William (Harkin) Harkins (1888 - 1937)

Born 10 Dec 1888 in Ballymarcarthur, Moville Lower, County Donegal, Ireland

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Died 24 Feb 1937 at age 48 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, United States of America

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Biography

William (Harkin) Harkins migrated from Ireland to United States.

William was baptized 14 Oct 1888. He is the son of Neal Harkin and Mary Harkins. The sponsors at his baptism were Dan Bradley and Jane McLaughlin. He was born in Ballybrack. He came to Philadelphia through Ellis Island in 1909. In the 1910 census, he is reported to be living with his Uncle Neal, his mother's brother.

His World War I draft registration indicates that he has a defective arm. He was a motorman for the public transportation system. He died of hypertension due to cardio renal disease.^[1]

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Sources

• Birth record available at rootsireland.ie
• Ancestry.com message board
• passenger arrival Ellis Island
• 1901 Irish census
• 1910 census
• 1930 census
• WW I draft registration
• 1920 census Philadelphia ward 22
• death certificate available at ancestry.com certificate number 13716

• The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Sunday, February 28, 1937 - Page 26

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Maureen Henigan, Mar 7, 2013

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Maureen Henigan for starting this profile.

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