Husband: Mose HARKLESS (1)
Birthdate: Abt. 1835 (1)
Birthplace: Tennessee (1)
Death date: After 1890 (2)
Place of death: Rusk County, Texas (2)
Burial: Smiths Chapel Cemetery, Rusk County, Texas (3)
Father: unknown HARKLESS
Mother: unknown

Marriage date: Abt. 1857 (1)
Marriage place: Rusk County, Texas (1)

Wife: Emmaline "Emily" HENDRICKS (1,7)
Birthdate:Abt. 1843 (1)
Birthplace: Arkansas (1)
Death date: After 1890 (2)
Place of death: Rusk County, Texas (2)
Burial: Smiths Chapel Cemetery, Rusk County, Texas (3)
Father: unknown HENDRICKS
Mother: unknown

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Kate HARKLESS (1)
Sex: F
Birthdate: Abt. 1858 (1)
Birthplace: Rusk County, Texas
Death date: unknown
Place of death:
Burial: Smiths Chapel Cemetery, Rusk County, Texas (3)
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: Unmarried

Child No. 2: Hilliard HARKLESS (1)
Sex: M
Birthdate: Abt. 1860 (1)
Birthplace: Rusk County, Texas
Death date: unknown
Place of death:
Burial: Smiths Chapel Cemetery, Rusk County, Texas (3)
Marriage date: November 11, 1882 (4)
Marriage place: Rusk County, Texas
Spouse's name: Tennessee LOUIS (4)

Child No. 3: Jane HARKLESS (1, 3)
Sex: F
Birthdate: Abt. 1862 (1)
Birthplace: Rusk County, Texas
Death date: Abt. 1970 (3)
Place of death: Longview, Gregg County, Texas
Burial: Smiths Chapel Cemetery, Rusk County, Texas (3)
Marriage date: August 11, 1877 (4)
Marriage place: Rusk County, Texas
Spouse's name: Alec WATKINS (4)

Child No. 4: Taylor HARKLESS (1)
Sex: M
Birthdate: Abt. 1866 (1)
Birthplace: Rusk County, Texas
Death date: unknown
Place of death: Rusk County, Texas
Burial: Smiths Chapel Cemetery, Rusk County, Texas (3)
Marriage date: December 12, 1885 (6)
Marriage place: Gregg County, Texas
Spouse's name: Agnes BLAKELY (6)

Child No. 5: Belle HARKLESS (1)
Sex: F
Birthdate: May 1867 (1)
Birthplace: Rusk County, Texas
Death date: December 17, 1884 (7)
Place of death: Elderville, Gregg County, Texas
Burial: Smiths Chapel Cemetery, Rusk County, Texas (3)
Marriage date: December 17, 1884 (4)
Marriage place: Rusk County, Texas
Spouse's name: Horacia "Horace" PETERS

Child No. 6: Lizzie HARKLESS (1)
Sex: F
Birthdate: Abt. 1868 (1)
Birthplace: Rusk County, Texas
Death date: unknown
Place of death:
Burial: Smiths Chapel Cemetery, Rusk County, Texas (3)
Marriage date: February 14, 1884 (4)
Marriage place: Rusk County, Texas
Spouse's name: Wylie ROBERTS (4)

Child No. 7: Joseph HARKLESS (8)
Sex: M
Birthdate: January 1870 (8)
Birthplace: Rusk County, Texas
Death date: February 6, 1939 (7)
Place of death: Longview, Gregg County, Texas (7)
Burial: Smiths Chapel Cemetery, Rusk County, Texas (3)
Marriage date: Abt. 1909 (9)
Marriage place: Rusk County, Texas
Spouse's name: Josie unknown (9)

Child No. 8: Mary HARKLESS (8)
Sex: F
Birthdate: Abt. 1871 (8)
Birthplace: Rusk County, Texas
Death date: unknown
Place of death:
Burial: Smiths Chapel Cemetery, Rusk County, Texas (3)
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name:

Child No. 9: Sarah "Sadie" HARKLESS (8)
Sex: F
Birthdate: Abt. 1874 (8)
Birthplace: Rusk County, Texas
Death date: unknown
Place of death:
Burial: Smiths Chapel Cemetery, Rusk County, Texas (3)
Marriage date: Abt. 1898 (10)
Marriage place: Rusk County, Texas
Spouse's name: Jessie BROWN (10)

Child No. 10: Susan "Sudie" HARKLESS (8, 11)
Sex: F
Birthdate: Abt. 1874 (8, 11)
Birthplace: Rusk County, Texas
Death date: unknown
Place of death:
Burial: Smiths Chapel Cemetery, Rusk County, Texas (3)
Marriage date: November 20, 1890 (4)
Marriage place: Rusk County, Texas
Spouse's name: John LEWIS (4)

Child No. 11: Fannie HARKLESS (8)
Sex: F
Birthdate: Abt. 1877 (8)
Birthplace: Rusk County, Texas
Death date: unknown
Place of death:
Burial: Smiths Chapel Cemetery, Rusk County, Texas (3)
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: unknown BRADLEY (3)

Child No. 12: Johnie HARKLESS (8)
Sex: F
Birthdate: Abt. 1878 (8)
Birthplace: Rusk County, Texas
Death date: unknown
Place of death: Chicago, Illinois (3)
Burial: Smiths Chapel Cemetery, Rusk County, Texas (3)
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: unknown McDANIEL (3)

Child No. 13: Israel HARKLESS (8)
Sex: M
Birthdate: August 1880 (8)
Birthplace: Rusk County, Texas
Death date: June 26, 1939 (12)
Place of death: Gregg County, Texas (12)
Burial: Smiths Chapel Cemetery, Rusk County, Texas (3)
Marriage date: Abt. 1911 (13)
Marriage place: Rusk County, Texas
Spouse's name: Mary Jane BOOTH (13)
 
 
Documentation:
(1) 1870 Federal Census rusk County, Texas pages 95 & 96.
(2) Personal research.
(3) Charon Rosborough, great-great-great granddaughter of Mose & Emmaline HARKLESS and great-great-granddaughter of Sadie HARKLESS & Miles T. JOHNSON.
(4) Rusk County Texas Marriages.
(5) Jane Sammons was raised as Mose & Emmaline's daughter, however, Jane may have been Emmaline's 1/2 sister.
(6) Leo Cameron, great-great grandnephew of Taylor & Agnes Blakely HARKLESS.
(7) Death Certificate issued by Texas Vital Statistics.
(8) 1880 Federal Census Rusk County, Texas page 90.2000.
(9) 1920 Federal Census Rusk County, page 10A.
(10) 1900 Federal Census of Rusk County page 15A.
(11) Sarah and Susan were twins 1880 Federal Census Rusk County, Texas.
(12) Texas Death Index.
(13) 1920 Federal Census Stewart, Rusk County, Texas page 11.