Habersham was the youngest son of Richard Thomas and Cynthia Burnside Harvey of Bryan County, Georgia. After his father died when he was 9, his mother raised him. In the 1870 census, he was attending school in Effingham County. Habersham was working for the Savannah Police Department by 15 Aug 1871.
He married (date unknown) Mary Gertrude Titcomb and had 3 sons. Their first known child, Raymond Harvey was born in June of 1875. George was born 1877 and died in 1878. Hamilton was born in 1879 and died 21 July 1881 approximately 2 months before his father was shot.
Savannah, Georgia was impacted by a very destructive hurricane on 27 Aug 1881 . This hurricane may have been part of the sequence of events leading up to the labor riots in Savannah, Georgia in September 1881. The riot began Monday, 19 September 1881 at the Central Railroad wharves near River Street where workers had been loading a steam ship, then demanded a fifty cent increase in pay. The police were notified by private telephone and a message was sent to the police barracks. Habersham rode his horse, followed by two other policemen to the railroad bridge where the riot was in progress (20 Sep 1881 Savannah Morning News, column 3).
Habersham was shot from behind on the rear left side where the bullet went about an inch below his heart and lodged in his right lung by someone unknown on September 19, 1881. On Thursday, 22 Sep 1881 a man was arrested and taken to the police barracks on suspicion that he had shot Habersham (24 Sep 1881 Savannah Morning News second column). At this time, no outcome of the arrest has been found in the newspapers. Five other men were arrested for being implicated in the riot. The jury was not able to determine who shot Habersham, however, the five other men arrested “were recommitted to jail to await the action of the grand jury” (1 November 1881 Savannah Morning News column 2).
Mayor Wheaton offered a reward for the arrest of the person responsible for the shooting, the Harvey Relief Fund was established and multiple police officers and people from the community donated to the fund (8 November 1881 Savannah Morning News)
According to the 1881 Mayor (John F Wheaton) of Savannah's annual report issued January 1st, 1882, "At the incipiency of the riot, Sergeant H. H. Harvey, a brave and faithful officer, fell mortally wounded while attempting, single handed, to suppress a riotous mob, sacrificing his life to his devotion to duty. In his death the city lost a conscientious, intelligent and gallant officer, whose record on the force is alike honorable to his memory, to his comrades and the community which he served." The city of Savannah paid $138.75 for his 30 days of surgical and nursing care and funeral expenses. He was 30 years old when he died on October 19th. The end of watch was his burial in Laurel Grove Cemetery North (Gentile's section lot 1900) on October 20th, 1881. According to the Mayor's report, Savannah's most expert detectives were deployed but his murderer was not apprehended. He is listed in the United States Officer Down Memorial as the 4th Savannah police officer that died in the line of duty.
He married (date unknown) Mary Gertrude Titcomb and had 3 sons. Their first known child, Raymond Harvey was born in June of 1875. George was born 1877 and died in 1878. Hamilton was born in 1879 and died 21 July 1881 approximately 2 months before his father was shot.
Savannah, Georgia was impacted by a very destructive hurricane on 27 Aug 1881 . This hurricane may have been part of the sequence of events leading up to the labor riots in Savannah, Georgia in September 1881. The riot began Monday, 19 September 1881 at the Central Railroad wharves near River Street where workers had been loading a steam ship, then demanded a fifty cent increase in pay. The police were notified by private telephone and a message was sent to the police barracks. Habersham rode his horse, followed by two other policemen to the railroad bridge where the riot was in progress (20 Sep 1881 Savannah Morning News, column 3).
Habersham was shot from behind on the rear left side where the bullet went about an inch below his heart and lodged in his right lung by someone unknown on September 19, 1881. On Thursday, 22 Sep 1881 a man was arrested and taken to the police barracks on suspicion that he had shot Habersham (24 Sep 1881 Savannah Morning News second column). At this time, no outcome of the arrest has been found in the newspapers. Five other men were arrested for being implicated in the riot. The jury was not able to determine who shot Habersham, however, the five other men arrested “were recommitted to jail to await the action of the grand jury” (1 November 1881 Savannah Morning News column 2).
Mayor Wheaton offered a reward for the arrest of the person responsible for the shooting, the Harvey Relief Fund was established and multiple police officers and people from the community donated to the fund (8 November 1881 Savannah Morning News)
According to the 1881 Mayor (John F Wheaton) of Savannah's annual report issued January 1st, 1882, "At the incipiency of the riot, Sergeant H. H. Harvey, a brave and faithful officer, fell mortally wounded while attempting, single handed, to suppress a riotous mob, sacrificing his life to his devotion to duty. In his death the city lost a conscientious, intelligent and gallant officer, whose record on the force is alike honorable to his memory, to his comrades and the community which he served." The city of Savannah paid $138.75 for his 30 days of surgical and nursing care and funeral expenses. He was 30 years old when he died on October 19th. The end of watch was his burial in Laurel Grove Cemetery North (Gentile's section lot 1900) on October 20th, 1881. According to the Mayor's report, Savannah's most expert detectives were deployed but his murderer was not apprehended. He is listed in the United States Officer Down Memorial as the 4th Savannah police officer that died in the line of duty.
Habersham was the youngest son of Richard Thomas and Cynthia Burnside Harvey of Bryan County, Georgia. After his father died when he was 9, his mother raised him. In the 1870 census, he was attending school in Effingham County. Habersham was working for the Savannah Police Department by 15 Aug 1871.
He married (date unknown) Mary Gertrude Titcomb and had 3 sons. Their first known child, Raymond Harvey was born in June of 1875. George was born 1877 and died in 1878. Hamilton was born in 1879 and died 21 July 1881 approximately 2 months before his father was shot.
Savannah, Georgia was impacted by a very destructive hurricane on 27 Aug 1881 . This hurricane may have been part of the sequence of events leading up to the labor riots in Savannah, Georgia in September 1881. The riot began Monday, 19 September 1881 at the Central Railroad wharves near River Street where workers had been loading a steam ship, then demanded a fifty cent increase in pay. The police were notified by private telephone and a message was sent to the police barracks. Habersham rode his horse, followed by two other policemen to the railroad bridge where the riot was in progress (20 Sep 1881 Savannah Morning News, column 3).
Habersham was shot from behind on the rear left side where the bullet went about an inch below his heart and lodged in his right lung by someone unknown on September 19, 1881. On Thursday, 22 Sep 1881 a man was arrested and taken to the police barracks on suspicion that he had shot Habersham (24 Sep 1881 Savannah Morning News second column). At this time, no outcome of the arrest has been found in the newspapers. Five other men were arrested for being implicated in the riot. The jury was not able to determine who shot Habersham, however, the five other men arrested “were recommitted to jail to await the action of the grand jury” (1 November 1881 Savannah Morning News column 2).
Mayor Wheaton offered a reward for the arrest of the person responsible for the shooting, the Harvey Relief Fund was established and multiple police officers and people from the community donated to the fund (8 November 1881 Savannah Morning News)
According to the 1881 Mayor (John F Wheaton) of Savannah's annual report issued January 1st, 1882, "At the incipiency of the riot, Sergeant H. H. Harvey, a brave and faithful officer, fell mortally wounded while attempting, single handed, to suppress a riotous mob, sacrificing his life to his devotion to duty. In his death the city lost a conscientious, intelligent and gallant officer, whose record on the force is alike honorable to his memory, to his comrades and the community which he served." The city of Savannah paid $138.75 for his 30 days of surgical and nursing care and funeral expenses. He was 30 years old when he died on October 19th. The end of watch was his burial in Laurel Grove Cemetery North (Gentile's section lot 1900) on October 20th, 1881. According to the Mayor's report, Savannah's most expert detectives were deployed but his murderer was not apprehended. He is listed in the United States Officer Down Memorial as the 4th Savannah police officer that died in the line of duty.
He married (date unknown) Mary Gertrude Titcomb and had 3 sons. Their first known child, Raymond Harvey was born in June of 1875. George was born 1877 and died in 1878. Hamilton was born in 1879 and died 21 July 1881 approximately 2 months before his father was shot.
Savannah, Georgia was impacted by a very destructive hurricane on 27 Aug 1881 . This hurricane may have been part of the sequence of events leading up to the labor riots in Savannah, Georgia in September 1881. The riot began Monday, 19 September 1881 at the Central Railroad wharves near River Street where workers had been loading a steam ship, then demanded a fifty cent increase in pay. The police were notified by private telephone and a message was sent to the police barracks. Habersham rode his horse, followed by two other policemen to the railroad bridge where the riot was in progress (20 Sep 1881 Savannah Morning News, column 3).
Habersham was shot from behind on the rear left side where the bullet went about an inch below his heart and lodged in his right lung by someone unknown on September 19, 1881. On Thursday, 22 Sep 1881 a man was arrested and taken to the police barracks on suspicion that he had shot Habersham (24 Sep 1881 Savannah Morning News second column). At this time, no outcome of the arrest has been found in the newspapers. Five other men were arrested for being implicated in the riot. The jury was not able to determine who shot Habersham, however, the five other men arrested “were recommitted to jail to await the action of the grand jury” (1 November 1881 Savannah Morning News column 2).
Mayor Wheaton offered a reward for the arrest of the person responsible for the shooting, the Harvey Relief Fund was established and multiple police officers and people from the community donated to the fund (8 November 1881 Savannah Morning News)
According to the 1881 Mayor (John F Wheaton) of Savannah's annual report issued January 1st, 1882, "At the incipiency of the riot, Sergeant H. H. Harvey, a brave and faithful officer, fell mortally wounded while attempting, single handed, to suppress a riotous mob, sacrificing his life to his devotion to duty. In his death the city lost a conscientious, intelligent and gallant officer, whose record on the force is alike honorable to his memory, to his comrades and the community which he served." The city of Savannah paid $138.75 for his 30 days of surgical and nursing care and funeral expenses. He was 30 years old when he died on October 19th. The end of watch was his burial in Laurel Grove Cemetery North (Gentile's section lot 1900) on October 20th, 1881. According to the Mayor's report, Savannah's most expert detectives were deployed but his murderer was not apprehended. He is listed in the United States Officer Down Memorial as the 4th Savannah police officer that died in the line of duty.
Family Members
Siblings
-
![]()
Letitia Ann Harvey Shuman
1821–1897
-
![]()
Martha Carolina Harvey Williams
1824–1861
-
![]()
Susan Elizabeth Harvey Williams
1826–1905
-
![]()
Cynthia Ann "Synthia" Harvey Davis
1832–1899
-
![]()
Richard Harvey
1835–1900
-
![]()
Mittie Ester Harvey Williams
1835–1902
-
![]()
Sarah Harvey Brown
1838–1915
-
![]()
James Bryan Harvey
1844–1908
-
![]()
Elizabeth Harvey Shuman
unknown–1880
Advertisement
Advertisement
