Caldwell County MO Archives History .....ARMS FAMILY OF GOMER TOWNSHIP AND THE PAGE FAMILY OF GOMER  
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THE ARMS FAMILY OF GOMER TOWNSHIP AND THE PAGE FAMILY OF GOMER TOWNSHIP
	Narrators:  Harry Arms and D. Dunham

     In the old Rohrbaugh (old Hamilton) cemetery, there is one grave plot of 
especial interest.  It contains the graves of three soldiers of the War of 
1812.  They are - Phineas Arms, Asa Page, and William Page, all of whom lived 
in Gomer township in the late 60s and the 70s.  Their records have been proved.
     The first to come was Phineas Arms 1869 and then came the Pages for his 
son William married in to the Page Family.
     Phineas Arms moved with his children to this county from Jonesboro, Wisc. 
via Iowa where they had a brief sojourn.  They came in the land rush of 1868-
9.  They bought the "old Arms farm" near Nettelton.  This farm was sold later 
to Mr. Will Aplin of Hamilton and later to the Sturgis family.  Phineas Arms 
died 1872 and was buried in the Rohrbaugh cemetery.  His wife Martha Arms died 
1880 and is by him.  She drew a widow's pension for the 1812 War.  By the 
terms of his will, he gave most of his property to his son William, who had 
cared for the old folks.  At his death, there were children:  Elizabeth 
Wheeler, Daniel Arms, Deruelle, Mary Ann Moore, Edward P. Arms, Minerva 
Reynolds, and Geo. W. Arms.  Of these, Edward moved to the state of Oregon, 
because he did not like Mo. and he received 40 acres on the provision that he 
take it for his own use, and pay for it.  He did not accept the gift.  
     In fact, the only one who did stay around the old home stead was William 
Arms.  He married Helen Page, daughter of the William Page above, formerly of 
Vermont and Wisconsin.  William Page was widower and he and his brother Asa 
(also widower) made their home with William Arms on the Arms homestead.  Asa 
Page was a Spiritualist and believed deeply in its manifestations.
     William Arms is buried in the Weaver cemetery near Nettleton while his 
wife Helen Page Arms is buried out in Montana, where she took sick while 
visiting her son.  William had several children Ray Arms dead, Irvin Arms 
(Sparta, Mo.), Leo Arms (Chicago) Frank Arms (see below), Mrs. Nelia Seifert 
of the Nettleton community, and Chas. Arms who married Ada Dunham and they are 
in the Weaver cemetery.
     William Arms had a son Frank, born in Jonesburg, Wisc. 1852 who died 1935 
in Caldwell county.  He married Mary Ann Jameson and that couple are in the 
Cameron cemetery; so the Arms family are very much scattered in burial 
places.  Frank had a son Harry at present one of the Caldwell county judges 
and a farmer in Breckenridge township.  He is the only one of the name now in 
mature years in this vicinity.
     Interviews  1934.


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