Brief Life History of Barbara
When Barbara Jarvis was born on 28 June 1828, in Lewis, Virginia, United States, her father, Caleb Jarvis, was 28 and her mother, Diana White, was 25. She married George Washington Hardway about 1844, in Calhoun, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Washington District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States in 1870 and Center District, Gilmer, West Virginia, United States in 1880. She died on 18 April 1890, in Calhoun, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Calhoun, West Virginia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (41)
- Barbara Hardway in household of George Hardway, "United States Census, 1870"
- Barbara Hardway in entry for John Arnold, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
- Babara Hardway in household of George Hardway, "United States Census, 1880"
Spouse and Children
1820–1881 Male
1828–1890 Female
Children (13)
1845–1888 Male
1847–1938 Male
1849–1920 Female
1851– Male
1852–1857 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1801–1875 Male
1803–1860 Female
Siblings (10)
1825–1892 Male
1828–1890 Female
1828–1890 Female
1828–1880 Female
1833–1860 Female
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World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 2
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
Age 16
1846
Age 18
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from the Old French personal name Gervais(e), itself from ancient Germanic Gervas, with gair ‘spear’ as the first element and an uncertain second, perhaps a borrowing of Celtic wass- ‘servant, vassal’. The Latinized name Gervasius was borne by a Christian saint, martyred under the Roman Emperor Domitian, who became one of the patrons of Milan.
English: in Yorkshire, sometimes a habitational name from Jervaulx in East Witton (North Yorkshire). The place takes its name from the river Ure + Old French val, vals ‘valley’.
Americanized form of French Gervais and of its variant Gervaise, cognates of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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