Index to  Century Farms of Minnesota 
by Dorothy L. Wanless
Publ by Taylor Publishing Co in 1985

Olmsted County Farms written up
Farm name   date   surnames
Burnap          1855    Burnap
Corbitt         1868    Corbitt, Bacon, Whelan, Herrick, Hanson, 
Cravath 1855    Cravath, Borntree, Ferrier, Russell, Messerschmidt
Evans           1856    Evans, Foster, Needham, Erickson
Frost           1855    Frost, Harvey, Farrar, Bierbaum, Chamberlain
Griffin         1883    Griffin, Adamson, Halloran, Foley
Koenig          1871    Koenig, Steffenhagen, Nickel, Bell, Girod
Pike            1866    Pike
Sheehan 1871    Sheehan
Swan            1854    Swan

This diary contains many references to Catherine Hervey, evidently a fellow Student and Friend of Ms. Best's during her attendence of what is now Mankato State University in Minnesota.

Fillmore Co., MN

Newburg, Fillmore Co., MN--Land record index

Section Location Acres  Last Name          First Name     M I
2       S«SW     80.00  HARVEY             HENRY

INDEX TO CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS OF OLMSTED COUNTY, MINNESOTA VOLUME II

Compiled by:
Olmsted County Genealogy Society
Cemetery Committee
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Index to Cemetery Inscriptions of Olmsted Co., MN vol. III

Cemetery Inscriptions of: Kalmar, Salem, Rochester, Rock Dell and High Forest Townships Olmsted County, Minnesota

Compiled by: Olmsted County Genealogy Society Cemetery Committee

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History of the Upper Mississippi Valley

Publisher: Minneapolis : Minnesota Historical Company, c1881

Contents: The geology of the upper Mississippi and Saint Louis valleys
by N.H. Winchell
Explorers and pioneers of Minnesota by Edward D. Neill
Outlines of the history of Minnesota by J. Fletcher Williams
State Education by Charles A. Bryant

Per index was found :
HARVEY, Betsy 330 Livonia
HARVEY, George F 338 Santiago
HARVEY, Melissa J 304 Elk River
On Page 303 and 304 the biographical sketch of Horatio Houlton.

"Horatio Houlton, a brother of the subject of our last sketch, was born in Houlton, Aroostook county, Maine, on the 19th of August, 1834. He was raised to farming pursuits, receiving such education as could be obtained at a district school during the winter months. In 1854, Mr. houlton set out for the West, and soon after, took a claim of one hundred and sixty acres, at Monticello, Wright county, Minnesota, which he cultivated for two years. In 1860 and '61, he was part owner of a train drawing Hudson Bay goods from St. Cloud to such a point on the Red River of the North, as could be reached by steamboats. During the Souix war, in 1862, he had a beef contract from the government, which he held for two seasons. In 1864, he came to Elk River, opened a general store, and has been a prominent merchant here ever since, taking a deep interest in the developement of Sherburne county. To mercantile trade he added, in 1868, a saw-mill, which he built in connection with Thomas S. Nickerson and W. H. Houlton, but now runs it alone. He is also a member of the firm of H. Houlton & Co., proprietors of a saw-mill in St. Paul, and of the firm of Prince & Houlton, lumber dealers in West St. Paul. Mr. Houlton was united in marriage with Miss Melissa J. Harvey, also a native of the "Pine Tree State," in the fall of 1858. Their children are Effie M., William L., Charles H., Nettie, and Kate."

On page 330 in the bio for J. F. Bean.

"J. F. Bean, one of the first settlers of Livonia township, was born in Rockingham county, New Hampshire, in July, 1824. From the age of five to twenty-one years, he attended school and assisted his father on the farm and in the mill, after which, he taught school a couple of years. When about twenty-four years old, he set out for the West, and located in Wisconsin, where he remained until coming to Minnesota in 1852. He first settled at Elk River and imroved a farm about two miles east of the town, but in 1856, came to the farm on which he now lives; at that time there were no improvemnets of any kind in theis township. Was appointed Postmaster fo Lake Fremont post-office in 1865, and still holds the positon. Mr. Bean was married on the 15th of January, 1850, to Miss Betsy Harvey, of Maine. Of three children born to them, two are living."

On pages 338 and 339.

"George F. Harvey was born in Herkimer county, New York, on the 30th of August, 1860. When but an infant, his parents, accompanied by his elder sister, came to St. Cloud, Minnesota. In 1861, his father, David Harvey, enlisted in the Seventh Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, and his mother returned with the family to New York State, where they were joined by the father, after the war. In 1866, the family returned to Minnesota and settled on their present farm in section four, Santiago township. The first Fourth of July celebration held in the settlement, was in a beautiful grove near Mr. Harvey's residence, and the flag used on that occasion is still preserved in the family. George F. carries his father's farm and resides with the family. He was united in marriage with Miss Cora P. Carvell, of Glendorado, Benton County, on the 18th of October, 1880."