Jarvis was the sole surviving son of Joel and Mary Fauver Royal of Bridgeton, NJ. Jarvis first served his country in the US Army during the period 1845-1850, where he saw military action in the Mexican-American War in 1847 (see accompanying obituary for additional details re his travels). Upon completion of his enlistment, he returned to civilian life and removed to Ogle Co, IL where he operated his own farm. Following the call for volunteers, he joined the Union Army in Dec 1861, and served in Co B, 57th Illinois Vol Infantry Rgmt until war's end, 7 Jul 1865; he was also wounded in combat. Following the end of the war, he returned to farming in IL. Subsequently, he spent several years in federal homes for wounded volunteer veterans and, eventually, retired to Valley Co, NE. Jarvis was an American patriot of the highest order, he volunteered to serve whenever his country called him. Jarvis never married and had no known descendants. He was the grandson of Frederick Fauver (1762-1852), Revolutionary War Soldier and Patriot from Salem Co, NJ.
Jarvis was the sole surviving son of Joel and Mary Fauver Royal of Bridgeton, NJ. Jarvis first served his country in the US Army during the period 1845-1850, where he saw military action in the Mexican-American War in 1847 (see accompanying obituary for additional details re his travels). Upon completion of his enlistment, he returned to civilian life and removed to Ogle Co, IL where he operated his own farm. Following the call for volunteers, he joined the Union Army in Dec 1861, and served in Co B, 57th Illinois Vol Infantry Rgmt until war's end, 7 Jul 1865; he was also wounded in combat. Following the end of the war, he returned to farming in IL. Subsequently, he spent several years in federal homes for wounded volunteer veterans and, eventually, retired to Valley Co, NE. Jarvis was an American patriot of the highest order, he volunteered to serve whenever his country called him. Jarvis never married and had no known descendants. He was the grandson of Frederick Fauver (1762-1852), Revolutionary War Soldier and Patriot from Salem Co, NJ.
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In memory of
Jarvis Royal
Born March 18 1818
Died Oct. 22 1895
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Records on Ancestry
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Nebraska, U.S., Grand Army of the Republic, Burial Records, 1861-1948
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U.S., Citizenship Affidavits of US-born Seamen at Select Ports, 1792-1869
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1860 United States Federal Census
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1870 United States Federal Census
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Web: Illinois, U.S., Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995
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