CONFEDERATE BIOGRAPHY: E. JARVIS - Smith County, TX

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Submitted by Doris Peirce - ginlu@charter.net
1 February 2002 
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TEXANS WHO WORE THE GRAY by Sid S. Johnson 
E. JARVIS

E. Jarvis of Hubbard City was born in Kemper county, Mississippi, 
October 9, 1843, and removed with his parents to Smith county, 
Texas, in December, 1852, and settled in the woods near the village 
of Arp, and opened up a farm.  He had little advantages of education 
and what he received was in the common country schools of that time.  
He, however, took the advantage of all educational advantages, 
notwithstanding the limited opportunities.  When the war between 
the States was heralded throughout the Southland in July 1861, he 
enlisted in Company K. Third Texas Cavalry, and served through the 
four years conflict with gallantry.  He joined the company in 
Missouri, traveling horseback from his home in Texas.  Young Jarvis 
participated in the campaigns of his regiment from Oak Hall to the 
surrender in Mississippi in 1865.  Always with his company in the 
performance of the duty of a soldier and after the organization of 
the Ross Texas brigade, he was known as one of the famous cavalrymen 
of that brigade.  He saw hard and constant service from the beginning 
to the end.  Was with Joseph E. Johnston in the Georgia campaign and 
one of Forrest's men who brought up the rear of the retreat from 
Franklin and Nashville.  On December 19, 1867, he was married to 
Mrs. Cynthia Barron, in which union two daughters were born.  Mr. 
Jarvis lived in Smith county on a farm until January, 1893, removed 
to Hubbard City and engaged in the hardware and implement business 
until 1903, retired from that business and in 1905, went into the 
banking business and was elected vice president of the Farmers'
 National Bank of Hubbard City, and two years later was elected 
president of this bank, which position he now holds.  He is a fine 
business man and now enjoys the efforts of his younger manhood in 
having a competency in his declining years.  A good Confederate 
soldier, a gentleman and well informed, he stands to the front as 
a citizen of prominence and influence.  His service in the army was 
that of a private soldier, who made a record to be proud of.  He 
joined the Baptist church in 1875 and has been serving in the capacity 
of deacon in that great and powerful organization for the good of the 
world.  Mr. Jarvis is now active for his age, and looks after the 
details of his large business.  He was wounded while in the Confederate 
army, I believe at Corinth, and may have had other slight wounds, 
because of his constantly being on the firing line.