Martha and Joseph were among the first settlers in Iowa. Until 1837, the sole inhabitants of the area that is now the town of Keokuk, Iowa, were members of the Sauk and Fox tribes. In 1837, however, the tribes agreed to a treaty that allowed limited settlement of white farmers. Shortly after the treaty went into effect, white settlers began to migrate into the area. But the greatest number of settlers did not arrive until 1842 when a second treaty compelled the Fox and Sauk to move farther west. The treaty would go into effect in May 1842, although white settlers had begun camping along the county border a month earlier. Subsequently, at one minute after midnight on May 1, anxious settlers rushed in to stake their land claims.
Martha and Joseph were the parents of six children:
Andrew Woods Harvey
John Quincy Harvey
Martha Elizabeth (Harvey) Grammer
Dr. Joseph Sharp Harvey
Thomas Jefferson Harvey
In the 1850 Federal Census for Adams County, Illinois, we find six individuals, with names and ages corresponding exactly to those of Joseph's children, living next door to the Thomas Jefferson Harvey family. Eldest son Andrew, then 19, is listed as head of household. We can infer from this information that when Joseph and, less than two years later, wife Martha died, their children moved to Illinois to be near to their aunt and uncle. This relocation further makes sense (rather than moving to other relatives) when we realize that not only were Joseph and Thomas brothers closest to each other in age, their wives were sisters, as well.
Martha and Joseph were the parents of six children:
Andrew Woods Harvey
John Quincy Harvey
Martha Elizabeth (Harvey) Grammer
Dr. Joseph Sharp Harvey
Thomas Jefferson Harvey
In the 1850 Federal Census for Adams County, Illinois, we find six individuals, with names and ages corresponding exactly to those of Joseph's children, living next door to the Thomas Jefferson Harvey family. Eldest son Andrew, then 19, is listed as head of household. We can infer from this information that when Joseph and, less than two years later, wife Martha died, their children moved to Illinois to be near to their aunt and uncle. This relocation further makes sense (rather than moving to other relatives) when we realize that not only were Joseph and Thomas brothers closest to each other in age, their wives were sisters, as well.
Martha and Joseph were among the first settlers in Iowa. Until 1837, the sole inhabitants of the area that is now the town of Keokuk, Iowa, were members of the Sauk and Fox tribes. In 1837, however, the tribes agreed to a treaty that allowed limited settlement of white farmers. Shortly after the treaty went into effect, white settlers began to migrate into the area. But the greatest number of settlers did not arrive until 1842 when a second treaty compelled the Fox and Sauk to move farther west. The treaty would go into effect in May 1842, although white settlers had begun camping along the county border a month earlier. Subsequently, at one minute after midnight on May 1, anxious settlers rushed in to stake their land claims.
Martha and Joseph were the parents of six children:
Andrew Woods Harvey
John Quincy Harvey
Martha Elizabeth (Harvey) Grammer
Dr. Joseph Sharp Harvey
Thomas Jefferson Harvey
In the 1850 Federal Census for Adams County, Illinois, we find six individuals, with names and ages corresponding exactly to those of Joseph's children, living next door to the Thomas Jefferson Harvey family. Eldest son Andrew, then 19, is listed as head of household. We can infer from this information that when Joseph and, less than two years later, wife Martha died, their children moved to Illinois to be near to their aunt and uncle. This relocation further makes sense (rather than moving to other relatives) when we realize that not only were Joseph and Thomas brothers closest to each other in age, their wives were sisters, as well.
Martha and Joseph were the parents of six children:
Andrew Woods Harvey
John Quincy Harvey
Martha Elizabeth (Harvey) Grammer
Dr. Joseph Sharp Harvey
Thomas Jefferson Harvey
In the 1850 Federal Census for Adams County, Illinois, we find six individuals, with names and ages corresponding exactly to those of Joseph's children, living next door to the Thomas Jefferson Harvey family. Eldest son Andrew, then 19, is listed as head of household. We can infer from this information that when Joseph and, less than two years later, wife Martha died, their children moved to Illinois to be near to their aunt and uncle. This relocation further makes sense (rather than moving to other relatives) when we realize that not only were Joseph and Thomas brothers closest to each other in age, their wives were sisters, as well.
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