John Dilling HARKINS1,2,3,9,10,11,4,5,6,7,8

1st Sep 18971,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 - 17th Jun 19272,9,10

Life History

1st Sep 1897	Born in Coffeyville, Montgomery, Kansas.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
about 1919	Married Mary Frances SCHOOLEY in Nowata County, Oklahoma.2
9th Jan 1920	Birth of daughter Estella Belva HARKINS in Delaware, Nowata, Oklahoma.12,7,2,13,14
26th Apr 1922	Birth of son John Dilling HARKINS in Delaware, Nowata, Oklahoma.2,15,12,16,16
17th Jun 1927	Died in Collinsville, Rogers, Oklahoma.2,9,10 Bled to death as a result of a Gunshot wound through the aorta, shot by a police offiicer in the progress of a robbery.
22nd Jun 1927	Buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas.2,9,10,11

Notes

Kansas, Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911
Harkins
White Male
Birth 1 Sep 1897 Coffeyville, Montgomery, Kansas
Father Diller Harkins, Age 36 born GA
Mother Mollie A. Patchett, Age 28 born Illinois

1900 Federal Census, Montgomery County, Kansas, 26 June, Parker Township, District 142, Page 11B, House #216, Family #219
Harkins, George D [John D] Head W M Nov 1860 39 Married 13 yrs GA NC GA Farmer Owns
Harkins, Mollie Wife W F Nov 1860 39 Married 13 yrs 5 children/5 living IL England IL
Harkins, Andrew Son W M Apr 1889 11 KS GA IL
Harkins, Bessie Dau W F Oct 1891 6 KS GA IL
Harkins, Eava Dau W F Apr 1894 6 KS GA IL
Harkins, John Son W M Sept 1897 2 KS GA IL
Harkins, Bobby Son W M Mar 1900 2mos KS GA IL

1905 Kansas State Census, Montgomery County, 1 March, Parker Township, PO Coffeyville, page 43
Harkins, Dillone 28 M W Single
Harkins, Mollie 36 F W
Harkins, Andy 16 M W
Harkins, Bessie 13 F W
Harkins, Ella 11 F W
Harkins, John 7 M W
Harkins, Kinney 4 M W Single
Harkins, Genevieve 2 F W

In 1910, Dilling's (John D Sr's) father Asberry has moved into his household.

1910 Federal Census, Nowata County, Oklahoma, 30 April, Lenapah, District 120, page 2A, Hse/Fam #20
Harkins, John D Head M W 49 Married 22 years GA SC IL Farmer, Tract Farm Rents
Harkins, Mollie A Wife F W 83 Married 22 years 7 children/6 living b IL England Iowa House Keeping
Harkins, Andy Son M 21 Single b KS GA IL Farmer, Truck Farm
Harkins, Bessie B Dau F 18 Single b KS GA IL Home Work
Harkins, Eva A Dau F 16 Single b OK GA IL Home
Harkins, John D Son M 12 Single b KS GA IL Farmer, Truck Farm
Harkins, McKinley Son M 10 Single b KS GA IL
Harkins, Genevieve Dau F 16 Single b KS GA IL
Harkins, Asbury Father MW 83 Widowed b SC -- -- No Occup

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
John Dilling Harkins
Residence Drumwright, Creek County, Oklahoma
Birth Date 1 Sep 1897
Farmer
Contact J D Harkins, Delaware, Oklahoma
Medium Height & Build, Blue Eyes, Brown Hair
Registered 12 September 1918
Signed John Dilling Harkins Jr

John Jr and his wife and daughter are in his parents' home in teh 1920 census.

1920 Federal Census, Nowata County, Oklahoma, 29 January, Lenapah Township, District 66, page 2B, Hse/Fam #42
Harkins, John D Sr Head Rents F W 57 Married GA NC GA Farmer [b abt 1862]
Harkins, Molie [sic] A Wife F W 52 Married IL England Ohio [b abt 1867]
Harkins, John D Jr Son M W 22 married KS GA IL laborer, Oil Worker [b abt 1897]
Harkins, Genevieve C Dau F W 17 Single KS GA IL [b abt 1902]
Harkins, Mary F Dau-in-law F W 17 Married IN IN IN [b abt 1902]
Harkins, Stella V Granddau F W 0mos Single OK KS IN [b abt Dec 1919]

But they were also enumerated again that year in the home of John's sistere Bessie.

1920 Federal Census, Nowata County, Oklahoma, 21 February, Lenapah Township, District 66, page 8B, Hse #176, Fam #177
Davis, Mayo W Head Rents F W 38 Married MS RI NH Pipe Line Supt [b abt 1891]
Davis, Bessie D A Wife F W 28 Married IL England Ohio [b abt 1881]
Davis, Yeary M Son M W 15 Single KS GA IL [b abt 1904]
Davis, Albert W Son M W 13 Married IN IN IN [b abt 1906]
Harkins, John D Son M W 22 Boarder KS OH OH [Should be GA IL] Laborer, Oil Fields [b abt 1897]
Harkins, Francis [Frances] 18 Boarder [wife of John D] F W GA IN IN [b abt Nov 1901]

John died in 1927 in sad circumstances, shot in the progress of a robbery he and an accomplice were committing in Nowata.

Oklahoma Death Certificate
John D Harkins
Residence Delaware, Nowata County, Oklahoma, Half mile east of Delaware
Birth 1 Sept 1899 [place not reported]
Age 28 yrs, 9 mos, 16 days
Occupation Farmer
Father Dillard [Dilling] Harkins born Georgia, Mother Molly Patchett born Illinois
Informant Mrs J Harkins, Nowata
Death 17 June 1927 Collinsville, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
Cause of Death Bled to Death from Gunshot wound to the aorta, saw only after death
Burial [date not reported] in Coffeyville, Kansas by R W Benjamin
Filed 20 June 1927
Certificate courtesy of Beth Shields

Note that the reported age does not match the reported birth date. First 28 years would make is back to June 1899, then subtract the 9 months, that puts us back to either September 1888, 16 days would make it the 2nd of the month. Other sources report his birth date as 1 September 1877. So the age would still be off by one year. Figuring birth as reported on 1 September 1899, his age at death would be 27 years, 9 months, 16 days.

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John Dilling Harkins, Jr
Birth Sep. 1, 1897 Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas, USA
Death Jun. 22, 1927 Collinsville Township, Rogers County, Oklahoma, USA
[Death date was 17th, according to his death certificate. 22 June was the date of burial.]

John's grave site no longer has a stone. It is located near the marker for his grandfather's grave (Asberry/Asbury B Harkins, 1829-1916).

Spouse Mary Frances Schooley Young (1902 - 1984)
Children:
Estella Belva Harkins Spencer (1920 - 1987)
John Dilling Harkins (1922 - 1967)

Siblings:
Mary Robertson (1861 - 1931)
Columbus Lee Harkins (1864 - 1920)

Burial Elmwood Cemetery, Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas, USA

Created by Beth Shields Jan 12, 2015
-- Find A Grave Memorial #141238409, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=141238409
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"Funeral services for John Harkins will be held at the Baptist church at Delaware Wednesday afternoon at 2:30. Rev W H Jenkins of the Methodist church will be in charge. Interment will be made in the Elmwood Cemetery in Coffeyville."
-- "Funeral Wednesday," Nowata Daily Star, Nowata, Oklahoma, Tuesday, 21 June, 1927, p 8, col 3

"Harkins Burial Here Today - The body of John Harkins of Delaware was to be laid to rest in Elmwood cemetery here late this afternoon. The funeral cortege was expected to arrive shortly after 4:00 o'clock from Nowata, where the obsequies were held this afternoon. Harkins was shot to death while robbing a store at Collinsville, Okla, last Friday morning. A brother of the deceased, McKinley Harkins, is buried in Elmwood."
-- The Coffeyville Daily Journal, Wednesday evening, 22 June 1927

Sources

1. Kansas, Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911
2. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
3. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
4. 1900 Federal Census, Montgomery County, Kansas
- 26 June, Parker Township, District 142, Page 11B, House #216, Family #219
5. 1905 Kansas State Census, Montgomery County
- 1 March, Parker Township, PO Coffeyville, page 43
6. 1910 Federal Census, Nowata County, Oklahoma
- 30 April, Lenapah, District 120, page 2A, Hse/Fam #20
7. 1920 Federal Census, Nowata County, Oklahoma
- 29 January, Lenapah Township, District 66, page 2B, Hse/Fam #42
8. 1920 Federal Census, Nowata County, Oklahoma
- 21 February, Lenapah Township, District 66, page 8B, Hse #176, Fam #177
9. Harkins John D Jr Burial Announcement
10. Oklahoma Certificate of Death
11. Harkins John D Jr Funeral Announcement
12. 1930 Federal Census, Nowata County, Oklahoma
- 19 April, Lenapah Township, District 53-8, page 9B, Hse/Fam #191
13. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
14. California, Death Index, 1940-1997
15. 1940 Federal Census, Nowata County, Oklahoma
- 11 April, Lenapah Township, District 53-8, Page 5A, Hse #93, Owns $1500
16. Obituaries from Oklahoma