George W. Jarvis (abt. 1839)

Born about 1839 in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

Died [date unknown] in United States

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Biography

George Jarvis is a part of US Black heritage.

Private George Jarvis served in the United States Civil War.
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George W. Jarvis was born about 1839 in Greenfield^[1], Massachusetts. He served with the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War.

Raymoure-1 01:42, 13 May 2020 (UTC): Note that he is distinct from his Company A comrade-at-arms George Jarvis who was also from Berkshire County, Massachusetts (Sheffield) as well as George W. Jarvis who served with the 21st Massachusetts and was also from Pittsfield. These details can sometimes complicate research!

Occupations

• 1870^[2]: Barber
• 1863^[3]: Hairdresser

Residences

• 1870: Pittsfield, Massachusetts with 54-year-old white moulder Benjamin Willoughby; 27-year-old Irish immigrant cigar maker Michael Finnegan; and fellow black barber William Gardiner, his spouse Lena, and their child Francis^[2]
• 1863: Greenfield, Massachusetts (military enlistment)^[3]

Military Service

Private in Company A of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army, the first regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color. He was about 24 years old, married and working as a hairdresser when he enlisted on 23 October 1863 in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Mustered out with his regiment on 20 August 1865.^[3]

Note: there is also a George Jarvis (no middle initial) in Company A.

Research Notes

Possible grave? George W. Jarvis

Projects

• 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Sources

1. ↑ carded military service
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1870 federal census
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Emilio McKay Roster

• 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_602; Page: 589B; Family History Library Film: 552101
• Emilio, Luis Fenollosa. History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Book Co., 1891 (1st ed.) and 1894 (2nd ed.)
• Fold3.com. “Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With the United States Colored Troops, 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.” Catalog #300398. “Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912, documenting the period 1861 - 1866.”