Ernest C. Harvey was born March 17, 1891 in Ordway, Brown County, South Dakota to James Preston & Ida Ellsworth Harvey. He had a twin sister Etta who died in infancy, an older sister Grace who died in infancy (1884-1885), and a brother Roy (1887-1940). His father, James, died in 1899 when Ernest was just a boy. Following James's death, Ida and the two boys spent several years living at her family's home in Creston, Iowa. In 1909, Ida married John L. Duff, and the family moved to South Omaha, Nebraska. Ernest briefly attended Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. In 1915, Ernest married Ruth Clara Hodgson in South Omaha, and the couple had two sons: Earl Thomas Harvey and Floyd Ernest Harvey. Ernest and Ruth Harvey lived the rest of their lives in the Omaha area, and owned and lived in succession in three different houses near the corner of 44th & Pratt Streets in Omaha.
Ernest worked in many professions during his lifetime. In 1910, he is shown working as an electrician for the telephone company, and is also shown working as an electrician for Omaha Electric Light & Power in 1917. He also worked as a stenographer for a few years. Around the time of his marriage, he worked as a clerk at a grocery known as The Basket Store, and drove a Harley Davidson motorcycle. In the 1920's, Ernest worked on the assembly line at the Ford Motor Company assembly plant in Omaha (the building which currently houses the Tip Top apartments) and built Model T's and Model A's. Ernest owned a Model A that he had helped build, and drove that car until the 1960's when he could no longer drive. After he lost the job at Ford as a result of the Great Depression, he worked as an auto mechanic. Ernest began selling Watkins products during the Great Depression, and was a Watkins dealer for the rest of his life. He also worked for his son Earl in Earl and Mary Jane's hearing aid and dry goods business (Professional Hearing and Thomas Dry Goods).
Ernest Harvey joined the Presbyterian church in 1913 at First United Presbyterian Church in South Omaha (later Wheeler Memorial Presbyterian Church) influenced by his step father, John L. Duff (who was a life long United Presbyterian) and Rev. Robert L. Wheeler. Ernest and Clara were later members of Fairview and then Covenant Presbyterian Churches in Omaha.
In 1965, Ernest and Ruth celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
Ernest died September 27, 1968 at old St. Joseph Hospital in Omaha and he is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha.
Ernest worked in many professions during his lifetime. In 1910, he is shown working as an electrician for the telephone company, and is also shown working as an electrician for Omaha Electric Light & Power in 1917. He also worked as a stenographer for a few years. Around the time of his marriage, he worked as a clerk at a grocery known as The Basket Store, and drove a Harley Davidson motorcycle. In the 1920's, Ernest worked on the assembly line at the Ford Motor Company assembly plant in Omaha (the building which currently houses the Tip Top apartments) and built Model T's and Model A's. Ernest owned a Model A that he had helped build, and drove that car until the 1960's when he could no longer drive. After he lost the job at Ford as a result of the Great Depression, he worked as an auto mechanic. Ernest began selling Watkins products during the Great Depression, and was a Watkins dealer for the rest of his life. He also worked for his son Earl in Earl and Mary Jane's hearing aid and dry goods business (Professional Hearing and Thomas Dry Goods).
Ernest Harvey joined the Presbyterian church in 1913 at First United Presbyterian Church in South Omaha (later Wheeler Memorial Presbyterian Church) influenced by his step father, John L. Duff (who was a life long United Presbyterian) and Rev. Robert L. Wheeler. Ernest and Clara were later members of Fairview and then Covenant Presbyterian Churches in Omaha.
In 1965, Ernest and Ruth celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
Ernest died September 27, 1968 at old St. Joseph Hospital in Omaha and he is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha.
Ernest C. Harvey was born March 17, 1891 in Ordway, Brown County, South Dakota to James Preston & Ida Ellsworth Harvey. He had a twin sister Etta who died in infancy, an older sister Grace who died in infancy (1884-1885), and a brother Roy (1887-1940). His father, James, died in 1899 when Ernest was just a boy. Following James's death, Ida and the two boys spent several years living at her family's home in Creston, Iowa. In 1909, Ida married John L. Duff, and the family moved to South Omaha, Nebraska. Ernest briefly attended Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. In 1915, Ernest married Ruth Clara Hodgson in South Omaha, and the couple had two sons: Earl Thomas Harvey and Floyd Ernest Harvey. Ernest and Ruth Harvey lived the rest of their lives in the Omaha area, and owned and lived in succession in three different houses near the corner of 44th & Pratt Streets in Omaha.
Ernest worked in many professions during his lifetime. In 1910, he is shown working as an electrician for the telephone company, and is also shown working as an electrician for Omaha Electric Light & Power in 1917. He also worked as a stenographer for a few years. Around the time of his marriage, he worked as a clerk at a grocery known as The Basket Store, and drove a Harley Davidson motorcycle. In the 1920's, Ernest worked on the assembly line at the Ford Motor Company assembly plant in Omaha (the building which currently houses the Tip Top apartments) and built Model T's and Model A's. Ernest owned a Model A that he had helped build, and drove that car until the 1960's when he could no longer drive. After he lost the job at Ford as a result of the Great Depression, he worked as an auto mechanic. Ernest began selling Watkins products during the Great Depression, and was a Watkins dealer for the rest of his life. He also worked for his son Earl in Earl and Mary Jane's hearing aid and dry goods business (Professional Hearing and Thomas Dry Goods).
Ernest Harvey joined the Presbyterian church in 1913 at First United Presbyterian Church in South Omaha (later Wheeler Memorial Presbyterian Church) influenced by his step father, John L. Duff (who was a life long United Presbyterian) and Rev. Robert L. Wheeler. Ernest and Clara were later members of Fairview and then Covenant Presbyterian Churches in Omaha.
In 1965, Ernest and Ruth celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
Ernest died September 27, 1968 at old St. Joseph Hospital in Omaha and he is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha.
Ernest worked in many professions during his lifetime. In 1910, he is shown working as an electrician for the telephone company, and is also shown working as an electrician for Omaha Electric Light & Power in 1917. He also worked as a stenographer for a few years. Around the time of his marriage, he worked as a clerk at a grocery known as The Basket Store, and drove a Harley Davidson motorcycle. In the 1920's, Ernest worked on the assembly line at the Ford Motor Company assembly plant in Omaha (the building which currently houses the Tip Top apartments) and built Model T's and Model A's. Ernest owned a Model A that he had helped build, and drove that car until the 1960's when he could no longer drive. After he lost the job at Ford as a result of the Great Depression, he worked as an auto mechanic. Ernest began selling Watkins products during the Great Depression, and was a Watkins dealer for the rest of his life. He also worked for his son Earl in Earl and Mary Jane's hearing aid and dry goods business (Professional Hearing and Thomas Dry Goods).
Ernest Harvey joined the Presbyterian church in 1913 at First United Presbyterian Church in South Omaha (later Wheeler Memorial Presbyterian Church) influenced by his step father, John L. Duff (who was a life long United Presbyterian) and Rev. Robert L. Wheeler. Ernest and Clara were later members of Fairview and then Covenant Presbyterian Churches in Omaha.
In 1965, Ernest and Ruth celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
Ernest died September 27, 1968 at old St. Joseph Hospital in Omaha and he is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha.
