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James Howard Harkness 1885–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1885

Birth Location: Black Rock, Arkansas

Death Date: 1954

Death Location: Elmwood, Illinois

Father: Samuel Harkness

Mother: Mary Bludson\Bledsoe

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Children(s):

The story of James Howard Harkness began in 1885 in Black Rock, Arkansas. James Howard Harkness passed away in 1954 in Elmwood, Illinois.

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Biography

  • The story of James Howard Harkness began in 1885 in Black Rock, Arkansas.
  • James Howard Harkness passed away in 1954 in Elmwood, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Harkness
1834–1947
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
SH
Mary Bludson\Bledsoe
1854–1912
Birth Location: Missouri
MB

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Harkness's Ancestors

Self
James Harkness
1885–1954
Birth Place: Black Rock, Arkansas
Parents
Samuel R. Harkness
1834–1947
Pennsylvania, United States
Mary (Jane Landrith) Bludson\Bledsoe
1854–1912
Missouri
Grandparents
Thomas Harkness
1815–1890
Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Elizabeth S
1815–
Delaware, United States
Mary Bludson
1825–
Louisiana
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Harkness
1763–1855
Catherine Hausar
1769–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lieutenant Harkness
1725–1779
Ann Gray
1722–1783

James Harkness's Timeline

2 Records

1885
15 Apr 1885
Birth of James Howard Harkness in Black Rock, Arkansas
Black Rock, Arkansas
1954
1954
Age 69
Death of James Howard Harkness in Elmwood, Illinois
Elmwood, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1885
    Event Place: Black Rock, Arkansas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Elmwood, Illinois
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