Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1915
BIOGRAPHIES
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ADDISON L. HARVEY

He who was so familiarly known as A. L. HARVEY, of Magnolia and later of Logan, bore well his part as a pioneer citizen and county builder. He came to Harrison county in 1857. He was a native of New York State and died at his home in Logan May 3, 1902. His father, Nathan HARVEY, was born in 1802 in Vermont. In 1856 the son, Addison L., came as far west as Newton, Jasper county, Iowa, where he remained about a year, then came on to St. John, this county, and ever afterward resided in Harrison county. His early life was spent on the farm, at teaching school and clerking in the railroad offices of the New York & Erie Railroad. After a time he engaged in merchandising and finally cast his lot with the good pioneer band at Magnolia, the seat of justice of Harrison county, Iowa. He was an excellent penman and soon received the appointment to transcribe the county records and was finally appointed treasurer and recorder, serving two terms. He then opened a realty office in Magnolia. It was he who, in company with Capt. J. C. Milliman, established the Harrison County Bank at Logan, where he had moved when the county seat was moved to Logan, which they operated until April 1, 1879, when the firm became known as HARVEY & FORD.

Mr. HARVEY cast his first vote for Gen. John C. Fremont and always stood firmly by the Republican party, through thick and thin. He was an excellent campaigner and entered many a heated campaign in Harrison county. He was connected with the earliest Masonic lodge of the county and was also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He married and reared a family to bring additional honors to his name. Three of his sons still reside in Harrison county and are in business.

A firmer historical work contained a sketch of Mr. HARVEY in which occurs this paragraph: It matters not when one meets Mr. HARVEY, whether it be in his business relations, by the side of his desk, in a public convention, when political favors are asked, midst the turmoil of business life, or within his home circle, in which he takes great delight, he always impresses one with the thought of one characteristic, that of a natural-born, true gentleman.

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