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William Kelley Harlan 1810 – 1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 February 1810

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

Death Date: 5 August 1837

Death Location: Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: George Harlan

Mother: Mary Harlan

Spouse(s): Sarah Goodson, Elizabeth Smith

Children(s): Josiah Harlan, Huldah Harlan

William Kelley Harlan was born in 1810 in Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of George Barton Harlan and Mary Ann Harlan. William Kelley Harlan married Sarah P Goodson, Elizabeth Stuart Smith, and had children including Josiah Goodson Harlan, Huldah M Harlan. William Kelley Harlan passed away in 1837 in Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Kelley Harlan was born in 1810 in Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of George Barton Harlan and Mary Ann Harlan.
  • William Kelley Harlan married Sarah P Goodson, Elizabeth Stuart Smith, and had children including Josiah Goodson Harlan, Huldah M Harlan.
  • William Kelley Harlan passed away in 1837 in Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Harlan's Ancestors

Self
William Harlan
1810 – 1837
Birth Place: Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
George Barton Harlan
1783 – 1861
Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Ann) Harlan
1786 – 1875
Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
John (J.) Harlan
1750 – 1835
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Jemima Wright
1752 – 1832
Winchester,Frederick County,Virginia
John (Thomas) Kelley
1773 – 1822
Ireland
Elizabeth Bybee
1764 – 1871
Va, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Harlan
1716 – 1790
Martha Ashby
1718 – 1790
Elijah Wright
1736 – 1830
Lucinda Messer
1725 – 1825
John Jr.
1736 – 1821
Elizabeth McCann
1737 – 1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Harlan
1840 – 1908
Elizabeth Harlan
1845 – 1922
James Ashby
1694 – 1760
Benjamin Wright
1696 – 1785
Mehitable Smith
1702 – 1790
Neal McCann
1703 – 1774
Obedience Mcann

William Harlan's Descendants

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William (Kelley) Harlan (27 February 1810 – 5 August 1837) m. Sarah (P) Goodson (24 Sep 1815 – 13 Jan 1841) m. Elizabeth (Stuart) Smith (18 January 1812 – 6 June 1868)
  1. 1. Josiah (Goodson) Harlan (28 August 1837 – 22 February 1880) m. Sarah (E.) Harlan (14 Feb 1841 – 24 Mar 1876) m. Cassandra (Margaret) Smith (18 Feb 1839 – 23 Oct 1922) m. Mary (E) Darnell (Apr 25, 1834 – Apr 26, 1913)
    1. 1. Malinda (Jane "Lena" Harlan) Erickson (17 Aug 1861 – 25 Mar 1960) m. Plumer (J.) Erickson (Abt 1859 – )
      1. 1. Olive (L.) Erickson (Abt 1879 – )
    2. 2. Elizabeth (A.) Harlan (12 Feb 1864 – 18 Mar 1883)
    3. 3. Wenona ("Nona" A.) Harlan (22 Aug 1871 – 29 Jul 1942)
    4. 4. Augusta (W.) Harlan (abt 1872 – )
    5. 5. Walter (Smith) Harlan (22 Oct 1873 – 26 Jan 1958)
    6. 6. Mary (A.) Harlan (16 Mar 1876 – 13 Aug 1876)
    7. 7. Cassandra (Josephine) Harlan (16 Nov 1879 – 20 Feb 1880)
    8. 8. Malinda (Jane "Lena" Harlan) Erickson (1861 – 1896) m. Plumer (J.) Erickson (Abt 1859 – )
      1. 1. Olive (L.) Erickson (Abt 1879 – 30 May 1904)
  2. 2. Huldah (M) Harlan (25 May 1833 – 10 Feb 1916)

William Harlan's Timeline

3 Records

1810
27 February 1810
Birth of William Kelley Harlan in Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America
Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America
1836
8 Nov 1836
Age 26
William Kelley Harlan was married in Monroe Co, KY
Monroe Co, KY
1837
5 August 1837
Age 27
Death of William Kelley Harlan in Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America
Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 February 1810
    Event Place: Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1836
    Event Place: Monroe Co, KY

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 August 1837
    Event Place: Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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