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Benjamin Franklin Jarvis 1853–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Oct 1853

Birth Location: Clay County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 02 Nov 1914

Death Location: Bluehole, Clay County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Hugh Jarvis

Mother: Julia Cottingam

Spouse(s): Theodosia Herd, Ada Bundy

Children(s): Rosie Jarvis, Julia Jarvis, Millard Jarvis, Sarah Jarvis, Alsy Jarvis, Hugh Jarvis, Mary Jarvis, William Jarvis, John Jarvis, Bessie Jarvis, Margaret Jarvis, Roy Jarvis, Nora Jarvis, Mary Jarvis

Benjamin Franklin Jarvis was born in 1853 in Clay County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Hugh Jarvis And Julia Ann Cottingam. Benjamin Franklin Jarvis married Ada Mariah Bundy, Theodosia Docia Herd, and had children including Alsy J Jarvis, Bessie Maude Jarvis, Hugh Jarvis, John H Jarvis, Julia Julie Jarvis, Margaret Maggie Jarvis, Mary Annie Jarvis, Mary Jarvis, Millard Filmore Jarvis, Nora Mildred Jarvis, Rosie Jane Jarvis, Roy H Jarvis, Sarah Jarvis, William Bradley Bill Jarvis. Benjamin Franklin Jarvis passed away in 1914 in Bluehole, Clay County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Jarvis was born in 1853 in Clay County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Hugh Jarvis And Julia Ann Cottingam.
  • Benjamin Franklin Jarvis married Ada Mariah Bundy, Theodosia Docia Herd, and had children including Alsy J Jarvis, Bessie Maude Jarvis, Hugh Jarvis, John H Jarvis, Julia Julie Jarvis, Margaret Maggie Jarvis, Mary Annie Jarvis, Mary Jarvis, Millard Filmore Jarvis, Nora Mildred Jarvis, Rosie Jane Jarvis, Roy H Jarvis, Sarah Jarvis, William Bradley Bill Jarvis.
  • Benjamin Franklin Jarvis passed away in 1914 in Bluehole, Clay County, Kentucky, USA.

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Benjamin Jarvis's Ancestors

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Benjamin Jarvis
1853–1914
Birth Place: Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Hugh Jarvis
1828–1890
, North Carolina, USA
Julia (Ann) Cottingam
1823–1888
, , North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Daniel Cottingham
1796–1870
Marlboro County, South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Sally) Sibert
1793–1838
Marlboro, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Dillon Cottingham
1756–1806
Juliana Pierce
1765–1820
Daniel Siebert
1794–1881
Sally Cottingim
1795–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Jr.
1714–1778
Thomas Cottingham
1742–1769
Daniel Murphy
1770–1813
Hannah Woodward
1741–1779
George Sibert
1757–1845
Susanna Smith
1775–1838
Dillon Cottingham
1756–1806
Juliana Pierce
1765–1820

Benjamin Jarvis's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Jarvis (22 Oct 1853–02 Nov 1914) m. Theodosia ("Docia") Herd (22 Oct 1858–15 Feb 1910) m. Ada (Mariah) Bundy (12 Dec 1873–02 Dec 1952)
  1. 1. Rosie (Jane) Jarvis 1893–1926
  2. 2. Julia ("Julie") Jarvis 1885–1971
  3. 3. Millard (Filmore) Jarvis 1890–1910
  4. 4. Sarah Jarvis 1895–1958
  5. 5. Alsy (J) Jarvis 1877–1930
  6. 6. Hugh Jarvis 1879–1880
  7. 7. Mary (Annie) Jarvis 1880–1961
  8. 8. William (Bradley "Bill") Jarvis 1887–1947
  9. 9. John (H) Jarvis 1882–1961
  10. 10. Bessie (Maude) Jarvis 1890–1976 m. Hugh Hensley 1884–1967
    1. 1. Max (Lavern) Hensley 1922–2002
    2. 2. Anna (Mae) Hensley 1920–2011
    3. 3. Vivian (Delphine (Ted)) Hensley 1912–2003 m. Everett (Erwin) Wilford 1906–1996
      1. 1. Maurice Wilford 1937–1969
      2. 2. Rex (Owen) Wilford 1947–1999
    4. 4. Mildred (Nellie) Hensley 1915–1918
    5. 5. Goldie (Marie) Hensley 1911–1995 m. Lloyd (Donald) Rose 1911–1993 m. Lewis (James) Barnard 1906–1992
      1. 1. Lloyd (Donald) Rose 1940–2021
    6. 6. Robert (Franklin) Hensley 1918–1976 m. Anne (Marie) Warden 1928–1971 m. Alice (May) Riley 1924–2009
    7. 7. Ralph (Lafonne) Hensley 1909–1972
    8. 8. Helen (Orah) Hensley 1906–2003
    9. 9. Carl (Cecil) Hensley 1907–1959
  11. 11. Margaret (Maggie) Jarvis 1875–1928 m. Alexander Bundy 1870–1940
    1. 1. Brock Bundy 1898–
    2. 2. Dewey Bundy 1914–1994
    3. 3. Bertha Bundy 1910–1996
    4. 4. Alzy (Alice) Bundy 1901–1986 m. Levi ((Levy)) Howell 1874–1961
      1. 1. John (Nathan) Howell 1932–1999
      2. 2. Mary (Magdalena) Howell 1936–1981
      3. 3. Peter (James) Howell 1928–1991
      4. 4. Burton Howell 1926–2007
      5. 5. B. (R.) Howell 1921–2008
      6. 6. Albert (T) Howell 1923–2011
      7. 7. Vernon Howell 1940–2013
    5. 5. Mary Bundy 1896–1988 m. Chester (Auther) Ruth 1891–1953
      1. 1. Ford Ruth 1930–1984
      2. 2. Cecil Ruth 1919–1992
      3. 3. Burchell Ruth 1921–2000
      4. 4. Helen Ruth 1938–2001
    6. 6. Doshia Bundy 1908–1993
    7. 7. Grover (Kash) Bundy 1897–1992
    8. 8. Naomi ("Oma") Bundy 1899–1989 m. Daniel Ruth 1896–1955
      1. 1. Ralph (W.) Ruth 1923–1943
    9. 9. Frank Bundy 1905–
    10. 10. Melia Bundy 1907–1973
    11. 11. Alabama Bundy 1903–
    12. 12. Mary Ruth 1898–1986
  12. 12. Roy (H) Jarvis 1897–1966
  13. 13. Nora (Mildred) Jarvis 1913–1990
  14. 14. Mary Jarvis 1908–2003

Benjamin Jarvis's Timeline

2 Records

1853
22 Oct 1853
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Jarvis in Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
1914
02 Nov 1914
Age 61
Death of Benjamin Franklin Jarvis in Manchester, Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Manchester, Clay County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1853
    Event Place: Clay County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Nov 1914
    Event Place: Manchester, Clay County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bluehole, Clay County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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