The county history recorded: "George Hays located, at an early date,i n secion twenty-four, and occupied, as a renter, the farm now ownedby H arvey Lisle."
Harvey lived his entire life on his father's homestead, keeping thelan d in the Lisle name for over 100 years.
Events in his life:
1850 Hamilton Twp, Franklin Co, OH. The census taker found him andPr iscilla with a toddler in the house.
1860 By census time his family had grown to 5 children. His property= $ 1200 and he was a listed as a farmer.
1870 His property had grown to $19,000 and there were 7 children atho me.
12/29/1872 He and Priscilla took all 8 children to the Zion LutheranC hurch in Obetz to be baptized by Rev Emanuel Schmidt withgrandfather, G eorge Moore, as sponsor.
1880 The census found 6 children living at home, including George at3 0, Eli at 27 and Robert at 24.
The 1880 Agricultural Census showcased Harvey's wealthy compared tomos t men of the day:
131 acres tilled
3 acres permanent meadow or pasture or orchard
62 acres woodland
Value of farm = $12, 550
Farm implements and mahinery = $300
Livestock = $860
Amount paid for wages for farm help in 1879 = $350 for 25 weeks ofhire d labor
Estimated value of farm productions = $1330
It continued by listing everything including animals, died and born,am ount of butter made, eggs produced, acreage per crop, includingpotatoe s.
A granddaughter remembered him as a kind and gentle man.
Cause of death was organic heart disease. During his last days helive d with son Samuel who was the informant for the death certificateand s aid his grandparents were Peter Lisle and Isabel McIntyre.
All Harvey's children and inlaws declined administration of his estatea nd asked the court to appoint Frank S Miller to the job, which heaccep ted.
