Imperial County CA Archives Biographies.....McCollough, Harvey 1862 - 
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Author: F. C. Farr (editor, 1918)

HARVEY McCOLLOUGH.—In recording the names of Imperial County men, special
mention should be made of Harvey McCollough, who is a pioneer of this community.
He merits the title of self-made man, since he has depended on his own resources
from his youth up. Mr. McCollough was born in Fayette County, Alabama, September
3, 1862, son of Jasper and Elizabeth McCollough, who were both natives of that
state. In the parents' family there were four children. Harvey acquired a
limited education in the public schools. His father was a farmer and blacksmith
and Harvey learned the trade of blacksmith while living at home, and he also
took an active part in farm work. At the age of seventeen he started out in
life. For seventeen years he was connected with the Southern Pacific Railroad in
the track department. In 1906 Mr. McCollough came to Imperial Valley. He was in
Calexico before the town started and was employed by the water company for seven
years. In 1913 he engaged in the blacksmith business, in a small way, and under
his management it grew until he now has one of the largest and best equipped
shops in the Valley. In 1914 George Anderson became identified with Mr.
McCollough. The firm does all kinds of automobile, machinery, wagon and buggy
work. Mr. McCollough has a ten-acre ranch one mile from Calexico, which has been
brought up to a high state of cultivation. Here he makes his home. Politically
he is a Democrat. Fraternally he is a member of the I. O. O. F. He was married
to Delia McClendon, a native of Mississippi, and to this union have been born
six children: Henry, Myrtle, William, Minnie, John and Grace. Personally, Mr.
McCollough owns three valuable lots and the firm owns two lots on Imperial
Avenue, where the shop is located.

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THE HISTORY
OF
IMPERIAL COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
EDITED BY
F. C. FARR

IN ONE VOLUME
ILLUSTRATED
Published by ELMS AND FRANKS
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 1918

Printed by Taylor & Taylor, San Francisco

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