William Hill Harkness

1861 - 1937  (76 years)

• Name	William Hill Harkness
  Birth	25 Apr 1861	Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA
  	The 1930 census says that William was born in Florida and that his parents were born in Scotland.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
  Death	7 Dec 1937	Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
  		Obituary of William Hill Harkness Dayton (Ohio) Daily News, 7 December 1937
  		Obituary of William Harkness Chicago Tribune 8 December 1937
  		Obituary of William H. Harkness New York Daily News 8 December 1937
  Burial	9 Dec 1937	Memorial Park Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA 8135 North Dixie Drive Dayton Montgomery County Ohio  USA Postal Code: 45414 Phone: 937-890-1831 http://www.daytonmemorialpark.org
  Notes	William Harkness was associated with the founding of the Wrigley chewing gum company and worked with the company for 25 years.
  Person ID	I101	Bryan-Martin
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2021

  
  

  Family 1	Elleretta Magruder,   b. 10 Jun 1863, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA d. 6 Mar 1949, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1 Aug 1900	Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F24	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Charlotte L. Dunn,   b. cir 1874
  Marriage	14 Mar 1891
  Divorce	7 Dec 1896
  Children	1. William Hill Harkness,   b. 23 Sep 1893, New York, USA d. 2 Apr 1944, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA (Age 50 years)
  Family ID	F10700	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Apr 1861 - Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA Marriage - 1 Aug 1900 - Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA Census - 1930 - Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA Death - 7 Dec 1937 - Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA Burial - 9 Dec 1937 - Memorial Park Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents

  Marriage Record of William Harkness and Elleretta Magruder Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin 1 August 1900

  
  

  Newspaper Articles » Slide Show	2 Newspaper Articles
  	Newspaper Announcement of Divorce of William and Charlotte Harkness Baltimore Sun December 8, 1896
  	Announcement of the Marriage of William H. Harkness and Charlotte L. Dunn Oakland Tribune 28 March 1891

  
  

• Sources

  [S607] State of Wisconsin Marriage Records.