Biographical Sketch of Harvey Cline - Andrew County, Missouri

>From "History of Missouri, Andrew & DeKalb County" Published 1888

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Harvey Cline, a farmer of Platte Township, Andrew County, MO., was 
born in Monroe County, OH, November 25, 1840.  He is the son of Lewis
and Sarah (Beaver) Cline.  The former was born in Virginia, June 29,
1796, and was of German lineage.  He received a common-school education
and was reared on the farm.  He learned the carpenter's trade, but
chose farming as a vocation.  He was married in Ohio, and lived there
till the spring of 1854, when he removed to Wisconsin, where he
followed agricultural pursuits until the fall of 1858.  He began a
removal to North Texas by traveling with horses and wagons, but while
passing through Iowa he met with relatives, with whom he remained over
winter.  In the spring of 1859 he removed to Worth County, MO., where
he purchased land, and remained until his death in 1879.  He never
aspired to public life, but preferred the life of a prosperous and
independent farmer.  Harvey was reared on the farm, and received a 
limited education in the country schools of Ohio, Wisconsin and Missouri.
He remained on the farm with his father till August 16, 1862, at which
time he enlisted in Company D, Thirty-fifth Missouri Infantry, of the 
United States army, and served until the close of the war.  He was
mustered out of service as a non-commissioned officer at Little Rock,
and was discharged at St. Louis, July 15, 1865.  Soon after this he
visited his father, then went to Whitesville, Andrew County, and became
a clerk in his brother-in-law's store.  He clerked for various parties
in Whitesville till 1873, when he went into business for himself.  In
1870, on April 3, he was united in marriage to Miss Lucinda Kesterson,
daughter of Merda Kesterson.  She was born in Indiana, December 11, 1849.
Four sons and two daughters have blessed this union:  Ada, Harry Edgar,
Arnon Ogden, Norman Garfield, Paul Curtis and Lullie Maud.  Mr. Cline
is an energetic and enterprising man, and a well respected citizen. 
For fifteen years he was postmaster at Whitesville.  He is a member of
the G.A.R., and in politics is a Republican.