SOURCE: 1883 HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY (OHIO) CHAPTER XXVII http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~tfisher/hocking/hvhchap27.htm > John Harvey, farmer, section 1, Dover Township, was born in > Washington County, Ohio, Nov. 22, 1826. His father, James > Harvey, a native of Ayrshire, Scotland, born in November, 1802, > came to Barlow Township, Washington Co., Ohio in 1818. Mr. > Harvey spent his boyhood days on his father's farm and attended > a subscription school. He learned the carpenter's trade with his > father, and also learned the wagon-maker's trade. He followed > the latter, of winters, for many years. He came to this county in > 1853 and located in Dover Township, where he still lives. He en- > listed in the late war in Company H, One Hundred and Forty first > Ohio Infantry. He was married Feb. 5, 1854, to Sarah, daughter > of Jonas Rice. They had six children---James K., John C., Mary, > Nettie, J. Henry and Elinor H. Mr. Harvey owns 145 acres of > land and is engaged in farming and stock-raising. He built sev- > eral of the houses in this neighborhood, among them that of A. J. > Willmarth, Alanson Courtney, Hugh Poston and Captain Phil- > lips. -- Kindest Regards, -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Ann Harvey Lahtinen -------------------- www.HarveyGenealogy.com GOONS/ONS#2938 HARVEY-L Administrator