February 2021 – Family Nibbles

143 – Harvey and Sarah Jarvis Died (4G)

Harvey Jarvis died around 1881. He was age 78.

Sarah Robinson Jarvis died around 1883. She was 80.

Let’s look back at their interesting lives. We’ll also see what happened with their long term care arrangement.

Harvey and Sarah Jarvis moved a few miles north into Ripley County. But there’s a bit more to the story.

The decade after the war was the Reconstruction era. But that optimistic term defied the reality that there were both winners and losers.

Two generations of Jarvis families were living in southeast Indiana. How did they fare?

If you don’t know about Cross Plains, Indiana or the 1811 price of peach brandy, you need this book.

If you want a look at Baptists and Methodists in 1820 Kentucky, you can find it here.

If you want to know how William and Margaret Jarvis moved family and household goods and animals down the Ohio River, this book’s for you.

The Civil War ended on May 9, 1865. The country was about to enter a period of prosperity and expansion.

But before we go forward, let’s take a look back at where we’ve been.