Joshua Alexander Tarkington-13256
1Census Record.
1850 census Hickman Co., TN pg 42
1860 census Massac Co., IL pg 833.2Census Record.
1860 Census, Massac Co., Illinois, City of Metrapolis, Township 16 south, Range 4 East, Page 833, Dwelling/Household 3261. Julia Tarkington, age 53, born North Carolina, occupation farming, real estate value $1000, personal property value $500; John, age 21, occupation farm hand; William, age 18, occupation farm hand; Sarah Precilla, age 16, occupation seamstress; Marion Taylor, age 13; Marquis D. Lafayette, age 10; all children born in Tennessee.
1850 Census, Hickman Co., Tennessee, Page 42, Dwelling/Household #591. Joshua A. Tarkington, age 48, born Tennessee, occupation farmer, personal property value $1100; Julia, age 44, born North Carolina; Nancy, age 22; Matilda, age 18, in school; Margarette, age 15, in school; John, age 12, in school; William, age 9, in school; Priscilla, age 7; Taylor, age 3; Marcus, age 1; all children born in Tennessee.3Court Record, Chancery Court Records, Hickman County, Tennessee 1876, Page 422.
Power of Attorney given to Alton McCaleb by heirs of Julia Tarkington; names M. H. Tarkington, M. D. Tarkington, John J. Tarkington, Matthew Graham. The petition signed by: M. H. Tarkington, M. D. Tarkington, John J. Tarkington, Mathew Graham, E. M. Tarkington, Margaret Z. Tarkington, M. C. Graham, T. E. Tarkington. Alton McCaleb is to collect their share of William Harrington's estate due them being heirs of Julia Tarkington, dec'd.