Edward Harvey
b.
18 Mar 1831
Fayette Co., Ohio, USA
Fayette Co., Ohio, USA
d.
23 Jul 1922
Marion Co., Iowa, USA
Marion Co., Iowa, USA
bur.
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General Information
1860 Census: Living in Clay Twp., Marion Co., Iowa.
1870 Census: Living in Iowa.
1885 Census: Living in Clay Twp., Marion Co., Iowa.
Born in Ohio, Edward left home at 18 and worked as a laborer until his marriage to Sarah Chaney in 1851. He remained there for two years, and in 1853 he took up a farm in Marion County, Iowa. his first home was a log cabin, and he farmed and raised livestock. He and Sarah had four children, then she died in the early 1860s. He remarried in 1864 to Martha Rich. They had eight more children. He was prosperous and held in high esteem in the community.
- Summarized from the History of Marion County. (TR)
The History says they had a daughter Mary E (fourth child) who is now (1915) deceased. However, census shows the last child was John E Harvey. Perhaps the bio is incorrect.
1870 Census: Living in Iowa.
1885 Census: Living in Clay Twp., Marion Co., Iowa.
Born in Ohio, Edward left home at 18 and worked as a laborer until his marriage to Sarah Chaney in 1851. He remained there for two years, and in 1853 he took up a farm in Marion County, Iowa. his first home was a log cabin, and he farmed and raised livestock. He and Sarah had four children, then she died in the early 1860s. He remarried in 1864 to Martha Rich. They had eight more children. He was prosperous and held in high esteem in the community.
- Summarized from the History of Marion County. (TR)
The History says they had a daughter Mary E (fourth child) who is now (1915) deceased. However, census shows the last child was John E Harvey. Perhaps the bio is incorrect.
