This may offer you a few clues about your HARKINS family, of which there were only 1 on the 1870 census. The entry is on enumerator page 11, census page 558, Post Office Oxford, family 80, which reads: Harkins, M. E. 50 M W Farming 1,400 700 TN , N. A. 38 F W H.K. SC , T. J. 15 M W At home MS , S. D. 12 F W At home MS , J. B. 10 M W MS , M. W. 9 F W MS , T. C. 5 M W MS , R. E. 3 M W MS , M.W.V.7/12 F W born November MS (my note: based on a cemetery listing for John R. Harkins, b. 1859, d. 1930 [St. Peter's cemetery in Oxford], I believe he is the J. B. age 10 above.) Marriage bonds book 1, page 144 shows a marriage between M. E. HARKINS and Nancy A. GREER on 10 November 1853 in Lafayette County. E. A. MEADOWS, Minister of the Gospel, officiated and there was no bondsman. There is a Harkins Cemetery located about 3 miles south of Oxford, according to the cemetery book volume 1. There are 3 relevant entries; Harkins, Daniel O., b. 1789, d. 1856. He married (1) Melinda McCracken who died in Ala., and (2) ____ Cain who, after his death, sent to Texas with children. Harkins, Museum Euphus, b. 1819, d. 1881, son of Daniel and Melinda. His wife, because of the severe winter at the time of her death is buried at Yellowleaf Cemetery. Harking, Infant of M. E. and N. A. Yellowleaf cemetery: Harkins, Nancy Greer, wife of Euphus, b. 6 April 1832, d. 8 April 1917. I checked abstracts of wills and probate court records but did not find anything for this family in the 19th century. Early Settlers of Lafayette County, page 26 informs us that "Among the other ferries established in this county were the following; one across the Yocona River on the Oxfore-Coffeeville Road operated by Daniel Harkins...". This extract appears to concern the time period around 1837, and that, together with the cemetery listing above, suggests that Daniel HARKINS was Museum Euphus' father. Another entry on page 67 states that "Harkin's Mill was a saw mill which operated by water and had an annual production of $650." On page 88 it is noted that P. R. Harkins was listed as an insolvent taxpayer in 1846. Page 89 has a list of men who had live stock brands recorded, one of which was Daniel Harkins, 1839. The 1850 tex list shows that Daniel Harkins owned 160 acres of land valued at $2,000 and personal property valued at @+$1,000. He harvested 1,000 bushels of corn and 3 bales of hay that year. On the 1860 tax list, it shows that E. Harkins (probably M. E.) owned 480 acres of land valued at $540, with personal property valued at $400. He harvested 275 bushels of corn and no cotton that year. Will Harkins owned 476 acres of land valued at $600, with personal property valued at $600. He harvested 500 bushels of corn and 6 bales of cotton that year. Family Ties, Volume II, make mention of a Miss Myrtle Harkins, a senior in the Water Valley High School in 1891. Possibly the M.W.V. on the 1870 census??? Hopefully, this will keep you entertained for awhile if you don't already have the information. Bill Ward Lafayette County Coordinator At 06:54 PM 8/1/2001 -0600, you wrote: >I sure could use some information on the Harkins family from Oxford. I am >a descendent of M.E. Harkins and Nancy Greer. My grandfather was Gilmer >Harkins, born in Oxford. > > >============================== >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

William do have access to death records for Layafette County prior to 1912? Thanks Sandy Smith William Ward wrote: > This may offer you a few clues about your HARKINS family, of which there > were only 1 on the 1870 census. The entry is on enumerator page 11, census > page 558, Post Office Oxford, family 80, which reads: > > Harkins, M. E. 50 M W Farming 1,400 700 TN > , N. A. 38 F W H.K. SC > , T. J. 15 M W At home MS > , S. D. 12 F W At home MS > , J. B. 10 M W MS > , M. W. 9 F W MS > , T. C. 5 M W MS > , R. E. 3 M W MS > , M.W.V.7/12 F W born November MS > (my note: based on a cemetery listing for John R. Harkins, b. 1859, d. 1930 > [St. Peter's cemetery in Oxford], I believe he is the J. B. age 10 above.) > > Marriage bonds book 1, page 144 shows a marriage between M. E. HARKINS and > Nancy A. GREER on 10 November 1853 in Lafayette County. E. A. MEADOWS, > Minister of the Gospel, officiated and there was no bondsman. > > There is a Harkins Cemetery located about 3 miles south of Oxford, > according to the cemetery book volume 1. There are 3 relevant entries; > > Harkins, Daniel O., b. 1789, d. 1856. He married (1) Melinda McCracken who > died in Ala., and (2) ____ Cain who, after his death, sent to Texas with > children. > Harkins, Museum Euphus, b. 1819, d. 1881, son of Daniel and Melinda. His > wife, because of the severe winter at the time of her death is buried at > Yellowleaf Cemetery. > Harking, Infant of M. E. and N. A. > > Yellowleaf cemetery: > Harkins, Nancy Greer, wife of Euphus, b. 6 April 1832, d. 8 April 1917. > > I checked abstracts of wills and probate court records but did not find > anything for this family in the 19th century. > > Early Settlers of Lafayette County, page 26 informs us that "Among the > other ferries established in this county were the following; one across the > Yocona River on the Oxfore-Coffeeville Road operated by Daniel > Harkins...". This extract appears to concern the time period around 1837, > and that, together with the cemetery listing above, suggests that Daniel > HARKINS was Museum Euphus' father. Another entry on page 67 states that > "Harkin's Mill was a saw mill which operated by water and had an annual > production of $650." On page 88 it is noted that P. R. Harkins was listed > as an insolvent taxpayer in 1846. Page 89 has a list of men who had live > stock brands recorded, one of which was Daniel Harkins, 1839. The 1850 tex > list shows that Daniel Harkins owned 160 acres of land valued at $2,000 and > personal property valued at @+$1,000. He harvested 1,000 bushels of corn > and 3 bales of hay that year. On the 1860 tax list, it shows that E. > Harkins (probably M. E.) owned 480 acres of land valued at $540, with > personal property valued at $400. He harvested 275 bushels of corn and no > cotton that year. Will Harkins owned 476 acres of land valued at $600, > with personal property valued at $600. He harvested 500 bushels of corn > and 6 bales of cotton that year. > > Family Ties, Volume II, make mention of a Miss Myrtle Harkins, a senior in > the Water Valley High School in 1891. Possibly the M.W.V. on the 1870 > census??? > > Hopefully, this will keep you entertained for awhile if you don't already > have the information. > > Bill Ward > Lafayette County Coordinator > > At 06:54 PM 8/1/2001 -0600, you wrote: > > >I sure could use some information on the Harkins family from Oxford. I am > >a descendent of M.E. Harkins and Nancy Greer. My grandfather was Gilmer > >Harkins, born in Oxford. > > > > > >============================== > >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > ============================== > 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