Mary Virginia (Hart) Jarrett (1821 - 1908)

Born 14 Nov 1821 in Kanawha, Virginia, United States

Wife of Owen Vincent Jarrett — married 12 Jan 1854 in Kanawha, Virginia, United States

Died 25 Feb 1908 at age 86 in Kanawha Co, WV

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Biography

According to her marriage records to Owen V. Jarrett, Mary was the daughter of Jno and Christena Hart. Hardesty's WV Heritage Encyclopedia V.4:146 states that she was born in Charleston, November 14, 1821. In 1839, she married Edwin R. Davis and had at least two children by him, John and Edwin. By 1850, she was a widow. She remarried in 1854 to Owen V. Jarrett and had 3 more children by him.

From Hardesty's WV Heritage Encyclopedia V.4:146: Bio of Owen V. Jarrett: "Owen V. Jarrett is one of the farming residents of Elk district, Kanawha county, West Virginia, and in this county and district was born May 30, 1820, a son of Owen and Elizabeth Jarrett, both now deceased. His ancestors were among the earliest and most prominent settlers of this district, braving all frontier dangers in its settlement, and he has always been prominently identified with its interests. He has been district supervisor, and twice member of the board of education, an office whose duties he now faithfully discharges. The present excellent school-houses of Elk district were built under the management of a board of which he was a member, and the present board is conducting school business in a superior and economical manner. For forty one years Mr. Jarrett has been a consistent, exemplary member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, steward and class-leader, and devoted to his church.

His first wife was Eliza Atkinson, and their children were John H., born June 26, 1843; Lucinda A. , April 9, 1845; Mary F., November 17. 1846; Samantha A., May 28, 1848, died July 15, 1854; David R., November 1, 1849; Lewis A., August 23, 1851; James O., May 31, 1853; died July 6, 1853. John H. was a soldier of the entire 1861 war, in Company H, 4th West Virginia Infantry serving in West Virginia, then under Grant in all the marches and battles of Tennessee and Arkansas, then with Sherman through Tennessee and Georgia.

Owen V. Jarrett's second marriage was consummated at Queens Schoals, January 12, 1854, and his wife is Mary V., daughter of John P. and Christena Hart. She was born in Charleston, November 14, 1821, and her parents are no longer living. Mr. and Mrs. Jarrett have three children: Vernon, born August 2, 1855; Stanton, May 13, 1859; Grant, April 7, 1865.... "

Her headstone gives both her birth and death dates, dying 25 February 1908. She is buried in the Elk (aka Jarrett) Cemetery in Elkview, WV.

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