 | BIBLE RECORD: Roberson TarverBurke County, Georgia, 1825-1890 The Roberson Tarver Bible is owned by Ed Holmes, Sandersville, Ga. LDS microfilm no. 329970. There are in the registry of this Bible three handwriting scripts. Almost all entries are by the first script. Four entries in a second script and two entries by a third script.
There also is an additional page with just a few entries. These may be a fourth script, or they may be the same as the second script, just more neatly written. The final death entry appears to most closely match the second script.
BIRTHS -
Roberson Tarver born Apr 18th, 1825.
- Florence Anly Burdich born July 23rd, 1828.
- Fleming E. Tarver, 1st son of Roberson & Anly Tarver, born Feb 4th, 1851.
- Sallie F. Tarver, 2nd child, & 1st daughter of Roberson & Anly Tarver, born Nov 17th, 1853.
- Roberson G. Tarver, 3rd child & 2nd son of Roberson & Anly Tarver, born Aug 16th, 1855.
- John T. Tarver, 4th child & 3rd son of Roberson & Anly Tarver, born July 14th, 1857.
- Katie C. Tarver, 5th child & 2nd daughter of Roberson & Anly Tarver, born Oct 12th, 1859.
- Jefferson D. Tarver, 6th child & 4th son of Roberson & Anly Tarver, born May 4th, 1861.
- Allen W. Tarver, 7th child & 5th son of Roberson & Anly Tarver, born Sept 10th, 1863.
- Lucius B. Tarver, 8th child & 6th son of Roberson & Anly Tarver, born April 13th, 1866.
- script no.2 . . . William Jones Tarver born August 19th, 1889
Son of Roberson G. Tarver
MARRIAGES - Roberson & Miss Florence Anly Burdich, were married March 7th, 1850
- E.M. Avret & Miss Sallie F. Tarver, 1st daughter of Roberson & Anly Tarver, were married Feb 21st, 1872
- Fleming E. Tarver, 1st son of Roberson & Anly Tarver, & Miss Annie E. Malone were married Feb. 3rd, 1876
- script no. 2 . . . Roberson Goldsmith Tarver Married April 24th 1888 to Miss Ophelia Redd.
DEATHS - Jefferson D. Tarver, 4th son of Roberson & Anly Tarver, died Aug. 6th, 1864, aged 3 yrs, 3 mos & 2 days.
- Katie C. Tarver 2nd daughter of Roberson & Anly Tarver, died Aug 9th, 1864, aged 4 yrs, 9 mos & 24 days
- Mrs. Sarah Tarver, mother of Roberson Tarver, died Sept. 29th, 1869.
- script no.3 . . . John T. Tarver, 3rd son of Roberson Tarver died June 16th 1884
- script no.3 . . . Roberson Tarver husband of Anly F. Tarver, died Aug 1st 1890
- script no.2 . .
Andly F. Tarver, wife of Roberson Tarver died April 27th 1896. Age 68.
- William Jones Tarver died April 11th 1905 Age 16 years.
---------------- On another page - not on the register but recorded in the Bible: script no.4 . . . Uncle Bob
This whole page either script no. 5 or no. 2
Robert Goldsmith Tarver
Born August 18th 1855
Sarah Ophelia Redd
Born January 30 1861
Married April 24 1888
closely matches script no.2 . . .
Son of James
William Jones Tarver
Born August 19th 1889
closely matches script no.2 . . .
Died Aprl [sic] 11th 1905
Note: The notation to the top right of the entries on this page is in a different handwriting than the recorded events on the page. The notation appears designed to identify Robert Goldsmith as Uncle Bob. Two entries on this page closely match script no.2 from the registry. The others resemble script 2 from the register but are much more neatly written. I'm not sure if these are two handwriting scripts or one. They definitely differ from the the script in which most entries are recorded in the Bible register. My guess is the son, Roberson Goldsmith Tarver, assumed ownership of the Bible. He then reentered his own birth along with that of his wife, Sarah Redd, on a different page, where he also recorded his marriage date and the birth and death of his son. Else his wife Sarah Redd may have recorded these entries for her family.
SOURCE:
FHL microfilm no. 329970
Family Bibles from Washington County, Georgia
Microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Salt Lake City, Utah and the
Department of Archives and History, State of Georgia
At: County Courthouse, Sandersville, Georgia
Date: 19 September 1963
Note:
Check Cemeteries of Burke County Georgia - esp. Hopeful Bapt. Cemetery for gravemarkers ...
Obituary of Mark TarverFather of Roberson Tarver (above) - transcribed by Nancy Lorey for Tarver-Gen. "The somewhat idiosyncratic capitalization is
in the original." Note: At the top of this clipping the print says "Transmitted for the Chronicle & Sentinal"
OBITUARY.
On the 8th of May 1849, at his residence in Burke County, Ga., Mr. Mark Tarver, aged about 70 years, leaving a wife and eleven children.
Mr. Tarver was a native of Barnwell District, S.C. He came to and settled in Burke county, some 3 years after the close of the war of 1812, in which he served with the militia of his native State, when their services were required to defend the sea-board.
Although bred a farmer, he was mostly engaged in mechanical pursuits. His principal business was that of a Millwright and Blacksmith, and he was a good workman in each branch. He was a self-made mechanic, and had he possessed the advantages of many others, would have been a superior workman in both branches.
He was a kind husband, a tender parent and an obliging neighbor. He was a great friend to persons in needy circumstances, and has been known to board such for months without expecting or receiving any compensation whatever.
It was said by the clergyman who attended his funeral "that his house had been as a hospital for the poor." He was one of nature's noblemen, his heart was imbued with a large share of philanthr! opy and good feeling toward all with whom he associated or with whom he transacted business. He was not a professor of religion, but it is supposed that he died a christian. He has gone from amongst us "to that bourn from whence no traveler returns" -- is no more subject to the physical and moral infirmities of this life, and we trust, what is a great loss to his family and friends, is to him an unspeakable and eternal gain.
Note - Confirm the following speculations based upon census enumerations before incorporating into your data.
According to the above obituary, Mark Tarver was the father of eleven children. He is said to have married twice. The first time in North Carolina, by whom he had at least one child and possibly three. The second time in Georgia to Sarah Greenway.
According to her application for bounty land, based upon Mark's military service, Sarah Greenway (wife of above Mark Tarver) and her husband, Mark Tarver, were married on 14 Nov 1819 in Burke Co., Georgia.
Despite Sarah's declaration and the obituary which indicates his arrival in Georgia at least as early as 1818, there is no enumeration for the family of Mark Tarver in Burke county, Georgia for the year 1820 (Families of Burke co 1755-1855 A Census, by Davis & Lucas).
1820 Census index for Georgia shows the following Tarver's as hh:
- -- Burke Co., Georgia: Samuel B. Tarver.
- -- Hancock Co.: Absalem.
- -- Jefferson Co.: Mary.
- -- Jones Co. Elisha.
- -- Putnam Co.: Benjamin.
- -- Richmond Co.: Etheldred, J.M., and S.
- -- Warren Co.: Mary.
- -- Washington Co.: Frederick and Robert.
- -- Wilkes Co.: Andries (possibly Andrew), Benjamin, Hartwell H., Jacob, John, Richard, and William M.Tarver.
The 1830 census in the 65th district of Burke County shows the family of Mark Tarver with 11 white individuals. Seven males are enumerated besides Mark, and two girls plus one older female, presumed to be the wife. Assuming the household represents a family unit, the census indicates three sons already of age, all of which would have been born some years prior to Mark's marriage with Sarah Greenway.
Mark Tarver household. 1830, Burke Co., Georgia, 65th Dist., roll no. M19_16, p.136.
One male age 40-50 - (b. 1780-1790) - Mark Tarver
3 males 20-29 - (b. 1801-1810)
- William Allen, marr. (1) Lucretia Daniel, (2) Nancy Watkins
- marriage 1, son 2 (Wilson Tarver ?), marr. ______
- marriage 1, son 3 (?)
2 males 5-9 - (b.1821-1825)
- Thomas Tarver, marr Frances Emeline Clarke
- marriage 2, son 2 (?)
2 males under 5 - (b. 1826-1830)
- Roberson, marr. Florence Anly Burdich
- Mark A. Tarver, marr Elizabeth A. Tarver
1 female of 5 under 10 - (b. 1821-1825)
- Caroline Tarver, marr. Oliver Hazard Perry Byne
One female below age 5 - (1826-1830)
- marriage 2, daughter 2 (?)
1 female 30-40 - (1790-1830) - Wife, Sarah Greenway
To my knowledge, only John N. and Oliver G. are born to Mark and Sarah after the 1830 census enumeration. Given these computations, there appears to have been at least 3 children born to Mark by his first wife and already out of the household.
Of his marriage with Sarah, Mark's children appear to be:
- Caroline Tarver who marr Oliver Hazard Perry Byne
- Thomas Tarver who married Frances Emeline Clark
- Roberson Tarver who marr Florence Anly Burdich
- Mark A. Tarver who marr Elizabeth A Tarver
- John N. Tarver who married ___ Malone
- Oliver G. Tarver who marr ___ Tinley
- not determined ??? - son born 1821-1825
- not determined ??? - daughter born 1826-1830
(Usual disclaimer ... confirm everything ... if anyone has information to the contrary or to confirm, it would be appreciated.)
Also on the 1830 Burke County, Georgia census are the households of Allen Tarver, Robert Tarver (both on roll no. M19_16, p.138), and of Noah Tarver (roll no. M19_16, p.136). Allen's household is comprised of one male 10-19, one male 20-29, two males 30-39, no females; six total. Robert's household is comprised of one male under 5, one male 10-14, one male 20-29, and one female 30-39; four total.
In the 1840 census, Mark's family consist of 10 indivuduals.
Mark age 40-50, and
6 males under 16.
Two females below 15, and
1 female between 30 and 40 (Mark's wife, Sarah).
 By 1850 Mark is deceased and the household is enumerated with Sarah as head of household.
Sarah Tarver. 1850, Burke Co., Georgia, 65th District, roll no. M432_62, p.281, hh 189-189, lns 23-29. Census image available here.
Sarah, 50F, GA, $500
Thomas, 28M, farmer, $300, GA
Frances E. (Thomas' wife, Frances Emeline Clark), 18F, GA, cannot read/write
John N, 19M, farmer, $300, GA
Oliver G., 18M, farmer, $300, GA
Blackshear Burdich, 19M, farmer, -, GA
Jesse (Farrces ?), 18M, farmer, -, GA
The preceding household shown on the image available above, no.188-188, is that of Etheldred Tarver, comprised of only two individuals, Etheldred, age 27, and Noah, age 23. Both are farmers, born in Georgia, each with real estate valued at $1250. They are sons of Robert Ruffin Tarver and Ava Smith. Their sister, Elizabeth Tarver, married Mark A. Tarver, son of Mark Tarver (Sr.) and Sarah Greenway. Mark and Elizabeth were living in Texas at the time of her mother's will (13 Jan. 1853). Roberson Tarver's household is no.187-187. Marriage citations
- William Allen Tarver married Lucretia Daniel ... seeking proof of marraige date/place
- Caroline Tarver married Oliver Hazard Perry Byne on March 24, 1838 in Richmond Co., Georgia. (Ingmire, Frances T., Richmond County Georgia Marriage Records, 1785-1849, St. Louis, MO: priv. publ., 1985, 52.)
- Thomas Tarver married Frances Emeline Clarke on June 05, 1850 in Richmond Co., Georgia. (Davis, Robert Scott Jr., A Researcher's Library of Georgia History, Genealogy, and Records Sources, Easley, SC: Southern Hist. Press, 1987, 358. Also, Ingmire's Richmond County Georgia Marriage Records, 49.) Frances Clarke's birth, on 26 Sep 1831, is recorded in the church records at Clarke Chapel M.E. Church in Burke County, Georgia.
- Roberson Tarver married Florence Anly Burdich on March 07, 1850 in Richmond Co., Georgia (Bible record of Roberson Tarver, owned by Ed Holmes, Sandersville, Ga - LDS microfilm no.329970, transcribed above. Also, Ingmire's Richmond County Georgia Marriage Records.)
 1850 Burke Co., GA, 65th Distr., reel no. M432-62, p. 281B, hh 187-187, lns 18-20, enum. 19 July, 1850 by John J. Triggs
Tarver, Robinson, 25M Wheel Wright $600, Georgia
Tarver, Anly F. 22F Georgia
Jenkins, Jeremiah. 19M Wheel Wright, South Carolina
- John N. Tarver married a widow Malone ... not proven, needs confirmation.
- Oliver G. Tarver married a widow Tinley ... not proven, needs confirmation.
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- Robert Tarver married Ava Smith on 7 June 1822 in Richmond Co., GA (Richmond County Georgia Marriage Leses 1785-1849, GGM no.89, p.191).
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Posted Mon, 10 Jun 2002 by Aileen Tarver <AFOWL@aol.com>
TARVER RECORD Mark Tarver b. 1799 d. 14 May 1849 (64)
Joined service in 1812 in Barnwell Dist., SC
Moved to Georgia in 1819
Married to Sarah Greenway
William Allen Tarver, Sr., b. 1810 (1850 c. of Burke Co., GA., shows age 40 yrs.) Died in an accident at the Old Slave Market in Wadley, GA, his team became frightened as cotton was being unloaded, and he was injured and died. He was considered a young man when he died. William Allen Tarver., Sr., m. 1st to Lucretia Daniel, (sister of James L. 37 years and R.W. Daniel, 40 years of age on census of 1850 of Jefferson Co., GA, and maybe Chesley Daniel, 32 years, of Burke Co., GA., C. of 1850.) - Addie Tarver . . . m. _______Sketoe and had 1 dau Ava Morgan of Meldrim,
GA . . . knew her in early 1900's.
- Louisa Tarver . . . 14 years on 1850 census, born Burke Co., 1836.
(Disappeared during occupation of Union Army, thought to have married a Northern soldier.)
- Mark Chesley Tarver . . . born Jan 1, 1844, Bell Co., TX. Article written by Mark Chesley Tarver for RIGHT WAY MAGAZINE (railroad magazine) says where and when he was born and when he came to GA. (when he was six years old.), died March 7, 1915, Guyton, GA.
- Clara B. Tarver . . . born 1848 in Jefferson, Co., GA per 1850 census, married Quinney of around Wadley, GA . . . died about 1914.
- William Allen Tarver, Jr., 9 mos old on 1850 C. of Dist #48 Jefferson Co., GA 11-06-1850.
William Allen Tarver, Sr . . . married 2nd Nancy Watkins Nov 17 1852 . . . in Louisville, GA . . . married by Robert W. Daniel, JP (Record in Louisville, GA court house).
- John Tarver . . . married Sally Barbour (sister of Mark Chesley Tarver's
1st wife) had 3 children . . . . . .
- Tom Tarver
- Mack Tarver
- Annie Tarver
- Jack Tarver (Henry Cocker) married Pearla Paul and had
- Addie Tarver . . . married L. L. Lester (she is a widow) 312 S.
Jackson St., Americus, GA. Had . . . 2 children . . . 1 son . . . 1 dau and grands.
See also Arden Family History, written by Zelma Camille Arden (150 pp., LDS doc no. Q929.273). | |
