John Coleman Tarver, honorable Mayor of Many, La. wed Thelma Mayer of
Woodward, Oklahoma. Their children are: Joan Tarver, who wed Wayne Dew
of Natchitoches, La.; and Mike Thayne, senior at Many High School. Mayor
Tarver owns and manages Tarvers’ Grocery located on El Camino Real,
which is Highway 6 east to Fort Jesup. Mr. Tarver is a descendant on his
great grandmother’s side of A. Cole who is listed in the 1806 period as
being a settler in the Neutral Strip. Cole is also listed as a
participant in the Guitreez-McGee Expedition to Texas in 1812.