A couple of comments about George Jarvis and his family. First,
although George seldom used his middle name, Franklin, he is
listed as George Franklin Jarvis on the rolls of the Jesse Murphy
wagon train in which George and Ann crossed the plains to Utah
(
Roster of the 1860 Jesse Murphy wagon train). In
addition, in her biography of her father, his daughter Josephine
referred to him as George Franklin (
A brief history of George and Ann Prior Jarvis by their
daughter, Victoria Josephine Jarvis Miles ). It is therefore reasonable to
assume that his full name was George Franklin Jarvis, even though
his middle name, Franklin, was seldom used.
Second, there is the question of his sealing to Mary Webb. I have
lately found some reliable evidence of this sealing. The first is from
the records of the St. George Temple, the second is from the Ann Prior
Jarvis Journal, Book C.
On the New Family Search site, I found the following documentation
of a sealing between George Jarvis and Mary Webb in the St. George
Temple on 4 April 1878:
"Sealing to spouse [Mary Webb]: 4 April 1878
St. George Utah Temple
Contributor: LDS Church Temple Records
Source: Source type: Other, Repository name: The Temples of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
Repository city: Salt Lake City, Repository state: UT,
Repository country: USA, Repository postal code: 84150,
Event date: 18 Mar 2007, LDS temple record number: 856127520,
Contributor: TEMPLE, Contributor of repository: DATA_ADMIN"
Also, in Ann Prior Jarvis' Journal, Book C are copies of
Patriarchal blessings for members of the family. Copies of the pages
from this journal have been added to the Family Association Picasa
picture site,
Jarvis Family Association Picasa site. The Patriarchal
blessing for Mary Webb Jarvis is included in the middle of the family
blessings and can be seen at
Patriarchal Blessing of Mary Webb Jarvis.
Because Ann's feelings regarding George taking a second wife were well
known, many are convinced that reports of a marriage to Mary Webb must
be in error. I believe the following to be a reasonable explanation.
Mary Webb had divorced her husband, Moses Badcock, and presumably
had no wish to be sealed to him. Yet she alone could not be sealed
to her children--children must be sealed to two parents. The Jarvis
and Webb families were close--Amelia Jarvis married Mary's son
William. A simple solution was therefore available. According to
records from the St George Temple, Mary was sealed to George and
her children were sealed to the two of them. Thus
Mary Webb was able to be sealed to her children. To my knowledge,
there is no evidence of George and Mary ever living together. The
evidence seems to be that this was truly a "Celestial" marriage or
sealing whose benefits would only come in the hereafter. See also
Mary Webb.
(Comments by Mark Jarvis)
George and Ann
Prior Jarvis Pedigree Chart (pdf format)
George and Ann
Prior Jarvis Ancestor Chart (pdf format)
George and Ann
Prior Jarvis Descendant Chart (pdf format)
These are a pedigree and PAF-Companion ancestor and descendant
charts displaying George Franklin and Ann Prior Jarvis and their
ancestors (or descendants). The data is from Pearl Jarvis Augustus'
material on the George and Ann Prior Jarvis family.
Jarvis Family Genealogy data for download.
A PAF backup file of the "down-to-grandchildren" portion of Pearl
Jarvis Augustus' genealogy file which can be downloaded to your
computer has been included here. It includes George and Ann's children
and grandchildren, their spouses, and their ancestors.
To download the following file, right-click the link below and choose
"Save target as" or "Save link target as" from the pop-up menu.
A PAF 5 Backup file of
George and Ann Prior Jarvis data.
PAF 5 is the latest verson of Personal Ancestry File, a genealogy
program that can be downloaded at no charge from
Personal Ancestral File.
Due to privacy considerations and to avoid publishing data on
living persons, the Pearl Jarvis Augustus' Genealogy data published
here was truncated after the grandchildren of George and Ann Prior
Jarvis. If you would like a copy of the complete data, send your
request to the address below. Three formats are available: a PAF 5
file, a PAF 5 backup file, and a GEDCOM file. GEDCOM is a text file
format used internationally to exchange information between genealogy
programs. Almost all genealogy programs can import GEDCOM data.
Unfortunately, the GEDCOM files for the "down to grandchildren
subset" and the complete Pearl Augustus file may be too big to
email, as are the PAF files. If so, the files can be copied to a
CD and mailed out, in which case a small donation to cover the
cost of good quality media, packaging, and postage may be requested.
Unforunately, Pearl Augustus' work contained very little data on the
ancestors of the spouses of the direct Jarvis descendants. I am in the
process of adding material for the George Fredrick line, but need
submissions from the descendants of George and Ann's other children.
Please, if you have any additions or corrections send them to:
jarvisfamilyweb@gmail.com
Family websites having lines in common with ours.
The Brigham Young Peterson site
Javan Jenson Family History
Good places for finding family history information:
Family Search
Cyndi's List
Ancestry.com
Other sources of historical Information:
Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Sons of Utah Pioneers
Biographies and Autobiographies of Heber Charles and
Asineth Jarvis Cottam and Their Ancestors
Again, I do not have anywhere near complete information on the grandchildren
of George and Ann, let alone information on the collateral lines brought
in by the grandchildren's spouses. Only with help from you family members,
can this web site become a resource and central collection point for Jarvis
family genealogy.
Note: When a PAF database is built, each individual in it is assigned
a unique numeric identifier, known as a Record Identification Number or
RIN. That number is valid only within that PAF database (PAF file) and
is not exported. Pearl Augustus' PAF file contained around 1100
source notes of the form "See Rin #___". Unfortunately, those RIN numbers
do not survive export via GEDCOM. The work to replace references
like this with copies of the referenced notes and useful pointers is
now complete down through the grandchildren of George and Ann. -mj-