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Stories of our Jarvis and Teply ancestors

Month: November 2021

196 – Family Nibbles – Volume 7

November 24, 2021November 19, 2021Mark JarvisLeave a comment

Family Nibbles – Volume 7 is here! This book is about the lives of our Jarvis family from 1920 to 1938.

You’ll love seeing me in this book.
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195 – Teenagers, and a Peek Ahead

November 20, 2021November 19, 2021Mark JarvisLeave a comment

By the late 30s, Chleo and her family had settled into a comfortable lifestyle. Chleo had a few social circles, like bridge club and church circle. She still socialized with a few families of Ralph’s co-workers.

Chleo Jarvis (r) – Steak Fry at Cave Hollow – 1937
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194 – Chleo and Boys

November 17, 2021November 7, 2021Mark JarvisLeave a comment

By 1934, Ralph Jarvis’ estate had been settled.

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JarvisFarm, Great Depression, Jarvis, Kansas, Salina, Saline County

193 – Nathan Jones’ Fall From Grace

November 13, 2021November 13, 2021Mark JarvisLeave a comment

Nathan Jones had gone from a 23-year-old small town electrician to a regional utility magnate. He built a big company and made a fortune. He was a philanthropist. He had a model dairy farm and a stable of show horses and a private airplane.

Nathan L. Jones – 1929
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192 – Chleo’s Situation

November 10, 2021November 7, 2021Mark JarvisLeave a comment
Chleo Webb Jarvis – 1931

Chleo Jarvis, age 32, had lost her husband. They had met in 1916 in Larned, when Ralph was 22 and Chleo 16. They married in December 1919, just over 11 years ago.

Chleo mourned her loss.

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191 – Ralph Jarvis Died

November 6, 2021November 6, 2021Mark JarvisLeave a comment
The Salina Journal – February 15, 1932

Did you hear? Ralph Jarvis died this afternoon.

He was out with the horses. He came into the house and told Chleo he didn’t feel well. He retired to the bedroom.

Shortly, he yelled for Chleo. He died at 3 o’clock.

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Jarvis, WebbFarm, Great Depression, Jarvis, Jones, Kansas, Ranch, Salina, Saline County, Webb

190 – Ralph Resigned

November 3, 2021October 24, 2021Mark JarvisLeave a comment

Are you sitting down? Did you hear about Ralph Jarvis? He’s not working for Nathan Jones.

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JarvisElectricity, Farm, Great Depression, Jarvis, Jones, Kansas, Ranch, Salina, Saline County

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