Georgia Biographies Baptist H.J. Arnett File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Barbara Winge barbarawinge@yahoo.com http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Georgia Table of Contents: H. J. ARNETT The subject of this sketch was born, December 30th, 1848, in Screven county, Georgia. His forefathers were among the earliest settlers of the State. His mother was a daughter of Solomon Zeigler, who came from the colony of Salzburgers that settled in Effingham county, in 1734. The parents of H. J. Arnett were both Baptist. His father moved and settled on Vernon river, an arm of the sea some ten miles from the city of Savannah. Here the family remained till the close of the war, and here he spent some of his happiest days, though they were days of labor and hardship. In January, 1864, while hauling wood to be used in the manufacture of salt, he picked up a bombshell which had fallen among the trees without explosion. He attempted to open it and although aware of the danger and using great caution, it exploded, tearing off his left hand and left foot, besides inflicting other injuries of less serious nature. By the skilled management of Drs. Brewster and Houston, surgeons in the Confederate Army, who were near at hand, and amputated the torn limbs, the wounds healed rapidly and recovery was the happy result. His educational advantages have been fair. He has accerss to good academic instuction in the schools of his section, and for nearly two years enjoyed the thorough training of the able faculty of Mercer University. In August 1865 he unted with the Baptist church at Little Horse Creek, Screven county. Up to 1873, when not at school, he engaged alternately in teaching and performing the duties of receiver of tax-returns for Screven county, to which office he was elected in 1870... In September 1873, he was licensed to preach by Double Heads church. In September, 1875, he was called to ordination by this church, and was afterwards its pastor, as well as of two other churches... On the 28th of October 1875, he was united by marriage to Miss Georgia A. Dixon, of Screven county, a most estimable lady. Two bright little girls have been given them by the Lord, as golden links in the chain that binds their hearts and lives in one. Ref: HISTORY OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION IN GEORGIA: WITH BIOGRAPHICAL COMPENDIUM AND PORTRAIT GALLERY OF BAPTIST MINISTERS AND OTHER GEORGIA BAPTIST, 1881, Jas. P. Harrison & Co., Atlanta, GA, pp. 11-12. ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============