City: Lenoir City
JARVIS, James Howard, Superintendant of City Schools; born Riceville, Tenn., Feb. 1, 1877; Scotch-Irish-Welsh and French-English descent; son of James L. and Mary Annie (Howard) JARVIS; father’s occupation, school teacher and farmer; paternal grandparents James and Mary (Jones) JARVIS, maternal grandparents George W. and Eliza J. (Sallee) HOWARD; educated in the public schools and Grant University Athens, Tenn.; graduated from Grant University with Ph. B. degree, May 21, 1906; in early life was a farmer; began teaching at 19 years of age in the public schools of McMinn Co., taught three years in same school; worked his way through college, teaching part of year and attending school the remainder; won a prize in oratory in the year 1904, one in debate in 1905; has been Superintendent of the Lenoir City (Tenn.) schools for past five years; married Mattie E. ERECKSON, Dec. 24, 1899; former census enumerator Lenoir City, 1910; Tax Assessor in McMinn Co., 1902-1906; Census Enumerator Lenoir City, 1910; member of the M. E. Church; at one time was interested in the life insurance business.
