Samuel Winkler Harville (1826 - 1915)

Born 17 Dec 1826 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States

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Died 19 Jan 1915 at age 88 in Statesboro, Bulloch, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Captain Samuel Winkler Harville was born in Savannah, Georgia on December 17, 1826. It is believed that the Harville family moved to Savannah from South Carolina. Harville was self educated, only receiving 9 months of formal education. At the age of 19, Harville taught school in Bryan County, where he met and married Nancy Davis. They had seven children; Sarah, Frances, Louisa, Henritta, Samuel Jr., Martha, and Keebler. Harville then moved to southeastern Bulloch County. It was here that Harville's eldest daughter contracted diphtheria and passed away. Harville later moved to an area of land between Denmark, Georgia and Pembroke, Geogia. During this time, Harville was both a farmer and a merchant. He was known to do business in Savannah. Harville established a general store that was located on Old Dublin-Savannah Road. This general store later become the Harville Post Office,Statesboro's first post office. Harville would make rounds to Ways Station in Bryan County in order to pick up mail. At this time, the Sherwood Railroad passed through Harville's property. The stop become known as Harville. His property on Savannah and Dublin Rd was a stagecoach stop as well. Harville married Keziah Crosby and had five children; Isabel, Letitia, Aliff, Miriam, and a set of still born twin sons. Harville is best known as the Bulloch County representative that voted for the ordinance of secession at the secession conference which was held in Milledgeville, Georgia in January of 1861. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, Harville enlisted in Company D in the 2nd Georgia Infantry. By the end of the war Harville received the rank of captain. During his time with the Confederate Army, Harville was present at the Battle of Atlanta. He and two others crawled 3 miles to warn the Confederates of Sherman's March to the Sea. After the war, Harville began to study the law. He drew up legal papers and wills. Harville served as magistrate of his district till his death at 88 on January 19th, 1915. He was survived by 6 of his 14 children and his second wife, Keziah.

• 1850 Bryan County, Georgia^[1]

• 1860 Bulloch County, Georgia^[2]

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1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYN-MKF : 9 November 2014), Henrietta Harvel in household of Samuel Harvel, Bryan county, Bryan, Georgia, United States; citing family 117, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZM8-HPN : 30 December 2015), Henrietta Harwell in entry for Samuel Harwell, 1860.

• "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJCZ-3L5 : 4 April 2016), Sam Harville in entry for Rushing, Henretta Elizabeth, 09 Jan 1929; citing Statesboro, Bulloch, Georgia, United States, Georgia Archives, Morrow; FHL microfilm 4,334,838.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV21-6J5F : 13 December 2015), Samuel Winkler Harville, 1915; Burial, Statesboro, Bulloch, Georgia, United States of America, Harville Family Cemetery; citing record ID 85107140, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.