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Ancestors of Margaret May Harvey

Generation No. 2

      2. George Freeman Harvey, born 21 Jun 1857 in Danville, Caledonia County, VT ^31,^32,^33,³⁴; died 20 Jan 1929 in New Braunfels, Comal County, TX ^35,³⁶. He was the son of 4. Charles Freeman Harvey and 5. Sophia Ladd. He married 3. Minnie Mable Reid 30 Jan 1895 in Altus, Greer County, TX ^37,^38,^39,⁴⁰.

      3. Minnie Mable Reid, born 01 Feb 1873 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL ^41,^42,⁴³; died 09 May 1912 in Altus, Jackson County, OK ^44,^45,⁴⁶. She was the daughter of 6. Robert Findlay Reid, Jr and 7. Henrietta Bradshaw.

Notes for George Freeman Harvey:

BOSTON

George Freeman Harvey lived in or near Boston, MA, as his father was a steam fitter there in 1868 when he married his third wife, Mrs Amelia Darling Tucker. George worked as a newsboy in Boston and told the story of selling many copies of the "Boston Gazette" on the day when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. George would have been about eight years old at that time.

MOVING WEST

George evidently went west at an early age as there is a story of his working on a ranch, possibly in Kansas, guarding a field of corn from the cattle of a neighboring ranch. George fell asleep and the neighbor's cattle caused considerable damage to the corn. The two ranchers agreed that the owner of the cattle would pay the difference of the yields of their corn crops as reparations. The damaged corn yielded more than the neighbor's so George was not discredited.

There are other stories that George was in Montreal, Wyoming and Colorado.

Along with his brother Fenton, sister Minnie and her husband, Major Libby, George visited his father's family in Goliad, TX, in 1887. Evidently, George influenced his father to move to Greer County, TX, to homestead prairie land.

They sold the family property near Goliad in November of 1888. George met the family in Vernon, TX, on November 9, 1888, with a load of corn to sell. He hauled the family to William Derr's place where they boarded while they staked their claim and built their house. George had teams and a wagon and helped by hauling lumber and supplies.

George homesteaded and built a small house on the northwest quarter section, three miles north and one mile east of what is now Altus, OK. George and his wife, Minnie, worked hard and prospered. They purchased property two miles further east and built a larger house, more modern and with more room.

Minnie died in childbirth in 1912, but, with the help of the older children, George was able to keep the family together and educate the children. In the early years they attended the nearby "White" schoolhouse. Later, they went to school in Altus.

In later years, George bought an orange grove in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and made several trips there. It was on one of these trips that he died of an acute heart attack in New Braunfels, TX. ---"A Reid Family" Eugene Reid
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1880 COFFEY COUNTY KANSAS CENSUS

Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace

John F. COLE Self M Male W 44 OH Clerk Hardware MD PA
Mary A. COLE Wife M Female W 42 CAN Keeps House CAN CAN
Josephine COLE Dau S Female W 11 MN OH CAN
Minnie COLE Dau S Female W 6 KS OH CAN
Frankie COLE Son S Male W 2 KS OH CAN
Alfred MEALY SSon S Male W 20 MN Clerk In Hotel N B CANADA
Limon KELSO Other S Male W 35 IN Grocer --- ---
George HARVEY Other S Male W 30 VT Teaches School --- ---

George HARVEY Household
Male
Other Information:
Birth Year <1850>
Birthplace VT
Age 30
Occupation Teaches School
Marital Status S <Single>
Race W <White>
Head of Household John F. COLE
Relation Other
Father's Birthplace ---
Mother's Birthplace ---

Source Information:
Census Place Burlington, Coffey, Kansas
Family History Library Film 1254377
NA Film Number T9-0377
Page Number 339C
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More About George Freeman Harvey:
Burial: 1929, Altus Cemetery, Altus, Jackson County, OK ⁴⁷
Census 1: 1860, ?Vermont or Massachusetts
Census 2: 1870, ?Probably Massachusetts
Census 3: 1880, ? Coffey County, KS, Burlington Twp
Census 4: 1890, N/A
Census 5: 1900, Greer County, OK Territory ⁴⁸
Census 6: 1910, Jackson County, OK ⁴⁹
Census 7: 1920, ?
Death Certificate: 1929, no record found in Texas or Oklahoma ^50,⁵¹
Historical 1: 1887, named on the Great Western Cattle Trail Monument honors homesteaders ⁵²
Historical 2: 24 Jul 1997, Harvey-Reid Family History at the Jackson County Historical Society ⁵³
Homestead: 21 Apr 1902, Greer County, OK TR ^54,⁵⁵
Individual Note: 15 Apr 1865, Boston newsboy at time of Lincoln assassination ⁵⁶
Migration 1: Bef. 1865, Danville, VT, to Boston, MA⁵⁶
Migration 2: Boston, MA, to Kansas⁵⁶
Migration 3: 1887, to Goliad, TX⁵⁶
Migration 4: 09 Nov 1888, Goliad, TX, to Greer County, TX⁵⁶
Occupation 1: farmer ^57,⁵⁸
Occupation 2: citrus grower ^59,⁶⁰
Property 1: 1888, north of Altus, OK
Property 2: 25 Oct 1897, application and homestead grant from President Roosevelt
Property 3: 1900, farm ⁶¹

Notes for Minnie Mable Reid:
PIONEER WOMAN

Minnie was a true pioneer woman who loved the outdoors and could do most anything there was to do on a farm. Minnie was exposed to wet and cold weather which led to her death in childbirth in 1912. ---"A Reid Family" Eugene Reid
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Minnie M. REID Household
Female
Other Information:
Birth Year <1873>
Birthplace IL
Age 7
Occupation
Marital Status S <Single>
Race W <White>
Head of Household Robert F. REID
Relation Dau <Daughter>
Father's Birthplace IN
Mother's Birthplace IL

Source Information:
Census Place Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois
Family History Library Film 1254246
NA Film Number T9-0246
Page Number 547D
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More About Minnie Mable Reid:
Burial: 1912, Altus Cemetery, Altus, Jackson County, OK
Cause of Death: in childbirth and bowel obstruction and exposure to wet/cold weather
Census 1: 1880, Rock Island County, IL, Rock Island
Census 2: 1890, N/A
Census 3: 1900, Greer County, OK TR
Census 4: 1910, Jackson County, OK ⁶²
Family Bible: 1873, birth record ⁶³

More About George Harvey and Minnie Reid:
Marriage: 30 Jan 1895, Altus, Greer County, TX ^64,^65,^66,⁶⁷

Children of George Harvey and Minnie Reid are:

Blanche Harvey, born 18 Oct 1895 in Altus, Greer County, TX; died 30 Oct 1933; married Douglas Lee Brogden; died Unknown.

More About Blanche Harvey:
Census: 1900, Greer County, OK Territory⁶⁸

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Henrietta Harvey, born 24 Apr 1897 in Altus, Greer County, OK TR; died 21 Jul 1983 in Altus, Jackson County, OK; married Henry Townsend 02 Oct 1915; died Unknown.

More About Henrietta Harvey:
Burial: Unknown, Altus Cemetery, Altus, Jackson County, OK
Census: 1900, Greer County, OK Territory⁶⁸
Social Security Number: 441-64-0964

Notes for Henry Townsend:
Henry rode a bicycle from Jackson County to San Jon, NM, to farm a homestead there. He later returned to Jackson County.

More About Henry Townsend:
Burial: Unknown, Altus Cemetery, Altus, Jackson County, OK

More About Henry Townsend and Henrietta Harvey:
Marriage: 02 Oct 1915

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Thomas Fenton Harvey, born 14 Dec 1898 in Altus, Greer County, OK TR; died 15 Sep 1910 in Altus, Jackson County, OK.

More About Thomas Fenton Harvey:
Burial: Unknown, Altus Cemetery, Altus, Jackson County, OK
Census: 1900, Greer County, OK Territory⁶⁸

iv.

Arthur Wesley Harvey, born 04 Oct 1900 in Altus, Greer County, OK TR; died 16 Mar 1978 in Altus, Jackson County, OK; married Bessie Lee Harris 01 Nov 1919; born 15 Aug 1903; died 09 Jul 1989 in Altus, Jackson County, OK.

More About Arthur Wesley Harvey:
Burial: Unknown, Altus Cemetery, Altus, Jackson County, OK
Occupation: farming

More About Bessie Lee Harris:
Died 2: cp
Burial: Unknown, Altus Cemetery, Altus, Jackson County, OK
Occupation: housewife, farming

More About Arthur Harvey and Bessie Harris:
Marriage: 01 Nov 1919

George Freeman Harvey, born 15 Apr 1902 in Altus, Greer County, OK TR; died Unknown; married Zelma Dial Private; born Private.

More About George Freeman Harvey:
Burial: Unknown, Altus Cemetery, Altus, Jackson County, OK

More About George Harvey and Zelma Dial:
Private-Begin: Private

	1	vi.		Margaret May Harvey, born 12 Apr 1904 in Altus, Greer County, OK TR; died 07 Sep 1990 in Altus, Jackson County, OK; married (1) Unknown Miller in Altus, Jackson County, OK; married (2) Raymon German Rollins 14 Dec 1921 in Jackson County, OK.
		vii.		Clarence Cecil Harvey, born 10 Jun 1906 in Altus, Greer County, OK TR; died Unknown; married Jewel Stella Smith Private; born Private.

More About Clarence Harvey and Jewel Smith:
Private-Begin: Private

viii.

Jennie Harvey, born 16 Oct 1908 in Altus, Jackson County, OK; died 02 Feb 1928 in Altus, Jackson County, OK.

More About Jennie Harvey:
Burial: Unknown, Altus Cemetery, Altus, Jackson County, OK
Education: diploma - Altus High School⁶⁹

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Robert Reid Harvey, born 07 Aug 1910 in Altus, Jackson County, OK; died 13 Mar 1960 in Altus, Jackson County, OK; married Marie Harris Private; born Private.

More About Robert Reid Harvey:
Burial: Unknown, Altus Cemetery, Altus, Jackson County, OK

More About Robert Harvey and Marie Harris:
Private-Begin: Private

Infant Son Harvey, born 07 May 1912 in Altus, Jackson County, OK; died 05 Jul 1912 in Altus, Jackson County, OK.

More About Infant Son Harvey:
Burial: Unknown, Altus Cemetery, Altus, Jackson County, OK

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