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James Harlan 1800 – 1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jun 1800

Birth Location: Mercer County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 18 Feb 1863

Death Location: Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: James Harlan

Mother: Sarah Caldwell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Davenport

Children(s): Richard Harlan, Richard Harlan, William Harlan, William Harlan, Elizabeth Harlan, Elizabeth Harlan, Henry Harlan, Henry Harlan, James Harlan, James Harlan, John Harlan, Laura Harlan, Laura Harlan, George Harlan, George Harlan, Sallie Harlan, Sally Harlan

James Harlan was born in 1800 in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of James Harlan and Sarah Caldwell. James Harlan married Elizabeth Shannon Davenport, and had children including Richard Davenport Harlan, Richard Davenport Harlan, William Lowndes Harlan, William Lowndes Harlan, Elizabeth Davenport Harlan, Elizabeth Davenport Harlan, Henry Clay Harlan, Henry Clay Harlan, James Harlan, James Harlan, John Marshall Harlan, Laura Harlan, Laura Harlan, George Harlan, George Harlan, Sallie Harlan, Sally Harlan. James Harlan passed away in 1863 in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Harlan was born in 1800 in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of James Harlan and Sarah Caldwell.
  • James Harlan married Elizabeth Shannon Davenport, and had children including Richard Davenport Harlan, Richard Davenport Harlan, William Lowndes Harlan, William Lowndes Harlan, Elizabeth Davenport Harlan, Elizabeth Davenport Harlan, Henry Clay Harlan, Henry Clay Harlan, James Harlan, James Harlan, John Marshall Harlan, Laura Harlan, Laura Harlan, George Harlan, George Harlan, Sallie Harlan, Sally Harlan.
  • James Harlan passed away in 1863 in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Harlan
1755 – 1816
Birth Location: Berkeley, James County, Virginia
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Sarah Caldwell
1762 – 1831
Birth Location: Prince Edward County, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Davenport
1805 – 1870
Birth Location: Boyle County, Kentucky
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Children(s)

Richard Harlan
1823 – 1854
Birth Location: Boyle, Kentucky, United States
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Richard Harlan
1823 – 1854
Birth Location: Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
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William Harlan
1825 – 1868
Birth Location: Boyle, Kentucky, United States
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William Harlan
1825 – 1868
Birth Location: Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
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Elizabeth Harlan
1828 – 1902
Birth Location: Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
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Elizabeth Harlan
1828 – 1902
Birth Location: Mercer County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Henry Harlan
1830 – 1849
Birth Location: Boyle, Kentucky, United States
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Henry Harlan
1830 – 1849
Birth Location: Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
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James Harlan
1831 – 1897
Birth Location: Boyle, Kentucky, United States
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James Harlan
1831 – 1897
Birth Location: Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
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John Harlan
1833 – 1911
Birth Location: Harlan's Station, Boyle County, Kentucky
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Laura Harlan
1835 – 1870
Birth Location: Boyle, Kentucky, United States
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Laura Harlan
1835 – 1870
Birth Location: Harrodsburg, Mercer, KY
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George Harlan
1837 – 1837
Birth Location: Boyle, Kentucky, United States
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George Harlan
1837 – 1837
Birth Location: Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
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Sallie Harlan
1841 – 1887
Birth Location: Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA
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Sally Harlan
1842 – 1887
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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James Harlan's Ancestors

Self
James Harlan
1800 – 1863
Birth Place: Mercer County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
James Harlan
1755 – 1816
Berkeley, James County, Virginia
Sarah Caldwell
1762 – 1831
Prince Edward County, Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Harlan's Descendants

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James Harlan (22 Jun 1800 – 18 Feb 1863) m. Elizabeth (Shannon) Davenport (25 Oct 1805 – 9 May 1870)
  1. 1. Richard (Davenport) Harlan (15 Oct 1823 – 6 Jul 1854)
  2. 2. Richard (Davenport) Harlan (15 Oct 1823 – 6 Jul 1854)
  3. 3. William (Lowndes) Harlan (27 Sep 1825 – 23 Mar 1868)
  4. 4. William (Lowndes) Harlan (27 Sep 1825 – 23 Mar 1868)
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Davenport) Harlan (5 Mar 1828 – 8 Sep 1902)
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Davenport) Harlan (5 March 1828 – 8 September 1902) m. James (I. Or D.) Hatchett m. James (Gunn) Hatchitt (10 Aug 1824 – 10 Jul 1896)
    1. 1. James (Harlan) Hatchett (29 Nov 1848 – 16 May 1882)
    2. 2. Harlan Hatchett (abt 1849 – ) m. Paulina (C) Pepper (1858 – )
    3. 3. Clay (Harlan) Hatchett (27 Mar 1851 – 3 Aug 1931)
    4. 4. Laura (H.) Hatchett (25 Jan 1857 – 8 Sep 1879)
    5. 5. Florence (D.) Hatchitt (05 Mar 1860 – 16 Oct 1868)
  7. 7. Henry (Clay) Harlan (5 Jan 1830 – 29 Sep 1849)
  8. 8. Henry (Clay) Harlan (5 Jan 1830 – 29 Sep 1849)
  9. 9. James Harlan (3 Oct 1831 – 15 Jun 1897)
  10. 10. James Harlan (3 Oct 1831 – 15 Jun 1897)
  11. 11. John (Marshall) Harlan (1 Jun 1833 – 14 Oct 1911) m. Malvina (French "Mallie") Shanklin (27 Mar 1839 – 9 Oct 1916)
    1. 1. James (S.) Harlan (abt 1851 – Abt 1927) m. Mary (Maude) Noble (abt 1869 – 1 Aug 1932)
    2. 2. Edith (Shanklin) Harlan (1857 – 12 November 1882)
    3. 3. Edith (S) Harlan (abt 1858 – 12 Nov 1882) m. Frank (Linus) Child m. Frank (Linus) Child (1848 – 25 October 1902)
      1. 1. Edith (Harlan) Child (abt 1883 – ) m. Erastus Corning (abt 1880 – )
        1. 1. Edith Corning (abt 1907 – )
        2. 2. Gertrude (T) Corning (abt 1909 – )
    4. 4. Richard (D) Harlan (abt 1859 – 25 Jan 1931)
    5. 5. Richard (Davenport) Harlan (14 Nov 1859 – 25 Jan 1931) m. Margaret (M.) Smith (1863 – )
    6. 6. James (Shanklin) Harlan (24 Nov 1861 – 21 Sep 1927) m. Mary (Maude) Noble (abt 1869 – 1 Aug 1932)
    7. 7. John (Maynard) Harlan (21 Dec 1864 – 23 Mar 1934) m. Elizabeth (Palmer) Flagg (26 Aug 1868 – 22 Oct 1957)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Palmer) Harlan (14 Oct 1891 – 24 Mar 1990)
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Palmer) Harlan (14 Oct 1891 – 24 Mar 1990) m. Roger (Alden) Derby (12 Feb 1883 – 1 Jun 1949)
        1. 1. Roger (Alden) Derby (8 Jul 1918 – 2 Jul 1995)
        2. 2. Roger (Alden) Derby (8 Jul 1918 – 2 Jul 1995)
        3. 3. John (Harlan) Derby (5 Feb 1920 – 1976)
      3. 3. John (Marshall) Harlan (20 May 1899 – 29 Dec 1971) m. Ethel Andrews (30 May 1897 – 15 Jun 1972)
        1. 1. Evangeline ("Eve") Harlan (2 Feb 1932 – About 1972)
      4. 4. Janet (Flagg) Harlan (5 Sep 1902 – 1 Nov 1989)
      5. 5. Janet (Flagg) Harlan (5 Sep 1902 – 1 Nov 1989)
      6. 6. Edith (Bradford) Harlan (3 Feb 1909 – 2 Dec 2003) m. Beverly (R) Myles (abt 1896 – )
        1. 1. Edith (B) Myles (abt 1940 – )
      7. 7. Edith (Bradford) Harlan (3 Feb 1909 – 2 Dec 2003) m. Beverly (R) Myles (abt 1896 – )
        1. 1. Edith (B) Myles (abt 1940 – )
    8. 8. John (Maynard Harlan) ll (abt 1865 – 23 Mar 1934)
    9. 9. Laura (Cleveland) Harlan (7 Jan 1871 – AFT JAN 1912)
    10. 10. Laura (Cleveland) Harlan (7 Jan 1871 – Jan 1912)
    11. 11. Lora Harlan (May 1872 – Jan 1912)
    12. 12. Lora Harlan (May 1872 – )
    13. 13. Ruth Harlan (07 AUG 1874 – AFT JAN 1912)
    14. 14. Children Harlan
    15. 15. Richards (D.) Kiarlan
  12. 12. Laura Harlan (13 Dec 1835 – 26 Jun 1870)
  13. 13. Laura Harlan (13 Dec 1835 – 26 Jun 1870)
  14. 14. George Harlan (1837 – 1837)
  15. 15. George Harlan (1837 – 1837)
  16. 16. Sallie Harlan (20 Sep 1841 – 11 May 1887)
  17. 17. Sally Harlan (Abt. 1842 – 11 May 1887)

James Harlan's Timeline

4 Records

1800
22 Jun 1800
Birth of James Harlan in Harlan Station, Mercer County, now Boyle, Kentucky, USA
Harlan Station, Mercer County, now Boyle, Kentucky, USA
1800
22 Jun 1800
Birth of James Harlan in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States of America
Mercer County, Kentucky, United States of America
1863
23 Feb 1863
Age 63
Death of James Harlan in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America
Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America
1863
18 Feb 1863
Age 63
Death of James Harlan in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America
Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1800
    Event Place: Harlan Station, Mercer County, now Boyle, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1800
    Event Place: Mercer County, Kentucky, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1863
    Event Place: Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1863
    Event Place: Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America
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