He was born in 1836/38 (3 (23 in 1861), 6 [13 in 1850], 7 [22 in 1860], 8 [22 at death in 1862]). He was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland (3, 6 [PA], 7 [PA]).
In 1850, he was living in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with John and Elizabeth Harkinson (presumably his parents), various other Harkinson's (presumably his siblings), and one person with a different name (presumably a servant) (6). He had attended school within the year (6).
In 1860, he was living in Germantown, in the 22nd ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with John and Elizabeth Harkinson (7), and various other people (presumably including his siblings) (7). He was a tinner (7).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 8-1/2 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and black hair (3).
He enlisted and was mustered in company K on 2 December 1861 (1, 3, 4). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Parsons (3, 4). He was a private, in company K (1, 9).
He was transferred on 24 December 1861 to company C (1, 5).
He died of consumption, on 11 May 1862, at the regimental hospital in Alexandria, Virginia (1, 2, 3, 4, 8). He was a private, in company C (9). His body was sent to his family in Pennsylvania (2). He was buried on 15 May 1862, from Old York Road, near Branchtown, the home of his brother-in-law, Henry Baker (8).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (John Harkinson)
2 company C, register of deaths (John Harkinson)
3 company C, descriptive roll, entry 100 (John Harkinson)
4 company C, untitled list, probably of status at muster out, entry 91 (John Harkinson)
5 company K, list of men transferred, #5 (John Harkinson)
6 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Germantown, microfilm series M432, film 824, page 250 (John Harkinson)
7 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 22nd ward (post office Germantown), microfilm series M653, film 1173, page 246 = 206 handwritten (John Harkinson)
8 death notice, Public Ledger 15 May 1862, page 2 (John Harkinson)
9 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John Harkenson)
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| Families visited | 267 | ||||||||
| Name | John Harkinson | Elizabeth " | Caroline " | Marion " | John " | Robert " | James " | David " | Sarah Henry [?] |
| Age | 44 | 44 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
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| Occupation of males over 15 years | Confectioner | ||||||||
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| Birthplace | Scotland | " | Massachusetts | " | " | Penna | " | " | Ireland |
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| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
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| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Dwelling number | 1790 | |||||||||||
| Family number | 1742 | |||||||||||
| Name | John Harkinson | Elizth | John | Miriam | Robert | James | David | Robert | Robert | Mary Ann | Chas | George |
| Age | 59 | 59 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 50 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 10 |
| Sex | m | f | m | f | m | m | m | m | m | f | m | m |
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| Occupation | Confectioner | Tinner | Baker | do | Tinner | do | do | |||||
| Value of real estate owned | 10000 | |||||||||||
| Value of personal estate | 800 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Scotland | do | Penn | do | do | do | do | Scotland | Penn | do | do | do |
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| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
HARKINSON--On the 11th instant, JOHN HARKINSON, in the 22d year of his age, at Alexandria, Virginia.
The relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend his funeral, from the residence of his brother-in-law, Henry Baker, near Branchtown, Old York Road, on Thursday, May 15th, at 2 o'clock.