Santa
Clara County
Biographies
JOHN
PLASKETT JARMAN
JOHN PLASKETT JARMAN.
A man of great business energy and activity, John Plaskett
Jarman is prominently identified with the leading
interests of San Jose, and as president of the Merchants’ Association is
intimately associated with its industrial and financial prosperity. Public-spirited, progressive and liberal, he
takes a genuine interest in city and county, and lends his
personal encouragement and influence toward the establishment of all beneficial
projects. A native of England, he was
born June 27, 1849, in Congleton, Cheshire county, which was also the birthplace of his father, Matthew
Jarman.
Reared
to agricultural pursuits, Matthew Jarman was engaged
in farming in Congleton during his earlier life, but
was afterward there employed in a clerical capacity until his death. He married Mary Howarth,
who was born in Cumberland county, England, and spent
her entire life in her native land, dying in Cheshire county. She bore her husband five children, of whom
four grew to years of maturity, namely: H. G., a successful contractor,
and Thomas, both of whom died in San Francisco; John Plaskett,
the subject of this sketch; and William, residing in San Jose.
Having
acquired a practical education in the public schools of England, John P. Jarman began, at the age of fifteen years, to learn the
painter’s trade, at which he served a full apprenticeship. In the spring of 1868 he immigrated to the
United States, and spent the following summer in Evanston, Ill. In the fall of 1868, with his brother,
H. G. Jarman, he came to California by way
of the Isthmus of Panama. After working
at his trade for a few weeks in San Francisco, Mr. Jarman
located in San Jose, and was here successfully employed in contracting and
painting for nineteen years, employing in the busy seasons as many as fifty
men. He is still thus engaged, and in
addition to his contract work owns a well stocked and up-to-date paint store on
South Second street, where he is carrying on a
substantial business, having in the years that have elapsed since he opened the
store, in 1887, won an extensive and lucrative patronage.
Mr. Jarman married, in San Jose, Jane Hutchinson, who was born
in Douglas county, Ore., and they have three children living: Albert H.,
graduated from the University of Michigan with the degree of L.L.B., is an
attorney in San Jose; Kate E., a graduate of the State Normal School, is
the wife of E. Williams, of San Jose; and Edith, a student at the Leland
Stanford Jr. University. Actively
identified with the Republican party, Mr. Jarman takes great interest in municipal affairs, and
served for two years as councilman, representing the fourth ward. He is a member of San Jose Lodge No. 10,
F. & A. M., which he served as master two terms; and belongs
to Garden City Lodge No. 72, I.O.O.F., which he joined in 1872. He has been a member of the San Jose Chamber
of Commerce since its organization, and was one of the organizers of the
Merchants’ Association, of which he is now president. In his religious views and beliefs he is an
Episcopalian.
[Inserted by D. Toole.]
John Plaskett Jarman
1921
May 2, Evening News, P2, San Jose, California
Jarmans Hurt; Home
Mr.
and Mrs. J. P. Jarman, who were injured in an
automobile accident near Fresno yesterday, returned home late this afternoon,
their injuries not being considered serious.
Details of the accident, except that the car which struck the Jarman coupe was driven by a Mr. Bufton,
are lacking.
1921
May 2, San Diego Union, P5, San Diego, California
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Persons Hurt in Three Motor Car Accidents
Two
of Cases May Result Fatally; One Auto Burns, Following Collision
Fresno,
May 1 – Eleven persons were badly injured, two probably
fatally, as a result of three auto accidents occurring near Madera late
Saturday night and Sunday morning. The
injured are: <snipped>
W.
W. Bufton of Berkeley, legs badly injured, lacerated
about face.
W.
B. Bufton, broken ribs, lacerations on face and
hands.
Mrs.
J. Bufton, bad lacerations and bruises; may die.
Frank
Bufton, Calgary, Alberta, badly cut about face.
Mrs.
Frank Bufton, limbs injured.
J.
P. Jarman, bad lacerations on head.
As
a result of a collision between a car driven by Mrs. J. P. Jarman
of San Jose, and one driven by W. W. Bufton of
Berkeley, five persons are at a local sanitarium suffering from bad lacerations
and bruises. The accident occurred a few
miles south of Madera about 2 p.m. today.
Mrs. J. Bufton is the most serious
inured. It was stated that she might
die. According to W. W. Bufton, who was driving, their car was attempting to make a
turn near Herndon when he saw another car approaching at a high speed. He
turned from the road, but the other car crashed into his almost totally
wrecking it. Immediately after the
collision the Bufton car burst into flames and was
completely destroyed.
1921
May 9, Evening News, P10, San Jose, California
Jarman – In Fresno, Cal., May 8, 1921,
John Plaskett Jarman,
beloved husband of Jane Jarman, father of Mrs.
Katherine Williams, Albert H. Jarman and Edith L. Jarman, a native of Cheshire, England, aged 72 years.
1921
May 9, Evening News, P3, San Jose, California
John
Jarman, Pioneer, Dead
John
Plaskett Jarman, aged 72,
founder the[sic] the J. P. Jarman
company of this city, passed away at Fresno shortly after noon yesterday, his
death coming after an illness of a week, leaving a host of friends in this city
and throughout the state to mourn his passing.
Several years ago Mr. Jarman suffered a slight
stroke of apoplexy[sic], not being bothered again
until last Sunday, May 1, when he suffered a second stroke while riding in an
automobile with his family. Since the
time of his attack he was confined to the Burnett hospital in Fresno, apparently
improving, but on Saturday he took a turn for the worse and sank gradually
until the end, which came during the noon hour yesterday. Members of his family were with him at the
time of his death.
Was
Councilman
Jarman, who was a former city
councilman of San Jose, was a member of San Jose lodge No. 10, F.&A.M., and was a Shriner. He also served on the board of education of
this city for some time. He is survived
by his widow, Jane Jarman, two daughter,
Mrs. Katherine Williams and Miss Edith L. Jarman,
both teachers at the local high school, and a son, at present practicing in
Washington, D.C. The body will arrive in
San Jose on Tuesday,
and funeral arrangements will be postponed until word from the son in the east
is received as to whether or not he will be present. The Masons will be in charge of the funeral.
1921
May 10, San Jose Mercury News, P13, San Jose,
California
Masonic
Services for John P. Jarman
Funeral
for Business Man to Be Held Friday\
The
body of John P. Jarman, prominent business man of
this city who died in Fresno Sunday, will arrive in this city today. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on
Friday, May 13, 1921, at the Masonic temple, and will be conducted by members
of San Jose Lodge, No. 10, F.&A.M.
1921
May 13, Evening News, P1, San Jose, California
Jarman Funeral Today
The
funeral of John Plaskett Jarman,
well known local business man and one of the city’s oldest residents,
will be held this afternoon from the Masonic temple on South First street at
2:30 o’clock. The funeral services will
be in charge of the grand lodge of California, F. & A.M., assisted by the
San Jose Pyramid of Sciots, and the San Jose commandery of the Knights Templar, No. 10, which will form
the funeral escort. Interment will take
place at Oak Hill cemetery.
1921
May 14 San Jose Mercury News, P9, San Jose, California [not a great copy]
Masonic
Officers of State Honor Brother Member
The
Late John Plaskett Jarman
[photo included]
Unusually
impressive funeral services were held yesterday afternoon from the Masonic
temple for John P. Jarman, grand lodge officers of
the F.&A.M. of the state of California officiating, the deceased being at
the time of his death grand Bible bearer, of the order. The grand officers present were George F. Rodden, grand master; Charles A. Adams, deputy grand
master; William A. Sherman, senior grand warden; Charles G. Lambert, junior
grand warden; J. H. McGehen, grand treasurer; John Wicher, grand secretary; Thomas J. Baker, grand lecturer;
Lynn T. White, grand chaplain; R. G. Squires, grand orator; H. S. Johnson,
assistant grand secretary; Sidney B. Porce, grand
marshal; Walter H. Lillick, grand senior deacon; J.
J. Schmidt, grand junior deacon; J. Y. Lapp, grand senior steward; F. T.
_______[unreadable], grand junior steward; Frank G. Watson, grand
_____[unreadable]. The services were
attended by the largest number of persons ever at the local Masonic hall for a
similar purpose and were not only very impressive but were very beautiful in
their solemnness.
The great profusion of flowers made necessary two _______[unreadable words] to convey them to the grave at Oak Hill
cemetery.
Honorary
Pallbearers
The
honorary pallbearers consisted of the masters and past masters of the various
lodges of the vicinity and were George W____[unreadable],
San Jose lodge No. 10, Percy H. Thompson, Friendship lodge No. 210, Joseph T.
Hancock, Fraternity lodge No. 399, L. T. Smith, Golden Rule lodge No. 479,
William R. Flint, Texas lodge No. 46 San Juan, Bert W. Martin, Keith lodge No.
167 Gilroy, Robert Rankin, Mountain View lodge no. 194, I. H. Walker, Los Gatos
lodge No. _92, W. B. George Liberty lodge no. 299, Santa Clara, F. O. Bennett,
Charity lodge No. 862, Campbell, W. J. Covert, Morgan Hill Lodge No. 46_ and W.
H. Walker San Benito Lodge No. 211, Hollister.
The active pallbearers were employes of the Jarman Paint company of this city
of which the deceased had been the active head ever since the establishment had
been in business. They were J. Boes, S. H. Turner, J. Wilde, I. Rohrnbacke,
R. Higgins and D. Thayer. (Concluded on
Page Eleven) John Plaskett
Jarman was born in England 72 years ago but had lived
and done business in this city for over 40 years, where he had made a host of
friends not only by his kind and considerate ways and helping hand but by his
justness and willingness to go to any length to help a worthy man or a worthy
cause. Over a year ago he suffered a
stroke of apoplexy but afterward regained his health but was in apparently his
usual condition when on Sunday, May 1, while on an auto trip with members of
his family he was again stricken near Fresno.
Taken to the Burnett hospital he was apparently improving when a change
for the worst came on May 6[sic] and he passed away on the following day
surrounded by members of his family.
As
indicated by the officers officiating at the services, the deceased was a Mason
of high degree. For a long period some
years ago he was a member of the city board of education and afterward served
as city councilman. He has always taken
great interest in the growth and upbuilding of San Jose and vicinity and was to
be found at the front of ever movement for civic beterment[sic]. He will be missed in the councils of those
having the city a[sic] good at heart as well as by a
host of friends who depended on his judgment in many matters. He is mourned by his wife, Mrs. Jane Jarmam, two daughters, Mrs. Katherine William[sic]
and Edith L. Jarman, both teachers in the San Jose
high school, and one son, Attorney Albert H. Jarman.
Transcribed by Donna Toole.
Source: History
of the State of California & Biographical Record of Coast Counties,
California by Prof. J. M. Guinn, A. M., Page 1345. The Chapman Publishing
Co., Chicago, 1904.
© 2016 Donna Toole.