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John Alvin Harkness 1879–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 October 1879

Birth Location: Arkansas, United States of America

Death Date: 21 March 1957

Death Location: Smyrna, Cass County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Addison Harknys

Mother: Indiana Harkness

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John Alvin Harkness was born in 1879 in Arkansas, United States of America, the child of Addison Harknys And Indiana Harkness. John Alvin Harkness passed away in 1957 in Smyrna, Cass County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Alvin Harkness was born in 1879 in Arkansas, United States of America, the child of Addison Harknys And Indiana Harkness.
  • John Alvin Harkness passed away in 1957 in Smyrna, Cass County, Texas, United States of America.

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John Harkness's Ancestors

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John Harkness
1879–1957
Birth Place: Arkansas, United States of America
Parents
Addison Harknys
1847–1924
Georgia
Indiana Harkness
1853–1916
Georgia
Grandparents
Lucy Harkness
1826–
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Harkness's Timeline

2 Records

1879
19 October 1879
Birth of John Alvin Harkness in Arkansas, United States of America
Arkansas, United States of America
1957
21 March 1957
Age 78
Death of John Alvin Harkness in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 October 1879
    Event Place: Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 March 1957
    Event Place: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Smyrna, Cass County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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