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• In the 1850 census, the first US census to give the names of all family members, Nancy Harkins is already a widow.  I have not discovered her husband's name or her maiden name.  1850 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 13 November, page 32 (scan p 263), Hse/Fam #1588 Nancy Harkins 54 [born abt 1796] SC Tilman R Harkins  24 M Laborer SC Asberry B  21 M Laborer SC  Living next door to her is what appears to be her older son, James Harkins, age 31, with his 22-year-old wife Sarah M.  They have three children, Margaret 4, Nancy S 2 and John G F P, 1 month old at census time in November.  In 1860, Nancy is living in the household of her married son Asberry, in Towns County, Georgia.  1860 Federal Census, Towns County, Georgia, 15 July, PO Mountain Scene, page 24 (scan p 138), Hse/Fam #166 Asbery Harkins 21 M Farmer $200 Personal Estate b NC Nancy Harkins 25 F b SC Mary Harkins 4 F b GA George Harkins 2 M b GA Nancy Harkins 65 F Widow b SC  In 1879, Nancy is enumerated in the census for Gilmer County, Georgia.  But she is living in the household of a couple I do not recognize, named Henson.  1870 Federal Census, Gilmer County, Georgia, 26 June, Subdivision 55, PO Ellijay, page 36, Hse/Fam #251 Henson, Loyd 43 M W Farming $175 Real Estate $200 Personal Estate b NC Cannot write Henson, Milly 37 F W Keeping House b NC Henson, Mary Ann 18 F W Assisting in House b GA Henson, John Wyley 16 M W Works on Farm b GA Henson, George W 11 M W Works on Farm b GA Henson, Sarah M 9 F W b GA Henson, William S 4 M W b GA Henson, James A 1 M W b GA Harkins, Nancy 75 F W b SC  The Reimer genealogy provides a date of death for both Nancy and her husband James Harkins.  But as so often is lamentably the case, no documentation or explanation is given.  the place of death reported here is Gwinnett County, Georgia (northern Atlanta area).  The date of death for Nancy is just the year 1870.  Since we know she appeared in the census of 1870 in June, we can say she passed away in the last half of 1870, lacking any further documentation to the contrary.  Nancy Harkins Birth 1796 in South Carolina Death 1870 in Gwinnett, Georgia Spouse James Harkins Birth 1795 in South Carolina Death 1840 Children: James Marshal Harkins 1819-1947 Tilman R Harkins 1826-1870 Asberry B Harkins 1828-1915 --  Reimer Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/11335587/person/-416972214/fact/5784840890  Other genealogies report she died in South Carolina, but provide no date.  One genealogy says she died in Fulton County, Georgia (the country where Atlanta is).  The discrepancy with the above may be due to her residence in Gwinnett County, but death in a hospital in Atlanta.  Nancy Harkins Birth 1796 in South Carolina Death 1870 in Oak Grove, Fulton, Georgia Spouse James Harkins 1795-1840 --  Ginny Brook, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1788729/person/58355790?ssrc=&ftm=1

Sources

• 1. 1850 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
  • 13 November, page 32 (scan p 263), Hse/Fam #1588
• 2. 1870 Federal Census, Gilmer County, Georgia
  • 26 June. Subdivision 55, PO Ellijay, page 36, Hse/Fam #251
• 3. 1860 Federal Census, Towns County, Georgia
  • 15 July, PO Mountain Scene, page 24 (scan p 138), Hse/Fam #166
• 4. Ancestry Trees
  • Reimer Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/11335587/person/-416972214/fact/5784840890
• 5. 1860 Federal Census, De Kalb County, Alabama
  • 3 July, Division 2, PO Lebanon, page 92, House #250, Family #257
• 6. 1850 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
  • 13 November, page 32 (scan p 263), Hse/Fam #1587
• 7. 1850 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
  • 13 November, page 533 (scan p 263), Hse/Fam #1592
• 8. Harkins Joint Genealogy Project
• 9. Ancestry Trees
  • DCH, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/14392824/person/117885333?ssrc=&ml_rpos=4&ftm=1
• 10. Ancestry Trees
• 11. 1900 Federal Census, Montgomery County, Kansas
  • 26 June, Parker Township, District 8, page 11B,  Hse #216, Fam #258
• 12. 1850 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
  • 13 November, page 532, Hse/Fam #1588
• 13. 1880 Federal Census, Platte County, Missouri
  • 1 June, Carroll Township, District 92, page 5, Hse #44, Fam #47
• 14. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 15. 1910 Federal Census, Nowata County, Oklahoma
  • 30 April, Lenapah, District 120, page 2A, Hse/Fam #20