Person Sheet


Name Samuel HARKNESS
Birth ca 1818, Washington Co., New York
Death 27 Dec 1899, Oregon54
Spouses
1 Maryette CHAPMAN
Birth 11 Jul 1822, Harrisville, Medina, Ohio12,11
Death 31 Oct 1871, Sturgis, Wisconsin?54
Burial Wisconsin
Residence 1850, Lafayette, Walworth, Wisconsin
Father Cyrus CHAPMAN (1788-1865)
Mother Jerusha Denison HOSMER (1801-1851)
Marriage 13 Mar 1844, Elkhorn, Walworth, Wisconsin54
Children Morris M (ca1845-)
Homer D (ca1850-ca1938)
Francis Marion (ca1856-)
Earnest (ca1859-)
2 Susan DAVIS54
Birth ca 1830, Michigan81
Marriage Oct 187554
Children Ida May (1878-)
Census Notes for Samuel HARKNESS
1850 Wisconsin, Walworth, LaFayette Index 241/246 Harkenss, Samuel 30 bND farmer; Mariette 27 bOH; Morris M 5 bWI; Homer O 6/23 bWI; David Norway laborer 40; Thomas Armstrong 31; Samace? M Donald 30 bIRE82

1860 US Census Josephine County, Oregon83
135 Twogood, J.H. 32m farmer NY
Harkness, Samuel 42m farmer NY
Maryette 37f Ohio
Maurice M 15m clerk Wisc
Homer K. 10m Wisc
Francis M 7m Or
Ernest I 1m Or
Smith, CM 34m Blacksmith Scotl
Harkness,William 21m Cook Ohio (brother) + miners

1870 US Census Josephine Co, Oregon - GFO 1972 published
Leland Household 20/ Harkness, Samuel 52 m NY farmer
Marietta 48 f ohio kps hse; Morris M 25 m Wisc; Homer K 20 m Wisc; Francis M 14 m Ore sch; Earnest I 11 m Ore sch.
Residence
From the book History of Walworth County Wisconsin, by Albert Clayton Beckwith, publ. 1912.

Page 524-525 JAMES HARKNESS, born April 21, 1776, married Mary WARE, born December 12, 1777, and died in her eighty-fifth year. They lived in Washington county, New York. Their children were Jacob; Nancy (Mrs. Isaac WRIGHT); Mary (Mrs. ROSS); James (married Hanna R. WHITMORE); Jesse; Dr. Daniel (married Harriet WHITMORE); McDonough; Samuel (married Marietta CHAPMAN. These WHITMORE wives were daughters of Joseph WHITMORE and Hannah CALL. McDonough brought upon himself a most barbarous torture, mutilation and death at the hands of Indians in Oregon. Samuel's wife was a sister of Mrs. Edward WINNE. Page 525 JACOB HARKNESS, son of James and Mary, was born March 22, 1800; married Jerusha HILL; came to Lafayette in 1843; died April 8, 1874.

Jerusha was born in 1812; died July 18, 1886. Their children were Jane, Eliza, Melanchthon, Daniel, Augusta, Adelaide, Burnham, McDonough, Frances. Daniel married Ruth WATERS (1854-1900).


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HARKNESS, Jacksonville (Oregon) Democratic Times, Friday, 1 Feb
1878, p. 3: At Leland, January 6th, to the wife of Samuel
Harkness, a daughter.

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Transcribed and formatted for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Elizabeth Corethers <Wordsmith@grrtech.com> 27 Nov 2002
HARKNESS, Jacksonville (Oregon) Democratic Times, Friday, 1 Feb 1878, p. 3: At Leland, January 6th, to the wife of Samuel Harkness, a daughter84

HARKNESS, Jacksonville (Oregon) Democratic Times, Friday, 28 Nov 1879, p.
3: At Grave creek, November 15th, to the wife of Homer Harkness, a son


Jacksonville (Oregon) Democratic Times, Friday, 18 Feb 1887, p. 3
HARKNESS-In Leland precinct, Feb. 12th, to Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Harkness, a
daughter.
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