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Joel Harvey
was born Oct. 18, 1821, in Prairie Township, Henry Co., Ind., Oct. 18, 1821, a
son of James and Margaret (Cannaday) Harvey, who were
the first settlers of this section, coming from Wayne County in 1819. His
grandfather, William Harvey, moved from North Carolina to Wayne County,
Ind., in 1808, when our subject's father was thirteen years of age. The
latter was married Oct. 12, 1820, to Margaret, daughter of Charles
and Sarah Cannaday, natives of Tennessee, who came to Indiana in an early
day. Joel Harvey was reared on the farm and received a very
limited education at the common schools. He has followed farming through
life, in which he has been very successful and now owns one of the best farms in
this section, containing 280 acres of well-cultivated land. He was married
Nov. 2, 1843, to Sarah Downs, born April 13, 1824, and a daughter
of Robert and Elizabeth Downs, the former born in
Pennsylvania, Jan. 2, 1790, and the latter Feb. 25, 1801, in New Jersey.
To Mr. Harvey and wife were born eight children -- Evan, born March 28,
1845, and died Jan. 16, 1862; Elmer, born July 3, 1854, and died
March 10, 1855; Elizabeth, born Nov. 9, 1846, wife of Eli
F. Millikin, of Henry County; Matthew, born Jan. 8, 1850,
living on the homestead in this Township; Margaret, born Jan. 8,
1852, wife of Perry Jeffries, of Prairie Township; Ida,
born June 6, 1858, wife of James R. Patterson, of Henry
County; and Robert Harvey, born March 27, 1861, living with his
parents. Mr. Harvey was formerly a Whig in politics, but since the
organization of the Republicans, he has affiliated with that party.
He, wife and family belong to the Blue River Christian Church. Mrs.
Harvey's father Robert Downs, was married in New Jersey, to Elizabeth
Babbington, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Babbington.
In 1829 they moved to Maryland, remaining eight years, and after living near
Zanesville, Ohio, some time they came to Prairie Township, Henry Co., Ind.,
where Mrs. Downs died Feb. 25, 1861. Mr. Downs's death occurred June 26,
1872, in his eighty-third year. He served two years as a soldier in the
war of 1812.
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