 1896 - 1975 (78 years)
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| Name |
John James Harker [2] |
| Born |
5 Apr 1896 |
Aurora, Kane, Illinois  [3, 4, 5] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
4 Mar 1975 |
Aurora, Kane, Illinois [4, 5, 6] |
| Buried |
7 Mar 1975 |
Jericho Cemetery, Sugar Grove, Kane, Illinois [4, 5] |
| Notes |
- 1920 US Census, Illinois, Kane, Sugar Grove, John Harker, boarder, 23, born IL, parents born Luxembrg, parents mother tongue German, farmer working out
1930 US Census, Illinois, Kane, Sugar Grove, John J. Harker, rents farm, owns radio, 34, first married age 25, born IL, father born Germany, mother born IL, farmer general farm, wife Alice 30, first married age 21, born IL, father born PA, mother born Canada, daughter Shirley Mae 8, born IL, daughter Marjorie J. 6, born IL
1940 US Census, Illinois, Kane, Sugar Grove, John Harker, 44, education 7, born IL, farmer, wife Alice, 40, education H3, born IL, daughter Shirley Mae, 17, education H3, born IL, daughter Marjorie, 16, education H2, born IL
John J. Harker, 77, of Sugar Grove, died Tuesday in Copley Memorial Hospital. He was born April 5, 1896 in Aurora. Hr. Harker was a member of Sugar Grove Methodist Church, the Farm Bureau, Post 520 American Legion of Big Rock and was a director of Jericho Cemetery. He is survived by his widow, Alice (Kern); a daughter; five granddaughters; a great-grandson; three brothers, Amel Harker of Montgomery, Ferdinand Harker of Plano and Oliver Harker of Bristol; four sisters, Mrs. Frances Burton of Elgin, Mrs. Margaret Greyer and Mrs. Madeline Nickels, both of Sugar Grove and Mrs. Tressa Goodale of Colorado Springs, Colo. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and by a daughter, Shirley Harker. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at the Healy Chapel. The Rev. James D. McKelvey will officiate. Burial will be in Jericho Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the chapel.
Alternate birthplace, Bristol Twp., Kendall Co., IL
Enlisted in Navy in WWI. Trained on U.S.S. Illinois and at Great Lakes. Convoy duty on U.S.S. So. Dakota. Electrician 2nd Class.
Death Certificate:
Deceased: John J. Harker
Sex: male
Date of Death: 4 Mar 1975
Race: White
Age: 78 years
Date of birth: 5 Apr 1896
Place of death: Copley Memorial Hospital, Aurora, Kane Co., Illinois
Birthplace: Illinois
Citizenship: USA
Marital status: Married
Name of surviving spouse: Alice Kern
Social Security number:
Occupation: farmer
U.S. War Veteran: Yes, W. W. #1
Residence: Rte. #1, Box 125, Sugar Grove, Kane, Illinois
Father: Anthony Harker
Mother: Susan Goshey
Informant: Marjorie H. Anderson, daughter, 1040 62nd Ct., Downers Grove, Illinois
Cause of death: congestive heart failure recurrent, 2 weeks, arteriosclerotic heart disease, 18 mo.
Attending doctor: Thomas A. O'Stree?, MD
Burial: Jericho Cemetery, Sugar Grove, Illinois
Funeral home: Healy Undertaking, Aurora, Illinois
Local Registrar: Elizabeth Pietriwicz?
Date: 6 Mar 1975 [2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10]
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| Person ID |
I19294 |
Mindrum |
| Last Modified |
26 Mar 2016 |
| Father |
Antoine Anthony Tony Harker, b. 14 Apr 1870, Moestroff, Diekirch, Luxembourg , d. 7 Oct 1955, Aurora, Kane, Illinois (Age 85 years) |
| Mother |
Susanna Goschey, b. 27 Sep 1871, Fredonia, Ozaukee, Wisconsin , d. 17 Nov 1947, Bristol, Kendall, Illinois (Age 76 years) |
| Married |
17 Apr 1894 |
St. John's Church, Waubeka, Sheboygan, Wisconsin [11, 12, 13] |
| Family ID |
F14072 |
Group Sheet |
| Family |
Alice Elizabeth Virginia Kern, b. 25 Apr 1899, Aurora, Kane, Illinois , d. 30 Dec 1979, Aurora, Kane, Illinois (Age 80 years) |
| Married |
2 Feb 1921 |
Sugar Grove, Kane, Illinois [2] |
- Married by Rev. J. A. Quinn
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| Children |
| | 1. Shirley Mae Harker, b. 15 Apr 1922, d. 20 Dec 1967 (Age 45 years) |
| | 2. Marjorie Jean Harker, b. 10 Dec 1923, Aurora, Kane, Illinois , d. 8 May 2015, Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois (Age 91 years) |
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| Last Modified |
14 Mar 2017 |
| Family ID |
F13502 |
Group Sheet |
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| Photos
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 | Harker, John & Alice
John & Alice Harker at Shirley Harker's wedding. |
 | Harker Farm - Haying
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 | Harker, John and Alice Kern
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 | Harker, John
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 | Harker, John
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 | Harker, John
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 | Goyette, Bill, with Earl Kern, Charles Goyette, John Harker, Ben Benjamin
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 | Harker Brothers at school
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 | Harker, John at school
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