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John Edgar "Buster" Harkins 1908–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Oct 1908

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 30 Jun 1989

Death Location: San Bernardino, California

Father: Draper Harkins

Mother: Melvina Newman

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Children(s):

In 1908, John Edgar "Buster" Harkins entered the world in Texas, born to Draper Harkins And Melvina Lee Newman. John Edgar "Buster" Harkins passed away in 1989 in San Bernardino, California.

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Biography

  • In 1908, John Edgar "Buster" Harkins entered the world in Texas, born to Draper Harkins And Melvina Lee Newman.
  • John Edgar "Buster" Harkins passed away in 1989 in San Bernardino, California.

Immediate Family

Parents

Draper Harkins
1886–
Birth Location: Georgia
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Melvina Newman
1891–1969
Birth Location: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
MN

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Harkins's Ancestors

Self
John Harkins
1908–1989
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Draper Harkins
1886–
Georgia
Melvina (Lee) Newman
1891–1969
Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Lee) Newman
1857–1932
Texas, USA
Nancy (Catherine) Corley
1860–1909
Reveille, Scott County, Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Harkins's Timeline

2 Records

1908
11 Oct 1908
Birth of John Edgar "Buster" Harkins in Texas
Texas
1989
30 Jun 1989
Age 81
Death of John Edgar "Buster" Harkins in San Bernardino, California
San Bernardino, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1908
    Event Place: Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1989
    Event Place: San Bernardino, California
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