Harvey Brine Andrews (1852 - 1916)

Born 22 Jan 1852 in Covington, Alleghany, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Jennie (Loughran) Andrews — married 29 Sep 1878 in Loup City, Sherman, Nebraska, United States

Descendants

Died 8 May 1916 at age 64 in Anselmo, Custer, Nebraska, United States

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Biography

Harvey B. Andrews appears in the following publication:
History of Custer County Nebraska: A Narrative of the Past
with special emphasis upon the pioneer period of the county's history its social commercial educational religious and civic development from the early days to the present time.
by William Levi Gaston and Augustin R. Humphrey
FREE Ebook

"After the birth of their first daughter, Mary, born in the small log house, "in a bad rain, Mr. Andrews and neighbor, George Weisley, rushed back from threshing at the Loughran's and found the high water up on the cabin and they rescued Mrs. Andrews and baby Mary from the top of the table and returning to the house, they saw it had been flooded, so they erected a bigger log cabin on a higher spot."
(from pages 61-64, PIONEER STORIES OF CUSTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA, 1936 by Prucell Pub. Co.)

The following compilation ^[1] was not composed by my hand. It was originally posted at US Gen Net and is being reproduced here in compliance with their copyright policies.

HARVEY B. ANDREWS ^[1]

Harvey B. Andrews, a notable example of a self-made man, is known as one of the most successful ranchmen and farmers of central Nebraska, and has accumulated some seven or eight thousand acres of land, to which he is steadily adding. He has been a freighter as well as farmer and stockman, and both he and his wife are well known as pioneers, having passed through the days when Custer county was on the frontier.

Mr. Andrews is connected with various banks and other financial institutions of the county and is a man of business acumen and keen judgment.

He was born in Alleghany county, Virginia, January 22, 1849, sixth child of the six sons and four daughters of William and Elizabeth (Oliver) Andrews. The parents were natives of Virginia, where they were married and reared their children, and both died in that state. Four sons and one daughter still reside in Virginia. Mr. Andrews lived on the farm where he was born until leaving his native state in March, 1874.

Then, in company with a party of about nine youths of that state, he came west into Nebraska, via the Union Pacific railroad to Kearney, where they hired a team and wagon, and with a driver came on to Loup City, Sherman county, and on into the territory of Custer, along the north side Middle Loup river, until reaching a point opposite the mouth of Victoria creek.

They forded a river, no small undertaking at that time, and the wagon had to be taken to pieces and floated across, and the stronger men carried across on their shoulders those less able to make their own way over. In this way Mr. Andrews carried over Charles Matthews, who afterward became judge of Custer county and is one of the best known men in central Nebraska. After fording the creek they followed it along the east side until reaching Victoria springs. Of these nine who came on a tour of inspection, Mr. Andrews and Charles Matthews were the only ones who made a permanent settlement at Victoria springs, where they made their camp. Mr. Matthews took a pre-emption where the springs gushed out of the creek and Mr. Andrews took one a little farther up the creek, which later became the Bowley farm.

In the fall of 1877 Mr. Andrews made a homestead entry in Cedar canyon, covering the principal part of the little cedar forest there, which was very valuable on account of the timber. Some of the cabins erected from logs taken from this canyon still stand on Victoria creek. Mr. Andrews and Mr. Matthews were the original settlers of their neighborhood, and well remember the time when big game were plentiful along the creek, and the Indians were sometimes troublesome when on their hunting trips there.

Jacob Ross and family came to Victoria creek in June, 1874, and gradually others followed, the settlement growing from year to year. Mr. Andrews made his homestead in Cedar Canyon his dwelling place for many years, and there began the successful career he has since carried on. For many years he made his home at his ranch near Anselmo, known as Cedar Lawn.

On September 29, 1878, Mr. Andrews married, in Loup City, Jennie daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Morrow) Loughran, who came to Victoria creek in 1876. Mr. Loughran had made a trip to the place in 1874, and at that time took up a homestead, bringing his family for a permanent residence there in 1876. He recently died in his eighty-sixth year, his wife having passed away some years before. Mrs. Andrews' parents were both natives of Ireland, and each had been previously married. The father came to Canada when but fifteen years of age, and married there, where his first wife died. The mother came when twenty-seven years of age, losing her husband and child soon after landing, they dying of "ship fever," supposed by many to be the deadly, contagious disease known as typhus fever. Her father sent her money to return home, but, being proud, she would not use it, and was working at fifty cents a week, saving her wages to take herself home, and, while thus employed, met and married Mr. Loughran, the couple later coming to the west.

Mr. and Mrs. Andrews have had eight children, seven of whom now survive: William S., died in infancy; Mary, at home, filed on a homestead five miles north of Anselmo in 1903, and the year following secured four hundred and eighty acres under the Kincaid law, on both of which she made final proof; Charles H., has a Kincaid homestead eight miles north of Anselmo: Jennie. wife of John A. Mack, of Custer county, has three children; Lilly B., Alice, Fannie and Stella Minerva, all at home. These children were all born in Custer county.

COMPENDIUM OF HISTORY, REMINISCENCE AND BIOGRAPHY. ^[1]

Mr. Andrews served some time on the county board as supervisor from the Victoria district, and has been actively interested in public matters. In 1874, he worked at freighting from Grand Island to Fort Hartseff, the military post above Ord, and he has always made the most of his opportunities for advancement along all lines, achieving a high degree of success from an humble beginning, and working hard for his start in the new country.

In 1877, Mr. Andrews drove stage in the Black Hills from April 1 to September. During this time, the Indians, who were then hostile, often followed him. The driver of the stage the day before his run, was killed by the redskins, and another day his stage came to the mutilated bodies of two men and a woman, whom they had massacred. These incidents gave him no kindly feeling toward the Indians for many years.

The first residence of Mr. and Mrs. Andrews was a log house, and later, on another place, their dwelling was a "soddy." Mr. Andrews has killed buffalo, deer and antelope by the hundreds. For ten years they had no other meat.

At the time of the blizzard of January 12, 1888, Mr. Andrews had been to Broken Bow, and got off the train at Anselmo, where he tried to get a liveryman to take him home, offering five dollars for the six mile trip to New Helena, but no one would venture out in such a storm. Purchasing a lantern, he started out along a wire fence, and by the time he reached the end of it, he knew he could make his way on home, which he reached about ten o'clock, thoroughly frightening Mrs. Andrews by coming in at that hour on such a night. At the time of the blizzard of October 15 to 17, 1880, Mr. Andrews had just returned from the Dismal river, where he had a large lot of cattle. He felt the coming of the storm, and hurried home.

Mr. Andrews was originally a democrat in politics, but is now independent of party lines.
He is foremost in Masonic circles, being a member of the Broken Bow Blue lodge, chapter and commandery, and of Tangier Temple of the Mystic Shrine at Omaha with Mrs. Andrews and daughter, Lilly, he is also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.

In the fall of 1911, Mr. Andrews and family left their ranch at Anselmo, and retired to a farm adjoining the eastern suburbs of Broken Bow.

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The following is not my original writing, but stories ^[2] shared on a PUBLIC Family Trees associated with Ancestry.com.

Eloping Couple

Mr. Andrews was injured on his job as stagecoach driver "when the stage broke down, and for the rest of his life he had at various times, pain about his knee as a result. Due to this injury, he gave up this job and became a cowboy for Dryden and Loughran in their cattle business and here he met the youngest daughter of Thomas Loughran, Jennie.

Jennie Loughran had resided in Saunders County, Nebraska but in fall in 1877 came with her father to Custer County and they took a claim on Victoria Creek, brought their cattle, horses and sheep up from Saunders County and the rest of the family came later. Jennie Loughran was 15 years old on this trip. Mrs. Thomas Loughran (nee Elizabeth Morrow), was the woman who refused to go to Loup City safety during the Indian massacre but stayed here with her husband.

Jennie Loughran and Harvey B. Andrews eloped when she was 16 to be married Sept. 29, 1878 at Loup City while her reluctant father was buying cattle in Central City; they were accompanied by Mrs. W. O. (Stella) Bowley of this area after whom their daughter, Stella Andrews (later Cox) was named. They came home a few weeks later and Harvey Andrews traded Mrs. Jake Ross a cow for a tiny loghouse in Cedar Canyon and this became their first home and he went to North Platte to file his homestead claim on it.

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Residences:
Covington, Alleghany, Virginia, United States
Loup City, Sherman, Nebraska, United States
Custer, Nebraska, United States
Anselmo, Custer, Nebraska, United States
Broken Bow, Custer County, Nebraska, USA

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Sources

• 1850 United States Federal Census
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• 1880 United States Federal Census
  • This citation provides evidence for Birth, Name, Residence
• 1900 United States Federal Census
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• 1910 United States Federal Census
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• Ancestry Family Trees ^[4]
  • This citation provides evidence for Harvey Brine Andrews
• Family Memories
• Family Research
• Web: Nebraska, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2012
  • This citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Death, Burial
• Repository Photos used with permission. ^[5]

Footnotes

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} US Gen Net COMPENDIUM OF HISTORY, REMINISCENCE AND BIOGRAPHY.
2. ↑ wendyjandrews originally shared Eloping Couple to the Andrews Family Tree
3. ↑ Entered by DJ Murphy.
4. ↑ Harvey Brine Andrews on A Very BIG Family Tree at Ancestry.com
5. ↑ Nebraska State Historical Society, P.O. Box 82554, 1500 R Street, Lincoln, NE 68501

Acknowledgments

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