Champaign County IL Archives Biographies.....Harvey, Moses D. November 27, 1820 - 
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Author: Milton W. Matthews & Lewis A. McLean

Moses D. Harvey was born November 27,1820, in Union county,Pennsylvania. He 

removed to Stark county,Ohio in infancy and came to Urbana, Illinois,in 

1839.He married Olive Towner,October 5,1842. He resided in the city of Urbana 

until 1856,when he removed to a farm near Mahomet, where he followed farming 

until 1865, when he returned to urbana.In 1882 he removed to Tolona, his 

present home, where he is carring on the leading meat market of that 

enterprising town. mr Harvey , in company with his brother,William, built the 

first frame courthouse of Champaign county, in Urbana,and helped to build the 

old log jail,that kept securely, the old law-breakers of our pioneer days. He 

assisted in building nearly all of the early dwellings and business buildings 

of Urbana. He sold the first meat out of a wagon in the city of Champaign.

Rufus A. Harvey, his eldest son is one of the most sucessful of the 

mercantile  men, of this county , and is doing business in Tolona. Silas 

M.,his second son, is also a successful businessman in kansas.Celinda,eldest 

dughter, married James S. McCullough, county clerk.The oother children are 

Clifton W., William,Libbie and Celia. Mr. Harvey has never sought public 

office nor taken any active part in politics, but has been and is now a 

democrat.He has been engaged in business in this county for 47 years, and his 

business integrity has been such as to win the confidence of his neighbors.His 

word has always been regarded as good,as his bond, and when he agreed to 

perform any work or pay any money, it was counted as done when the time for 

performance arrived.He now resides in a plesant home, in this city,where he 

will doubtless end his days, which we trust may be extended for yet a long 

period of time. 

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