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The genealogical value of the names on these drawings is questionable. No source records are indicated and many names are incorrect, misspelled, or illegible. Their main value is as family artifacts and historical attempts to "picture" the spreading Tarvin family.

Family members have brought copies of these drawings to reunions over the years and shared them with relatives. We've scanned several of these copies for the web site. These thumb-nail size versions give you some idean of what the trees look like. Full-size scan files in JPEG format are available to download. To make them readable, some of them are quite large. Rather than wait for them to slowly load in your browser, download these files first to your hard drive, then open them with a picture viewer or web browser.

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Tarvin Family Tree by Richard J. Tarvin, 1897, covering Rev. George Tarvin's thirteen children (lines). Scanned from tiled photo copies. Approximately 15 in. wide by 24 in. high. Scanned file is 2 MByte. Right-click to download large picture file. Size: 2 Mb.	Tarvin Family Tree by Richard J. Tarvin, 1897, covering Rev. George Tarvin's thirteen children (lines). Approximately 15 in. wide by 24 in. high. Scanned at high resolution from document held at Kentucky Gateway Museum, Maysville, Kentucky. Right-click to download very large picture file. Size: 38 Mb.	Replica of Tarvin Family Tree. Pencil on linen. Holding of Kentucky Gateway Museum, Maysville, Kentucky. Photographed by The Photo Shoppe, Maysville, Kentucky. Photo reproduction is 20 in. by 30 in. Right-click to download large picture file. Size: 600 Kb.
David Tate Tree by Dr. Marion E. Tarvin (Line William-William II), dated 27 January 1908. Scanned copy is 9 in. by 15 in. Right-click to download large picture file. Size: 2.2 Mb.	William Tarvin Tree. (Line William-William II) No colophon on our copy, but style similar to David Tate Tree. Scanned copy is 9 in. by 15 in. Right-click to download large picture file. Size: 600 Kb.	MacDonald & Allison Family Tree. Showing descent from the Thoroughgoods, Fowkes, Dents, Tarvins, Nobles, and Bradfords. Data compiled by Virginia Davis Shriver. Drawn by James Edward Allison. AD 1950 and on display at the Adam Thoroughgood House, Virginia Beach, Virginia Original size is 30 by 60 inches. Scan courtesy of Dan Phillips. Right-click to download large picture file. Size: 2 Mb.