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    1. Harvey Smith/Update of sorts
    2. Joe & Steph Grohol Jr
    3. Hi... I have continued my research of trying to find more information on Harvey Smith, the son of Joseph and Mary A. Beck Smith....I believe him to have been born in 1874...he was 6 years old in the 1880 Lehigh Co, PA Census.... I found two Harvey Smith's that match the age and criteria in the 1900 census for Lehigh Co, FL....I am going on the assumption that he may have stayed in the area that his parents or siblings lived in...Bethlehem, Fountain Hill Boro or Salisbury twnshps....his mother who was widowed in 1900, was living in her son, Preston's household with brother, Erastus, and Joseph Jr and his family....and they were living in Lehigh Co, Fountain Hill Boro...his sister, Sadie, was married to Robert Dreisbach and they were living in Lehigh Co, Salisbury Twnp.... So I found two possibles...but not sure of....even though it sure sounds like him.... He is living as of 1924 when his brother, Joseph died....in his mother's obit, she died in 1922 and Harvey and Joseph are living in Bethlehem....in his sister, Sadie's obit, he is living in Bethlehem in 1923....but in Joseph's obit it said he was living in Doylestown....and that was in 1924.....I am not sure, but back then, I think Doylestown was in Bucks Co...unless Bucks wasn't formed as yet..... Ok...here is what I found for Harvey in the census.... 1) 1st Harvey was living in Lehigh Co, Salisbury, married 5 years to a Ellen and no children....he was born Jan 1874, age 26 yrs old....and was a blacksmith....(I found a Harvey Smith in the WWI Draft Reg, with the date of Jan 13, 1874 Lehigh Co, PA....same person???) 2) 2nd Harvey was living in Leigh Co, Fountain Hill Boro, married to an Eliza for 4 yrs and they had two children, Roland (born Jan 1897, age 2) and a William (born Jan 1890, age 10)....Harvey is 26 born Mar 1874.... In the 1910 census for the 1st Harvey I cannot find....or at least find him married to Ellen or wd or anything.... I was able to locate Harvey who would be 36 or 37 in the 1910 Lehigh Co, Bethlehem Boro....he is listed as divorced and living as a boarder in the home of a Mary Elewell?.....I did find Eliza and the kids...Roland, Mable and Floyd (they had more kids after 1900)....I also was able to locate Harvey in the 1920 census...living in Lehigh, Bethlehem, divorced, with a housekeeper....he was 46 yrs old....and also in the 1930 census, same county and twnp/boro....he was 56, divorced...and this time..this is interesting...he lists his father as born in Germany....We believe, but not positive that he father was maybe from there..... I don't know if that can help anyone or not....but I hope someone can help me continue this research....it would be great if we can connect the dots and this is the Harvey that I am seeking.....I did find Roland in the SSDI...19 Jul 1897 - May 1977 in Lehigh Co, PA.... So that is what I have discovered so far...and with the members of the lists that have helped me...I thank you.... Appreciate any help...and thank you.... Joe Grohol Jr

    01/21/2005 02:26:38