Joseph Walter Harkins

b. 10 March 1878, d. 7 July 1956
  • Joseph Walter Harkins was born on 10 March 1878 in Texas.
  • He married Martha Ann Lewis, daughter of Frank M. Lewis and Mary Scott Upchurch, on 4 December 1905.
  • Joseph Walter Harkins and Martha Ann Lewis appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Ethel Harkins.
  • He was a farm laborer, according to the 1910 census.
  • Joseph Walter Harkins registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in Grimes County, Texas, while living with his wife Martha in Bedias, self-employed there farming.
  • Joseph Walter Harkins and Martha Ann Lewis appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Bedias, Grimes County, Texas, at Anderson Road. Other members of the household included Ethel Harkins, Winnie W. Harkins and Chester Marshall Harkins.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1920 census.
  • Joseph Walter Harkins and Martha Ann Lewis appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Chester Marshall Harkins, Mitchell Vernon McDougald and Winnie W. Harkins.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1930 census.
  • At the time of his death Joseph Walter Harkins was living in Navasota, Grimes County, Texas, at 613 Hill Street.
  • Joseph Walter Harkins died on 7 July 1956 at age 78 in Navasota, Grimes County, Texas, at Brazos Valley Hospital . His death was officially witnessed by Martha Ann Lewis.
  • His wife Martha Ann Lewis became a widow at his death.
  • He was interred at Oakland Cemetery, Navasota, Grimes County, Texas.
  • Last Edited: 23 Jun 2012

Family: Martha Ann Lewis b. 30 September 1890, d. 31 July 1967