It didn't occur to me to try the variants Hartless and Hartness when I first started out, so there might be more of them out there.
1790
Henry Herculis Ann Arundel MD 13 11200
next to Amos Brown 10500
(1810 Henry Harkless Montgomery MD)
Thomas Hercules Forks, Northampton, PA
Ardrew Harkless Edgefield SC
Charles
1790 Pennsylvania Westmoreland Franklin 262 (72)
Charles Hartless 13100
1m born before 1774 Charles 1761
3m born after 1774 Jabes 1782, George 1783, Aaron 1783, William 1789
1 female wife Eliza Hopewell?
daughter Elizabeth 1781 - missing?
same page Elisha Eber 13300
1800
Betsey Harkless Baltimore, Baltimore MD, 225 00000 00000 7
Charles Haskell Kent, MD 161 01001 00100 2
Sebastian Harkle Elizabeth,Washington, MD 21010 31110
Nathan Harkless Richmond, Cheshire, NH
James Harcules Lower Paxton, Dauphin, Pa 189 00010 00100
Mary Harculor Windsor, York, Pa 1349 00010 00101 1
Charles
1800 Pennsylvania Allegheny Plum (p. 3/4)
Charles Hartness 23110 20010
2m, 1f 1790-1800 Charles 1793, Henry 1799 / Susanna or Mary 1797 (both b ~1797)
3m 1784-90 William 1789, George 1783, Aaron 1783)
1m 1774-84 Jabes 1782
1m, 1f 1755-74
(next to Matthew Ebers - 22201 10001)
1810
Charles - 1761
1810 Pennsylvania Westmoreland Franklin 216 (785)
Charles Harkless 00001 02000
1m over 45 b. before 1765 Charles b. 1761
2f 10-16 b. 1794-1800 Mary, Susanna?
I don't know who this Betsey Harkless is, but I wonder if perhaps Charles and Eliza had separated???
Betsey Harkless 01100 01001
1m, 1f 10-16 b. 1794-1800
1m 16-26 b. 1784-94
1f over 45 b. before 1765
Their children
Elizabeth (~1781)
Jabes (~1782)
1810 Pennsylvania Westmoreland Franklin p. 214
Jeb (indexed Job) Harkless 00100 00100
1m, 1f 16-26 b. 1784-94
1810 Pennsylvania Allegheny Plumb 170 (4) (332)
Jabes Harklis 00100 00100
1m, 1f 16-26 b. 1784-94 Jabes b. 1782
George (~1783, New Jersey)
Aaron or Sidney (~1783, Westmoreland Co, PA)
William (~1789)
1810 Pennsylvania Allegheny Plumb 170 (4) (332)
??William Harklis 00010 10010
1m, 1f 26-45 b. 1766-1784 William b. 1789
1f under 10 b. 1800-10
Charles (15 Mar 1793 or 1789)
Susanna (~1797) - with Charles, Westmoreland?
Mary Aber (6 May 1797) - with Charles, Westmoreland?
Henry (17 July 1799, Westmoreland Co, PA)
James (17 July 1802, Allegheny Co, PA)
1810 Pa Allegheny Plumb 170 (same page as Jabes and William Harklis)
Matthew Abers 02001 10100
Abm Abers 00100 10000
1820
Charles 1761-1830
1820 Pennsylvania Westmoreland Franklin 161
Charles Harkless 100101 00101
1m under 10 b. 1810-20 youngest son James b. 1802 = 18
1m, 1f 16-26 b. 1794-1804 could this be a son & wife?
1m, 1f over 45 b. bef 1775 Charles 1761, Hopewell 1760?
The children
Elizabeth (~1781)
Jabes (~1782)
1820 Pennsylvnia Allegheny Plumb 195
Jabes Hartless 200010 50010 (indexed Hartlegs)
same page John Ebers 100010 00100
George (~1783, New Jersey)
Aaron (~1783, Westmoreland Co, PA) - should be in Ohio
William (~1789)
1820 Pennsylvania Allegheny Plumb 198
William Hartless 200230 40011
2m, 4 f under 10 b 1810-20
2m 16-26 b 1794-1804 brothers Henry (1799) and James (1802)?
3m, 1f 26-45 b 1775-1804 William 1789, wife - 2 brothers?
1f over 45 b bef 1775 mother?
Charles (15 Mar 1793 or 1789)
Susanna (~1797) m. Wm McLaughlin
Mary Aber (6 May 1797) m John Weister
Henry (1799 - 1872)
James (17 July 1802, Allegheny Co, PA)
1830
Charles - not found (died March 21 or 31, 1830)
Jabes (~1782)
1830 Pennsylvania Allegheny Plumb 135
Jabes (indexed Jabez) Hartless (indexed ??) 11001 230001
20-30 = too young - mistake? because he is on 1830 census
George (~1783, New Jersey)
?1830 Pennsylvania Centre Halfmoon 441
George Harkless 2002002 11101 40/50 1780-90 George 1784
2 m, 1 f under 5 b. 1825-30
1f 5-10 b. 1820-35
1f 10-15 b. 1815-20
2m 15-20 b. 1810-15 Charles, Samuel?
1f 20-30 b. 1800-1810
1m 40-50 b. 1780-90 George 1784
Aaron or Sidney (~1783, Westmoreland Co, PA)
1830 Ohio Morgan Morgan 38
Aron Harkless 0101001 113?101
1f under 5 b. 1825-30 Hanna 1827
1m, 1f 5-10 b. 1820-25 William 1822, Elizabeth 1820
3?f 10-15 b. 1815-20 Susanna 1819
1m, 1f 15-20 b. 1810-15 Richard 1814, Eleanor 1815
1f 30-40 b. 1790-1800
1m 40-50 b. 1780-90 Aaron 1783
William (~1789)
1830 Ohio Butler Union 72
David Hulse 100001 110011001
William Harkles 2121001 121001 40/50 1780-90 William 1789
Charles (15 Mar 1793 or 1789)
Susanna (~1797) m. Wm McLaughlin
Mary Aber (6 May 1797)
1830 Pennsylvania Westmoreland Franklin 206
John Weister (indexed Wister) 121101 110001
1m, 1f under 5 b. 1825-30 Giffin 1, Unk f a
2m, 1f 5-10 b. 1820-25 Unk m A, Rudolph 10?, Unk f b
1m 10-15 b. 1815-20 Unk m B
1m 15-20 b. 1810-15 Unk m D
1m, 1f 30-40 b. 1790-1800 John 32, Mary 33
same page Jacob 0010001 0001001 m, f 40-50 1780-90
p. 210 John Wister Jun (indexed sr) 0010001 211001
Henry (1799-1872)
1830 Ohio Stark Harrison 178
Henry Harkless 010001 110001 30/40 1790-1800 Henry 1799
James (17 July 1802, Allegheny Co, PA)
??1830 Ohio Warren Palmyra 211
James Harkelus 101001 0000100001 30/40 1790-1800 James 1802
1840
Jabes (~1782)
1840 Pennsylvania Plum Allegheny 535
Job Hartless 11010001 20210001
same page as Alexander Bollinger, Thomas Parcell
George (~1783, New Jersey)
?1840 Pennsylvania Centre Halfmoon 140
George Harkless 0111001 1210001
1m 40/50 b. 1790-1800 George 1784
Charles 20001 00001 20./30 1810-20
Samuel 20001 10001
Aaron - ~1783-1847
1840 Ohio Morgan Morgan 186
Aaron Harclass 11010001 0002001
1m under 5 b. 1835-40 Henry 1837
1m 5-10 b. 1830-35 James 1833
1m, 2f 15-20 b. 1820-25 William 1822, Elizabeth 1820, Hanna 1827
1f 40-50 b. 1790-1800 Elizabeth 1793
1m 50-60 b. 1780-90 Aaron 1783
missing Richard, Eleanor, Richard = married?
William (~1789)
1840 Ohio Carroll Harrison 222
Wm Harkless 02010001 00002 50/60 1780-90 William 1789
Wm’s son Phillip 00001 (20-30) 10001
also Robert Patterson
Charles (15 Mar 1793 or 1789)
Susanna (~1797)
1840 Pennsylvania Westmoreland Franklin 296
???Wm McLaughlin 0000001 1110001 where are the boys?
1f under 5 b. 1835-40 Catherine 2
1f 5-10 b. 1830-35
1f 10-15 b. 1825-30
1m, 1f 40-50 b. 1790-1800 William 45, Susan 41
Mary Aber (6 May 1797)
1840 Pennsylvania Westmoreland 137
John Weister 211210101 0102001 (on same page - Susan and Rudolph)
2m under 5 b. 1835-40 William 3, Jacob 5
1m, 1f 5-10 b. 1830-40 Maryann 6, John 10
1m 10-15 b. 1825-30 Giffin 11
2m, 2f 15-20 b. 1820-25 Rudolph 20? - Unk m A, Unk f a, Unk f b
1m 20-30 b. 1810-20 Unk m B
1m, 1f 40-50 b. 1790-1800 John 42, Mary 43
1m 60-70 b. 1770-80 father???
Henry (1799-1872)
1840 Ohio Carroll Harrison 223
Henry Harkless 0002001 0011001 (m. 40/50 - b. 1790-1800)
James (17 July 1802, Allegheny Co, PA)
??1840 Ohio Darke Twin 42
James Harkless 0010001 120001 (m. 40/50 - b. 1790-1800)
this one is probably not our James, since there is still a James in that place in 1850 - born NJ
??1840 Ohio Morgan Morgan 186
Jas Harkless 200001 01001 (m 30/40 - b. 1800-10)
this is more likely - Aaron is here too
1840 Ohio Adams Liberty 15 - Coonrod Harkles
1850
Jabes (~1782) - not found
George (~1783) - not found
Aaron - died 30 Nov 1847 Morgan/Jackson Co, Ohio
William (~1789) - not found
Charles - died 2 June 1845
Susanna (~1797)
1850 Pa Cumberland Mifflin
Susannah Mclauglin 30 / Z....sish? 6
Robert Till 4
William 57
Mary Aber (6 May 1797)
1850 Pennsylvania Westmoreland Washington 427 (122) line 41 - 719-719
John Weister 52 farmer 3500 Pa
Mary 53 / Maryann 16 / Giffen? 21 / Jacob 15 / William 13 / Sybilla 6f
720 -Rudolph Weister 30 / Sarah 28 / Mary 7 / John 5 / Elizabeth 3 / David 1
Henry (1799-1872 Carroll Co, Oh) - not found
James (17 July 1802, Allegheny Co, PA) - not found
Others
Indiana
1850 Ind Allen Madison 172 - William, William B, David jr, Bonbona Ann
1850 Ind Rush Ripley 538 - Hercules, James, William, John, Francis A, Mary E, Phebe I, Alexander, Rebecca, Linsy Lucinda
Kentucky
1850 Ky Ballard 280 - William, John, Nancy, Elizabeth
1850 Ky Mason dist 2, 59 - Herculias, Orlonzo
Maryland
1850 MD Talbot 34 - Henrietta - 36 John
Pennsylvania
1850 Pa Bucks Bristol 1 - Nathan
1850 Pa Chester Pennsbury 117 - Mary Ann, Nelson, Esther Jane, Joseph - Herculos
1850 Pa Chester Westown 406 Hurkles Frances, Gilbert
1850 Pa Chester Honeybrook 395 - Hurkles, Nelson
1850 Pa Clarion Clarion 18 - William, Sarah
1850 Pa Clarion Washington 219 - Herkles, Ann, Barbara, Catherine, Frances, George, Matthias
1850 Pa Clarion Richland 181 - Cyrus Harkless 26 laborer Pa / Emily 22 / George H 2
Mariah E Ferguson 54
p. 18 - 30 July Sarah Harkless 17 Pa / William 23
1850 Pa Jefferson Union 80 (40=gen.com) - l. 38 98/99 - son of George?
Samuel Harkless 35 collier / Amelia 38 / George 13 / Henry 11 / Mary 14 /
Sarah Harkless 7 / Oliver 5 / James 2 - all Pa
1850 Pa Westmoreland Franklin 285
Henry Harkless 26 wagon maker Pa / Elizabeth 25 / William 2 / John P 5/12
Thomas Judson 14
Ohio
1850 Ohio Belmont Warren (376 gen.com) - Henry Harkless 23 b. OH
1850 Ohio Butler Union 296 - James Herculess, Virgonn E, Moss, Sarah jr.,
Hurculs, Lavina, Parmelia, Philip
David Huls 31 / Joseph 38
1850 Oh Carroll Harrison 159 (130) 1259
Philip Harkless 57 Farmer Pa / Sarah 60 // Margaret Means 15
Joseph Jenkins 66 / Elizabeth 55 / Ison 25 / Mary 22
John P Harkless 26 farmer Oh / Mary A 26 / Thomas 5 / Andrew 2
1850 Ohio Carroll Harrison 120 (119) visit 1605 - this is s/o Aaron, gso/Charles
Philip Harkless, age 39, farmer, born PA
Rebecca age 32, born Ohio
Mary 11 / Nancy 9 / Sarah (Susan?) J. 7 / Philip 2
Sarah Jane Harkless m. Samuel Hull, 14 June 1862, Athens OH
1850 Ohio Carroll Harrison (127)- James 18 Oh - s/o Aaron
1850 Ohio Carroll Rose 205 - William, Mary
1850 Ohio Crawford Bucyrus 448 - Sarah Harkles
1850 Ohio Darke Allen 270 - Hercules, Sarah Jane, Mary Ann, Mary Ann
1850 Ohio Darke Twin 270 - Hercules, Jacob
1850 Ohio Darke Twin 419 837
James Harkless (Hercules) 53 m farmer NJ / Rebecca 37 Tn / Irene 21 / Eliza Jane 7 /
Barbara C 5 / John Taylor 3 / Lewis M 1 - I think all kids OH
Melinda Ashley 17 / Polly 15 / Wm P 12
on same page - Isaac, Catherine
1850 Ohio Darke York 469 - Hercles, David, Elizabeth, Martha A, Rebecca
1850 Ohio Hamilton Fulton 243 - Hercules, Elizabeth
1850 Ohio Hamilton Springfield 106 - Hercules Wm, Mary
1850 Ohio Hocking Benton 442
Charles 37 Pa / Mary 40 Pa / William 15 / George 12 / Eliza 9 / Philip H 4 / David 2
James on same page?
1850 Ohio Morgan Deerfield 224 - Charles 34 Pa / Mary 34 Pa
1850 Ohio Warren Deerfield 52 - Hercless, MA, Margaret, Wm
1850 Ohio Warren Deerfield 65 - Herkle, Rachel
New York
1850 New York Ulster Olive 232 - Andrew, James (2), Richard (2), Henry (2)
1860
didn't find any of the others
Susanna (~1797)
1860 Pennsylvania Mercer Pymatoning 544 line 29 325-305
Wm McLaughlin 65 Pa / Susan 60
Catherine 22 / Thomas 21
Mary E Lawyer 10
Mary Aber (6 May 1797)
1860 Pennsylvania Westmoreland Washington 1199 (115) line 11 - 851-792
Mary Weister 63 widow sewing / Mary A 25 / Cevilla 16 / William 22 school teacher
852-795 - Juliann Weister 27 seamstress / Mary M 8 / Sarah J 6
1870
didn't find any of the others
Susanna (~1797)
1870 Pennsylvania Mercer Pymatoning Sharpsville Furnace 5
McLaughlin, Aaron 35 farmer / Mary 30 / Oliviska 1 f // Susan 71
Others
1870 Pa Clarion Clarion 404a
Charles Harkless 59 Pa
Wm 44
1870 Pa Clarion Licking 478a
Abner 34
1870 Pa Centre Biggs 394a
George 33
1870 Pa Mercer Lackawanna 47a
George H 22
1870 Pa Adams Berwick Abbotstown 2
Susan Brown 76 KH - alone / neighbor David Null
And that is as far as I got with the Harklesses in the censuses.
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