The following was written by Della Mae (Barr) Evans:
John Harvey - Mary Loggin
This is the last entry for now on this line of Harveys. Our information is pretty sketchy here. We know that John was born in Georgia and that his father fought against the British in the War of 1812. John went to California during the gold rush of 1849 and there was killed by a bear.
Mary was born in Tennessee in 1810 and remained in Missouri. The family group sheet is incomplete as we know there were other children.
31Indicates he died on November 27, 1880 in Tennessee
407Harvey family history has John killed by a bear while living in California. Others suspect that he might have deserted the family.
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