Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Arnold, Walter D. 1908
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The Ionia Daily Sentinel
Monday, October 19, 1908 
WALTER D. ARNOLD
Pioneer of 1835 Passes Away at Age of Eighty-one.

Walter D. Arnold died this morning at the family home on Lafayette street, at
the age of 81 years. He has been an invalid in failing health for several years
and for many days his death had been looked for hourly.

Walter D. Arnold was born May 25, 1827. He was the twin brother of William
Arnold of Saranac, who survives him. He was prominent in the early history of
Ionia county settling in Easton in 1835. He was born in Herkimer county, New
York, being the son of Dexter and Olive Arnold.

When Walter was eight years of age, the family started for Michigan, spending
long and weary weeks upon the journey and reaching Ionia in the fall of 1835.
The family was welcomed here by relatives, the families of Oliver Arnold and
Erastus Yeomans. The first home was in a log cabin on a farm in Easton, about
where the VanderHeyden place is now.

Walter remained on the farm until he was 21, when he entered the store of
Charles Moseman, as bookkeeper. He spent the next six years clerking for Harter,
Stephenson and Rich, and in 1854 became a partner of Hampton Rich, with whom he
remained in the old "Banner Store" until it was sold to Rich & Northrup.
Mr. Arnold was deputy register of deeds under James Loomis, and later was clerk
and steward at the State asylum for several years. He retired from active
business life a number of years ago. He was always a strong republican. He
joined the Baptist church in 1865 and served the church from that time, being at
different times both deacon and trustee.

August 17, 1851, Mr. Arnold married Julia M. Kincaid, who survives him, also
three children--Edwin I. Arnold, Miss Emma Arnold and Miss Mary Arnold. One son,
Walter, died several years ago.

The family are among the well known citizens of Ionia, and the deceased was an
Ionia pioneer and citizen highly regarded, and among those who lived to see
Ionia grow from a clearing to the beautiful and prosperous city it now is.
The funeral will be attended from the residence Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock.
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The Ionia Daily Standard
Monday, October 19, 1908
Walter D. Arnold died at his home on Lafayette street, this morning. Funeral at
the house at 11 o'clock on Wednesday forenoon. Deceased was in every sense a
representative pioneer and esteemed citizen. He was one of twin boys born on May
25, 1827, in Herkimer county, New York--the sons of Dexter and Olive Kimball
Arnold. The brother, William D., survives, and is now a resident of Saranac. The
elder Arnold and family came to Michigan in the fall of 1835, and settled in
Easton township, a portion of the original farm now being in the Second ward of
Ionia city. Ionia proper, at that time, contained four log houses and but one
frame building. Deceased was one of the pioneer merchants of this city, and held
various positions of public trust in the early days.



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