HARVEY WARD
Harvey Ward, the postmaster of Anita, was born in Genoa, Cayuga county New York. He grew to manhood in his native State, receiving a common school education. In 1866 he came to Iowa and located in Johnson county, where he remained until 1873. He then came to Anita. He received the appointment of postmaster in 1878, a position which he has filled since then, to the satisfaction of all. Mr. Ward was married in 1864, to Henrietta M. Brown, a daughter of Captain Daniel Brown, of New York. Mrs. Ward died in 1879 leaving one son---Dana B , who now is assistant postmaster under his father. Mr. Ward was again married in 1883, to Miss L. A. Allman, a native of Ohio. Politically he is a Republican and one of the ardent supporters of his party.
Contributed by Lisa Varnes-Rex from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pp. 703.
