I do not know of any exact connection, but list below some information about a Harkleroad family in the Memphis area. Perhaps this will give you some clues to search on further. They were married twice into the family of Tillman Bettis. Tillman Bettis married 2nd to Sarah Harkleroad (widow of Griffing) whose younger brother had married one of Tillman's daughters. The Harkleroad family also lived just across the Mississippi River in Crittenden Co., AR.

Descendants of Daniel Harkleroad
Generation No. 1

1. DANIEL1 HARKLEROAD was born 18 Dec 1769 in Lancaster Co., PA. He married ELIZABETH WARTIMBLER 1793 in Washington Co., VA. She was born Abt. 1773 in Lancaster Co., PA.

Children of DANIEL HARKLEROAD and ELIZABETH WARTIMBLER are:
2. i. SARAH (SALLIE)2 HARKLEROAD, b. 1799, Lancaster Co., PA; d. 03 Aug 1860, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN.
3. ii. DANIEL HARKLEROAD, b. 15 Jan 1803, PA; d. 05 Apr 1845, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN.

Generation No. 2

2. SARAH (SALLIE)2 HARKLEROAD (DANIEL1) was born 1799 in Lancaster Co., PA, and died 03 Aug 1860 in Memphis, Shelby Co., TN. She married (1) GRIFFING. She married (2) TILLMAN PATTERSON BETTIS Mar 1827 in AR, son of WILLIAM BETTIS and SARAH PATTERSON?. He was born 06 Oct 1788 in Franklin Co., NC, and died 06 Feb 1854 in Memphis, Shelby Co., TN.

Notes for SARAH (SALLIE) HARKLEROAD:
She is shown with Tillman is the 1850 census of Memphis, TN. Children shown are Virginia, 8, Anderson 16, Claiborn 14, and Math 11.

Notes for GRIFFING:
Name may Griffing or other similar name.

Notes for TILLMAN PATTERSON BETTIS:
Tillman Bettis and his family left from Wilson Co., TN on the Cumberland River in Dec. 1818 on three flatboats with other Bettis, Carr and Patterson relatives headed for the Red River Valley (according to a letter written by his wife's father) They landed in Memphis in 1819 and liked the area and decided to stay (his first wife was a second cousin to John Overton, a founder of Memphis). 1820 census shows Tillman Bettis living next to households of James, William and John Bettis. Also here were Gideon, Thomas, Overton and Anderson Carr; and Thomas and Drewry Patterson.

Tillman Bettis and Solomon Rozzell were the first school commissioners in Shelby County in 1820 when was before the town had any government (although by some accounts neither of them could read!)

Children of SARAH HARKLEROAD and GRIFFING are:
i. DANIEL H.3 GRIFFING.
4. ii. HELEN GRIFFING.


Children of SARAH HARKLEROAD and TILLMAN BETTIS are:
iii. SAMUEL G. D.3 BETTIS, b. 09 Apr 1828; d. 23 Nov 1841.
iv. SHELBY ALEXANDER BETTIS, b. 19 Oct 1829; d. 19 Mar 1864; m. PHADA J. WOMACK, 13 Feb 1850, Shelby Co., TN.

Notes for PHADA J. WOMACK:
another source shows her name as Phada

5. v. ELIZABETH W. BETTIS, b. 24 Jun 1831, TN; d. 24 Jan 1910.
vi. ANDERSON CARR BETTIS, b. 18 Mar 1833; d. 19 Sep 1875; m. FANNIE M. PRYOR.
vii. JOHN CLAIBORNE BETTIS, b. 1835; d. 1862; m. MARTHA MILLER.
viii. NATHANIEL ANDERSON BETTIS, b. 30 Apr 1837; d. 17 Nov 1905; m. THEO PULLIAM.

Notes for NATHANIEL ANDERSON BETTIS:
He appears to be a single farmer in the 1860 census of Monroe Co., AR

ix. MATTHEW BETTIS, b. Abt. 1839.
6. x. VIRGINIA CAROLINE BETTIS, b. 24 Jul 1840; d. 10 Feb 1915.


3. DANIEL2 HARKLEROAD (DANIEL1) was born 15 Jan 1803 in PA, and died 05 Apr 1845 in Memphis, Shelby Co., TN. He married ANNIE LYONS BETTIS 10 Feb 1830 in Shelby Co., TN, daughter of TILLMAN BETTIS and SARAH CARR. She was born 09 Aug 1811 in TN, and died 28 Feb 1873 in Trenton, Phillip Co., AR.

Children of DANIEL HARKLEROAD and ANNIE BETTIS are:
7. i. VITURA3 HARKLEROAD, b. 11 Dec 1830, Crittenden Co., AR; d. 30 May 1864, Trenton, Phillip Co., AR.
8. ii. JULIA HARKLEROAD, b. 11 Feb 1832, Crittenden Co., AR; d. 18 Feb 1878.
iii. SOLOMAN HARKLEROAD, b. 07 Dec 1833; d. 25 Jun 1864.
9. iv. MARY ELIZABETH HARKLEROAD, b. 28 Dec 1835; d. 05 Jun 1864, Phillips Co., AR.
v. JOSEPH HARKLEROAD, b. 01 Jan 1838, Crittenden Co., AR; d. 1899, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN; m. (1) MARY P. ROPER; d. 1859; m. (2) NANKIE WILLIAMS, 1877; d. 07 Feb 1878, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN.
vi. TILMAN HARKLEROAD, b. 29 Jan 1840; d. Nov 1857.
10. vii. PERRY HARKLEROAD, b. 21 Jul 1842, Crittenden Co., AR; d. Jun 1876, Searcy, AR.
11. viii. SARAH HARKLEROAD, b. 14 May 1845, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN.


Generation No. 3

4. HELEN3 GRIFFING (SARAH (SALLIE)2 HARKLEROAD, DANIEL1) She married PALMER.

Child of HELEN GRIFFING and PALMER is:
i. MARGARET4 PALMER.


5. ELIZABETH W.3 BETTIS (SARAH (SALLIE)2 HARKLEROAD, DANIEL1) was born 24 Jun 1831 in TN, and died 24 Jan 1910. She married SETH G. YARBROUGH 19 Sep 1849 in Shelby Co., TN. He was born Abt. 1822 in NC.

Notes for ELIZABETH W. BETTIS:
Another source names her Elizabeth Miller Bettis.

Notes for SETH G. YARBROUGH:
In 1860 census of Shelby Co., TN there is a Winifred Winston, age 64, b. NC, living in his household.

Children of ELIZABETH BETTIS and SETH YARBROUGH are:
i. HENRY ANN4 YARBROUGH, b. Abt. 1850, TN.
ii. MARY YARBROUGH, b. Abt. 1852, TN.
iii. SALLIE YARBROUGH, b. Abt. 1854, TN.
iv. ESTELLE YARBROUGH, b. Abt. 1857, TN.


6. VIRGINIA CAROLINE3 BETTIS (SARAH (SALLIE)2 HARKLEROAD, DANIEL1) was born 24 Jul 1840, and died 10 Feb 1915. She married ROBERT K. CRAFT 10 Sep 1856 in Shelby Co., TN. He was born Abt. 1832 in VA.

Notes for ROBERT K. CRAFT:
1870 census of Tuscumbia, Colbert Co., AL shows him as a Hotel Keeper.

Children of VIRGINIA BETTIS and ROBERT CRAFT are:
i. SARAH W.4 CRAFT, b. Abt. 1858, TN.
ii. EMMA VIRGINIA CRAFT, b. Abt. 1860, TN.
iii. WILLIAM A. CRAFT, b. Abt. 1863, MS.
iv. ROBERT B. CRAFT, b. Abt. Apr 1870, AL.


7. VITURA3 HARKLEROAD (DANIEL2, DANIEL1) was born 11 Dec 1830 in Crittenden Co., AR, and died 30 May 1864 in Trenton, Phillip Co., AR. She married (1) LINDSEY THRAILKILL. He died 1856 in Phillips Co., AR. She married (2) JOHN C. HACKLER 1858 in Trenton, Phillips Co., AR. He died 06 Nov 1886.

Children of VITURA HARKLEROAD and JOHN HACKLER are:
i. LINNIE4 HACKLER, b. 1849; d. 1883; m. SAM SLAUGHTER; d. 1883.
ii. EMMA HACKLER, b. 1852; m. JERRY LANGSTON, 1872, AR.

Notes for JERRY LANGSTON:
He was from Sardis, MS

iii. JOHN PERRY HACKLER, b. 17 Jul 1859, Trenton, Phillip Co., AR; d. 06 Jun 1919, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN; m. ANNIE M. WALKER, 03 Feb 1881, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN.
iv. OCTAVIS HACKLER.


8. JULIA3 HARKLEROAD (DANIEL2, DANIEL1) was born 11 Feb 1832 in Crittenden Co., AR, and died 18 Feb 1878. She married C. E. WILLIAMS.

Children of JULIA HARKLEROAD and C. WILLIAMS are:
i. NATANIEL4 WILLIAMS, b. 09 Aug 1850.
ii. ANNIE WILLIAMS.
iii. WILLIAM G. WILLIAMS.
iv. JULIA WILLIAMS, b. 15 Apr 1872, Coffee Creek, AR; m. LEX W. GRAVES, 27 Jan 1892, Phillips Co., AR.


9. MARY ELIZABETH3 HARKLEROAD (DANIEL2, DANIEL1) was born 28 Dec 1835, and died 05 Jun 1864 in Phillips Co., AR. She married ALEXANDER COLE CARLOSS 24 May 1854 in Phillips Co., AR.

Children of MARY HARKLEROAD and ALEXANDER CARLOSS are:
i. ANNIE4 CARLOSS, b. Aug 1856.
12. ii. WIILIAM FREDERICK CARLOSS, b. 28 Jan 1859, Phillips Co., AR; d. 27 Oct 1929, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN.
iii. SALLIE CARLOSS, b. 1861.
iv. JOSEPHINE CARLOSS, b. 1863.


10. PERRY3 HARKLEROAD (DANIEL2, DANIEL1) was born 21 Jul 1842 in Crittenden Co., AR, and died Jun 1876 in Searcy, AR. He married NANKIE WILLIAMS 1869 in Trenton, Phillips Co., AR. She died 07 Feb 1878 in Memphis, Shelby Co., TN.

Children of PERRY HARKLEROAD and NANKIE WILLIAMS are:
i. ALBERT4 HARKLEROAD, b. Jul 1870; d. 1922; m. (1) MAUD KELLET; m. (2) ANNIE KNIGHT.
ii. PAUL HARKLEROAD, b. 15 Jan 1872.


11. SARAH3 HARKLEROAD (DANIEL2, DANIEL1) was born 14 May 1845 in Memphis, Shelby Co., TN. She married (1) C. B. SIMS 08 Oct 1868. He was born in SC, and died 07 Feb 1878 in Trenton, Phillip Co., AR. She married (2) W. H. DAVIS 1883 in Marvell, AR.

Children of SARAH HARKLEROAD and C. SIMS are:
i. SARAH D.4 SIMS, b. 02 Apr 1870; d. 01 Jan 1873.
ii. CHARLES B. SIMS, b. 12 Mar 1872; d. 06 Sep 1873.
iii. JULIA SIMS, b. 19 Dec 1873.
iv. ANNIE SIMS, b. 22 Apr 1877; m. JAMES C. KENDELL, 03 Mar 1896, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN.


Child of SARAH HARKLEROAD and W. DAVIS is:
v. MARY4 DAVIS, b. 16 Apr 1884; m. J. E. SURMAN.


Generation No. 4

12. WIILIAM FREDERICK4 CARLOSS (MARY ELIZABETH3 HARKLEROAD, DANIEL2, DANIEL1) was born 28 Jan 1859 in Phillips Co., AR, and died 27 Oct 1929 in Memphis, Shelby Co., TN. He married MITTIE ANN HUDSON 07 Nov 1883 in Near Poplar Grove, AR.

Notes for WIILIAM FREDERICK CARLOSS:
He died in a trolley car accident. His home was located at 1873 Madison Ave., Memphis, TN.

Child of WIILIAM CARLOSS and MITTIE HUDSON is:
i. WILLIAM LESLIE5 CARLOSS, b. 26 Feb 1886, Phillips Co., AR; m. MARGUERITT WIGGINS.