Biographical Sketch of George P. Harvey, Washington County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** George P. Harvey, proprietor of the Caledonia Flouring Mill, was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, in 1842 and is the son of John S. and Sarah (Carpenter) Harvey, natives of New York and Vermont, respectively. When a small lad the father came west to Ohio, and here he met and married Miss Carpenter, who had moved to Ohio, when about sixteen years of age. They then lived in Ohio until the year 1861, when they moved to Illi- nois, and are now residing in that State, the father engaged in agri- cultural pursuits. Both have lived to a good old age, he being seventy five and she seventy two years old. In their family were seven child- ren, three sons and four daughters, of whom George P. is the eldest. He received a good English education, and when about nineteen engaged in the drug business in Butler, Ind., first as clerk and afterward as the proprietor. In 1872 he came to Washington County, and engaged in saw milling, in which he continued until 1880, when he purchased his pres- ent mill, which he still operates. In 1873 he married Miss Elizabeth Casey, a native of Ohio, who bore him two children: Mabel G. and George R. Mr. Harvey is a Mason, being a master of Tyro Lodge, No. 12, is a member of the A. O. U. W., is also a Select Knight, and is a Democrat in politics. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================