Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Jarman, Edward 1816 - 
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Author: Portrait & Biographical Album, 1890

EDWARD JARMAN is managing his farming interests in DuPage Township with 
satisfactory results. He is a native of Wales, born August 24, 1816, and on 
his father's side coming of a well-known old family of exclusively Welsh 
origin. His parents, Edward and Martha Jarman were likewise natives of that 
country. He was but a year old when his father died. His mother survived her 
husband several years; her death occurring after our subject had been in 
America for a long time. He was the youngest of four children and was reared 
in his native land by his mother's brothers, making his home with them, more 
or less until he came to this country. His father was a farmer and he was bred 
to that pursuit. Starting out in life with no capital excepting his physical 
and mental endowments, in 1867, thinking that he could better his condition in 
this great Republic, he took passage for this country at Liverpool and, after 
a voyage of thirteen and one-half days, first set foot on these shores in the 
great metropolis of the country. Rightly believing that his best chances for 
carrying on his calling as a farmer were in Illinois, he came directly to this 
State. He began his life here by working out for others and was thus engaged 
for seven years. For more than two years he was in the employ of Reuben Smith, 
and afterward worked for Jonathan Royce about four years, and for nearly three 
years farmed that gentleman's place on shares. After that for five years he 
farmed on shares in Wheatland Township, and in 1882 came to this township to 
take up his residence. He located first on section 7, made his abode there two 
years and then settled on his present farm on section 19. He has more than one 
hundred and ninety-three acres of land, of which one hundred and three acres 
comprise the home farm. This is already under excellent cultivation and 
yields, in repayment for his hard labors, fine harvests. It supplied with 
suitable buildings and Mr. Jarman has good machinery to carry on his farm 
work. By his marriage, November 15, 1873, with Miss Mary A. Campbell, a native 
of Ireland, our subject secured the co-operation of a cheerful helper and 
active worker. Three children, Gertie, Mary and Lulu, have blessed their 
marriage to them. As we have seen, Mr. Jarman has had his own way to make in 
the world, and that he has done well so far is evinced by the condition of his 
estate. He possesses a fair share of energy, acumen and thrift, and a knack of 
working to the best advantage, and these, with other attributes, have 
contributed to his prosperity. He is a man of intelligence, is well posted in 
general affairs, and manifests proper public spirit. He has done good service 
as School Director. He interests himself sufficiently in the politics of his 
adopted country to take sides with the Republican party. 

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Will County, Illinois, Containing Full Page 
Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens 
of the County; Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1890

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