Life span: 06/01/1833 to 10/14/1911TabsLife SummaryFull name: John Marshall HarlanPlace of Birth: Boyle County, KYBurial Place: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington DCBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Slave StateNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 6Family: James Harlan (father), Elizabeth Davenport Harlan (mother), Malvina French "Mallie" Shanklin (wife)Education: TransylvaniaOtherOther Education: Centre College (KY)Occupation: MilitaryAttorney or JudgeChurch or Religious Denomination: PresbyterianPolitical Parties: DemocraticWhigRepublicanAmerican Party (Know Nothings or Nativists)Constitutional Union (1860)Union (Unconditional Union, National Union)Government: Supreme CourtState judgeOther state governmentMilitary: Union Army Events Major TopicsReconstruction Documents Images John Marshall Harlan, portrait size John Marshall Harlan John Marshall Harlan, detail John Marshall Harlan, circa 1862 John Marshall Harlan, circa 1862, detail Bibliography