JOHN W. JARVIS

 

 

SURNAMES: JARVIS, BARTON, BORUM, BLAIN.

 

 

John W. Jarvis, b ca 1826 in North Carolina, d in July 1853, was married ca 1849 in Limestone County, Texas (that part which became Falls County) to Nancy Jane Barton, b 1829 in Alabama - daughter of David and Sarah (Borum) Barton.

John was the first sheriff elected in the newly created Falls County, serving until his death.

John W. and Nancy Jane (Barton) Jarvis had one known child, Tabitha Jarvis, b ca 1850. Nancy Jane registered her daughter, Tabitha Jarvis, on the 1855 Texas School Census. In 1860, Nancy was living in Cooke County, Texas, the second wife of Samuel A. Blain. They had a daughter, Ella (Barton) Blain. Tabitha Jarvis married ca 1870 John Marlin Blain and lived in Grayson County, Texas.

 

 

Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart for printing the biographies of these Falls County Families to this Web page.

"Families of Falls County", Compiled and Edited by the Falls County Historical Commission, page 251 column 1. Member of Falls County Historical Commission.