Mattie Jarvis was born June 19, 1868 at Huntington, Long Island. Her mother died when Mattie was 2 years old. Mattie was raised by an aunt.
She married James Barclay on February 11, 1902. They lived in Massachusetts until 1906 when they came to North Dakota.
They lived on a farm west of Carrington for nearly twenty years.
Mrs. Barclay died May 1920. Mr. Barclay died a few years later.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 104B