Mary, You asked about who was the Kentucky HARKEY family, in regard to the ancestry of Henry HARKEY in Kentucky, giving the following information: Lilly Mae Harkey b. May 26, 1881 in Cooke Co.,Tx, d. Nov 6,1949 in Floyd Co.,TX. Her parents were Henry HARKEY, b 8 May1850 KY and Sarah BULLION, b abt 1853 KY Mary, this Henry HARKEY is a son of Paul HARKEY. Paul HARKEY (b abt 1793 NC, d aft 1860 Stoddard Co MO) was the son of Henry HARKEY (Hinrich Herche, who was a son of Martin the Elder) and Mary MELCHER. Paul is mentioned in the will of his mother, signed 12 Jun 1826 in Rowan Co. NC. Paul HARKEY is almost certainly the "P. HARKEY" found in the 1840 Jefferson Co. KY (Louisville) census index. Paul was in NC for the 1850 census: 1850 NC Rowan Co. hh 47-48 HARKEY, PAUL 46 NC farmer --Leanna 33 NC --Sally 16 NC --George W. 12 NC --Robert W. 10 NC --Casander 8 NC --Richard 7 NC --Jackson 5 NC --Henry 1 NC By 1860 the family is in Stoddard Co. MO. Some births are now set in KY and TN: 1860 MO Stoddard Co. (Bloomfield, Castor twp), hh 411 HARKEY, PAUL 68 NC farmer $300 --Anna 40 NC --Cassey 18 KY --Richard 16 TN --Andrew J. 13 KY --Henry 10 KY --Mary Ann 9 KY --Delia Ann 5 MO --Joel 2 MO 1860 MO Stoddard Co. (Castor twp), hh 412 HARKEY, GEORGE 24 NC FARMER $150 --Malinda 18 NC Aren't censuses grand! Alma Roark Johnson

ok..... why do I have this Paul married to Regina Dry? Where is my mistake? > Paul was in NC for the 1850 census: > > 1850 NC Rowan Co. hh 47-48 > HARKEY, PAUL 46 NC farmer > --Leanna 33 NC > --Sally 16 NC > --George W. 12 NC > --Robert W. 10 NC > --Casander 8 NC > --Richard 7 NC > --Jackson 5 NC > --Henry 1 NC