Harvey, Isaac Julian, 1816-1899

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1816 - 1899

Biographical history

Isaac Julian Harvey, born 28 December 1816 in Prairie Twp, Wayne County, Indiana, He was a man of many occupations: Indiana farmer, businessman, appointed county judge of Trenton, Missouri in 1840, came to California during the 1849 Gold Rush, travelled back and forth between Missouri and California several times, became the first county judge of Lassen County in 1864, a ranch owner in Plumas County, involved in the 1866 search of the "lost" Black Rock silver mine (built the first house in what was first called Harveyville and then Hardinville), was the first mayor of Salinas, Monterey County in 1874, and was a real estate and insurance agent in Salinas for many years, etc. Isaac died 17 August 1899 in Salinas, California.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Isaac Julian Harvey history

File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230317072]

Identifier: MSS SC 1913

Scope and Contents

One typewritten and photocopied volume of recollections of a journey to California by Isaac Julin Harvey, two photocopied and handwritten letters to his wife Sarah M. Harvey, and miscellaneous items.

Dates: 1839-1928

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Jo Ann Sloan Rogers collection of Charles Ora Card family scrapbooks

Collection — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197232578598]

Identifier: MSS 8927

Scope and Contents

Contains scrapbooks created by Jo Ann Sloan Rogers, a descendant of Charles Ora Card, documenting the history of the Charles Ora Card family and his descendants in Utah, Idaho, and Alberta, Canada. Also includes the Civil War diary of Arthur Calvin Mellette and the biography of Isaac Julian Harvey, a California pioneer. Dated approximately 1842-1968.

Dates: approximately 1842-1968; Majority of material found within 1903-1968