My 1st Cousin 5 times removed Barbara Dry was born 19 January 1812 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. She was a daughter and 5th born child of Phillip Wiley Dry and Catherine Köppel. She had three known brothers and a sister; but, there may be other unknown children.
Barbara Dry married Adam Eli Harkey on 7 October 1831 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. After the birth of seven known children, Adam and Barbara Harkey moved their family to Arkansas.
In 1850, they are enumerated in the Cabarrus County census; then in 1860, they can be found in Chickalah, Yell County, Arkansas.
1860 CENSUS: Chickalah, Yell, Arkansas; Roll: M653_52; Image: 591; Family History Library Film: 803052, Page: 1063(Stamped); Line 2, Dwelling 1133, Family 433; Eli HARKEY, Male, age 53, born in NC; Barbara HARKEY, Female, age 49, born in NC; Abraham HARKEY, Male, age 22, born in NC; Martin HARKEY, Male, age 15, born in NC and Julia[s] HARKEY, Male, age 10, born in NC.
Eli Harkey served his county with the 3rd Arkansas Cavalry and died while serving in Little Rock Arkansas on 4 November 1864. He is buried in Little Rock National Cemetery.
His Widow, Barbara Dry Harkey, passed away on 6 August 1880 in Yell County, Arkansas. She is buried in the Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan County, Arkansas.
Barbara Dry Harkey is my 1st Cousin 5 times removed.
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1. 1850 U. S. Census, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, population schedule, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, Page: 482B(Stamped), Line 28, Dwelling 1236, Family 1236, Household of Eli HARKEY; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 October 2020); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 622.
2. 1860 U. S. Census, Yell County, Arkansas, population schedule, Chickalah, Yell County, Arkansas, Page: 1063(Stamped); Line 2, Dwelling 1133, Family 433, Household of Eli Harkey; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 Oct 12020); citing NARA publication Roll: M653_48.
3. Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (https://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 3 October 2020), entry for Eli HARKEY, Private; Company 'H', 3rd Arkansas Cavalty; Confederate.
4. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 October 2020); Memorial page for Adam Eli Harkey; (24 May 1807–5 November 1864); Find a Grave memorial # 3135005, Citing Little Rock National Cemetery; Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA.
5. "North Carolina, Marriages Record, 1741-2011," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : Viewed 2 October 2020), Marriage: Eli Harkey and Barbara Dry, Marriage Date: 7 Oct 1831.
6. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Barbara C. Dry Harkey (19 January 1812–6 August 1888), Memorial # 63497308.
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