He married Willie Mildred Sheperd, daughter of John A. Shepherd and Sallie Milner Burks in 1908 in Texas at about the age of 27. Together they had at least 3 children:
Sally Rebecca Malinda Harlan
Ava Dorothy Harlan
Ruby Rosemary Harlan
Fact: Residence (1910) Stamford, Jones, Texas
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Est Birth
Birthplace
Occupation
Oliver P Harlin
Head
M
29
1881
Alabama
Bank
Willie M Harlin
Wife
F
26
1884
Texas
Rebeca M Harlin
Dau
F
0
1910
Texas
Annie Shoemaker
Servant
F
24
1886
Texas
Cook
Fact: Military Draft Registration (1918) Jones County, Texas; Occupation: Banker at First State Bank, Stamford, Jones, Texas
His wife, Willie, died 2 months after their 3rd daughter was born in 1918. He was 37 years old.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M963-JQW : accessed 9 May 2019), O P Harlan in household of R W Sides, Precinct 3 Hackneyville, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 68, sheet 18A, family 313, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,041.
"Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VX9H-88Y : 11 March 2018), O P Harlan in entry for Sally Rebecca Harlan, 24 Nov 1909; citing Stamford, Jones, Texas, United States, certificate 84914, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,370,913.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M23G-4X9 : accessed 9 May 2019), Oliver P Harlin, Stanford, Jones, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 133, sheet 1B, family 14, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1569; FHL microfilm 1,375,582.
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZXV-9X5 : 13 March 2018), Oliver Preston Harlan, 1917-1918; citing Jones County, Texas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,983,267.
"Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X22D-DRM : 11 March 2018), O P Harlan in entry for Ruby Rose Mary Harlan, 02 Oct 1918; citing Stamford, Jones, Texas, United States, certificate 52998, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 4,515,764.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC96-9ZK : accessed 9 May 2019), Oliver P Horlan, Justice Precinct 2, Jones, Texas, United States; citing ED 126, sheet 6A, line 40, family 99, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1824; FHL microfilm 1,821,824.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CS4T-KMM : accessed 9 May 2019), Olive P Harlan, Precinct 2, Jones, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 7B, line 86, family 148, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2365; FHL microfilm 2,342,099.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K491-XY3 : 15 March 2018), Oliver P Harlan, Lubbock, Justice Precinct 1, Lubbock, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 152-13C, sheet 3B, line 41, family 71, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4096.
"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPRJ-G3X : 17 October 2017), Oliver Preston Harlan, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J12Y-42H : 20 May 2014), Oliver Harlan, Apr 1966; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
"Texas Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6R1-CV9 : 11 March 2018), Oliver Preston Sr. Harlan, 24 Apr 1966; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 2,047,743.
"Texas Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6R1-CJB : 11 March 2018), Oliver Preston Sr. Harlan, 24 Apr 1966; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 2,047,743.
"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3XY-BF3 : 13 March 2018), Oliver Preston Harlan, 24 Apr 1966; citing certificate number , State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,117,976.
"Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JNTY-2JH : 5 December 2014), Oliver P Harlan, Lubbock, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.
"Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZCX-NRS : 24 May 2014), Oliver Harlan, 24 Apr 1966; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number , Lubbock, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 May 2019), memorial page for Oliver Preston Harlan, Sr (22 Feb 1881–24 Apr 1966), Find A Grave Memorial no. 8579020, citing City of Lubbock Cemetery, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by David Sifford (contributor 46564332) .
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