Hello to all: I need help! I am still feeling my way along with this history stuff. My Great-Grandfather was Christopher Columbus Harkey. His father was John WalkerHarkey, mother was Nancy Killingsworth. I would like to know where Christopher is buried in Arkansas. Also want to find out if his son William Washinton had bro./sis., from Christopher & Lucinda Harkey, I know there where half bro/ sis. from Nancy Broughton in Arkansas. William Washington Harkey, my grandfather ended up in Tuscaloosa, Ala. I have his wifes & all his children info, but would like to extend my history if I can. Some of my cousins think they also lived in area called Red Bay, Ala. ,it's little town on state line Ala. & Miss. Help me if you can. Jane

Good to talk to you again, lots of water under the bridge since we last communicated, by snail mail in those days. Yes, I quit Harkey hunting in 1972!!! when I was promoted to a six day a week job and didn't have time. I retired in 1998 and slowly got interested in this again but have things changed! your brother, Cliff, right? contacted me when I first got started again. he said you were living the life of Riley now. I have not learned much more than when we meaning Lillian Lowance, Joe Cook, you and I were at it constantly. I have a couple of knotty problems and am trying to sort them out. I was off kilter and spinning out of control when I wrote that John who married Sarah Walcher could be Jacob's son. Alma sent me a nice reply and supplied me with info that I knew nothing about which proves I was wrong. So, here goes. Let me run it by you for your opinion. Based on the info supplied by Alma, John Harkey whose wife was Sarah Walcher, was born 4 Apr., 1789, he was orphaned and was bound to Jonas Lipe of Cabarrus Co. but ran away when he was 19 which would be 1808. He married Sarah in 1811 and moveed to IL in 1830 along with other Harkeys and family members. He is listed as having 3 children however, one Sidney Levi Harkey states that he was John' and Sarah's son and was born 3 Apr., 1827. He is not listed in John's will of 1862 but his other children and grandsons were. Sidney says his grandfather was also named John and died when John 7 was years old, that would be ca. 1796. Based on the old 20 year rule of thumb, he would be born abt. 1776. The only other known John during that period was John b. ca.1765, son of Martin Luther Harkey Sr. OK, so where did he come from, I ask? All the known sons of Martin Harkey Sr. were too young to have this John, I'm thinking, but then I think of the shadowy David or John David Harkey a/k/a Tory David. He is the right age( someone gave him a birthdate of 1745) and joins the British army and then flees to Canada after the war and is never heard again. Remember, the Widow Harkey has one male over 16 in 1790 which means he was born 1774 or earlier. I have always felt that the Widow Harkey was David's wife or widow as we do not know if he was alive or not. Since we are only talking 2 years, there could be a connection. The legend has always been there were three brothers who moved to NC but we never found a John who would be a brother to David and Martin Luther, Oh, I'm sure his name was John, what else would it be? Knotty problem #2 is I have this family of David Harkey, a Methodist minister born 11 Oct., 1793 and has 4 wives marrying the first on 4 June, 1818. He lives and dies in Verona, MS on 10 Nov., 1861 and has 18 children by the four wives. None of my bond records, church records even gets close to him. So, I assume he is either in Montgomery, Iredell or Rowan co., NC. Any ideas? In his childrens names are the usual, John, David, Martin, Daniel but no Jacob so I have ruled out Jacob Harkey b. 1768, besides there was no bond record for him in Cabarrus co.

Sid, I may be wrong, but I think it has been pretty well established that the John HARKEY (b 4 Apr 1789) who married Sarah WALCHER is *not* the son of Jacob HARKEY and Catherine TETER. The evidence I have seen that John HARKEY had other parents is twofold. 1. The first evidence consists of two documents written by John and Sarah (Walcher) HARKEY's son, Sidney Levi HARKEY, in the possession of and shared by his descendant, Nancy Broersma. Here is an excerpt from one of the documents, the "Private Journal of Sidney Levi HARKEY," written abt 1883-1888: "I was born in Iredell County, North Carolina, April 3d 1827. My father's name was John HARKEY, my mother's maiden name was Sarah WALCHER. Father's father died when he was 7 years old, and his mother married the 2d time a man by the name of EFIRD. Father was the only child of his father, and his father's name was also John. . . My father was bound out to a cruel Uncle by the name of Jonas LIPE, when 7 years of age, from whom he ran away when 19 years old." The second document by Sidney Levi HARKEY, a letter written to his daughters, repeats basically the same information, except that (if I am reading it correctly) it says that John HARKEY's father was named Martin. There may be some other document, one I don't have, that settles the issue of the name of John HARKEY's father, whether it is John or Martin--or both. 2. The second piece of evidence supports Sidney Levi's account. It is an excerpt or abstract from the "Minutes of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Cabarrus County," and was posted by Mary Russell a few years ago: "Tuesday, April 22, 1794 --- John HARGE, an orphan aged 5 years be bound as apprentice of Jonas LIPE as a shoemaker for the term of 16 years, the said Master to pay the sum of 4 pounds and a set of shoemaker tools exclusive of what the Law directs." I am persuaded that the orphan John HARGE and the John HARKEY who married Sarah WALCHER are the same person. Jacob HARKEY died about 1847 and so would not have left an orphaned son in 1794. Alma

I replied that after looking things over, I believe that John Harkey that married Sarah Walcher in 1811 was the son of Jacob Harkey and Catherine Teter. I base this on the knowledge that John was born 1788-1789 from IL census records and Jacob was born 1768 which would be just about right agewise. Jacob's brothers John lived in Mecklenberg Co., and Henry lived in Rowan Co. while David lived in both Mecklenberg and Cabarrus Co., however he was too young to have had this John, Martin Luther Jr. was born 1771 which would make him approximately 16 when John was born. Therefore, since John, b. 1788-1789 was married in Cabarrus Co., in 1811 and all of Jacob's other children were married there (from the marriage bonds) it is assumed he would be the first born child of Jacob and Catherine. What threw me for the longest time was Walter Sanders records had the other Harkeys in Bond Co., IL as coming from Iredell Co., NC. I assumed John did also but I could never put it together. We know that there were Harkeys from two counties that moved from NC to AR in 1839, why not Harkeys from two counties to IL in 1830? After all, they were cousins and most wagon trains traveled together for protection from the elements and the Indians a/k/a hostiles. If anyone has proof I am all wet, please let me know so I can correct my records now that I have moved John to Jacob's family. Sid

My records show that John Harkey's parents were John Harkey (son of Martin Harkey) and Elisabeth Doub. I have no information about Elisabeth Doub's parents. I would be interested in learning what information he/she has about John and Sarah and their children.

If Elisabeth was Doub rather than Dove, then she was from Forsyth Co, NC - Doubs married Petrees there; a Petree married Dorothy Bost of Cabarrus Co. And moved to Cabarrus abt 1795. But Doubs in Cabarrus? Hmm. John Speight ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Broersma" <lakeside@michweb.net> To: <HARKEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 4:30 PM Subject: [HARKEY-L] John and Sarah Harkey/chervenell @hotmailcom request > My records show that John Harkey's parents were John Harkey (son of Martin Harkey) and Elisabeth Doub. I have no information about Elisabeth Doub's parents. > > I would be interested in learning what information he/she has about John and Sarah and their children. > > > ==== HARKEY Mailing List ==== > > Have you heard about the website for Big Uncle Cemetery, San Saba TX. You'll find it interesting If any of your Harkey's went to Texas. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txssaba/uncle.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

I don't have these people, does anyone know who they are and where they belong? http://tn-3.rootsweb.com:8080/~marce/ms/marr_search.cgi GROOM: L. M. Harkey AGE: BRIDE: P. E. Townsend AGE: RECORD TYPE: Actual Marriage Date DATE: 06 Sep 1882 BONDSMEN: OFFICIATOR: J. Miller, M.G. WITNESSES: COUNTY: Scott SOURCE TYPE: Marriage Bond OTHER: Marriage Books 2-3, pg. 189 GROOM: L. M. Harkey AGE: BRIDE: Jennie Townsend AGE: RECORD TYPE: Actual Marriage Date DATE: 04 Nov 1888 BONDSMEN: OFFICIATOR: J. A. Lee, Elder WITNESSES: COUNTY: Scott SOURCE TYPE: Marriage Bond OTHER: Marriage Book 2-3, pg. 571 GROOM: W. D. Harkey AGE: BRIDE: Emma Millsaps AGE: RECORD TYPE: Actual Marriage Date DATE: 11 Dec 1878 BONDSMEN: OFFICIATOR: Irvin Miller, M.G. WITNESSES: COUNTY: Scott SOURCE TYPE: Marriage Bond OTHER: Marriage Book 1, pg. 425 GROOM: James Allen AGE: BRIDE: S. E. (Mrs.) Harkey AGE: RECORD TYPE: Actual Marriage Date DATE: 28 Apr 1881 BONDSMEN: OFFICIATOR: Rev. John W. Ellison WITNESSES: COUNTY: Adams SOURCE TYPE: Unknown OTHER: Marriage Books 2-3, pg. 133

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zdh.2ACIB/172 Message Board Post: I've got John Harkey and Sarah Walcher and their kids. I cannot for the life of me figure out who his parents are! Why can't I find a connection to this guy??? I've read the messages on this board and don't recognize the majority of the names. I'm quite baffled by it all. I would love any information my fellow Harkey researchers would be willing to share. My direct email is.....chervenell@hotmail.com.

This is a transcript of another obituary for Osbern Harkey. Osbern Harkey Osbern Harkey, age 86, a resident of Russellville, AR, formerly of Plainview, AR, died Saturday, March 23, 2002 at the Stella Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born June 26, 1915 at Belleville, AR, a son of the late Moses Isaiah and Rosetta Tucker Harkey. He married Miss Lydia Jane Horne on July 7, 1947, was an appliance repairman for numerous years and was a charter member of the Plainview Free Will Baptist Church, where he has served as Deacon, Sunday school teacher, Secretary-Treasurer and Superintendent. He was an Army Infantry Division Veteran of WWII and was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service in Germany from October 27, 1944 to March 15, 1945, in connection with military operations against the enemy. The citation read: "As a truck driver, Technician Fifth Grade Harkey, despite the harassing enemy fire, unhesitatingly drove daily to forward exposed areas to replenish the company's supply of food, water and vital ammunition, his enthusiasm and ability to work long hours without rest, insured the quick delivery of vital successful operations of his company." In addition to his parents he was preceded in death! by a son, Doyle Harkey; a sister, Dottie Adair; and a brother, Walter E. Harkey. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Lydia Jane Harkey of Russellville; a daughter and son-in-law, Dianna & Michael Norton of Russellville, AR and other relatives and friends. Funeral Service was March 25, 2002 at the Plainview Free Will Baptist Church officiated by Rev. Terry Latham and Rev. David Williams. Burial was in the Salem Cemetery at Plainview under the direction of Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville. Pallbearers were John Watson, Nathan Bishop, Stan Forest, Phillip Forest, Bill Smith and Jimmy Burt. [Source: Yell County Record (weekly) Newspaper, Danville, Arkansas, Volume 103, Number 13, Wednesday, March 27, 2002, page 7] Russellville, AR is in Pope County Plainview, AR is in Yell County Belleville, AR is in Yell County

another one I cant place, 1850 Census Monroe County, MS in this household there are: #777 #810 Jno Brown 30 M Merchant Alabama Matilda 34? f Tennessee ?amantha 7 f Mississippi Geo R 6 m " Bazle M 2 m " Solomon 1 m " D M Harkey 21 m clerk North Carolina William Montgomery 25 m shoemaker Tennessee A Campbell 35 m clerk Scotland I imagine all those in this home that are not Brown's are lodgers?

Can anyone place a David Harkey for me.... (just discovered him living 5 doors down from John Smith whose grandaughter, Sarah Katherine Smith, married Robert Lowe Harkey in Pope County. John Smith is the father of Lewis Marshal Smith) I have no idea who thsi David is, I can't seem to find him in my data. 1840 Census, Monroe County, Mississippi DAVID HARKEY males under 5 1 bet 5-10 1 bet 10-15 1 bet 40-50 1 females bet 5-10 1 bet 10-15 1 bet 15-20 1 bet 30-40 1

Who is this? Anybody got him. tombstone from Morning Star Lutheran, in North Carolina. Marion L Harkey June 10th 1844 - Aug 17th 1897 his wife Mary Isabell Hargett Sept 22, 1847 - Jan 12, 1928. (or is it 1926?) Mary Harkey Russell bird@glasgow-ky.com http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bird

Could be Levi age 7, son of Solomon (age 50) and Lena (age 39) , found in the Sardis Dist, Mecklenburg Co, NC census for 1850. p. 85. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bird" <bird@glasgow-ky.com> To: <HARKEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 11:58 AM Subject: [HARKEY-L] Marion L. Harkey ? > Who is this? Anybody got him. > tombstone from Morning Star Lutheran, in North Carolina. > > Marion L Harkey > June 10th 1844 - Aug 17th 1897 > his wife > Mary Isabell Hargett > Sept 22, 1847 - Jan 12, 1928. (or is it 1926?) > > Mary Harkey Russell > bird@glasgow-ky.com > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bird > > > ==== HARKEY Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Harkey list send the word Unsubscribe in a blank > email addressed to HARKEY-L-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

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http://home.nc.rr.com/arslangen/blackwelder/Notes-NC-Cabarrus-marriages.pdf maybe of interest to some, has only one Harkey name I saw so far but lots of other Cabarrus names. Blackwelder Family Genealogy Notes Cabarrus Co., North Carolina ...

Can anyone tell me who the parents of Jane E Harkey are? Harkey, Jane E. Married: Apr. 13, 1859 in: Sullivan, IN Gender: F Source: County Court Records located at Sullivan, IN Film reference number: 1392995 - 1393000 Spouse name: Brightman, Eugene Spouse gender: M

This was sent to me and thought I'd put it on list. This is a son of Moses Isaiah Harkey JR. Mary Harkey Russell bird@glasgow-ky.com Osbern Harkey, 86, of Russellville died Saturday, March 23, 2002. He was born June 26, 1915 at Belleville to Moses Isaiah and Rosetta Tucker Harkey. He married Lydia Jane Horne July 7, 1947. He was preceeded in death by his parents; a son, Doyle Harkey; a sister, Dottie Adair; and a brother, Walter E. Harkey. He is survived by his wife, Lydia Jane Harkey of Russellville; a daughter and son-in-law, Dianne and Michael Norton of Russellville. Funeral will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday at the Plainview Free Will Baptist Church and burial will be in Salem Cemetery in Plainview.

Who can tell me anything about Clyde Carl Harkey the son of Israel Jeff Harkey 1854 and Freelove Cornett who married in 1875? Clyde was one of their last children but I have no dates on him. Could Clyde Carl Harkey have married a Laura Pinkney Watkins in 1917 and lived in Mule Creek New Mexico? I have a lady trying to connect and waiting for a reply. Cameron Graham said in an email to Harkey-L that when he was a small child he met his Uncle Clyde who lived on a ranch in New Mexico. I would like a tiny bit more proof than that before I tell this lady a yes. <G> Mary Harkey Russell bird@glasgow-ky.com

John David Harkey s/o George Washington Harkey (brother of my husbands grandfather) 1. GEORGE WASHINGTON9 HARKEY (DAVID ROBERT8, GEORGE MARTIN7, DAVID6, JOHANNES5 HERCHE, CONRAD4, MELCHIOR3, ADAM2, HERCHE OR1 HERGE) was born September 16, 1830 in North Carolina, and died October 14, 1915 in Russellville, Pope County, Arkansas, Oakland Cemetery. He married JANE TORRENCE July 15, 1858 in Pope County, Arkansas, daughter of JOHN TORRENCE and JANE LYNCH. She was born December 09, 1840 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, and died October 02, 1880 in Russellville, Arkansas. Children of GEORGE HARKEY and JANE TORRENCE are: i. DORA10 HARKEY, b. December 14, 1859; m. THOMAS F OATES; b. 1857, Arkansas. ii. LILLIAN BELLE HARKEY, b. October 01, 1861; m. ? BERNARD. iii. LUCY JANE HARKEY, b. November 21, 1863; m. JAMES LOUIS TUCKER, November 17, 1886; d. Bef. 1920. iv. ROBERT LOWE HARKEY, b. September 18, 1866, Pocohontas, Illinois; d. February 26, 1930, Russellville, Arkansas; m. SARAH KATHERINE (KATE) SMITH, February 12, 1887, Russellville, Arkansas; b. January 12, 1870, Russellville, Arkansas; d. February 11, 1951, Russellville, Arkansas. v. WALTER GEORGE HARKEY, b. September 16, 1870. vi. EDWARD WASHINGTON HARKEY, b. September 27, 1872, Pope County, Arkansas; d. 1958; m. DAISE BAIRD, 1893; b. June 1877, Pope County, Arkansas; d. 1959. vii. JOHN DAVID HARKEY, b. October 17, 1874; d. August 08, 1896. viii. BABY HARKEY, b. Bef. 1880. ix. BABY HARKEY, b. Bef. 1880. x. BABY HARKEY, b. Bef. 1880. ----- Original Message ----- From: Junco9@aol.com To: HARKEY-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 7:28 PM Subject: Re: [HARKEY-L] Identify John D. Harkey Judy, The John D. HARKEY who died young, and suddenly, appears to be the son of George W. HARKEY. Is it a coincidence that Nina sent a post at about the same time as you did? Hers is about physician George W. HARKEY! Here's the 1880 census entry for the family: George W. Harkey* 1880 AR Pope Co. Illinois (T9-0054 116A) HARKEY, George W. head 49 NC NC NC druggist --Jane H. wife 39 NC NC NC --Dora dau 20 TX NC NC at school --Lilly B. dau 17 AR NC NC at school --Lucy J. dau 14 AR NC NC at school [m Jim TUCKER --Robert L. son 12 IL NC NC farm labor --Walter G. son 10 AR NC NC farm labor --Edward W. son 8 AR NC NC --John D. son 6 AR NC NC (*) In NC 1850, in TX 1860, in AR 1864, in IL 1868, in AR 1870 Alma Roark Johnson ==== HARKEY Mailing List ==== Have you heard about the website for Big Uncle Cemetery, San Saba TX. You'll find it interesting If any of your Harkey's went to Texas. http://www.rootsweb.com/~txssaba/uncle.html ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Judy, The John D. HARKEY who died young, and suddenly, appears to be the son of George W. HARKEY. Is it a coincidence that Nina sent a post at about the same time as you did? Hers is about physician George W. HARKEY! Here's the 1880 census entry for the family: George W. Harkey* 1880 AR Pope Co. Illinois (T9-0054 116A) HARKEY, George W. head 49 NC NC NC druggist --Jane H. wife 39 NC NC NC --Dora dau 20 TX NC NC at school --Lilly B. dau 17 AR NC NC at school --Lucy J. dau 14 AR NC NC at school [m Jim TUCKER --Robert L. son 12 IL NC NC farm labor --Walter G. son 10 AR NC NC farm labor --Edward W. son 8 AR NC NC --John D. son 6 AR NC NC (*) In NC 1850, in TX 1860, in AR 1864, in IL 1868, in AR 1870 Alma Roark Johnson