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James Harkness 1848–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 October 1848

Birth Location: Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 19 November 1925

Death Location: Elizabeth, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: James Harkness

Mother: Hannah Statham

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In 1848, James Harkness entered the world in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States of America, born to James Harkness And Hannah H Statham. In 1860, James Harkness resided in Elizabeth, Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA. James Harkness passed away in 1925 in Elizabeth, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1848, James Harkness entered the world in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States of America, born to James Harkness And Hannah H Statham.
  • In 1860, James Harkness resided in Elizabeth, Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA.
  • James Harkness passed away in 1925 in Elizabeth, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States of America.

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James Harkness's Ancestors

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James Harkness
1848–1925
Birth Place: Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
James Harkness
1817–1887
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Hannah (H) Statham
1827–1915
Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
William Harkness
1782–1842
Westerhousebyre, Melrose, Roxburgshire, Scotland
Margaret Clapperton
1792–1840
Westerhousebyre, Melrose, Roxburgshire, Scotland
Thomas Statham
1790–1851
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Hannah Haslam
1796–1866
Tissington, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Haslam
1767–
Elizabeth Milward
1767–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Harkness's Timeline

3 Records

1848
8 October 1848
Birth of James Harkness in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States of America
Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States of America
1860
1860
Age 12
James Harkness resided here in Elizabeth, Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA
Elizabeth, Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA
1925
19 November 1925
Age 77
Death of James Harkness in Hanover, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States of America
Hanover, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 October 1848
    Event Place: Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois; Roll: M653_189; Page: 949; Family History Librar
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Elizabeth, Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois; Roll: M653_189; Page: 949; Family History Librar

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 November 1925
    Event Place: Hanover, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elizabeth, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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