The Harkrader family of North Carolina, Indiana, and Virginia, and the related Lloyd family of Virginia. Principal family members were Mrs. L. V. Harkrader (fl. 1904-1928); her daughters Margaret Harkrader (fl. 1902-1905) and Lillian Harkrader (fl. 1904-1931); her daughter-in-law Lela Harkrader (fl. 1920-1934); and three of Lela's children: W. Trent Harkrader (fl. 1925-1929), Vena Harkrader (fl. 1920-1925), and Margaret Harkrader (fl. 1930-1934).
Mrs. L. V. Harkrader was a hotel keeper in Dobson, N.C. Her daughter Margaret Harkrader was a teacher in Moser, N.C., and her daughter Lillian Harkrader taught school in Mt. Airy, N.C., before becoming county clerk for Surry County, N.C. Lela Harkrader lived in New Castle, Ind., and later moved to Richmond, Va. W. Trent Harkrader graduated from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., and, after serving as a school principal in Stumpy Point, N.C., became county accountant in Surry County. Vena Harkrader, a graduate of the North Carolina College for Women in Greensboro, N.C., taught school in Elkin, N.C. Her sister Margaret Harkrader also attended the North Carolina College for Women. Other family members were William Fletcher Lloyd of Rural Retreat, Va., and Grandma Lakey of Durham, N.C. (probably Mrs. L. V. Harkrader's mother).
From the guide to the Harkrader Family Papers (#4974-z), 1902-1955, (Southern Historical Collection)
