Descendants of Fountain and Fanny Jarrell

01/13/2023

Sidney Franklin Jarrell (1880-1956) was the son of Ellis & Nancy Jarrell and grandson of Fountain and F***y. He operated a store at the Zion Hill Crossroads (Pine Ridge Road and Maple Grove Church Rd/ Old Lowgap Rd) for several years. This is Sid with his second wife, Evie Hawks, and his children from his first marriage, Porter and Lola. I never met Sid but heard so many stories! He was a local legend! (Wayne Easter shared this courtesy of Helen Haunn and Judy Marshall Fulda.)

12/22/2022

12/22/2022

Ellis Jarrell's headstone application. I believe he is the only one of the brothers to get a military marker.

12/22/2022

Albert Jarrell's military record. Becky and Mary, Donna, this is your 2nd great grand-father.

12/22/2022

Ellis Jarrell, my 2nd great grandfather, and his death certificate. He died three days shy of his 87th birthday.

12/22/2022

Fountain and F***y's Children, According to FamilySearch. I have researched since I was a kid but it doesn't mean I have all the info. Please feel free to add so we can all build a more complete picture.

12/22/2022

Albert Jarrell (1835-1923), son of Fountain and F***y Jarrell, buried at Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery, Mount Airy, NC. His wife was Louisa Jane Tickle (1837-1931).

12/21/2022

Fountain and F***y Galloway Jarrell are my 3rd great grandparents. Their son, Ellis, is my ancestor, through his daughter, Rebecca, who married William Martin Bobbitt. Their daughter, Mary, married Frank Coalson and their son, Charlie, is my dad.
Fountain and F***y had a son, Rufus, who had a son, Ben, and that is where the famous fiddler, Tommy Jarrell comes in. Rufus's son, Fred, was dad to Kester and Norris.
Fountain and F***y's son, Sid, was dad to Lola, Porter, Osler, Arlan, Emogene, Clellan, Josie, etc.
Fountain and F***y's son, Albert, had a son, Joe, who had a son, Ben, who was dad to Eric, Joe, Frank, Alene, Claudine, etc.
I believe all three of these sons--Albert, Ellis, Rufus--served during the Civil War in units from VA and NC. Ellis's civil war diary is in the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History. I can share photo copies here, but it is very hard to read. The original is faded.
There are other children, so many stories, and so many connections. Let's build on them. Denise and I want to put together a family reunion some time this year. Wouldn't that be wonderful? Maybe we could even arrange to visit the cemeteries where they're all buried--or as many as we can fit in. I look forward to all the connections we'll find.