Jervis Manly Show (1878 - 1955)

Born 28 Jun 1878 in Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Esther P (McCartney) Show — married 16 Aug 1905 (to 13 Dec 1945) in Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 8 Dec 1955 at age 77 in Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Jervis Manly Show was born June 28, 1878 and is the son of Henry Clay Show and Sarah E Stark. Jervis grew up in Henry Clay Township, Pennsylvania^[1] along with two siblings, Orlando Palmer Show and Ernest Show and twelve half-siblings; Clarence Upton Show, Josephine Show, David Nelson Show,Melissa Florence Show, Earl Floyd Show, Inez Marea Show, Nobel Preston Show, Henry Dalton Show, Estella Leola Show, Oran Chancy Show and Lawrence Clay Show. Jervis worked as a hired hand in Wharton Township, Pennsylvania.^[2]

Jervis registered for the World War I draft on September 12, 1918^[3] and did not serve in this war.

Jervis married Esther P McCartney August 16, 1905^[4] and they made their home in Wharton Township, Pennsylvania^[5][6][7] and Albuquerque, New Mexico until her death December 13, 1945. Together they raised five children; Lena M Show, Wendell W Show, Willis Everett Show,^[8] twins Dorothy Pearl Show and Donovan Paul Show. Jervis supported his family as a farmer, road builder and finally as a mail carrier. He died December 8, 1955 and is buried in Samson Chapel, Farmington, Pennsylvania.^[9][10]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWFZ-5D8 : 15 July 2017), Jervis M Show in entry for Henry Show, 1880; Henry Clay, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 42, sheet 250A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1130; FHL microfilm 1,255,130.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3SP-PJ7 : accessed 1 September 2019), Jervis M Schow [Show] in household of John H Skewis, Wharton Township (east side), Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 73, sheet 5B, family 95, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,411.
3. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXTC-5V5 : 24 August 2019), Jervis Manly Show, 1917-1918.
4. ↑ "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFS1-DTY : 25 September 2017), Jervis M Show and Esther P McCartney, 16 Aug 1905; citing Marriage, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, various county courts and registers, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 1,318,044.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG3C-241 : accessed 1 September 2019), Jervis M Shaw [Show], Wharton, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 90, sheet 4A, family 74, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1346; FHL microfilm 1,375,359.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6Y9-9MM : accessed 1 September 2019), Jervis M Show, Wharton, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 116, sheet 3B, line 74, family 64, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1571; FHL microfilm 1,821,571.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH37-TKN : accessed 1 September 2019), Jarvis M Show, Wharton, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 113, sheet 10B, line 53, family 215, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2042; FHL microfilm 2,341,776.
8. ↑ "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFSQ-1C8 : 4 November 2017), Jervis M. Shaw [Show] in entry for Willis Everett Shaw [Show] and Jessie Gertrude Johnson, 23 Aug 1936; citing Marriage, Confluence, Somerset, Massachusetts, United States, various county courts and registers, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 558,952.
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #131369134 Jervis M Show; Burial, Farmington, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Sansom Cemetery
10. ↑ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23J-Q9K7 : 6 June 2016), Jervis M. Show, died 1955; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Sansom Chapel Cemetery, Farmington, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States.

See also:

• Jervis Manly Show FamilySearch