Isaac Joshua Jarvis was born in February of 1822 in Kentucky. He was the son of Joshua Jarvis and Polly Burke. Isaac married Mary Alvira Oldham on August 27, 1846. Mary was born on May 12, 1820 in Kentucky. She was the daughter of Jesse Davis Oldham and Susan Jacobs. They moved from Kentucky to Holt Co., Missouri and then to Nemaha, Nebraska. Isaac died on September 30, 1908 in Nemaha, Nebraska. Mary Alvira died on May 19, 1888. Both are buried in Nemaha, Nebraska. Isaac and Mary had nine children.
1. Jesse William Jarvis was born on September 25, 1847 in Kentucky. He married Diana W. ?? in June of 1879. Jesse died on March 25, 1882 at the age of 35. Jesse and Diana had no known children.
2. Isaac Lawrence Jarvis was born on October 20, 1849 and died on Oct 5, 1851. It is unknown why he was not listed in 1850 census with the family. Date of birth/death may be incorrect.
3. Walter Richard Jarvis was born on February 11, 1852 in Missouri. He married Maria Elizabeth Gillespie (born in 1854) on February 24, 1876. Walter died on January 24, 1896 at the age of 44. Maria's second marriage was to Benjamin Forlin in 1898. Maria Elizabeth died in 1928. Walter and Elizabeth had three children.
A. Maude Bell Jarvis - She was born in May of 1882 in Nebraska and died in 1929
B. Bertha M. Jarvis - born in April of 1884 in Nebraska and died in 1905. She married James M. Keirns on June 4, 1902. They had two children.
a. Lucille Keirns - She was born in 1903 and married Gordon Watkins on August 28, 1924. Lucille died in 1974
b. James Gurney Keirns - Born 1905 and died in 1905
C. Bessie Alice Jarvis - She was born in March of 1887 in Nebraska. Her first marriage was to ?? Shaw, second marriage was to Nicholas Fruend on July 24, 1923. Bessie died in 1975.
4. Andrew Lundy Jarvis was born on May 14, 1854 in Missouri. He died on December 28 1900 at the age of 46. He married Florence Betsy Austin on December 26, 1888. Florence was born on March 25, 1869 and died on December 29, 1950. They had five children.
A. Harry Claude Jarvis was born on
February 12, 1890 and died on July 17, 1974.
He married Lena Gezina Boom on August 10, 1911. Lena was born on November 28, 1892 and died
on December 19, 1975. They divorced on
June 9, 1944. They had three children.
a. Dee Vincent Jarvis
b. Audrey Eileen Jarvis - born on September 17, 1915 and died on December 8, 1985.
c. Jimmie Jeoffery Jarvis - born on March 11, 1917 and died on September 14, 1986.
B. Grace Jarvis was born on March 26, 1892. She married John M. Stephenson on January 10, 1910. John was born on April 23, 1885 and died on August 22, 1967. They had two children.
a. Roland Norwood Stephenson - born on January 25, 1912. He married Eleanor Hilda Green Hadley. Eleanor was born on May 2, 1918. They had one son.
1. John Gordon Stephenson
b. Roberta Grace Stephenson - born on July 22, 1913. She married Robert Stephen Odrabina.
C. Lynn Austin Jarvis was born on June 20, 1895 and died on January 21, 1964. He married Blanche Irene Stooker on October 28, 1919. Blanche was born on May 11, 1898.
D. Marvin Jarvis
E. Mary Florence Jarvis was born on August 13, 1901 in Nemaha, Nebraska. She married Donald O. Shrader on December 22, 1923. They divorced on November 2, 1926. They had one son.
a. Donald Wesley Shrader
Mary Florence's second marriage was to Rolla G. Morton on September 14, 1929. R.G. died in 1948, Mary Florence died on October 7, 1971. Mary Florence was a teacher.
5. Mary Francis Jarvis was born on May 30, 1856 in Mondamin, Iowa. She married Jerome Lafayette Curttright. He was the son of John C. Curttright and Margaret Smith. They married on September 1, 1874. Jerome and Mary Francis had 3 children. Mary Francis died in 1945. Both Mary Francis and Jerome and buried in Nemaha, Nebraska.
A. Unknown Curttright son
B. Walter Lafayette Curttright
C. Birl Nelson Curttright
For complete history of this family see Curttright Family History.
6. Newton Cridington Jarvis was born on March 28, 1859. He died on September 17, 1927 at the age of 68. He married Amanda Barker in Falls City, Nebraska courthouse. His second marriage was to Fannie Elsie Vice of Nebraska. They married on May 2, 1889. They divorced in February of 1893. They had two children.
A. George W. Jarvis was born on March 17, 1890 and died in 1891
B. Olive L. Jarvis was born on June 25, 1891. She married on January 21, 1910 to Silas Whitehead. Silas was born on August 10, 1892 and died on March 24, 1967. Olive died on February 17, 1960. They had four children.
a. Clarence Whitehead - Born on November 21, 1910 and died on June 22, 1970
b. Raymond Whitehead - Born on August 9, 1912 and died on March 1, 1977
c. Melvin Whitehead
d. Herschel Whitehead - Born on March 12, 1918 and died on January 2, 1988
7. Levi Jarvis - Born on May 9, 1861. Twin of Leander. Died May 9, 1861
8. Leander Jarvis - Born on May 9, 1861. Twin of Levi. Died May 9, 1861
9. Amelia Evaline Jarvis was born on Dec 23, 1863 in Missouri. She died on December 12, 1948. She never married.
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