The Tarman Household

The Family Tree

One Texas farm family, three generations deep — from the original Idalou homestead down to the eight children of Jock and Victoria Tarman who carry the series forward. Meet the household before you meet the war.

An illustrated vintage family tree of the Tarman household, rooted in a Texas farmstead with a windmill and barn. Hack Tommy Troy Mace Jim Dorothy Betty Bobby Jock &
Victoria Elizabeth &
Franklin Henry &
Beatrice Haskell &
Margaret

First Generation

The Original Homestead

Haskell Tarman 1865–1939 The Original Patriarch

Passed away from coronary thrombosis.

Married

Margaret Tarman b. 1871 The Family Matriarch

Children: Jock, Elizabeth, and Hank.

Second Generation

Jock, Elizabeth & Henry Tarman

Jock “JT” Tarman b. 1894 The Eldest Son

World War I veteran and operator of the primary Idalou farm.

Married

Victoria Tarman b. 1898 The Spiritual Anchor

Children: Hack, Tommy, Troy, Mace, Jim, Dorothy, Betty, and Bobby.

Elizabeth Tarman-Edwards b. 1899 The Only Daughter

Resides on the west-side Haskell farm property.

Married

Franklin Edwards b. 1906 The Farm Manager
Henry “Hank” Haskell Tarman, CPO b. 1904 The Middle Son

Career U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer stationed at Pearl Harbor.

U.S. Navy

Married

Beatrice Tarman b. 1908 Resident of the Haskell Farm

Third Generation

The Children of Jock & Victoria Tarman

The eight who grew up on the primary Idalou farm.

Haskell “Hack” Tarman b. June 13, 1920 The Eldest Son

Texas Tech senior; accelerated winter graduate enlisting in Navy V-5 flight training.

U.S. Navy · V-5
Thomas “Tommy” Tarman b. June 1922 The Second Son · Twin

Volunteered for the U.S. Coast Guard as an Aviation Radioman recruit.

U.S. Coast Guard
Troy “Tex” Tarman b. June 1922 The Third Son · Twin

The “spitfire” of the family; ordered to report to the 101st Airborne Division.

101st Airborne
Mary Alice “Mace” Tarman b. May 5, 1924 The First Daughter
James “Jim” Tarman b. August 19, 1926 The Fourth Son

Fifteen years old; stepping up to run the heavy machinery in his brothers' absence.

Dorothy Tarman b. 1932 The Second Daughter · Twin
Betty Tarman b. 1932 The Third Daughter · Twin
Robert “Bobby” Tarman b. December 10, 1937 The Fifth Son