In 1916, Ralph Jarvis had met Chleo Webb and started a relationship. At 16, Chleo was still in high school. Ralph, 22, was working as a lineman.
Their lives would be interrupted by The Great War.
161 – It’s War
Jarvis
160 – Ralph Jarvis Was Electrifying
What was going on in Larned in the spring and summer of 1916? We’ll pick up on three story lines to find out.
- Larned’s new electric plant was coming on line.
- Ralph Jarvis, 22, was in Larned, working as a lineman converting houses to the new electric system.
- Chleo Webb was coming of age at 16, living in the Rock House with her mother Anna.
159 – Chleo Webb
Chleo Webb (1G) had been born in 1900 on the farm south of Larned. She was the youngest of the five children.
Continue reading158 – Life in Larned 1900s
John Webb had died in January 1903. By 1905, Anna Webb had moved her family into the town of Larned and into the Rock House at 219 Kansas Street.
157 – The Rock House
John Webb had died in January 1903.
Shortly after John died, Anna moved the family to the town of Larned. She decided she’d be better able to raise five children with a job in town instead of farming. She moved to the “Rock House.”
Continue reading156 – John Webb and Anna Buhrer
John Webb left Virginia in 1885. By 1887 he was in Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas.
In 1886, at around age 19, Anna Buhrer moved to Dickinson County and stayed in the household of her sister Caroline.
155 – Pawnee County, Kansas
We’re fortunate to have two guest authors today.
In August 1947, the Larned Chronoscope, a local newspaper, published the recollections of sisters Anna Buhrer Webb and Lucy Buhrer Hays about their early days in Pawnee County.
If we told these stories, we’d be accused of embellishment. It’s amazing to hear how our grandparents forged a life on the Kansas prairie.
Continue reading154 – Anna Buhrer
Ralph Jarvis married Chleo Webb. Chleo was born in 1900 on a farm south of Larned, Kansas.
Chleo’s mother was Anna Buhrer.
Continue reading153 – John Webb
Ralph Jarvis married Chleo Webb. Chleo was born in 1900 on a farm south of Larned, Kansas.
Chleo’s father was John Webb.
Continue reading152 – Greensburg Days 1910s
In 1910, Anna Mounts’ friends had a surprise 40th birthday party for her, with baskets of a delicious supper and an afternoon of music. The ensuing years hold some big life changes. Let’s continue…
Family Nibbles 