Dear Mary and all, If someone says Martin HARKEY the Elder was married to a MENSINGER and has documentation, I say hurrah! On the other hand, the list you sent us in August, of Martin's children, lists Christine MENSINGER as the wife of Martin HARKEY Junior. Father and son could have married into the same family, of course, but it's also possible that the "blurb" has it wrong. By the way, what IS the documentation from the blurb? My information (not documented) that Martin HARKEY married Catharine BARRINGER came from Joseph Harkey's history of the Harkeys of Early North Carolina. If Joseph Harkey ever included documentation for his data, the documentation was not included in the copy I received. Alma Roark Johnson [email protected]

Dear Mary and all, Mary, do you have an e-mail address, regular address, or phone number for Donna Clark? All the query has is "Reno NV." Can you pass this on to her? Samuel Jones HARKEY is the son of Daniel David HARKEY. He was named after a prosperous in-law of Daniel's wife through her mother, Susannah SLATON. Samuel JONES himself had no children, at least none that survived past infancy; and just about every family that claimed any connection to Samuel JONES named a son after him. The reason why becomes obvious when you look at his will, signed in 1840--bequests not only to Samuel Jones HARKEY but also to Samuel Jones SLATON, Samuel Jones COOPER, Samuel Jones FLYNT, and Samuel Jones SHEHAN. To S. J. HARKEY ("son of Daniel") he bequeathed "one Negro which shall not be under five nor over twelve years old." My guess is that this slave is "Aunt Sarah" HARKEY, who ended up in Dunklin Co. MO with Daniel David's family. She lived to a great age, well into the 20th century. One HARKEY family story speaks of great fondness for Aunt Sarah; another story is that she died in the poorhouse. Teresa Jones is a descendant of Samuel Jones HARKEY. She hasn't written to the list in a long time, but she may still be a subscriber. Her e-mail address is [email protected] Alma Roark Johnson [email protected]

All I proved yesterday was that A Martin married a Mensinger. That would have been Martin Jr and Christine Mensinger which we already knew about. These Martins are going to drive me nuts. We have to have some proof somewhere of Martin Harkey SR. marriage to Catherine. If she was a Barringer she was not from the family of John Paul, Matthias or George or their sisters who were children of Wilhelm and Paulina Barringer. In one place in the Barringer genealogy that I have, it said that there were OTHER Barringer families in Mecklenburg/Cabarrus Co. If she was a Barringer she had to be from one of those other families. Any thoughts from Descendants of Martin? Mary Russell [email protected]

-Gator said ------ >Hello Mary, >In my records I find that Martin who married Catherine B. had a son, >Martin Luther, who married a Catherine Mensinger. Can others support this >fact? > >Kay Wood------------------------------------- Kay . Thanks for writing. In my records Martin Harkey who married Catherine ? Had a son Martin who married Christine Mensinger. Do any of you have this? Do any of you have any Mensinger genealogy? Mary Russell [email protected] [email protected] Glasgow Kentucky

Do I have a bomb for us who are descended from Martin Harkey. Everyone has said that she was CATHERINE BARRINGER. Someone asked me what proof I had that this was true. It turned out I didn't have any. I asked you on the list and you didn't have any SO I started doing Barringer genealogy. I have more Barringer information than I care to read and none of it mentioned any Catherine Barringer marrying Martin Harkey. FINALLY TODAY I recieved mail. Again I was reading and no Barringer was married to a Harkey then I see one tiny blurb " George M. Barringer born in 1777 married in Cabarrus Co. in 1803 to Elizabeth MENSINGER , daughter of William Mensinger AND SISTER TO MARTIN HARKEY'S WIFE" Martin Harkey was his bondsman. Now I really want to hear from all of you that descend from MARTIN HARKEY. I am going to start searching MENSINGER genealogy. If any of you can prove the above blurb wrong please do so on the list. P.S. I will soon be listowner soon as Craig arranges the transfer. Don't worry too much--he has offered to help me-----Mary Russell [email protected] [email protected] Glasgow Kentucky

Which of us--if any can claim this ladies Harkey-----???? Mary Russell [email protected] Am looking for a David D. Harkey (either Missouri, TN or Arkansas) who had a son Samuel Jones Harkey born 1826 who became a Methodist minister............ Sound familiar?????/ Thanks. Donna Clark Reno, NV

Looking for information on Charlie Bascum Harkey b: Jun 22, 1884 in Tupelo, MS d: Oct 21, 1953 in Smith Co. MS m: 1st- Missouri DENTON 2nd - Victoria ??? Children with Missouri: Charlie August; Jesse Lyn; Sula Agnes; Lily; and Ruby Pearl Children with Victoria: Betty Jane; Charline; and Curtis Ray Charles Bascum is buried in the Bezer Cem. in Smith Co. MS along with wife, Victoria and son, Curtis Ray. Any info greatly appreciated. Flicka

Mary Russell suggested that I outline what is involved in "owning" a maillist. HARKEY-L is one of the smaller lists, and takes virtually no effort to keep up. The listowner has some nifty utilities on a web page provided by RootsWeb, where I can add people who don't do that directly, or resolve any cases of abandoned e-mail addresses (which result in a "bounced" mesage to me each time there is a posting), or (if there were a disruptive personality out there somewhere) to delete addresses from the subscribers list. Other duties are promoting the list (seeking additional participants), if the owner is seized with that level of enthusiasm, and answering the odd simple question. I have had one bad address to delete over the past 5 months. I haven't yet met a troublesome subscriber yet. The HARKEY list has required less an hour of time each month to "maintain", primarily reading e-mails from RootsWeb on enhancements thay are working on, like the archiving plan. Please understand that I am giving up HARKEY-L so I can open another list, not because it is much work. I will stay subscribed if the list continues. Hope that is helpful, Craig

I want to be sure that everyone realized what Craig said yesterday. He will only take the list until the end of this year. As of January if we have the Harkey-L it will be because one of us takes over the job of running it. To run the list one must be a sponsor of Rootsweb. That means sending them $24 per year. I already do this and there must be others of us who do. If one of you want to take over the list but do not have the $24, I for one will donate money towards you joining. I am old and addled and pulled in a hundred directions, I would rather someone of you who are a little younger and more clear minded take this job. I am sure that if any one of you wrote to Craig he can tell you what is involved---unless Craig wants to just tell us all via the list. We have found each other and this list is like a family gathering and it pulls us closer to our common goal of tracing our Harkey family both here inthe USA and in Europe. Think about this over Thanksgiving--------------Mary Russell [email protected] Glasgow Kentucky

Hello Harkeys: In answer to Alma's Nov. 2, 1997 request: "Did Sidney Levi [HARKEY] ever elucidate his relationship to that [Martin HARKEY 'der Junge"] family?" I have looked thru my materials and there is unfortunately no mention of that HARKEY family. However, as I was looking thru my material of old letters and journals and scrapbooks relating to Sidney and Simeon HARKEY I found the following names and wonder if they mean anything to anybody: FESPERMAN: In a Feb. 13, 1869 handwritten letter to Sidney, probably in Paxton, IL, from Joseph H FESPERMAN, Rowan Mills, Rowan Co., North Carolina, he wrote: "My grandfathers name was [Ted?] Fesperman I have often heard my mother say that I was related to Mr Cristopher Harkey who lived for a while near the stone Church in Rowan County". Joseph H. FESPERMAN had been preaching four years in the Lutheran Church: the first three years in the "Davie Mission & am now engage building a new Church in Rowan &c." He couldn't "preach German though my ancestors can very nearly all speake German!" JACOB CRESS SEN In Sidney's 1883 private journal, Sidney mentioned being loaned $15 by "old Lutheran father (Jacob Cress Sen)" in Hillsboro, IL to go to college in Gettysburg, PA. On another subject: HARKEY/WALCHER marriage date. I don't know that anyone is interested in this material, but here it is! Mary Russell's e-mail of Nov. 2 shows John HARKEY and Sarah WALCHER marrying on 11 Jan 1811. In their son Sidney L. Harkey's journal written somewhere between 1872 - 1901, he gave the date as 13 Jan 1811 [he could have been wrong], and that they lived near Statesville, Iredell County, NC before moving to Montgomery Co., IL [in 1830]. And, Sarah Walcher was a "daughter of Michael Walcher, who came from Wittenberg, Germany." She died of bilious fever in 1862, buried at St. John's Luth. Church, about "6 or 8 miles north of Hillsboro. Ills." John Harkey died of dropsy in 1865 and is "buried near Lancaster, Wabash County Ills." I'm enjoying the e-mails. Nancy Broersma [email protected]

Happy Thanksgiving! As your "List Owner", I have two adminstrative issues for us all to consider: 1) As you may know, effective over the next few weeks, RootsWeb has begun to make past (and future) e-mails from all 2000 genealogy MailLists available from an on-line, searchable archive. I have indicated to RootsWeb that archiving of this list is desired. If you have any concerns about this proposal (for example, the potential for unauthorized/uncontrolled/uncredited use of shared research has been mentioned by some participants on other lists), please let me know and we'll open the debate via the list. Below is some info from RootsWeb on how the archive service will operate: What do we intend so that the web-crawlers don't scoop up all your addresses? A front door, of sorts. Anyone accessing the archives, either the threaded ones or the search engine or, ultimately, the search engine to the threaded messages, will have to come in via a particular page. The page will have a box in it. In the box, you'll type the name of the mailing list. (We'll make it robust, so that JONES, JONES-L, JONES-D, jones, Jones, etc., all work.) Then you click on "submit" and are deposited on a page (build on the fly by a cgi-bin script) that lets you search the Jones archives, or follow a link to the threaded Jones messages. Brian says he can set this up so that, once you're in the "archive area", you can easily go from page to page, but that if you try to jump into the middle, you'll instead be diverted to the front door where you have to type a list name. So no robo-crawler will be able to wander through our message bases collecting addresses, but your listmembers won't have to remember a "password" any more elaborate than the name of the list. Recent digests (probably a month's worth) will remain available for ordering via e-mail in the usual manner. You may wish to visit the RootsWeb Home Page in several weeks to follow or check the status of the archive effort. 2) Transfer or Termination of the List will occur on or about January 1st. My plan was to establish and support (not much effort there) this list from July through December, and then start one for another surname which I am researching. Any RootsWeb Sponsor (cost: $24 per year) can operate two lists. Information on becoming a sponsor is found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html Please let me know at <[email protected]> if you are interested in assuming the sponsor/owner role for this list. Whatever the outcome, I have enjoyed meeting you all and thank you for your assistance and for your enthusiam for our shared passion. Craig

Dear Mary and all, I was getting all fired up to start pounding out family groupsheets for my HARKEYs of Arkansas when I realized that, except for the odd elopement from Dunklin Co. MO, my HARKEYs were never in Arkansas! So I'll do my ROARKs and call it a day. It seems like a worthwhile undertaking if the Arkansas project actually has the space and the wherewithall to file the family sheets in a useful, retrievable form. About preventing redundant submissions-- Perhaps the person who fills out the father/mother/children form could send it also as a "cc" to the HARKEY list. That would (1) save others the trouble of doing it and (2) allow the others to check it for any errors or discrepancies and perhaps to correct their own information. For those of you lucky enough to have Arkansas ancestors, here is the form that Bonnie Palmer asks you to fill out and e-mail to her at [email protected] You can cut-and-paste the blank form and use it for as many e-mails as you have family groups. If you have no entry for a particular line, delete the line. ======================================================= FATHER (name): date & place of birth: date & place of marriage: other marriages: military service: date & place of death: father's father (name & date of birth): father's mother (name & date of birth): .............................................................................. ................................................... MOTHER (name): date & place of birth: date & place of marriage: other marriages: date & place of death: mother's father (name & date of birth): mother's mother (name & date of birth): .............................................................................. .................................................. CHILD 1. (name): date & place of birth: married (name): date & place of marriage: other marriages: date & place of death: .............................................................................. .................................................. CHILD 2. (name): date & place of birth: married (name): date & place of marriage: other marriages: date & place of death: .............................................................................. .................................................. CHILD 3. (name): date & place of birth: married (name): date & place of marriage: other marriages: date & place of death: .............................................................................. .................................................. CHILD 4. (name): date & place of birth: married (name): date & place of marriage: other marriages: date & place of death: .............................................................................. .................................................. CHILD 5. (name): date & place of birth: married (name): date & place of marriage: other marriages: date & place of death: .............................................................................. .................................................. CHILD 6. (name): date & place of birth: married (name): date & place of marriage: other marriages: date & place of death: .............................................................................. .................................................. CHILD 7. (name): date & place of birth: married (name): date & place of marriage: other marriages: date & place of death: .............................................................................. .................................................. CHILD 8. (name): date & place of birth: married (name): date & place of marriage: other marriages: date & place of death: .............................................................................. .................................................. CHILD 9. (name): date & place of birth: married (name): date & place of marriage: other marriages: date & place of death: .............................................................................. .................................................. CHILD 10. (name): date & place of birth: married (name): date & place of marriage: other marriages: date & place of death: .............................................................................. .................................................. CHILD 11. (name): date & place of birth: married (name): date & place of marriage: other marriages: date & place of death: .............................................................................. .................................................. CHILD 12. (name): date & place of birth: married (name): date & place of marriage: other marriages: date & place of death: .............................................................................. .................................................. SUBMITTED BY: e-mail &/or snail mail: .............................................................................. .................................................. NOTES: (end) ======================================== Alma [email protected]

-Below is a letter sent to the Arkansas-L and Bonnie is the co-ordinator. I was thinking this might be a good place for some of us to send a few of our Harkey group sheets to have them available on the internet for other researchers. I would like to know what the rest of you with Arkansas Harkeys think about this and if you think it may be something we would like to do ---How do we coordinate this so that we don't flood this lady with duplicate Harkey families. If each of us sent in say two Harkey families??? Be waiting to hear what you think------Mary Russell ----------------------------------------------------------------- OK you guys, I've really been looking forward to doing this, but have also put it off, because I've been trying to "just keep up with the census & obit project", & am now just about caught up, but you wanted & asked for this & so here it is! (If anyone wants to volunteer to take this project (or either of the above!)...NOW is the time to come forward!!!) I'm really excited about this project, & know that it, as with the rest, will "go like gangbusters! Anyhow, I have a family groupsheet project set up at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ar/groupsht.html Now I have gotten a BUNCH of groupsheets already (thanks so very much to you who have gone in & done the work that I know is involved!) It's not a PERFECT solution, but without being able to do gedcoms in the archives, it's *A* solution! Please note that the data submitted will not appear until about Dec. 1. This is because of my own time constraints... I'm doing Thanksgiving at MY house & hence will probably be a little more than my usual one week behind schedule!!! (And am tickled to death that my much-loved mother-in-law, a fellow genealogist, & grand-mother-in-law, the sweetest person I know, are going to be in attendance!!!) I've stated over & over that it is YOU, the wonderful people from Ark. who have made our state number one, & boy, you show it daily!!! I grew up with certain Ark. ideals & expectations, which I think are great, but you can't even get close to describing how wonderful each & every one of you are in SHOWING just what we are made of (no one in Ark. expects just "hand-outs")... I wish every state in the union could show this!!! What is making us great? It's YOU!!!! I'm more proud of all of you than you'll ever know!!! Bonnie

Copied from O. B. Harkey's "HARKEY HISTORY": The old man, Riley Harkey, lived at the forks of the road between the old Richland and Sloan roads. In 1982 the old barn is still standing. Mrs. Harkey, his wife, died in 1905. Their daughter, Ella, who later married Joe Taylor, kept house for Mr. Harkey several years. During that time Polly Harkey, Riley's Sister-in-law, penned her geese in his stable to pick them for beds and pillows. Ella (referred to as "I God") told Polly that she wanted to pick a goose. Polly said "no, these geese are mean - they'll bite you". (To pick a goose, the goose is laid in your lap on his back putting the wings under each leg. The head is placed under your arm). As Ella was pulling the feathers, the goose got its' head loose and ran it under her dress getting a big bite of Ella's naked leg. The coast was clear as underwear was not commonly worn in those days. Jumping up Ella cussed and stomped that goose to death.

I liked Richard's story. Stories are what we need to make us know the personality of some of our ancestors. It makes our genealogy come alive. My father James Cleason Harkey became angry with me one night when I made a little too much noise in church. After telling me to quiet down several times. He finally promised to spank me when we got home. He had never hit me in my entire life and believe me I got very quiet. He meanwhile started to regret his words. By the time the long sermon was over we were both feeling real bad. As we arrived home I started whimpering and he started looking for something soft to whip me with. He picked the tip end of a sprig of Bridal Wreath plant that was covered with blooms. It was no bigger around than a toothpick. He grabbed me and ran the thing over my bare legs and I wailed then he told me never to make him do that again and gave me big hugs. That was how tender my dad was. It was also the only spanking I ever got in my entire life. Mary Russell [email protected] [email protected] Glasgow Kentucky .

This "aint" for you serious diggers. But for me this kid enjoys some of the things that might be funny now but when it was happening probably wasn't. It does indicate the character of some of our ancestors. Quite by accident, and I don't believe there is such a thing as an accident, if GOD is in control. I bought some bees from a mexican on another mans property, and as I was working the bees one morning the land owner came and started getting out of his car. I told him the bees were upset and he might get stung, about that time a bee buzzed him reinforcing what I had said and he got back in his car, rolled the window up and watched for a while then drove off. I saw where he went and shortly we finished working the bees, drove to where he was and introduced myself. He wanted to know who my dad and granddad was then said "let me tell you something you probably haven't heard". Your great grandad gave his nephew a whipping as he had gotten into some mischief while at great grandad I. M. Harkey's house, only lived a mile or so apart. Nephew Ben, went home bawling, then as I. M. was chopping wood behind the house he looked up and saw his brother (Bens dad) riding up on his horse. I. M. thought well I whipped Ben now I'm going to have to whip my brother. Ben's dad got there and said I hear you whipped Ben. I. M. said yes I did. His brother started reaching into his pocket "going for a knife"? But he pulled out a 20 dollar gold piece flipped it to I. M. and said he's been needing that a long time. I was telling that to Ben's daughter Velma one day and she said its true, I've heard papa tell of it several times. Each of these generations are now gone on, but I seem to remember them better by these "funny now accounts". - - - Richard

Date: Fri, Nov 7, 1997 3:46 PM EDT From: Junco9 Subj: John HARKEY (abt 1765-1832) Tuscaloosa AL To: [email protected] Dear Harkeys, This is terrific! I am delighted to add one more John HARKEY to the growing list of "unattached" Johns. If his line sounds at all familiar, please let us know. This one was sent to me by Nell Oswalt Naugher, of Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama, who has generously shared the information on her husband's HARKEY line. If you look at the Alabama censuses for 1830 and later, you'll see many of the names given below. This HARKEY line has ties not only to Alabama but also to Georgia. Harkey searchers who have ancestors who were in Georgia, Mississippi, and Alabama might find some clues here. I can think of Geneva Williams Purdy and Craig Crouch. Any others? Craig, could this Mary, the oldest daughter of John and Agnes HARKEY, be your ancestor, who married Mathew PITTMAN? Craig wrote: >>Mary Y. HARKEY, born abt. 1792 in Tuscaloosa, AL; died 1860 in MS. She married (1) Matthew PITTMAN. He was the son of Matthew PITTMAN and Keziah WILLIAMSON.>> The year 1792 seems early for Mary HARKEY's family to be in Tuscaloosa, but Mary seems to have been in Tuscaloosa for a good part of her life. According to LDS Ancestral Files, Mary HARKEY and Mathew E. PITTMAN's first five or six children were born 1812-1822 in Mecklenburg Co. NC, and their next five or six children were born 1823-1836 in Tuscaloosa Co. AL. Who is this John HARKEY married to Agnes? Alma =============================== =============================== DESCENDANTS OF JOHN and AGNES HARKEY (John b abt 1765, d 1832 Tuscaloosa AL; will on file Estate Bk 2, p.75, Tuscaloosa AL) 1 Mary HARKEY [see comment, above, re C. Crouch] 2 Elizabeth HARKEY 3 Nelly HARKEY 4 David HARKEY 5 Archibald Walker HARKEY, b 1805 GA, d 25 Jan 1863 Chattanooga TN (Civil War); m [31 Jul 1826 AL] Elizabeth (Dorroh) WILLINGHAM, b 1809, d 1863 5-1 John Walker HARKEY, b 1 Nov 1827 Tusc AL, d 20 Jan 1877; m (13 Jan 1848 Tusc AL) Nancy E. KILLINGSWORTH, b 1832, d 1917 5-1-1 Sena Ann HARKEY , b 1850, d 1910; m Eugene Benjamin FALLS, b 1840, d 1935 [SEE DESCENDANTS BELOW] 5-1-2 Azarian T. HARKEY , b 1852; m Suella +5-1-3 Columbus C. HARKEY , b 1853; m Lucinda A. (Nann) BROUGHTON, b 1860, d 1889 [SEE DESCENDANTS BELOW] +5-1-4 William Bennett HARKEY , b 1855, d 1925; m Sarah Temperence BROUGHTON, b 1864, d 1940 [SEE DESCENDANTS BELOW]l 5-1-5 Adam T. HARKEY, b 1858 5-1-6 Marsha Virginia HARKEY, b 1866; m Chelsea F. DUNCAN, b 1861 5-1-7 John T. HARKEY, b 1868 5-1-8 John Rufus HARKEY; m Lizzie TOWNSEND +5-1-9 Theophilus H. "Squire" HARKEY, b 1870, d 1933; m Bessie ALEXANDER, b 1872, d 1957 [SEE DESCENDANTS BELOW.] 5-2 Rufus C. HARKEY, b abt 1832, d 14 Apr 1863 5-3 Mary HARKEY, b abt 1836 5-4 James HARKEY, b abt 1840 5-5 Susan B. HARKEY, b abt 1846 6 Alexander HARKEY; m (23 Feb 1826 Tusc AL) Elizabeth CLEMENTS 7 Sarah HARKEY 9 John HARKEY ==================== (+) DESCENDANTS of (5-1-1) Sena Ann HARKEY , b 1850, d 1910; m Eugene Benjamin FALLS, b 1840, d 1935 [SEE DESCENDANTS BELOW] 5-1-1-1 J. Randolph FALLS, b 1869, d 1896 5-1-1-2 Lela Ann FALLS, b 1871, d 1952 5-1-1-3 J. Manuel FALLS, b 1872, d 1872 5-1-1-4 Charlie E. FALLS, b 1873, d 1937 5-1-1-5 Richard F. FALLS, b 1876, d 1911 5-1-1-6 Lizzie Lee FALLS, b 1878, d 1965 5-1-1-7 Bascom FALLS, b 1879, d 1960 5-1-1-8 Basil FALLS, b 1879, d 1970 5-1-1-9 Sarah Elizah FALLS, b 1883, d 1927 5-1-1-10 Martha M. FALLS, b 1886, d 1968 5-1-1-11 Thomas G. FALLS, b 1888, d 1965 5-1-1-12 Joe Thomas FALLS, b 1891, d 1973 5-1-1-13 Robert Edward FALLS, b 1893, d 1978 ------------- (+) DESCENDANTS of (5-1-3) Columbus C. HARKEY , b 1853; m Lucinda A. (Nann) BROUGHTON, b 1860, d 1889 5-1-3-1 James HARKEY, b 1880 5-1-3-2 Pearlie E. HARKEY, b 1892, d 1903 ------------- (+) DESCENDANTS of (5-1-4) William Bennett HARKEY , b 1855, d 1925; m Sarah Temperence BROUGHTON, b 1864, d 1940 5-1-4-1 Fred William HARKEY, b 1886, d 1943; m Lucy Catherine CHAPPELL, b 1880, d 1950 5-1-4-2 Mary Lena HARKEY, b 1888, d 1968; m Wiley A. HAGLER, b 1880, d 1970 5-1-4-3 Mattie Inez HARKEY, b 1890, d 1964; m Fred Wilson NAUGHER, b 1899, d 1990 5-1-4-4 Ernestine Elizabeth HARKEY, b 1892, d 1968; m Jesse Cicero CHAPPELL, b 1892, d 1967 5-1-4-5 Viola Paralee HARKEY, b 1896, d 1980; m John Olen DOUGHTY, b 1892, d 1956 5-1-4-6 William Bennie HARKEY, b 1899, d 1927; m Alice SPENCER, b 1906 5-1-4-7 James Edward HARKEY, b 1901, d 1902 (+) DESCENDANTS of (5-1-9) Theophilus H. "Squire" HARKEY, b 1870, d 1933; m Bessie ALEXANDER, b 1872, d 1957 5-1-9-1 Haywood HARKEY, b 1895, d 1910 5-1-9-2 Williard R. HARKEY, b 1908, d 1993; m Mae HARKEY 5-1-9-3 Callie HARKEY, b 1913, d 1990 5-1-9-4 Vera HARKEY, b 1915, d 1988 5-1-9-5 Della HARKEY 5-1-9-6 Leonard HARKEY, m Vernon [?] MONTGOMERY 5-1-9-7 Anthony HARKEY; m Vera MONTGOMERY, b 1904 5-1-9-8 Vasco HARKEY 5-1-9-9 Howard HARKEY ====================== ====================== WILL OF JOHN HARKEY (d 1832 Tuscaloosa Co. 1832) State of Alabama Tuscaloosa County This my last will and testament entered this the twentieth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two which is a follows: After the expense of my burial and funeral, I give and bequeath unto my wife, AGNES, one certain bed and furniture known as her bed, also one certain cow and calf known by the name of Pril[?]. Also two chests, one large pot, one wheel and cards. I also give and bequeath unto my daughter MARY one dollar. I also give unto my beloved daughter, ELIZABETH, one dollar. I also give unto my daughter NELLY one dollar. I also give unto my son, DAVID, one dollar. I also give unto my son, ARCHIBALD WALKER, one dollar. I also give unto my son, ALEXANDER, one dollar. I also give unto my daughter, SARAH, one dollar. I give unto my son, JOHN, my bay horse, Buck. I furthermore appoint my son, JOHN, the Executor of this my last will and wish him, said JOHN, to sell at public auction all my good and chattels not in this will disposed of at the highest bidder and pay all my just debts also the money above willed to my sons and daughters and the remainder there left to be paid to my wife, AGNES, the day and year above written. In testimony of, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal. JOHN HARKEY (his mark) Signed in presence JAMES LOW[?] PRESLEY MATTHEWS -------------------- The State of Alabama Tuscaloosa County Special Orphans Court August 4th, 1932 This day the foregoing last Will and Testament was produced in open court by JOHN HARKEY the executor thereof which said will was duly proven the oaths of JAMES LOW and PRESLEY MATTHEWS entered as witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded John H. Hodges, Clerk of the County Court of Tuscaloosa County ------------------ Filed for registration the 8th day of August 1832 and the same day and year recorded in Will Book [1, page 59-60]. John H. Hodges, Clerk =============================

Jim, Hugoton was the name of the town where my grandparents (Hubert Leland HARKEY and Mary OWEN) went to help out on his father's farm (Wells Rudolf HARKEY and Eva BISHOP). There must have been a sizable gathering of Harkeys and Bishops in that place. I had forgotten the name "Hugoton" until you wrote it. My grandmother (Mary Harkey) told this about moving to Kansas. She was 93 at the time. Q: After you got married [in Dunklin Co MO], did you live in your own place or did you live with your parents? We lived in the parsonage across the field. We rented that. Then we went to Kansas after that. He had these horses, everything to go on a farm, but Mr. Harkey's sister and husband went to Kansas and (xxx) place and Mrs. Harkey wasn't well . But Aunt Kathy and her husband went and got them a place, but Mrs. Harkey, Hubert's mother, wasn't very well, and they wanted to go, so they picked up and they wouldn't go without Hubert agoing, and I didn't want to stand in the way, so we all went to Kansas. Q: Did you go in cars? No we went on a train. Hubert and Walter, his cousin, they went in with the cattle. In the cattle cars. Q: Did you have any children at that time? No Q: That wasn't such a long trip, was it? How long was it? Did you know exactly where you were going? Yes, Mr. Harkey [Wells] already had a brother out there, you see. Went out there on a visit and came back. Q: Were they going to do wheat? Yes, well, that's what they knowed there, was wheat. Q: But he didn't stay a farmer for long, did he? I don't how long we stayed there before we went back to Missouri. Beulah was sick. Q: What kind of sick? Well, she just almost had consumption, so the doctor told him he'd better get himself back to Kansas. So we went back. We didn't do much farming then. [Sand would blow?] across the road . . . we never did think much of it. And then we went into the store business. . . . Alma

---------- From: James Allen Sent: Monday, November 03, 1997 6:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Arizona Harkeys I talked with my dad, William H. Allen, a couple of days ago about the Harkeys in Flagstaff. My dads family had a farm in Hugoton, KS (after moving from AR) (1920-30s?). My dads uncle, Sol Harkey, lived close by (also from AR) and provided my dad the opportunity to finish High School. His Uncle Sol had a store in Hugoton, KS. My dad moved to Flagstaff in the 1940s, they knew of the Harkeys living there prior to that. When Uncle Sol came to visit my dad, he visited the Harkeys in Flagstaff and found out they were related, but not closely. The two brothers were Willard Harkey, prominant in real estate in Flagstaff, and Kenneth Harkey a school principal. Willard was older than my dad and Kenneth was younger than him. While on the phone my dad couldn't recall their fathers name, but said he was a "water witch" which I suppose means he searched for the best site to dig a well for water. James Allen [email protected]

To all the Harkeys, My name is James Allen my gg grandmother is Susan Francis (Eva?) Harkey born in MO, (anyone know birthdate?) she was married to William Henry Harrison Hicks on 11Mar1880, she died 14Jul1891 Susan Harkeys mother was Caroline Laden. Susan Harkeys father was Francis Marion Harkey born 1842 in Pike Co, GA, died 27Jun1889, Malden, MO. Francis Marion Harkeys father was Daniel David Harkey. My line is very the same as Alma Roark Johnson's (see her Oct 20, 1997 E-mail). My dad was born in Arkansas where our roots go back 180 yrs. My ancestors were primarily near the Arkansas/Missouri Border, before there was a state or territory there. I was born in Flagstaff, Az and I was suprised to see the query concerning the Harkeys there! Don Harkey (b. abt1957), whose parents I don't know, was in many classes with me in Junior High and High School, and was our class president, but it never occured to me that he might be a relative?! James Allen [email protected]