Edwin M. Harkness

Edwin M. Harkness was born on August 21st, 1854 to Gideon Harkness and Elizabeth Underwood.

In 1860, the Harkness family was living in the township of Rollin in Lenawee County, Michigan. Their local post office was Adison. Edwin was reported to have attended school that year, at the age of five. Ten years later, Edwin was still attending school but also helping on the family farm in Rollin. In 1870, the local post office was in Geneva.

On June 26th, 1879, Edwin M. Harkness married Cornelia "Nellie" S. Labarre in Addison, Michigan by Minister John S. Priestly. John and H. Melissa Crum of Hillsdale, Michigan were the witnesses to the wedding. At the time of marriage, Edwin was living in Adrian, Michigan and working as a brakeman for the railroad.

Children of Edwin M. Harkness and Cornelia S. Labarre:

1. Leah Beatrice Harkness

The newlyweds settled in Adrian and invited Edwin's widowed mother to live with them.

Edwin lost his job with the railroad in the early 1880s due to strikes in Chicago.

Edwin M. Harkness was killed on November 17th, 1894 in train accident in Toluca, Illinois. His "mutilated body" was found in a depot yard and it was supposed that he was hit while trying to pass between cars of a freight train. His family was living in Addison but he was working in the coal mines in Toluca and traveled to that town to meet with the conductor. A funeral was held at the Friend's church in Rollin, where he was interred.

#### **References**

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Find A Grave Index," database, *FamilySearch* (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLJ-97CH : 13 December 2015), Edwin Harkness, 1894; Burial, Rollin, Lenawee, Michigan, United States of America, Rollin Friends Cemetery; citing record ID 95079350, *Find a Grave*, http://www.findagrave.com.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "United States Census, 1860", database with images, *FamilySearch*(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW69-6J8 : 30 December 2015), Edwin Harkman in entry for Gideon Harkman, 1860.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "United States Census, 1870," database with images, *FamilySearch*(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHC3-8NK : 17 October 2014), Edwin Harkness in household of Gideon Harkness, Michigan, United States; citing p. 27, family 252, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,185.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "United States Census, 1880," database with images, *FamilySearch* (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-25151-3180-72?cc=1417683 : 24 December 2015), Michigan > Lenawee > Adrian > ED 149 > image 16 of 37; citing NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, *FamilySearch*(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3D5-TWT : 4 December 2014), Edward M. Harkness and Nellie S. Labarre, 26 Jun 1879; citing Addison, Lenawee, Michigan, v 2 p 227 rn 73, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,465.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006," database with images, *FamilySearch* (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-43919-4874-9?cc=2215693 : 5 August 2016), Michigan, Lenawee - Obituaries > Hammond, Lewis - Harrison, Clara > image 903 of 1656; various offices and archives, Michigan.
7. ↑ "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, *FamilySearch* (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11601-26033-33?cc=1459684 : 11 June 2015), 004207012 > image 589 of 844; citing Department of Vital Records, Lansing.