William
Fred
(Fred)
Harney
Born in Waverly, Morgan, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Francis Harney
and Anna Amelia (Smith) Harney
Brother of
Maude E (Harney) Nelson, Lola Mae (Harney) Davis, Roy Nathanial Harney, John Henry Harney and Kenneth Alvey Harney
Husband of
Olive C (Gunsten) Kadow
— married
about 1916 in Illinois, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 74
in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Jul 2020
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Biography
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WILLIAM FRED HARNEY (1892-1966)
In the attached photo, Wm Fred is sitting on his father's knee.
Known as Fred, he was the son of William Francis Harney and Ann Amelia (Smith) of Illinois. Fred is shown on the 1920 Census as W. Fred Harney, 27, Springfield, Sangamon County, IL, with his first wife Olive (Gunsten), and their daughters
- Florence,
- Helen and
- Charlotte Harney.
Fred married three times, first to Olive C Gunsten, second to Elva Fields, and the third was Bertha (Bond-Holbrook) Landholt.
His third wife was born Bertha Bond, was the daughter of J.J. Bond and Elizabeth Holbrook. She was later adopted by her grandparents with surname of Holbrook.
Obituary: William F. Harney, 74, of Springfield, died Saturday at Claudia's Nursing Home. Mr. Harney was born in Waverly. A member of the Eagles lodge, he had been a resident of Springfield for 50 years. Surviving are his wife Bertha D. Harney; three daughters, Mrs. Florence Long, Mrs. Helen Thompson and Mrs. Charlotte Collyard, all of Chicago; four step-sons, Edward Landholt, Richard Landholt, and Raymond Landholt, all of Springfield and Floyd Reenstine, Peoria; one brother, Kenneth Harney, of Plainwell, Mich.; one sister, Mrs. Maude Nelson, of Springfield; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. IL State Journal, Springfield, IL, Sunday, 7-10-1966.
Sources
- 1900 • Waverly, Morgan, Illinois, USA
- 1910 • Island Grove, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
- 1920, 1930, 1940 • Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
- U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards
- U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
- U.S., Social Security Death Index
- U.S. City Directories 1950
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33645882/william-fred-harney
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