We’re focusing on the villages of the Comune di Neirone to find the home of our Pensa and Gardella families.
200 – The Home Village
Author: Mark Jarvis
199 – My Place of Birth
Josephine Pensa and her family had emigrated from Italy in 1869. Their arrival in New Orleans in 1869 aboard the S.S. Paganini is well-documented.
They sailed from Genoa, probably departing in January 1869.
Continue reading198 – Pensa Family to America
Kathleen Gallagher grew up in Sedalia, Missouri. She was born in Sedalia in 1923 to Tom Gallagher and Catherine Rose Riley.
Continue reading197 – Kathleen Gallagher and Mary Cheney
The past stories have brought the Teplys and Jarvises up to the 1930s. Mel Jarvis and Don Teply are coming of age. Their lives will soon be disrupted by World War II. After the war, they will marry and raise families.
196 – Family Nibbles – Volume 7
Family Nibbles – Volume 7 is here! This book is about the lives of our Jarvis family from 1920 to 1938.
195 – Teenagers, and a Peek Ahead
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.
194 – Chleo and Boys
193 – Nathan Jones’ Fall From Grace
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.
192 – Chleo’s Situation
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.
Continue reading191 – Ralph Jarvis Died
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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Family Nibbles 