6 Aug 1833 by Daniel Scherer MG >Margaret Jane to Benjamin Blockburger 23 Oct 1850 by Francis Springer >Zilpah A to Joel Barber Knight 3 Oct 1850 by Thos.H. Hynes,MG >Amanda L. to Albin P. Paisley 5 Mar 1840 by Thomas Spilman >Elizabeth C. to Abraham Tobias 29 Jan 1846 by D.I. Snow >Nancy Maria to Henry Walter 13 Oct 1842 by John Van Cleve, MG >Daniel C. to Maggie Winhold 25 Dec 1867 >George to Mrs. Mahala Brown 17 Mar 1853 >Jacob M. to Barbara Kofflr 9 Feb 1865 >James C. to Sarah F. Jennings 13 Aug 1868 >Simeon W. to Mrs. Louisa R. Lescher 28 Aug 1866 >Tursey J. to Cornelius H. Depuy 1 Jan 1867 (his 2nd ) >Louisa E. to John S. Hillis 22 Mar 1853 >Jennie T. to Thomas P. Judson 6 Jul 1865 >Harriett R. to James M. Kelly no date >Mary S. to John E. Knight 30 Mar 1854 >Elizabeth Ann to James R. Litton 15 Sep 1864 >Martha A. to George W. Potter 17 Feb 1862 >Mary A. to George W/M. Roberts 10 Dec 1868 >Mrs Tilitha to Godfrey Steefel/Steefle 4 Mar 1851 >Martha J. to John R. Stewart 15 Oct 1856 >Sophia C. to Thomas J. Whitten 2 Jan 1868 >Sarah Catherine to Benjamin F. Wilton 4 Jan 1853 > >I hope this will help someone on the list. >Judy > >

Tom sent Mary and Alma this letter-- we don't have the books listed. Do any of you on the list have access to either of these books or do any of you know someone who lives close enough to check the Greensboro library??? Mary Russell [email protected] >Mary and Alma: I emailed Rick Furr of the Furr webpage on our Barringer, Old >Martin Harkey question. He suggested the following resources. >1. History of the Furr, Dry, Stallings, Teeter, and Tucker Families. Rev. >William Thomas Albright (Deceased) Privately published 1950, Greensboro, NC. >2. Supplement To The History of The Furr Family. Rev. William Thomas Albright >(Deceased) Privately published 1956, Greensboro, NC. >He said he would check but if anyone in our contact group has these, they >might check or if we have anyone near a Greensboro library? Tom >

December 17, 1997----- This day is the day that Craig turned over the Harkey list to me. I want to publicly say " Thanks Craig for starting this list and good luck on the next list you are planing " I hope that in 1998 we find your illusive Harkey ancestress. There is another reason that this day is special. This is the 97th anniversary of my Mother's birth. Buelah Iola Love who married James Cleason Harkey. She was proud to be a Harkey and I am very proud I had such good parents. Mary Russell [email protected] [email protected] Glasgow Kentucky

I just received this question from a Jerry Blaylock. Can any of you answer ? _--------------------------------------------------------------------------_ Do you have a James Harkey who married Ellen "Nellie" McCourt, she b. Nov. 14, 1874, Houston, TX, d. May 24, 1944, Galveston, TX? Mary Russell [email protected] [email protected] Glasgow Kentucky

Dear Mary and all, Please add my thanks to Judy Bowermaster for sending the Harkey names from the Oak Grove Cemetery. Is she on the list? There was no e-mail address for her. Can anyone identify the Teresa HARKEY, b 1826, d 1913? Two typing errors are worth correcting: (1) Death date: Martin HARKEY--known elsewhere as Martin Harkey the Younger or Martin Jr.--probably died in 1846, not in 1816. (See Joseph Harkey history) (2) Birth date: Jane B. (BRANNIER; see Joseph Harkey history), wife of Mathias HARKEY, must have been born in 1794, not in 1749. I was checking the Oak Grove names hoping to find some clues about the family connection between Martin Jr. and the John HARKEY (m Sarah WALCHER) who went with him to Illinois. No luck so far. Alma junco9

This is the rest of the list I posted from Judy Bowermaster yesterday. Hope some of you can use this. Mary R. >Dear Mary > Since these 5 pages only have a few Harkeys each it won't be so bad :-D > >James M McMyrtry 1877 1964 (husband??) >Mary C McMurtry nee Harkey 1877 1932 >Daniel C Harkey 36y 20d 18 Aug 1899 >Maggie Harkey 1846 1891 >Willie Leo s/o DC & M Harkey 1y 5m 20d 26 Sep 1873 > > >Harry G s/o DC & M Harkey 9y 8m 4d 8 Nov 1878 >Florence Seymore Harkey 1873 1950 >Ruby G Harkey 12 May 1887 9 Apr 1929 >Bessie M Harkey 31 Jul 1881 no date >Joseph H Harkey 1872 1955 >Ina Belle Harkey 1877 1960 > >This is just how they are in the book. if I look through any other cemetery books and find more I will let you know. >Judy > >

Subject: Re: Harkey's buried in Montgomery IL >Dear Mary > I'm sending you a list of Harkeys buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsboro IL > Hope it is of some help > Teresa Harkey B 1826 D 1913 > Soloman Harkey 1806 20 Apr 1892 > Sophia Harkey 26 Mar 1809-69y8m25d 21 Dec 1878 > Daniel Lee 12 Mar 1819 27 Aug 1871 > Mary L 7y11m26d 3 Sep 1811 > Mary 16m 27d 10 Sep 1845 > Martin 74y5m23d 16 Feb 1816 > Christina 75y7m5d 17 Sep 1850 > HARKEY M/S no dates > Walter 1870 1941 > Mathias 57y 20 Mar 1852 > Jane B w/o Mathias 5 Apr 1749-NC 22 Nov 1880 > George * 53y 29 Oct 1856 > *CORPL CO D 126 IL INF > Martha S w/o Geo 3 Jun 1803 13 Aug 1832 > Sarah F d/o G&M 28d 28 Jul 1818 > Martha J Harkey w/o John R stewart > 18y9m9d 26 Nov 1857 > > There are 5 more pages with the Harkey name on them and if you want them I will send them >Judy > >This is Mary Russell-- I have asked Judy to mail them to me if she wants. Thought someone might not have all this info. Mary R.

First of all, would everyone who responds to this HARKEY query please post the response to the whole list. That will prevent a lot of duplication of effort. Thanks. Flicka, I don't have any information on your Charles Bascum HARKEY, but (as always) I'm willing to make a wild guess on the flimsiest of evidence. He may be a descendant of Daniel David HARKEY. Tell us, have you searched the Mississippi censuses? I have looked only at the 1850 MS census, but even in just that one census, I see plenty of clues to follow up. For example, there are a few HARKEY families and one RAY family in Itawamba Co. MS, and more HARKEYs (Daniel David and married son Samuel Jones) in Pontotoc Co. MS. Itawamba, Pontotoc, and Lee (where your Charles Bascum HARKEY was born) are counties all in a row. "Bascum" is a name that appears among the descendants of Daniel David HARKEY, who was in Pontotoc Co. MS until abt 1851; and one of his granddaughters married a RAY and moved away from Dunklin Co. MO. If you hear from anyone who has real information, would you please post it to the whole list. Thanks. Alma Roark Johnson [email protected]

Alma, Thank you for your fabulous clarification.........it was crystal clear.....and even a rank beginner could get it. Sorry, I misunderstood you! I have put my father-in-law in Dunklin County, MO on the great Harkey Cemetery search. He thinks he remembers some one who used to know....someone....etc.... But, he is so excited about finding all the information that he wants to work on this. He is going to start visiting alot of the "old timers" (he said, older than he) and see what information he could get. So, maybe we can track this down........ Just wanted to thank you and let you know we are on the trail.......... Donna Clark [email protected]

Dear Mary, Donna, and all-- Okay, I've learned my lesson: When someone asks me what a clam is, I shouldn't include in my explanation all the other interesting mollusks. When someone asks about Samuel Jones HARKEY, I shouldn't discuss Samuel JONES. In my defense, I thought it would be clear which man I was talking about using the conventional FULL CAPS for surnames, and Title Caps for first and middle names. Following that convention, Samuel Jones HARKEY is Daniel David HARKEY's son, and Samuel JONES is Daniel David HARKEY's relative by marriage. (I didn't say Samuel JONES never married; I said he didn't have any children. But more of that later.) First, I'll try to clear up any muddle I created in regard to Samuel Jones HARKEY. Then, I'd like to explain who Samuel JONES was and conclude with a bit about "Aunt Sarah" HARKEY. SAMUEL JONES HARKEY (let's call him S. J.) As Donna says, S. J. HARKEY was the eldest son of Daniel David HARKEY. Here's what I have on him: S. J. HARKEY was born 1826 Pike Co. GA and died sometime after 1900 census, probably in Dunklin Co. MO. He married first (13 Feb 1845 Pike Co. GA) Sarah E. "Betty" McEACHERN, who was born 20 Aug 1824 SC and died 11 Nov 1887 Dunklin Co MO. They had about seven children, the oldest of whom was Mary Ann Amelia HARKEY. S. J. HARKEY married second (17 Jun 1888 Dunklin Co. MO) Mary Frances "Frankie" THOMPSON, b Dec 1854 MO. They had two children by 1900. S. J.'s younger brother, Wilburn David HARKEY, married a McEACHERN,too, in 1858--Sarah E.'s sister, Margaret Tabitha McEACHERN, b Sep 1838 GA, d. 1915. According to the censuses, Sarah E. McEACHERN was born in SC and her sister, Margaret, in GA, The same source gives the birthplace of their father as SC, not Scotland. I cannot say for sure who their father is. Lora Harkey Scott says it was Lewis McEACHERN, an immigrant from Scotland into SC. However, the 1850 census for Pontotoc Co. MS shows a Margaret McEACHERN, 12 [i.e., b 1838], b GA, apparently a daughter of John McEACHERN, born in SC. All the later censuses give SC as the birthplace of these two women and their father. It is very likely, however, that the girls' grandfather came from Scotland. Was S. J. HARKEY a Methodist minister? I think he was, not by ordination but by personal conviction (or whatever it's called). In the 1860 Dunklin Co. census, his profession is "clergyman M.E.," but in 1880 it is simply "farmer." He was never the pastor of Harkey's Chapel, and I can't find any record of him in the Methodist records. SAMUEL JONES Samuel JONES (for whom S. J. HARKEY is named) married first Martha SLATON. Martha's younger sister, Susannah SLATON, married Hiram BANKSTON. Susannah and Hiram BANKSTON were the parents of Mary Ann BANKSTON, who married Daniel David HARKEY. Samuel JONES was therefore the great-uncle, by marriage, of S. J. HARKEY. Did I work that out right? Neither of Samuel's two wives bore him any children (at least none that survived long), and so his parceled out his wealth to many relatives and friends and their children. "AUNT SARAH" HARKEY I didn't research this much, but I found many black HARKEYs in Dunklin Co. MO in the 1880 and 1900 censuses, among them an aged Sarah HARKEY. Lora Harkey Scott wrote quite a bit about this slave. (I think it is just a coincidence that "Aunt Sarah" has the same first name as S.J.'s wife.) Some of LHS's family's traditional anecdotes are more traditional than factual. Good grief, it's four in the morning. Donna, do you know what happened to S. J. after 1900? I can't find anything about his death date or burial place. I know that the Harkey cemetery was destroyed, but did anyone make a record of the tombstones before they disappeared? Alma Roark Johnson [email protected]

So happy to hear from another Harkey descendant. There are quite a few on our Harkey list who are related to you.There is much information to share with you. I hope you join the list. Meanwhile I am sending this on to them. Judy and Laura you may want to write -----BLarosa --------Mary R. -----Original Message----- From: BLarosa <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, December 13, 1997 11:17 PM Subject: Harkey, George Martin of NC >Hi! Your e-mail was sent to me by Tom at [email protected] regarding a >Harkey list. I am descended from George Martin Harkey, b. 1771 in Montgomery, >NC, wife Mary ?, b. 1775 in Montgomery, NC. > >His sons included David Harkey (my ancestor), b. 29 June 1797 in Montgomery, >NC, d. 10 June 1884 in Palmer, TX. He married Elizabeth Sarah Shinn on 24 >January 1822 in NC. They had 18 children. > >David's brothers were John Harkey, James Harkey and Isaac Mathias Harkey (who >married Maria Phillipina Shinn). David and Isaac moved to Pope County, AR >about 1839. > >I am trying to find out more family information on the Harkeys. Thanks for >your assistance. >