This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/zdh.2ACIB/165.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Flo, According to the 1900 Benton County, Arkansas census, Ellen married Edward B.F. Real in Arkansas in 1873. She was born in Arkansas in June, 1832 and lists her parent's birthplace as Virginia for both. Ellen may have also gone by the name Mary Ellen. She gave birth to my grandfather, Licurgus, late in the same year she married I believe, as my grandfather's birthdate in November 1873. Ellen was 41 when she married Edward, and gave birth to two children, Licurgus and another child of which I have no information. Edward was married prior to Ellen and fathered more than a few children by his first wife. After Ellen's death, (shortly after this census I believe) he married a woman named Virginia. The family lived in Arkansas from what I can gather, but did move briefly to San Saba, Texas and appear on the census for that area in 1880 or 1890 before moving back to Arkansas. Thanks for any info you can provide :) Laurey

Hello List, This is to Laurey. I do not know if she is on our Harkey list, but I wanted the list to have this information since it pertains to the second marriage of Wilson Monroe Harkey's wife, Mary Ellen "Polly" Wiggins. I found Mary Ellen and her second husband, Edward Real on the 1880 US census in San Saba, Texas: Census Place: Precinct 4, San Saba, Texas Source: FHL Film 1255326 National Archives Film T9-1326 Page 432B Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Ed REAL Self M M W 52 TN Occ: Farmer Fa: VA Mo: VA Ellen REAL Wife F M W 45 AR Occ: Keeping House Fa: VA Mo: VA Hanner REAL Dau F S W 15 TN Occ: At Home Fa: TN Mo: AR Edward REAL Son M S W 13 AR Fa: TN Mo: AR Licurgus REAL Son M S W 6 AR Fa: TN Mo: AR >From the ages of the first two children listed it appears they are children of Edward by his former wife. Is this correct? Edward Real and Mary Ellen "Polly" Wiggins were married in 1869. Flora ----- Original Message ----- From: <Waileleh@Yahoo.com> To: <HARKEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 8:53 PM Subject: [HARKEY-L] Re: Ellen Harkey in Arkansas > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/zdh.2ACIB/165.1.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Hi Flo, > > According to the 1900 Benton County, Arkansas census, Ellen married Edward B.F. Real in Arkansas in 1873. She was born in Arkansas in June, 1832 and lists her parent's birthplace as Virginia for both. Ellen may have also gone by the name Mary Ellen. > > She gave birth to my grandfather, Licurgus, late in the same year she married I believe, as my grandfather's birthdate in November 1873. Ellen was 41 when she married Edward, and gave birth to two children, Licurgus and another child of which I have no information. > > Edward was married prior to Ellen and fathered more than a few children by his first wife. After Ellen's death, (shortly after this census I believe) he married a woman named Virginia. > > The family lived in Arkansas from what I can gather, but did move briefly to San Saba, Texas and appear on the census for that area in 1880 or 1890 before moving back to Arkansas. > > Thanks for any info you can provide :) > > Laurey > > > ==== HARKEY Mailing List ==== > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.harkey > Enter queries, deeds, pensions, obits etc on this page > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >