Thomas Jarvis

NOTE: He DID NOT have a middle name [or F. or Figgins] that people are using as a middle name. An initial or middle name does not appear for him in any document I've searched.....

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Thomas [aka Thomas Figgens] Jarvis, a son of John and Sarah Jarvis, was born in Harrison County VA about 1804 and died in Kanawha County WV February 18, 1879.

He married Ailsey Bentley Connolly in Lewis County VA (WV) December 25, 1822. Ailsey, a daughter of George and Sallie (Morris) Connolly, was born in Kanawha County VA in 1796 and died there July 20, 1875.

The family moved to what is now Calhoun County and bought property from Philip Starcher in 1832. Eventually, they owned about a thousand acres of land.

Shortly after the Civil War, they sold their Calhoun County property and moved to Kanawha County, WV. Their holdings, near present day Big Chimney, WV were referred to as "The Jarvis Bottom" in Byrne's "Tales of the Elk."

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Thomas Jarvis was the son of John and Sarah Jarvis. John, the Revolutionary War veteran, is buried at the Fisher Cemetery on Murphy's Creek, Weston, Lewis Co., WV.

Thomas Jarvis and Alsie (Alsey/Alsa) B. Connolly Jarvis were married in Lewis Co., VA(WV) 25 Dec 1822 by Rev. John Mitchell. [The marriage document posted at right is from my Ancestry tree]. They were proprietors of large land holdings in Calhoun Co., WV. where they raised their family of 13 children there. After the Civil War they moved to Elk Hills (Crede), Kanawha Co., WV and settled along the Elk River where their extensive land acreage became known as Jarvis Bottom.

Their simple TS does not give any dates, only his name as Thomas Jarvis and hers as Alsie B. Jarvis. He DID NOT have a middle name [or F. or Figgins] that people are using as a middle name. An initial or middle name does not appear for him in any document I've searched..... <><><><><><><> Additional info contributed by Karen Eagle Moman Tale of the Elk” by W. E. R. Byrne , 1862-1937 (A Lawyer-practiced law in Charleston) -Mountain Press, Richwood, West Virginia, Copyright 1940

“Aisley Bentley Connolly, a daughter of George and Sallie (Morris) Connolly, was born in Kanawha County VA in 1803 and died there July 20 1875. Thomas, a son of John and Sarah Jarvis, was born about 1804 and died in Kanawha County , WV February 18, 1879. The family moved to what is now Calhoun County and bought property from Phillip Starcher in 1832. Eventually, they owned about a thousand acres of land. Shortly after the Civil War, they sold their Calhoun property and moved to Kanawha County , WV. Their holdings, near present day Big Chimney, WV were referred to as “The Jarvis Bottom.”

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55214544/thomas-jarvis

Thomas Jarvis was the son of John and Sarah Jarvis. John, the Revolutionary War veteran, is buried at the Fisher Cemetery on Murphy's Creek, Weston, Lewis Co., WV.

Thomas Jarvis and Alsie (Alsey/Alsa) B. Connolly Jarvis were married in Lewis Co., VA(WV) 25 Dec 1822 by Rev. John Mitchell. [The marriage document posted at right is from my Ancestry tree]. They were proprietors of large land holdings in Calhoun Co., WV. where they raised their family of 13 children there. After the Civil War they moved to Elk Hills (Crede), Kanawha Co., WV and settled along the Elk River where their extensive land acreage became known as Jarvis Bottom.

Children William H. Jarvis 1825–1885

Photo Weeden Harrison Jarvis 1826–1890

Photo Catherine Jarvis Norman 1827–1886

Photo Alfred Jarvis 1829–1908

Photo Josiah Jarvis 1831–1901

Photo Matilda E. Jarvis Parsons 1836 – unknown

Photo Thomas P. Jarvis 1841–1919

Photo John Wesley Jarvis 1842–1922

Photo Mary Jane Jarvis Keaton 1844–1916