The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-08
a NEaREss 1oa YEARS OLD.
Her Progeny to Four Generations
Number 100.
From fhe Ne1n York SIN.

From The Nelo York Sun.
81 JOSEPH. No.. Nov. SO-Beneath the
sheitering roof Of a faithful son, in the OUT
skirts Of St. Joseph. lives colored woman,
Jane Harvey, who is los years of age. Shs
was born in Bourbon county, Kentucky,
on Oct. II. 1871, to NANNY Harvey,"a
negro woman owned by Col. Harvey,
For thirteen years Jane Harvey, who..
like most other negroes, took the name of 1
her master, lived about the Kentuck v
plantation. Then Col. Harvey made
up his mind to leave Kentucky and ventures
SUN further west So he gathered hiss
FAMILY, consisting OF about fifteen negroes.
several sons and daughters, and started
On they pushed until be halted his caravaui
where Glasgow, Howard county, Mo-, nowf
stands, and staked off his land and patiently@
waited Tor the country TO grow up witi1z
him. But the Colonel paid natures dehtt
long ere the country was grown, and all
his property reverted to his eldest son, Dr.
Henry Harvey, whom Nanny Affection
ately refers TO as sole Massa.
The climate of Missouri seemed to agreal
with Jane Harvey, for her strength, agility.
and sturdiness increased with each passing.
day. She worked IN the fields, assisted ths
choppers In the woods, baked the hoe-cake,
fetched the water, minded the children. and
rode horseback into the settlement, with
never complaint. John Harvey was an
other slave, aud good slave he was. too.
IL nanny is To be believed. Jane was
about 20 years old when john
realized the first throbs of new
born love. He was assiduous in his atten-
tlons, and the first thing she knew John had
entered her young life 80 thoroughly and
completely that che hailed with Joy massa's
permission for her to become Johns wife.
SO one bright May morning she took her
dusky lovers hand and made the vows that
bound her to him until death did them
part. The union was fraught with bless
ings In the shape of divers and several pick
aninnies, and when John had seen his Jane
become MOTHER for the fitch time, he died
Her widowhOod was of brief duration,
for, as she recalls It, in 1907 she again be-
come wife. and by this union had nine
children, seven sons and two daughters. The
sons grew TO manhood, and were strong,
healthy men with progeny when the war
broke out. Five of these sons entered the
Union army, and two of them died on the
battle field. Her oldest living son is now
80 years of age, and lives in Sheridan
county, Mo- AT the close Of the war
no chose the name of George Washington,
and possesses that proud name even
now. Until six weeks ago Nanny lived
with him and her grandchildren and great
grandchildren. but then Robert, who is 81
years old, went down to visit her, and
brought her back here TO his home at 20i5
Mulberry street. She relates with positive
humor her journey to this city. In the 1903
years of her existence she had never riddem
on railroad train, and, as she expressed it,
VI war skeered at fust, but liked IT tolable
we'll after"
A reporter called on Nanny Harvey the
other afternoon and found that she was OUT
visiting at the home af her other son, Will
lam Bunce twho had adopted the name OF
former master). William lives back of
bis brother Robert, and is "A years old. An
inquiry addressed 10 her regarding tho
number Of her direct descendants rather
puzzled the old lady.
"Well, )" she said, slowly, 81 dom 'zactly
know how many hev got counted over
a hundred gran'chillun one day when ] got
ter thinkin' bout II. I've he'd fourteen
chillun, an all OBJ 'em's he'd lots o. chillun.
too. My youngest darter's got fo'teen, an,
she amt but fifty-fo' years OLE"
Here her son Robert interrupted and
stated that she has 1913 grandchildren, with
several precincts to be heard FROM Nanny
was not quite sure about 1t, bat believed at
last accounts that she had forty-six great
grandchildren and twelve great-great~
grandchildren If this is 50, and there is
no reason to doubt 1t, Their she is response
BILE for 1856 people in four generations, a.
record of which the old woman feels Justly
proud. Nanny has never worn glasses in
her life, and she eats about everything, not
withstanding the absence of all but three
teeth. She only partakes OF two meals
a day, and entertains a devoted fondnega
for corned beef hash, hoe-cake and mush-
She goes to bed nightly at 0 o'clock and
arises promptly with the light Of day. Her
figure ID stout, aud her weight Is about ITO
pounds