She was the original inspiration for mother's day, considered the mother of mother's day. When she died her daughter Anna campaigned to have a national day set aside to honor all mothers. They are buried together in the same lot.
The second photo shown is Anna Maria Jarvis, the founder of Mother's Day. This findagrave memorial is for her mother and the inspiration for Mother's Day, Ann Maria (Reeves) Jarvis.
She was the original inspiration for mother's day, considered the mother of mother's day. When she died her daughter Anna campaigned to have a national day set aside to honor all mothers. They are buried together in the same lot.
The second photo shown is Anna Maria Jarvis, the founder of Mother's Day. This findagrave memorial is for her mother and the inspiration for Mother's Day, Ann Maria (Reeves) Jarvis.
Family Members
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Josiah Washington Reeves
1811–1882
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Nancy Mosee Kemper Reeves
1808–1889
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Granville Eskridge Jarvis
1823–1902
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James Edmund Reeves
1829–1896
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Joseph Henry Clay Reeves
1830–1875
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Thomas A Reeves
1841–1881
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Josiah William Pickens Jarvis
1853–1919
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Claude S. Jarvis
1858–1926
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Anna M. Jarvis
1864–1948
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Thomas R. Jarvis
1866–1873
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Ellen Jarvis
1868–1868
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