The surname HARKER is a very rare name,comparatively speaking.Harker families  make up a small portion of our population.As of 1990 there was a total  population of about 5000 men,women and children in America who proudly bore  this distinguished family name. Research indicates it can be associated with  the English, meaning, "One who kept and trained hawks to hunt game". Harkers  have been living in America as early as 1633. Records show that many Harkers  were ready and willing to protect their homeland by serving in the  Revolutionary War, the war of 1812, the Civil War and including wars of recent  times. The related BEAVER,(Bieber) family arrived in America from Germany in  1744 and settled in Pennsylvania and also have contributed bravely and proudly  down through the many generations. The families found in this collection are  descendents and ancestors of Harold LeRoy Harker and Beverly May Smith. Some names  found here are HARKER-BEAVER-OGDEN-CLAPPER-OSBORN-SMITH-LEWIS-LONIS-KELLY- SNODGRASS-STEELE.  For additional research go to www.tribalpages.com/tribes/beverlyh            May God Bless all Who Came Before Us and All Who Came After.                           John 3:16