was born on March 23, 1799, in Pendleton
District, South Carolina, the son of Judge Walter
and Joanna STEWART. He came to Alabama in the late
1810's or early 1820's. About 1828, he was married to Catherine Lemons MOORE
, daughter of
Lewellen MOORE, a noted preacher and elder in the Primitive Baptist
Church. Their home was located approximately 6 miles west of
Fayette on the Leuxapolia River.
William Stewart HARKINS died on December 4, 1853, at the age of 54 and
was buried in Mt. Vernon Methodist
. His wife Katy, as she was called, was left to
manage the estate and raise the children. Sometime in the 1870's,
Katy left Alabama and moved to Lampasas Co., Texas, where some of her
children and brothers lived. She was listed on the 1880 census
living next to her brother, John MOORE. Katy died on May 16,
1895, and was buried in Killeen, Texas.
Stewart and Catherine Lemons Moore Harkins had the following children:
1. Hugh Lewellen HARKINS
born September 23, 1829.
Died March 17, 1875, in Elgin,
Bastrop Co., Texas. Buried in Hogeye Cemetery. Married Julia Catherine TURNER
2. Elijah Moore HARKINS
born ca. 1831.
Died in Civil War in Chickamauga,
Georgia. Married Sarah BOBO
3. Julia Ann Elizabeth
, born December 6, 1832.
Died August 23, 1908, in Clarendon, Donley Co.,
Buried in Citizens Cemetery. Married a Mr. SHEPHARD
4. James Martin HARKINS
born ca. 1835.
Died in Civil War in Virginia.
Married Agnes SELF
born December 4, 1837.
Died October 4, 1904, in Killeen,
Bell Co., Texas. Buried in Killeen, Texas. Married Mary
6. William Benton HARKINS
born September 19, 1840.
Died April 4, 1921, in Fayette,
Alabama. Buried in Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Married Mary Caroline SMITH
7. Biddie Priscilla
, born September 2, 1844.
Died January 26, 1924, in Killeen,
Texas. Buried in Killeen, Texas. Married John R. SMITH
8. Walter Worth HARKINS
born January 19, 1849.
Died May 30, 1922, Fayette,
Alabama. Buried in Fayette City
. Married Lula
*Walter's daughter Musa was married to Alabama
senator John Hollis BANKHEAD.