Find a Grave memorial: Baker Mann Harkins
Memorial made 22 November 2007 · Find a Grave
Named here: Baker Mann Harkins
Transcription
| Field | Memorial |
|---|---|
| Name | Baker Mann Harkins |
| Birth | Jun 1849 · Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA |
| Death | Mar 1886 · USA |
| Burial | Goodwater Cemetery · Goodwater, Coosa County, Alabama, USA |
| Inscription | Death came and bore away my husband from my side just in the morning of this day of youth and love. The soul has now taken flight to mansions of glory above to mingle with angels of light and dwell in the kingdom of love. Farewell my wife and children all from you Father Christ doth call. |
| Veteran | yes |
| Added | 2007-11-22 |
| Photos | 1 (1 of the grave) |
Biography on the memorial (contributor's text, not a primary source):
Baker M. Harkins PVT. Co. G 62 Regt Ala Inf Confederate States Army
Children linked on the memorial: Robin H. Harkins (1874–1889)
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23028077/baker-mann-harkins : accessed 2026-11-10), memorial page for Baker Mann Harkins (1849–1886), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23028077, citing Goodwater Cemetery, Goodwater, Coosa County, Alabama, USA.
What it says, against the tree
Each fact this record gives, set beside what the FamilySearch tree says: it agrees, it is new (the tree lacks it), it conflicts, or it is context.
| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mann Harkins | Birth | Jun 1849 Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA | 1849 Georgia, United States | agrees on the year; new (the month, June, and the place, Tallapoosa County, against the tree's Georgia; the stone gives the month but not the place) |
| Baker Mann Harkins | Death | Mar 1886 USA | March 1886 | agrees (headstone: Mar 1886) |
| Baker Mann Harkins | Burial | Goodwater Cemetery Goodwater, Coosa County, Alabama, USA | 1886 Goodwater, Coosa, Alabama, United States of America | agrees; new (the cemetery: Goodwater Cemetery) |