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John Marshall Harlan 1833–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Jun 1833

Birth Location: Harlans Station, Mercer, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 14 Oct 1911

Death Location: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America

Father: James Harlan

Mother: Elizabeth Davenport

Spouse(s): Malvina Shanklin

Children(s): John Harlan, Edith Harlan, Richard Harlan, James Harlan, Laura Harlan, Ruth Harlan

John Marshall Harlan was born in 1833 in Harlans Station, Mercer, Kentucky, USA, the child of James Harlan And Elizabeth Shannon Davenport. John Marshall Harlan married Malvina French Shanklin, and had children including Edith Shanklin Harlan, James Shanklin Harlan, John Maynard Harlan, Laura Cleveland Harlan, Richard Davenport Harlan, Ruth Harlan. John Marshall Harlan passed away in 1911 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Marshall Harlan was born in 1833 in Harlans Station, Mercer, Kentucky, USA, the child of James Harlan And Elizabeth Shannon Davenport.
  • John Marshall Harlan married Malvina French Shanklin, and had children including Edith Shanklin Harlan, James Shanklin Harlan, John Maynard Harlan, Laura Cleveland Harlan, Richard Davenport Harlan, Ruth Harlan.
  • John Marshall Harlan passed away in 1911 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Harlan's Ancestors

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John Harlan
1833–1911
Birth Place: Harlans Station, Mercer, Kentucky, USA
Parents
James Harlan
1800–1863
Boyle Co, KY
Elizabeth (Shannon) Davenport
1805–1870
Boyle Co
Grandparents
James Harlan
1755–1816
Berkeley, VA, W VA
Sarah Caldwell
1762–1831
Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
Richard Davenport
1780–
Kentucky
Elizabeth Tadlock
1780–
Great-Grandparents
George Harlan
1718–1760
Ann Hunt
–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Harlan
1692–1762
Elizabeth Heald
1694–1760

John Harlan's Descendants

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John (Marshall) Harlan (01 Jun 1833–14 Oct 1911) m. Malvina (French) Shanklin (27 Mar 1839–)
  1. 1. John (Maynard) Harlan 1864–
  2. 2. Edith (Shanklin) Harlan 1857–1882
  3. 3. Richard (Davenport) Harlan 1859–
  4. 4. James (Shanklin) Harlan 1861–
  5. 5. Laura (Cleveland) Harlan 1871–
  6. 6. Ruth Harlan 1874–

John Harlan's Timeline

2 Records

1833
01 Jun 1833
Birth of John Marshall Harlan in Harlans Station, Mercer, Kentucky, USA
Harlans Station, Mercer, Kentucky, USA
1911
14 Oct 1911
Age 78
Death of John Marshall Harlan in Washington, D C
Washington, D C

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1833
    Event Place: Harlans Station, Mercer, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family : and particularly of the descendants of George and Mich

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1911
    Event Place: Washington, D C
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family : and particularly of the descendants of George and Mich

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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