Harvey Andrew, p. 641

HARVEY ANDREW, a representative of an old pioneer family, and a flourishing farmer of Morris township, is a son of Jesse Andrew, and grandson of Samuel Andrew, who was born in New Jersey, January 25, 1772, and located on Ruff's creek, Greene Co., Penn., at an early day, where he entered land. He married Susan Cooper, of Washington county, born July 22, 1777, and reared a family of eight children, as follows: Jacob, Zebulon, Samuel, Jesse, Robert, Kersier, Elizabeth and Emeline, of whom Elizabeth, a resident of Iowa, is the only survivor. Samuel Andrew removed to Crawford county, Ohio, all the family except Jesse accompanying him, and there died August 28, 1849, his wife having passed away August 27, 1843.

Jesse Andrew was born March 15, 1804, and October 20, 1825, married Lecta Day, who was born August 5, 1803, a daughter of Calvin Day. They resided in Greene county until their death, Jesse passing away August 17 , 1880, and his wife June 29, 1878. They reared a family of six children: Cyrus, born July 20, 1826 (deceased); Harvey, born April 13, 1828; Milton, born January 26, 1830 (now a resident of Iowa); Samuel, born September 23, 1835 (deceased); Adeline, born November 22, 1839 (deceased); John N., born January 31, 1842 (living in Van Buren, Franklin township).

Harvey Andrew remained with his father upon the farm until thirty years of age, when he married Adaline Craig, who was born June 4, 1832, a daughter of M. B. Craig, of Franklin township, Washington county. After his marriage he resided on his father's farm in Greene county, until the winter of 1862-63, when he removed to his present farm in Morris township, four miles west of Prosperity, known as the "Old Post farm," which is an excellent one, and consists of about 200 acres. To Mr. and Mrs. Andrew have been born five children: Charles Hollace, born November 5, 1858, in Greene county (he married Matilda Bell, of East Finley township, who died May 22, 1888, aged thirty-three years, and he afterward married Mary, daughter of Harvey Day, of Greene county; he now resides on the old home place in Greene county); Lecta Jane, born March 27, 1864, married to James Sharp, of Prosperity, where they now reside; the other three children, Jesse B., born December 2, 1860, in Greene county, William Harvey, born September 17, 1868, and Sarah A., born May 29, 1871, make their home with their parents. Mr. Andrew is a Democrat, and a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of which he was an elder.

Text taken from page 641 of:
Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893).

Transcribed May 1997 by Marion L. Smith of San Diego, CA as part of the Beers Project.
Published May 1997 on the Washington County, PA pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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