THE ARNOLD FAMILY ASSOCIATION OF THE SOUTH _________________________________________________________________________________ “Family Trails” from the Unpublished Newsletters 1979-1983 Part One _________________________________________________________________________________ Volume IX (January 1979) The Four Known Adult Children of Patience Harris and David Arnold 3 Elizabeth Arnold Hill, Prince Edward Co. VA; Maury Co. TN; Marshall Co. TN; Carroll Co. TN 3 John H. Arnold, Prince Edward Co. VA; Maury Co. TN; Rutherford Co. TN 7 Lindsey Arnold, Prince Edward Co. VA; Maury Co. TN; Marshall Co. TN 10 Mary Tinsley Arnold Steele Royal, Prince Edward Co. VA; Maury Co. TN, Marshall Co. TN, Carroll Co. TN 12 Two Elizabeth Arnolds 17 Land Warrant to Elizabeth Arnold, Gibson County, Tennessee 20 Minute Book H (1861-1866) Arnolds of Maury, Rutherford, Weakley and Gibson Counties, Tennessee 20 Maternal and Paternal Arnold lines of Pauline (Arnold) Scott Other Arnolds of Gibson County, Tennessee 29 Volume IX (January 1979) Introduction: In our Volume VII, we printed a Summary on the family of John Arnold of Prince Edward County, Virginia, giving what information we had on his children at that time (See Volume VII, pp. 135-138). Mr. Joe C. Harris of Florence, Alabama, who has done a great deal of research on the Harris family of Prince Edward County, heard of our Arnold Family -2- Association of the South and wrote to us. In August of 1977, Mr. Harris sent a copy of his article, “The Four Known Adult Children of Patience Harris and David Arnold” and in his letter of 24 September 1978 he graciously stated “It is entirely alright with me if you wish to include it in your next issue, in its entirety or any part that you may think useful to any one. If it will be of help to someone to better follow their family line and ancestors, I will be very glad. Anyone is welcome to use any part of it they may wish.” Though he is not a member of our Association, Mr. Harris has been very generous in sharing information with us. Pauline (Arnold) Scott (Mrs. Ethridge Scott) is a member of AFAS since our first year. She has a double dose of Arnold blood; her mother and father both had the Arnold surname. In January 1978 Pauline wrote to tell us that she had found a record which proved that one of her earliest-known Arnold ancestors was John H. Arnold, son of David and Patience (Harris) Arnold. David Arnold was one of the sons of John Arnold of Prince Edward County, Virginia and John H. Arnold was one of the Arnolds about whom Mr. Harris had written. When a copy of Mr. Harris’ article on “The Four Known Adult Children of Patience Harris and David Arnold” was sent to Mrs. Scott, she contacted Mr. Harris. They exchanged information to their mutual benefit. Howard L. Arnold is another member of the AFAS who has been a member since the first year and who has shared information on his branch of Arnolds. He is a descendant of one of the Arnold lines which we shall discuss below. Following, we are pleased to print Mr. Harris’ article; the content of the record found by Mrs. Scott regarding bounty land awarded Elizabeth Arnold, widow of John H. Arnold; and Pauline Scott’s account of Arnolds of Maury, Rutherford and Gibson Counties, Tennessee. THE FOUR KNOWN ADULT CHILDREN OF PATIENCE HARRIS AND DAVID ARNOLD By Joe C. Harris ELIZABETH (BETSY) ARNOLD, oldest child of David and Patience Harris Arnold, was born in the Vaughn Creek community of Prince Edward County of Virginia in the year 1791. On February 29, 1816 (a leap year), Elizabeth Arnold was united in marriage with William (Buck) Hill, a neighbor of the Vaughn Creek community. (Prince Edward County Marriage Records). Davis Hill signed the Marriage Bond with William Hill. Now Davis Hill had married Elizabeth Arnold, a sister of David Arnold, father of Elizabeth, so he was an uncle of Elizabeth Arnold who was marrying William Hill. We do not know his relation to William Hill (cousin, uncle or father), but believe they were related in some way. From Hill Family Bible records, found in Marshall County, Tennessee, we learn that William Hill was born June 10, 1787, and Elizabeth Arnold Hill was born March 31, 1791. To them were born nine children, six who grew to maturity and two who died in very early infancy, names not recorded. I will name them, with dates, later herein. -3- From Prince Edward County, Virginia, County Court records, it appears that David Arnold, father of Elizabeth, must have died in January or February of 1816, exact date is not known, shortly before her marriage to William Hill. It also appears that her mother, Patience Harris Arnold, had died a few months before. Family tradition has it that David and Patience Arnold died within a few months of each other. William and Elizabeth Hill are mentioned in the Estate Settlement of David Arnold in 1816 and Estate Settlement of Elizabeth Harris in 1818, widowed mother of Patience Harris Arnold and the grandmother of Elizabeth Arnold Hill. It is believed that the William Hill family moved to Maury County, Tennessee, late in 1818 or 1819, where some of their Harris relatives of Prince Edward County had migrated earlier. It appears there were Hill and Arnold relatives also in Maury County. The 1820 Maury County, Tennessee US Census shows William Hill with: 2 males under 10; 1 male 26-45; 1 female 10-16; 1 female 26-45. (Note: The 2 males under 10 were their sons, David A. Hill, age 4 (b 1816) and Giles L. Hill, a few months old (b 1820). The male 26-45 was William Hill, age 33 (b 1787). The female 10-16, most likely was the young sister of Elizabeth, Mary T. (Polly) Arnold, age 13 (b 1807). The female 26-45 was Elizabeth Arnold Hill, age 29 (born 1791).) In the Marshall County, Tennessee, Deed Book C, page 137, we find a deed from Hezekiah Davis to William Hill for 50 acres of land, both men of Maury County, bearing date of November 1, 1825. It was witnessed by William Steele and William Carr. William Steele was a brother-in-law of William and Elizabeth Hill. He had married Mary T. (Polly) Arnold, a sister to Elizabeth Arnold Hill. The deed was not recorded until July 30, 1839, in Marshall County. Marshall County had been formed in 1836 from Bedford and Maury Counties, and where the Hills lived in Maury County become a part of Marshall thereafter. The 1830 Maury County Tennessee Census records show William Hill: 2 males 5-10; 2 males 10-15, 1 male 40-50; 1 female under 5, 1 female 30-40. (Note: The 2 males 5-10 were William L. Hill, age 8 (b 1822), and James D. Hill, age 6 (born 1824). The 2 males 10-15 were David A. Hill, age 14 (b 1816), and Giles L. Hill, age 10 (born 1820). The male 40-50 was William Hill, age 43 (born 1787). The female under 5 was Mary J. Hill, age 4 (born 1826). The female 30-40 was Elizabeth Arnold Hill, age 39 (born 1791).) The William Hill family lived on their small Maury County farm, in the Silver Creek Community, for quite a number of years. Where they lived became a part of Marshall County when it was formed in 1836. Their nearest neighbors were the families of Lewis, David and Gideon Harris, of Prince Edward County, Virginia. They were uncles of Elizabeth Arnold Hill, as they were brothers to her mother, Patience Harris. Living near, also, were several families of Arnold and Hills who, we suspect, were related to the William Hill family, too. The 1839 Marshall County Tax List shows William Hill with 50 acres of land and 2 slaves, in District #12. In 1840 and 1841 Marshall Tax List shows William Hill with 70 acres of land, still 2 slaves and -4- still in District #12. I have not been able to find when and from whom William Hill secured the additional 20 acres of land. The 1840 Marshall County, Tennessee Census shows William Hill: 1 male 5-10; 2 males 15-20; 1 male 20-30; 1 male 50-60; 1 female 10-15; 1 female 40-50. (Note: The male 5-10 was their son, John C. Hill, age 9 (b 1830). The 2 males 15-20 were James D. Hill, age 16 and William L. Hill, age 18. The male 20-30 was Giles L. Hill, age 20. . The male 50-60 was William Hill, the father, age 53. The female 10-15 was Mary J. Hill, age 14. The female 40-50 was Elizabeth Arnold Hill, the mother, age 49. Living near was their son, Davis A. Hill, age 24, who had married to Mahulda Rone, a neighbor, on December 5, 1837. She was 22 years of age (b 1818) and they had one young son, George W. Hill, age 1 (born 1839).) In Marshall County, Tennessee, Deed Book F, p 72, we find that William Hill sold his 70 acre farm in District #12 to Parnanius Johnson, bearing date of March 11, 1843. I find no other Deeds to or from William and Elizabeth Hill. They did remain in Marshall County for several years longer, so must have rented land on which to live. In the 1850 Marshall County, Tennessee Census we find: [Index-Hull, Household 297/297] William Hill, 63, m, Farmer, b VA Elizabeth Hill, 59, f, b VA John C. Hill, 20 m, Farmer, b VA (Note: This was in District #11 and near their married son, Giles L. Hill and family. Their only daughter, Mary Jane Hill, born 1826, had died in 1842, unmarried. Their two oldest sons, David A. Hill and Giles L. Hill, were married with families of their own in 1850 and living in Marshall County. William L. and James D. Hill married within the year and were evidently working for themselves somewhere else.) We find in Marshall County Deed Book P, page 5, a Power of Attorney to William L. Hill from William and Elizabeth Hill, bearing date of December 18, 1855. William and Elizabeth Hill were in Carroll County, Tennessee, and William L. Hill, their son, was in Marshall County. This was for the purpose of securing the share of Elizabeth Arnold Hill from the estate of Lewis Harris, her uncle. Lewis Harris had died in Marshall County on August 4, 1850. He was married but left no children. Evidently William and Elizabeth Hill had moved to Carroll County some time between 1850 and above date in 1855. In the 1860 Carroll County, Tennessee Census we find: [Index - Elisabeth Hill; District 15, Household 58/58] Elizabeth Hill, 69, f, born VA George W. Hill, 20, m, born TN (Note: This would indicate that William Hill had died between 1855 and 1860. George W. Hill was the son of David A. Hill, still in Marshall County, but a grandson of Elizabeth Arnold Hill. -5- Living near to Elizabeth Hill in Carroll County in 1860 were two of her sons, John C. Hill, 30, with his wife and two children, and James D. Hill (36) with his wife and three children. Still in Marshall County were the three oldest sons of William and Elizabeth Hill: David A. Hill, Giles L. Hill, and William L. Hill, with their families. Giles L. and William L. Hill remained in Marshall County, but David A. Hill is found in Carroll County in 1870, age 54, born in Virginia. Still in Carroll County in 1870 were the two brothers of David A. Hill, James D. Hill and John C. Hill, with families. Elizabeth Arnold Hill was not found in either Carroll or Marshall Counties in the 1870 Census, so we may assume she was deceased before 1870, thus closing the book on William (Buck) and Elizabeth Arnold Hill. Today, in the 1970s, there remain in Marshall County, Tennessee quite a number of descendants of William and Elizabeth Arnold Hill, several with whom I am acquainted. No doubts but there are others in Carroll County today, who do not know of their Marshall County cousins. Below is a Bible record of the children of William and Elizabeth Arnold Hill. It is reported there were nine children but two, who lived only a few hours, were never named, so were not recorded in the Bible record: David Arnold Hill, born December 11, 1816 Giles Lewis Hill, born May 18, 1820 William Lindsey Hill, born February 14, 1822 James David Hill, born December 20, 1824 Mary Jane Hill, born March 13, 1826; died March 5, 1842 John Claiborne Hill, born September 30, 1830 Samuel Harris Hill, born May 1, 1833; died August 19, 1833 Known Marriages of above-named children: David A. Hill to (1) Mahulda Rone, December 4, 1837, Marshall Co. TN; (2) Mary Wilkerson, December 1, 1850, Marshall Co; (3) Ellen Beavin, 14 July 1867, Carroll Co. TN Eight children were born to David Hill; three daughters, five sons. Giles L. Hill married (1) Lucinda Bussey, September 15, 1842, Marshall Co.; (2) Frances Tankersley, May 1, 1849, Marshall Co. (3) Elizabeth M. Larue, May 16, 1878, Marshall Co. Thirteen children were born to Giles L. Hill; seven daughters, six sons. William L. Hill married Leanne Manier, 1851 (full date is not known). They lived in Marshall County, TN. Eight children were born to them; two daughters, six sons. -6- James David Hill married Mary Catherine Fisher, October 24, 1851, in Marshall Co. TN. Five children were born to them; one daughter, four sons. John C. Hill married (1) Tessy Jane Lowrance, 21 December 1852, Carroll Co. (2) Mary J. Worrell, 14 May 1870, Carroll Co. Five children are known to have been born to him; three daughters, two sons. These are all marriage dates that we have, at present. From research of Mrs. Pauline Arnold Scott of Carroll County, Tennessee, we learn that she has found in Carroll County Minute Book 1855-1859, page 526, January Court Term of 1859, that John C. Hill was appointed Administrator of William Hill, deceased. This will establish within a couple of months the death of William (Buck) Hill, probably some time in December of 1858. Also, Mrs. Scott found in the Carroll County Minute Book 1859-1866, page 360, October Term of the Carroll County Court for 1863, the appointment of James Batton as Administrator of Elizabeth Hill, deceased. This would suggest that Elizabeth Arnold Hill had died about the month of September 1863. No will was found for either William or Elizabeth Arnold Hill. JOHN H. ARNOLD (I have been told his name was John Harris Arnold) was born in the Vaughn Creek community of Prince Edward County, Virginia. He was the second child born to Patience Harris and David Arnold, but exact date of his birth is not known; it must have been in 1792 or 1793. He lived with his parents on their Vaughn Creek farm and was married about the year 1815. No marriage record has been found and the only name we know for his wife is Elizabeth. Their first child, Thomas M. Arnold, (fn) was born in 1816 in Prince Edward County. (Footnote) This man is called Thomas W. Arnold in Mrs. Scott’s report. Letters “M” and “W” are often confused in written records, and I do not know which is correct. In an old letter written to my grandfather, James G. Harris, of Marshall County, Tennessee, from John H. Hood, Greene County, Arkansas, Feb. 27, 1872, which states, “My wife is the daughter of Thomas M. Arnold, the son of John Arnold and brother of Lindsey Arnold.” The letter “M” is very well written and like other “M’s” in his letter. That is where I got the “M” for Thomas M. Arnold as shown in 1820 and 1830 Census records. In 1850 he is mentioned only as Thomas Arnold in Davidson County, Tennessee. The father of John H. Arnold, David Arnold, died early in 1816, and John H. Arnold is mentioned several times in his Estate Settlement. He is also mentioned in the Estate Settlement of Elizabeth Harris, his widowed grandmother, in 1818. Both were in Prince Edward County, Virginia. -7- In Maury County, Tennessee, Deed Book G, Vol. 1, page 408, we find a Deed for 100 acres of land, on waters of Silver Creek, from Edmond Harris to John H. Arnold, both of Maury County, bearing date of April 25, 1818. It was witnessed by Kirk Prewitt (sic). Now Edmond Harris was an uncle of John H. Arnold, as he had married Rhoda Arnold in Prince Edward County, a sister of David Arnold. Kirk Pruitt was son-in-law of Edmond Harris, as he had married his daughter, Elizabeth Harris. In Maury County, Tennessee, Deed Book H, Vol,1, page 457, 1819, we find that Edmond Harris sold to David Harris 100 acres of land, on waters of Silver Creek. The witness was John H. Arnold. David Harris was an uncle of John H. Arnold, as he was a younger brother to his mother, Patience Harris Arnold. The relation of John H. Arnold and Edmond Harris has already been stated. Edmond Harris and David Harris were first cousins, their fathers were brothers, and both were born in Prince Edward County, Virginia on adjoining farms. The 1820 US Census for Maury County, Tennessee shows: John H. Arnold: 1 male under 10; 1 male 26-45; 1 female under 10; 1 female 26-45. (Note: The male under 10 was their son, Thomas M. Arnold, age 4 (born 1816). The male 26-45 was John H. Arnold, age about 28 (born ca 1792). The female under 10 was the daughter who married a Sanders. The female 26-45 was the wife of John H. Arnold, Elizabeth, age 28 (born 1792). We learn her birth year from later census records.) In Maury County, Tennessee, Deed Book M, Vol. 1, page 171, we find a Deed from John H. Arnold to Zachariah N. Morrell for 100 acres of land, on waters of Silver Creek. It bears the date of July 31, 1826. As to just what the plans of John H. Arnold were, or where he intended to move, we have no idea. Evidently he died within a couple of months following signing of the Deed, perhaps unexpectedly or by accident. In October of 1826, William Perry was appointed, by the Maury County Court, administrator of the Estate of John H. Arnold, deceased. Now William Perry was a son-in-law of Edmond Harris, as he had married Virginia Harris, daughter of Edmond. John H. Arnold and Virginia Harris were first cousins. On November 18, 1826, an Inventory of the personal property of John H. Arnold was recorded by William Perry. On same date, a year’s supplies of provisions were set aside for widow of John H. Arnold and his children. Also, on November 18, 1826, the sale of personal property of John H. Arnold was ordered by the Court, but there was no land. At the sale, later, the widow, Elizabeth Arnold, bought quite a number of things, household supplies, mostly. Some other purchasers at the sale were William Hill, a brother-in-law of John H. Arnold; Lindsey Arnold, his brother; William Perry and Edmond Harris. There were several other purchasers, and I have the complete list. The settlement was not final until January of 1829. It took that time to collect the debts from purchases at the sale. Where the widow, Elizabeth Arnold, lived with her children, during this time, we do not know, as their farm had been sold. But, we find her in the 1830 US Census of Rutherford County, Tennessee: 1 male under 5; 2 males 5-10; 1 male 10-15; 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female (30-40). (Note: the male under 5 was her son, John H. Arnold, age 3 (born late 1826 or early 1827 after his father’s death). The 2 males 5-10 were Robert H. Arnold, age 5 (born 1825) and David L. -8- Arnold, age 8 (born 1822). The 1 male 10-15 was Thomas M. Arnold, age 14 (born 1816). The female 5-10 was Judith, who later married James Swink. The female 10- 15 was the daughter who later married a Sanders. The female 30-40 was the widow, Elizabeth Arnold, at the age of 38 (born 1792). We learn birth years from later Censuses.) We have no idea why Elizabeth Arnold was in Rutherford County unless she had relatives there of whom we do not know. Elizabeth was not located in the 1840 census, but was probably in Rutherford County. In the 1850 US Census, we again find Elizabeth Arnold and three of her four sons in Rutherford County, Tennessee. [Browns Mill, Household 365/365] Elizabeth Arnold, 58, f, born VA Robert Arnold, 25, m, farmer, born TN David Arnold, 28, m, farmer, born TN John Arnold, 23, m, farmer, born TN In the 1850 US Census of Davidson County, Tennessee, we find Thomas M. Arnold: [Household 805/805 – see corrections] Thomas Arnold, 34, m, farmer, born VA [Stone mason not farmer] Amanda Arnold, 26, f, born VA Lucy Arnold, 9 f, born TN [born VA not TN] Elizabeth Arnold, 7, f, born TN [born VA not TN] Mary Arnold, 3, f, born TN [born VA not TN] William Arnold, 2/12, m, b TN (Note: I am of the opinion that the Arnolds in Rutherford and Davidson Counties were not more than seven or eight miles apart, so could visit fairly often. I am not positive of locations, however.) Lindsey Arnold, younger brother of John H. Arnold, died in August of 1868 in Marshall County, Tennessee, unmarried. He is buried in the Harris Family Cemetery at the headwaters of Silver Creek. A modest little grave stone marks his final resting place today. James G. Harris, a son of Gideon Harris and first cousin of Lindsey Arnold, was appointed administrator of the Estate of Lindsey Arnold by the Marshall County Court. James G. Harris was my grandfather and I have several letters today, in the 1970s, which he received from people concerning their share of the Estate of Lindsey Arnold. Of the heirs of John H. Arnold, one letter is from James Swenk and wife, from Gibson County, Tennessee.(fn) He did not name his wife, in the letter, but we know that Judith Arnold, daughter of John H. and Elizabeth Arnold, married James Swink. Another letter, from John H. Hood, Gainesville, Greene County, Arkansas, dated February 27, 1872, states he is a son- in-law of Thomas M. Arnold, deceased. He did not name his wife, either. There are, also three receipts, one each from David L. Arnold, John H. Arnold, and Robert H. Arnold, sons of John H. Arnold, for amounts of $61.00 to each as their share of the Estate of -9- Lindsey Arnold, their uncle. It did not state number of legal heirs for John H. Arnold, but there must have been only four. Dates on the receipts were August 15, 1870, but did not state as to where they were living. (Footnote) A letter to my grandfather, James G. Harris, concerning the Estate of Lindsey Arnold, from Gibson County, Tennessee, dated February 24, 1871, was signed by James Swenk and Wife (but she was not named). Other records spell it Swink. I don’t know which is correct. Perhaps both. LINDSEY ARNOLD, the third known child of Patience Harris and David Arnold, was born in the Vaughn Creek community of Prince Edward County in Virginia on December 28, 1798. I have heard of no other name for him than Lindsey, but his Tennessee relatives affectionately called him “Cousin Lin” or “Cousin Linza.” He remained with his parents on their Virginia farm as he spent his early youth. He is mentioned in the Estate Settlement of his father, David Arnold, in 1816 and also in the Estate Settlement of his widowed grandmother, Elizabeth Harris in 1818, both in Prince Edward County. In both cases, he was represented by his older brother, John H. Arnold, as guardian, as Lindsey Arnold was still a minor in 1816 and 1818. We find Lindsey Arnold next in the 1820 US Census of Maury County, Tennessee: 1 male 16-26, living alone (age 21, born 1798). This was in the Silver Creek community of Maury County. On one side of him was his sister, Elizabeth Arnold Hill, with her husband, William Hill, and their two sons. On the other side of Lindsey Arnold was John Hill with his wife and nine children. I suspect this John Hill was an uncle of Lindsey Arnold who had married Nancy Arnold in Prince Edward Co. in 1803. She was a younger sister of David Arnold, Lindsey’s father. Not far away were his brother, John H. Arnold, and his uncle, Gideon Harris. There were several other Arnolds in the community of whom we do not know kinship, but suspect were related. In Maury County Deed Book K, Vol. 1, page 155, we find a Deed from Robert Arnold to Lindsey Arnold, both of Maury County, 124 acres on waters of Silver Creek. It was written October 13, 1822. The kinship of Lindsey and Robert Arnold is not known, but we suspect they were kin people. In Maury County Deed Book N, Vol. 1, page 37, we find a Deed of the sale from Lindsey Arnold to Thomas Garrett, both of Maury County, for 124 acres of land on waters of Silver Creek. It bears date of September 27, 1826 and was same land he had purchased in 1822. It was witnessed by William Steele. Now William Steele was a brother-in-law of Lindsey Arnold. He had married Mary T. (Polly) Arnold in 1823, a sister of Lindsey Arnold. We find no other land purchases of Lindsey Arnold at any time later. It should be stated here, I think that Lindsey Arnold spent his life unmarried and lived the remainder of his years either in the homes of or near to his Tennessee relatives. They were most Harris kin and the last twenty years were exclusively so in the Silver Creek community of Marshall County. -10- We do not find Lindsey Arnold in the 1830 Maury County, Tennessee, Census. We suspect that he was living in the household of some of his Tennessee relatives then. He is found in the 1839 Marshall County, Tennessee, Tax List. Marshall County was formed in 1836 and the Silver Creek community of Maury County became a part of Marshall County then. The 1839 Tax List shows him paying only Poll Tax of 25 cents in District #12. In the 1840 and 1841 Tax List, he is shown paying tax on one slave and Poll tax, $1.125, still District 12. The 1840 Marshall County, Tennessee, Census shows Lindsey Arnold, living alone; 1 male 30-40. He would have been 41 when the Census was taken, so it must have been recorded in the wrong column, or incorrectly given, still in District #12. [Per 1840 census index: “Livesay” Arnold includes 1 male slave over 55] In the 1850 Census of Marshall County, we find Lindsey Arnold in the home of Gideon Harris, his uncle: [Index - “Linzy” Arnold, Household: 907/907] Gideon Harris, 78, (farmer), born VA Martha Harris, (wife), 64 born VA Martha J., (dau.), 23 born TN Lindsey Arnold, 51 (50) born VA [occupation: “none’] This was in District #12 on the very head waters of Silver Creek. Next to them were David Harris, 67; his wife, Mary C., 53; and their son, Lewis T., 25. Gideon and David Harris were brothers and both born in Prince Edward County, Virginia In Marshall County Deed Book K, page 289, we find a Deed to Anna Harris from Lindsey Arnold for his share of the land of his uncle, Lewis Harris, who had died in Marshall County on August 4, 1850. It was for 1/4 of 1/5 of his tract of land and bore the date of October 29, 1850. Lewis Harris was a brother of Patience Harris Arnold, mother of Lindsey, and he was one of her four children. Anna Harris was the widow of Lewis Harris and was buying all the shares of his 200 plus acre farm. Lewis Harris had no children and wrote no Will, so his widow was entitled to only a child’s part. In the 1860 Marshall County, Tennessee, Census, [Household 87/71] we find Lindsey Arnold, age 61 (60), still in the home of his uncle, Gideon Harris, 87, both born in state of Virginia. They are the only ones shown in the household but there were several Negro slaves on the place that cared for their home and farm. [Gideon: 7; Lindsey: 1 per 1860 Federal Slave Census]. Martha, the wife of Gideon Harris, had died on May 14, 1860 and Gideon died later the same year on October 26. I’m not sure with whom Lindsey Arnold lived after the death of his uncle, Gideon Harris, but believe it was mostly his cousin, James G. Harris, who lived on an adjoining farm. James G. Harris was a son of Gideon Harris and my grandfather, whom I never saw. David Harris, last Harris uncle of Lindsey Arnold, died in 1864, but there were several Harris first cousins in the neighborhood, within the Silver Creek community. On August 11, 1868, Lindsey Arnold died in Marshall County, Tennessee, being only a few months of 70 years of age. He is buried in the Harris Family Cemetery, which is on the old Gideon Harris farm where Lindsey Arnold lived for many years. His uncles, Gideon and David -11- Harris, with their wives, are buried there, as are several of his Harris cousins. A medium sized, inscribed marble gravestone marks his final resting place today. At the January Term of the 1869 Marshall County Court, James G. Harris, a first cousin of Lindsey Arnold, was appointed Administrator of the Estate of Lindsey Arnold, deceased. He (Lindsey) owned no land and personal property was almost exclusively notes on which he had loaned money, $1,592.96 in all. Vouchers against the Estate, however, amounted to $786.28, which left a balance of $806.68. This was divided three ways, to heirs of his deceased sister, Elizabeth (Betsy) Arnold Hill, $268.89; to heirs of his deceased brother, John Harris Arnold, $268.89; to heirs of his deceased sister, Mary Tinsley (Polly) Arnold Royal, $268.89. Final settlement was made on March 1, 1871. This can be found in Marshall County Estate Settlement Books. My father, a son of James G. Harris, was born in 1859 and almost 10 years of age when cousin Lindsey Arnold died. He remembered him very clearly and said he was of medium height, about 5 feet and 10 inches tall, rather slender, was not bald or very grey, wore short chin whiskers, no mustache, and very erect in physical carriage. Everyone liked cousin Lindsey Arnold as he was kind and generous to all. My father was quite sure he followed carpentry in his younger days but had not worked very much for some time before his death in August of 1868. Lindsey Arnold was the last of the four known children of Patience Harris and David Arnold to die. Descendants of the other three are today scattered into many states but only a few know their kin. Two of the four are buried in Marshall County and two in Carroll County, Tennessee. MARY TINSLEY (POLLY) ARNOLD, the fourth and last known child of Patience Harris and David Arnold, was born in the Vaughn Creek community of Prince Edward County, Virginia, in the year of 1807. The month and day of her birth has not been found. She spent the early years of her life on the Vaughn Creek farm of her parents, with one sister and two brothers. In the Wilson County, Tennessee, Will Book 1802-1814, page 310, may be found the Will of Mary T. (Polly) Harris, an aunt of Mary T. (Polly) Arnold. Polly Harris was unmarried and only 50 years of age but was living with an older brother, John Harris. She willed her five Negro slaves to her brother, Gideon Harris, who was then living near, to his daughter who was Elizabeth L. Harris, and to “Mary T. Arnold, daughter of David Arnold of Virginia,” equally between them but suggested that Gideon Harris buy slaves of the other two and pay them for their one-third each. She owned no land and willed the rest of her personal property to family members of her older brother, John Harris, with whom she had been living. Just why she willed Polly Arnold a share of the slaves and not the other Arnold children is not known, unless it was because Mary Tinsley (Polly) Arnold was named for her. The Will was written in late 1813 and proved in April of 1814. In 1816, Polly Arnold is mentioned in the Estate Settlement of her deceased father, David Arnold, who must have died in January or February of that year in Prince Edward County, -12- Virginia. She is also mentioned in the Estate Settlement of her widowed grandmother, Elizabeth Harris, in 1818, also in Prince Edward County. In each case, she is represented by her appointed guardian, William Hill, her brother-in- law, husband of her older sister, Elizabeth (Betsy), since Polly Arnold was not yet of legal age. We do not find Polly Arnold in the records again for several years. In the 1820 Maury County, Tennessee, US Census, we feel very sure she is shown in the household of William Hill, her brother-in-law, as a female 10-16 (age 13, born 1807). No Marriage Record has been found for Mary T. Arnold but from other sources we know she married William Steele, a neighbor of the William Hill family in Maury County and believe it was in late 1823 when Polly Arnold was only 16 years of age. Living near, in Maury County, was her uncle, Gideon Harris and his family. Gideon’s oldest child, Frances H. Harris, was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, near where the David Arnold family lived, also in 1807, so was near age of Polly Arnold. On December 30, 1823, Frances H. Harris was married to James A. Steele, who was a brother of William Steele. Several years ago, an elderly grandson of Frances Harris Steele told me that he understood that Frances, his grandmother, was married in a double wedding but didn’t know who the other couple was, but thought it was some of her husband’s kin. Now Frances Harris and Polly Arnold were first cousins, very near same age, had known each other since childhood, lived near in Tennessee and married brothers. So we may be able to suppose the other couple in the wedding of Frances H. Harris and James A. Steele was Polly Arnold and William Steele. This, of course, is not positive proof, but certainly very likely and a point of interest. In Maury County, Tennessee, Deed Book K, Vol. 1, page 381, we find a Deed from James Steele to William Steele, both of Maury County, for 84 acres and 129 poles, on waters of Silver Creek. The date was May 26, 1823. This was a sale from a father to his son. The witnesses were Aaron Steele and James A. Steele, two more sons of James Steele. In Maury County, Tennessee, Deed Book N, Vol. 1, page 284, may be found a Deed from D. Hardiman to William Steele, Hardiman of Williamson County, Steele of Maury County, for 240 acres of land on waters of Globe Creek in Maury County. Date of the Deed was December 6, 1828, and was in payment of a debt to William Steele from December 15, 1825. In Maury County Deed Book N, Vol. 1, page 318, we find where William Steele sold 177 acres of the 240 acre Globe Creek farm to William Wilkes, on January 15, 1829, and was signed by William Steele. This was probably about six or seven miles from his 84 plus acre farm on Silver Creek. This was the last recorded Deed we find concerning William Steele. In the Marshall County, Tennessee, Deed Book C., page 137, we find a Deed from Hezekiah Davis to William Hill for 50 acres of land on waters of Silver Creek, written November 1, 1825. William Steele was one of the two witnesses. William Steele and William Hill were brothers-in-law. They had married sisters. The Deed was written in Maury County but that part of Maury -13- County became a part of the County of Marshall when it was formed in 1836. It is not known why the Deed was not recorded until July of 1839. William Steele is not found in the 1830 Maury County Census records, but Mary Steele is shown there. This would suggest that William Steele had died some time between January 15, 1829, when he signed his last Deed, and when the Census was taken in June of 1830. The Census shows: Mary Steele: 1 male under 5; 2 males 5- 10; 1 female 20-30. (Note: From later Census records and other sources we learn the ages and names of her three Steele sons. The male under 5 was John T. Steele, age 3 (b 1827). The two males 5-10 were Sidney R. Steele, age 6 (born 1824), and James L. Steele, age 5 (born 1825). The female 20-30 was the young widow, Mary T. (Polly) Arnold Steele, age 23 (born 1807).) In the Maury County, Tennessee, Minute Book, #12, 1830-1836, page 208, Monday, September 17, 1832, we find the appointment, by the Maury County Court, of Joseph W. Calvert as Administrator of the Estate of William Steele, deceased. No other record was found concerning the Estate Settlement of William Steele, but we feel there must be more somewhere hidden among the vast stack of Maury County Records in the basement of the Courthouse in Columbia. We do not know what happened to the two small farms William Steele owned on Silver and Globe Creeks, of 84 plus acres and 63 acres. From later sources, we do know that his young widow, Polly Arnold Steele, was married to Joseph A. Royal, a neighbor of the community. The Marriage Record has not been found, but it must have been in 1833. They moved soon to Carroll County, Tennessee, where their first child was born in 1834. They lived out their lives there on a country farm near the small town of Clarksburg in southern Carroll County. The 1840 Carroll County, Tennessee, Census, page 32 shows: Joseph A. Royal: 1 male under 5; 1 male 5-10; 1 male 10-15; 2 males 15-20; 1 male 30-40; 1 female under 5; 1 female 30-40; 3 slaves. (Note: the male under 5 was his son, Elbert N. Royal, age 3 (born 1836). The male 5-10 was William E. Royal, not yet age 6 (born 1834). The male 10-15 was his step-son, John T. Steele, age 13 (born 1827). The 2 males 15-10 were his step- sons, James L. Steele, age 15 (born 1825) and Sidney R. Steele, age 16 (b 1824). The male 30-40 was Joseph A. Royal, age 34 (born 1806). The female under 5 was his daughter, Harriet N. Royal, age 1 (born 1839). The female 3-40 was his wife, Mary T. (Polly) Arnold Royal, age 33.) In the 1850 Carroll County, Tennessee, Census, we find the following: Household #1693 (District #15) James (L.)Steele, 25 m, farmer, born TN Sarah Steele, 26 f, b TN Nancy J. Steele, 5 f, b TN William F. Steele, 3 m, b TN -14- Mary (A.) Steele, 2 f, b TN William H. Smith, 16, m b TN Household #1694 (District #15) Joseph A. Royal, 44 m, farmer, b VA Mary (T.)Royal, 43, f, b VA William (E.) Royal, 16 m, b TN Elbert (N.)Royal, 13 m, b TN Harriet N. Royal, 11 f, b TN Emily Royal, 8 f, b TN Nancy (J.) Royal, 6 f, b TN Berry (A.) Royal, 3 m, b TN Household #1831 (District 16) [Index=Seel] John T. Seel (Steele), 23 m, farmer, b TN Elizabeth Seel, 23 f, b NC Martha Seel, 1 f, b TN (Note: The other son of Polly Royal, Sidney R. Steele, is not found in Carroll County in the 1850 census.) In Marshall County, Tennessee, Deed Book O, page 327, we find a Power of Attorney from Joseph A. Royal and Mary T. Royal to John R. Hill, bearing date of August 29, 1854. The Royals were in Carroll County, Tennessee, and John R. Hill in Marshall County, Tennessee. This was in reference to the Estate Settlement of Lewis Harris, who had died in Marshall County on August 4, 1850. He was an uncle of Mary T. (Polly) Royal. Lewis Harris was married but had no children. Polly Royal was an heir to the Estate of Lewis Harris through her deceased mother, Patience Harris Arnold, sister to Lewis Harris. In the 1860 Census of Carroll County, we find Joseph A. Royal [Index-Royle] and same two Steele brothers, James L. and John T., with larger families: Household #60, [PO Buena Vista] Joseph A. Royle (Royal), 54 m, farmer, b VA Mary (T.) Royle, 53 f, b VA William E. Royle, 26 m, farm laborer, b TN Elbert (N.) Royle, 23 m, farm laborer, b TN Harriet A. Royle, 21 f, b TN Emily Royle, 18 f, b TN Nancy (J.) Royle, 15 f, b TN Berry (A.) Royle, 12 m b TN -15- (Note: They were still in District #15 but we do not know if at same place). James L. Steele, age 35, and wife Sallie, age 36, were in Household #67, not far from Joseph A. Royal, also in District #15. They had 9 children. John T. Steele, age 33, was in District #16, Household #214, with 3 children. Evidently his wife was deceased. Several descendants of Elizabeth Arnold and William Hill still are living in Marshall County today, in 1970s. In conversation with some of them, several years ago, they said they had understood that Mary (Polly) Royal, and several of her children, died about the time the Civil War ended from some kind of fever epidemic that swept the area. They thought that Elizabeth (Betsy) Hill died about the same time, also. The Hills lived in the same section of Carroll County as did the Royal’s and Steele’s. From the 1870 County Census Records and other sources, it appears that may be correct, as many of them died between 1860 and 1870. The 1870 Carroll County, Tennessee, Census records show: Household #74/73 [Index Wm A. Mc Call] (District #13 PO Clarksburg) Wm A. McCall, 23 m, Physician, b TN Nancy J. McCall, 25 f, b TN Joseph W (H) McCall, 1 m, b TN Joseph A. Royal [Jo A Royall], 66 m, b VA (Note: Nancy J. McCall was a daughter of Joseph A. and Polly Royal and the only one found in Carroll County in 1870. Polly Royal was deceased.) James L. Steele was deceased by 1870. His widow, Sally Steel(e), age 46, was living in District #15, Household #48, with a large family. Living next to them [Household 50] was John Steel(e), age 20 and Adaline Steel(e), age 19. This was a son of James L. Steele. The other Steele son in Carroll county (son of Polly Arnold Steele Royal) we learn was deceased and he was not found in 1870 census records. Census of Dyer County, Tennessee, in 1870 show: Household #96 [Index=Cidney Steel] District #5, Dyersburg Post Office Sidney [Cidney] Steel(e), 46 m, farmer, b TN Ann Steel, 49 f, b TN Lizzy Peoples [Peeples], 17 f, b TN Andrew Lusby, 11 m b TN (Note: From this Census record it would appear that Sidney R. Steele had no children, as none were living with him. It is not known the relation of the two people living with him and we do not know how long he had lived in Dyer County.) In the Pulaski County, Illinois, 1870 US Census record: Household #820 [Township 15, Range 1, PO Caledonia] William Royal, 36 (35) m, farmer, b TN -16- Elizabeth Royal, 24 f, b TN Harron [Index=Harrow] Royal, 3 m, b TN Deecklar [Index=Niechlas] Royal, 1 m b IL Berry (A.) Royal, 22 m, farmer, b TN (Note: This was the oldest and youngest children of Mary T. and Joseph A. Royal of Carroll County, Tennessee. Their other son, Elbert N. Royal, was reported to have been in Arkansas but we did not find him. Goodspeed’s BIOGRAPHICAL & HISTORICAL MEMOIRS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS (1890), p 241, Clay County, Ark. has a biography of E. N. Royal (Elbert N.), the second child born to Joseph A. and Polly Arnold Royal of Carroll County, Tenn. This biography states he was born October 17, 1836, married in Tennessee to Miss Frances C. Ozier, daughter of Reuben Ozier of Tennessee and North Carolina, and came to Clay County, Ark. in 1869. He was not located in the 1870 census of Clay County, Arkansas. We have a letter to James G. Harris of Marshall County, Tennessee, administrator of the Estate of Lindsey Arnold, deceased. The letter was from Joseph A. Royal, Clarksburg, Tennessee (Carroll County), July 27, 1871, in reference to the Lindsey Arnold estate, in which he writes, “You stated in your letter there were six heirs, but there are only five heirs of my wife. There is but one of the Steele children living, Sidney R. Steele, who lives in Dyer County, Tennessee.” From other letters that we have, it is learned that G. W. Humble was administrator for James L. Steele, deceased, and William Johnson was administrator for John T. Steele, deceased; both were in Carroll County, Tennessee. From receipts that we have from Abner A. Steele, attorney, living in Marshall County, Tennessee, on July 25, 1871, to James G. Harris the administrator of Estate of Lindsey Arnold, deceased, he gave receipts for B. A. Royal and W. E. Royal, of Pulaski County, Illinois and Elbert N. Royal of Greene County, Arkansas. On November 17, 1871, Mr. Abner A. Steele wrote other receipts for W. A. and N. J. (Royal) McCall and G. W. Humble who was administrator for Estate of James L. Steele, deceased. Nancy J. McCall was a daughter of Mary T. (Arnold) Royal. These four, along with Sidney R. Steele, whose letter we also have, make the five heirs of Mary T. (Polly) Arnold Steele Royal. We know that James L. Steele and John T. Steele were deceased by 1870 and must assume that Harriet and Emily Royal were also deceased as they were not mentioned as heirs to Estate of Lindsay Arnold, their uncle. We may assume further, I think, that wife of John T. Steele was deceased before 1860 and that he and his three children were all most likely deceased before 1870, as none are found in the Carroll County census. From all of this, it appears that the story of the Carroll County fever epidemic, about the end of the Civil War, may actually be correct. TWO ELIZABETH ARNOLDS By Joe C. Harris There was another Elizabeth Arnold, apparently a widow, who appeared in the 1840 US Census -17- of Marshall County. Her records so closely parallel those of Elizabeth Arnold, widow of John H. Arnold, that for a time the two were confused. We do not know who her husband might have been but we mention her at this time for she just might be the key for someone to place a link in the chain of their family line. Such things are sometimes in the most unexpected places. She was, I think, a person to be admired and respected. The two Elizabeth Arnolds, both widows, apparently were totally different people, but in several ways very similar. From the 1850 and 1860 census records, we find both were born in Virginia in 1792. Where the Elizabeth Arnold lived in Marshall County in 1840 was only two or three miles from where John H. Arnold lived and died in Maury County in 1826. (Before Marshall County was formed in 1836, this was part of Maury County.) Each of the Elizabeth Arnolds had two daughters, about same age. I found Elizabeth Arnold, widow of John H. Arnold, in the 1830 Rutherford County Census, but not there in 1840. In 1840 I found Elizabeth Arnold (whose husband we don’t know) in Marshall County Census, near where John H. Arnold and Elizabeth had lived in Maury County. She had no sons with her. The 1840 US Census of Marshall County, Tennessee: Elizabeth Arnold: 1 female 20-30; 1 female 50-60 (Note: The female 20-30 was her daughter, Emaline P. Arnold, age 20 (born 1820). The female 50-60 was the widow, Elizabeth Arnold, but her age must have been placed in the wrong column. The 1860 census shows her as born in 1792, so she should have been age of 48 in 1840.) Living on each side of her were John and James Duncan, father and son, and not far away was Lindsey Arnold, brother-in-law of the other Elizabeth of Rutherford Co. Salena Arnold, daughter of Elizabeth, had married Erwin R. Duncan in 1839 (Marshall County Marriage Records) and was not far away, either. Her daughter Emaline P. Arnold married John Daugherty on January 5, 1843 (Marshall County Marriage Records). What happened to John and Emaline Daugherty we do not know, as no later records are found for them. The Marshall County Marriage Records show a marriage of John Daugherty to Susannah Ivey on October 13. 1847. As no record of any kind is found for Emaline P. Daugherty, it is our conclusion that she must have died without children and her husband remarried. It would appear that John Daugherty must have moved away from Marshall County as he is not found in the 1850 census for that county. In the 1860 Census of Marshall County, Tennessee, we find Elizabeth Arnold living with her daughter and son-in-law, Salena and Erwin R. Duncan: [Household #91/78 – PO Lewisburg] Erwin [Index=Ervin] R. Duncan, 42, m farmer, b NC Salena [Index=Solina], 42 f, b TN William B., 20 m, farm laborer, b TN -18- Joab M. [Index=Ival], 18 m, farm laborer, b TN Kerney W. [Index=Kenny], 16 m, farm laborer, b TN Josiah J., 14, m farm laborer, b TN Jeremiah L. [Index=Lovey], 12 m, b TN Elizabeth Arnold, 68, f Domestic, b VA (Note: This was in District #14, some six or seven miles from the waters of Silver Creek.) This is the last record we have found of Elizabeth (Betsy) Arnold and assume she was deceased by 1870. Erwin R. Duncan moved his family to Smith County, Texas in 1868 and the 1870 Census of his family there does not show Elizabeth Arnold. Mrs. Olivia Beckman, a widow now nearly 90 years of age in the mid 1970s, whom I have known for a number of years, lives in Lewisburg, county seat of Marshall County, Tennessee. She was a Duncan before marriage and was born in the Silver Creek Community of Marshall County and has lived her entire life within a few miles from place of her birth. Her memory is extremely good and I have found her to be very accurate concerning neighbors and relatives over the past 75 years. She is a granddaughter of James Duncan who lived near Mrs. Elizabeth Arnold in 1840. After death of Mrs. Beckham’s grandfather, her grandmother lived with her mother and father and, I believe, died in their home. Olivia Duncan, as a young girl and youth, liked to listen to her grandmother tell of events and amusing happenings of the neighbors and kin so many years before. Many of the stories Mrs. Beckham remembers well today. One day, a few years ago, when the wife and I visited in her home, I asked her if her grandmother ever mentioned the Arnolds who lived near her. She looked up, with a little laugh, and said she sure did, many times. She said that old Mrs. Betsy Arnold was a close neighbor to her grandmother and a real good friend; that she must have been a widow as no mention was ever made of her husband, but did have several small children. She said Mrs. Arnold was a good neighbor, a hard working woman, could hitch a team of horses to a wagon and haul a load of fire wood or hay, could plow in the fields, saw and chop wood or split rails as well as any man, could gather corn or pitch hay as well as anyone. In fact, she used to split rails and sell them in the winter for a little money. She would take her shot gun and go rabbit or squirrel hunting for fresh meat for her children. She went to turkey shoots and shot with the men and held her own real well. She would fix a leaking roof on her house or barn, repair the fence when needed, sit up with a sick neighbor, rejoice at a wedding or new born baby and weep at a funeral, a very complex woman, but well-liked by all who knew her. Old Mrs. Betsy Arnold was a rather tall, husky woman, but not fat or all. She smoked a cob pipe and would take a chew of tobacco now and then. In fact, she was quite a character with a good sense of humor and liked a good joke most any time. She asked nothing of anyone, though would willingly help a neighbor in need or sickness. Mrs. Olivia Beckham related one incident that her grandmother told that always amused her. -19- Mrs. Arnold and her children lived in a small shack of a house. Late one evening, when she was frying meat for supper for her children and herself, a medium sized bear tried to break into her house to get some of that good smelling meat. Mrs. Arnold put the children through a trap door in the ceiling, opened the door and killed the bear with her axe. Next day, she skinned the bear, sold his hide and had fresh bear meat to eat. It is too bad we do not know the maiden name and something of Mrs. Elizabeth (Betsy) Arnold’s background. Any woman with the pioneer spirit, determination, courage, strength of character and desire to battle misfortune, hardship needs to be remembered in some way. GIBSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, COURTHOUSE AT TRENTON MINUTE BOOK H (1861-1866), P 25 It appearing to the Court that on the 25th day of Feby 1856 a land warrant was issued to Elizabeth Arnold widow of John H. Arnold deceased private for 80 acres of Bounty land. That on the 4th day of November 1856 said Elizabeth Arnold departed this life intestate in Gibson County Tennessee not having disposed of said warrant. That said decedent left the following persons as her heirs and only heirs at law, all of whom are still living, to wit T. W. Arnold, John H. Arnold, Robert Arnold, David Arnold, Judith Swink wife of James Swink, formerly Judith Arnold all over 21 years of age and are all children of said decedent and that Court has Jurisdiction of this matter and that there is no administration of said Elizabeth Arnold dec’d all of which it is ordered that the Clerk of this Court certify to. (Date: 1 March 1861). ARNOLDS OF MAURY, RUTHERFORD, WEAKLEY AND GIBSON COUNTIES, TENNESSEE by Pauline (Arnold) Scott Maternal Line: David Arnold, son of John Arnold of Prince Edward County, Virginia, was my third great-grandfather in my mother’s branch of Arnolds. David’s son, John H. Arnold, who died in Maury County, Tennessee, on or before 18 November 1826, was my great- great grandfather. A record found in Minute Book H (1861-1866), p 25 in the Gibson County, Tennessee at Trenton, Tennessee, dated 1 March 1861, stated that Elizabeth was widow of John H. Arnold, private. She had received a warrant for some bounty land in Gibson County, based on his service. This Bounty Land Warrant was dated 25 February 1856. Elizabeth died intestate, “not having disposed of said warrant.” The document named her heirs. So far, it has not been learned how the land was disposed. -20- John H. Arnold was a private in the War of 1812. He is shown in the Maury County, Tennessee Census of 1820 with his family. He was listed as age 26-45 (born 1775- 1794), and his wife as 16-26 (born 1794-1804). They had 1 male and 1 female under 10. By 1830, Elizabeth Arnold, widow of John H. Arnold, had removed to Rutherford County, Tennessee, where she was listed as age 30-40 (born 1790-1800), with four sons and two daughters. We do not know Elizabeth Arnold’s maiden surname, or why she went to Rutherford County. It is suspected that, besides marrying an Arnold, she was somehow connected to my paternal line of Arnolds, or perhaps to the Taylor family. In the 1830 census, she and her children were living five houses from Sarah Patterson (who was nee Sarah Taylor) and six houses from the Williford Rucker household. (Williford Rucker’s wife was Chloe Taylor.) Sarah and Chloe were sisters of my paternal 3rd great-grandmother, Dorcas Taylor Arnold. Elizabeth Arnold was missing in the 1840 census of Rutherford County. I think she was still there, and that the census enumerator missed her. In the 1850 census of Rutherford County, Elizabeth Arnold was listed at Murfreesboro with sons David, Robert and John. Her son, Thomas, was listed in the 1850 census of Davidson County, Tennessee. After 1850, Elizabeth’s children began moving to Gibson County, Tennessee. Her son, John H. Arnold (my great-grandfather) was married in Gibson County in 1853, and Thomas W. Arnold was bondsman. So, we know that Thomas W. Arnold was in Gibson County, also, for a short time, at least. Robert H. Arnold and Judith (Judy) Arnold Swink also moved to Gibson County. In a few years, the other son of Elizabeth, David Lewis Arnold, died at Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee, and his widow, Margaret Jane (Peggy) (Bell) Arnold also came to Gibson County with her children and their families. Later, descendants of Elizabeth’s other daughter came to Gibson County. We don’t know just when Elizabeth Arnold moved to Gibson County but she died there on 4 November 1856. We believe Elizabeth had been born in Virginia, for in the 1880 census of Gibson County, both John H. and Robert H. Arnold said their parents were born in Virginia. The children of John H. and Elizabeth Arnold were: 1. Thomas W. Arnold, born about 1816 in Virginia, married Amanda Daulton on 9 May 1839 in Rutherford County, Tenn. He and his wife were living alone in 1840 when Thomas was listed as age 20-30 and his wife was 15-20. In the 1850 census, they were in Davidson County, Tennessee. Thomas lived in Gibson County, Tennessee, for a short time, about 1853. He died at Gainsville, Greene County, Arkansas before 1871. A. James Robert Arnold, son of Thomas, lived around Trenton, Tenn. for a while. He died at Black Oak (Craighead Co.) Arkansas. -21- i. Prentice Opal Arnold (son of James Robert) married Myrtle Arnold, my mother’s sister. Uncle Opal said they were 3rd cousins; an older cousin said Uncle Opal’s grandfather (Thomas) was brother to my great-grandfather, James H. Arnold. After Opal’s mother died, Uncle Opal lived for some time at the home of my grandfather, John Lewis Arnold. B. A daughter of Thomas W. Arnold, given name unknown, married John H. Hood. They lived at Gainesville, Greene Co. Ark. I have a Xeroxed copy of the original letter written by John Hood, trying to collect a share of Lindsey Arnold’s estate for his wife. This was sent to me by Joe Harris. 2. A daughter, given name unknown, was born about 1818. She married a man by the name of Sanders. She was dead before 1856, and probably died at Murfreesboro, Tenn. in Rutherford County. She was not listed as an heir in the Bounty Land Record. A. A daughter, Nancy Catherine Sanders, married Robert Lee Bell, Sr. i. Robert Lee Bell, Jr., married Evie Christine Lowery, a granddaughter of John H. Arnold (b 1826) and his first wife, Sarah Elizabeth White. Cousin Evie was 89 years old in December 1977. She lives alone and still sews for other people, making dresses, coats, etc. ii. Nancy Bell married Mr. Griffin. 3. David Lewis Arnold, Sr., was born 27 October 1821 at Silver Creek, Maury Co., Tenn. He married Margaret Jane (Peggy) Bell on 15 August 1850 in Rutherford County, Tenn. He died 6 March 1875, Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co. Tenn. His widow died in 1911. They had three sons (two of whom never married) and a daughter. A. The daughter, Elizabeth Jane Arnold, married John Bond Mount. i. Their daughter, Ellen Jane Mount married an Allen. She died in 1971. She had a Bible which had belonged to her parents. The Bible was printed in 1865 (from which I have copied information). a. A daughter of Cousin Ellen, Martha Allen Ryan, lives in Michigan and sent information from the Bible which she has, which belonged to her great-grandparents, David L. and Margaret J. Arnold. She sent the birth and death dates of David L. Arnold, etc. A trunk and other furniture which belonged to David L. and Margaret J. Arnold is in the home of a great-granddaughter, Sarah (Golden) Cunningham. -22- 4. Judith Arnold, born ca 1823, Silver Creek, Maury Co., Tenn. married James H. A. Swink on 22 August 1843 in Rutherford County, Tenn. None of my family knew about her but we know whom she married from the Bounty Land Record. According to the 1860 census, the Swinks had at least two children: A. John Swink, age 12 in 1860 B. Elizabeth Swink, age 11 in 1860 There are some Swinks who live in Rutherford County, Tenn. and one at Dyer (in Gibson Co. Tenn). James and Judy Swink lived at Dyer in the 1870 census. 5. Robert H. Arnold, born ca 1825, married (1) Elizabeth Bell on 8 Oct 1850 in Rutherford Co. Tenn. She died and his second wife was Lucinda (Bell) Grear, whom he married on 30 September 1867. Lucinda was sister of his first wife. She had married, first, Henry Grear. They separated and then she married Robert H. Arnold. After 1880 they went to Greene County, Arkansas. He and his second wife are buried at Paragould, Ark. The older members in the family remember Robert H. Arnold’s children and descendants of all except a son, David, who went to Greene County, Arkansas. A grandson, Irby Arnold, was 89 years old on 10 February 1978. He has told me many things during the past ten years that I have been working on the history of the Arnold family. 6. John H. Arnold, born 9 December 1826 in Silver Creek, Maury Co. Tenn. and born a short time after his father (John H. Arnold) died. I have a tintype picture of John H. Arnold, my great-grandfather. He married (1) Sarah E. White on 23 February 1853, Gibson Co. Tenn. She died on 7 December 1866 and is buried in Salem Cemetery, Gibson County, Tenn. Their children: A. Elizabeth Jane Arnold, born 4 May 1854, married on 6 Sept. 1877, John William Lowery, son of Henry and Adar Lowery. She died in 1914 and is buried at Alamo, Tennessee. Dates are copied from a Bible belonging to Evie Lowery Bell, daughter of Elizabeth Jane Lowery. Evie is still living at Bradford, Tennessee. B. James Thomas Arnold, born 5 June 1859, did not marry. He died on 16 March 1880 and is buried in Salem Cemetery. C. Robert Hugh Arnold, born 31 December 1863, married (1) Mattie Orr at Trenton, on 12 January 1893. She died 4 December 1894. He married (2) Clara Grear on 13 September 1898, at Trenton; she died 18 May 1900. He married (3) Margaret V. Baldwin on 25 March 1909. Robert H. Arnold -23- is buried in Salem Cemetery. (Information furnished by Ida Arnold McVay, Arlington, Texas.) John H. Arnold (b 1826) married (2) on 16 December 1868 in Gibson County, Tennessee to Parissa Nancy Grear, daughter of Joseph H. Grear and Lucinda Bell. He died on 1 April 1899 and is buried in Concord Cemetery, Trenton, Tennessee. His second wife died 22 December 1925 and is also buried in Concord Cemetery. Their children: D. Ella Arnold, born 17 January 1871, married on 29 December 1888 to William N. Foren, son of William and Elizabeth Foren. She died on 14 August 1901 and is buried in Concord Cemetery. i. A son, Lacy Foren, lived in Humboldt, Tennessee. He died on 16 April 1974 and is buried in Rosehill Cemetery, Humboldt. E. John Lewis Arnold, born 12 April 1872, married on 5 September 1889 to Matilda A. Webber, daughter of James and Alice J. Webber. He died on 11 May 1936 and is buried in Concord Cemetery, Gibson County, Tennessee. These are my grandparents. John Lewis and Matilda A. Webber Arnold had 13 children, all born at Trenton, Gibson County, Tennessee, including my mother, Dona Mable Arnold. F. Greenville E. Arnold, born 31 August 1875, did not marry. He died 16 November 1891 and is buried in Concord Cemetery, Gibson Co. Tenn. G. Samuel L. Arnold, born 2 April 1877, did not marry. He died 15 June 1914 and is buried in Concord Cemetery, Gibson County, Tenn. Nancy Grear Arnold, second wife of John H. Arnold and my great-grandmother, lived with my grandfather, John Lewis Arnold; I remember her. She was born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co. Tenn. (according to her nephew-in-law, William Canada who died in 1970 and Irby Arnold of Trenton, Tenn., whose father and Nancy were stepbrother and stepsister). The names of Nancy’s parents were given by William Canada, Irby Arnold and Ellen Jane (Mount) Allen. Also see the 1860 Census of Rutherford County, Tennessee. It was a surprise to learn from Mr. Harris’ papers that the two daughters of David and Patience (Harris) Arnold came to Clarksburg, Tenn. (Carroll County) I have been going through records at the Carroll County Courthouse at Huntingdon, concerning Sidney R., John T., and James L. Steele, children of Mary T. Arnold and William Steele and also the Royal children. I have found several of the Steele descendants around Huntingdon, some of -24- whom I have known for years. Mrs. Cross, a great-granddaughter of Mary T. Arnold and William Steele, has told me of some ladies whose mothers were Hills. I looked up some marriage records on the William and Elizabeth (Arnold) Hill family. I learned that Elizabeth Arnold Hill died in 1863. The Inventory wasn’t dated. James Batton was appointed Administrator of Elizabeth Hill’s estate in the October Term of Court, 1863. J. C. Hill and J. H. Sherrill were Securities. (Minute Book 1859-1866, p 360) Elizabeth’s name was first written “Elizabeth A. Hill” then an “L” had been written over the “A.” Paternal Line: My earliest-known paternal Arnold ancestor was James Arnold who married Dorcas Taylor. I believe he was the James Arnold in Craven County, North Carolina in the 1800 census, at which time James Arnold was listed as age 26-45 (born 1755-74). Living nearby was James Taylor Sr., and James Taylor, Jr. James Arnold (my third great-grandfather) was in Rutherford County, Tenn. by 1806 (his youngest son was born in Tennessee in 1806). By February, 1808, James Arnold was dead and James Taylor Sr., his father-in-law, was administrator of his estate. James Taylor (father-in-law of James Arnold) and his wife were born in North Carolina, as were their children, according to census records. The Will of James Taylor (Sr.) was dated December 12, 1817, Rutherford County, Tenn. Witnesses were Benjamin Ransom, James Snell and Joseph Smith. The Will was proved on 13 April 1820. Known children of James and Sarah Taylor (not in order of birth) included: (1) James Taylor; (2) Jesse Taylor; (3) Judmon Taylor; (4) Dorcas Taylor, who married James Arnold; (5) Keziah Taylor who married a Hill; (6) Chloe Taylor, born 1786 in NC, married Williford Rucker; (7) Sarah Taylor, born 1779, married Alexander Patterson; (8) Susannah Taylor, born 1801-2 married Joel Gilliland, brother of Melinda (Gilliland) Arnold. Dorcas Arnold, widow of James Arnold, was listed in the 1810 census of Rutherford County, Tennessee, with 6 males and 2 females. The 1830 census of Rutherford County showed Dorcas age 50-60 (born 1770-80) with 2 males 20-30. Dorcas (Taylor) Arnold died in Weakley County, Tenn. after 1840. All of her sons were in Gibson and Weakley Counties by 1840. In the household of her son, Jeremiah Arnold of Weakley County, in the 1840 census, was one female age 60-70. It seems certain this was Dorcas (born 1770-80). I have been most interested in connecting my two Arnold lines, which I have not yet been able to do. I feel the two Arnold sets were somehow connected to John Arnold of Prince Edward County, Virginia, and William Arnold of Cumberland County, Virginia. My maternal great-great grandfather, John H. Arnold and wife, Elizabeth, were in Maury County, Tenn. in the 1820 census. My paternal great-great grandfather, James Lee Arnold -25- (son of James and Dorcas) and his wife, Malinda, were living in Maury Co. in 1820, near John H. Arnold. James Lee Arnold’s widowed mother, Dorcas, was in Rutherford Co. Tenn., living with two sons in 1830 census. Elizabeth Arnold, widow of John H. Arnold, was also in Rutherford Co. Tenn. in 1830, with her children, and she was living five houses from one of Dorcas’ sisters, and six houses from the other. My father’s ancestors came to Gibson Co., Tenn. by 1840, and later my mother’s ancestors followed. All settled a few miles from each other. Some of the Taylors also came to Gibson Co. Tenn and settled near the Arnolds. I have cousins on my father’s side of the family who live in Greene Co. Ark. Some of these live at Marmaduke, Ark, which is only a short distance from Gainesville, Ark., where some of the maternal Arnolds lived. We lived at Marmaduke, Arkansas, for a few years when I was growing up. Children of James Arnold and Dorcas Taylor: 1. A daughter, born ca 1790 in North Carolina. No further record. 2. Ezekiel Arnold, born 1792 in North Carolina, married 2 January 1816 in Rutherford County, Tenn. to Mary Gilliland. Ezekiel was in Maury Co., Tenn. in the 1820 census, listed as “Zekiel” living next to his brother, James Lee Arnold. In 1840, Ezekiel was in Gibson County, Tenn., living near Melinda Arnold, widow of James Lee Arnold. He was in Weakley Co. in 1850, 1860 and 1870, just over the Gibson County line. Ezekiel had eleven children, including a set of twins named Elisha and Elijah. He lived near Gleason, Tennessee. 3. James Lee Arnold, born ca 1794 in North Carolina, married Melinda Gilliland on 2 December 1815 in Rutherford County, Tennessee. In October 1826, James L. Arnold and wife were received by experience into Rock Creek Baptist Church in Maury County, Tenn. He died on 13 November 1837 in Gibson County, Tennessee. In the 1840 census of Gibson County, Milly Arnold (Melinda) was listed as 30-40, with her 8 children. Melinda (Gilliland) Arnold died 1 July 1884 and is buried in Crocker Cemetery, Gibson County, Tenn. Their children: A. Tabitha Dorcas Arnold, born 1816, did not marry, died after 1880. B. A male (name unknown) was born 1818-1822, according to 1830 census of Maury County, Tenn. C. Martin Brown Arnold, my great-grandfather, was born 9 February 1824 in Silver Creek, Maury County, Tenn. He was married in Gibson Co., Tenn. on 12 June 1845 to Elizabeth Knott. His will of 1879, recorded at Trenton, Tennessee, mentions his three sons and his mother, Melinda Arnold. He died on 21 December 1882 and is buried at Belew’s Chapel, Gibson County, -26- Tennessee. He never moved from the farm he homesteaded in Gibson County. Children of Martin Brown Arnold and Elizabeth Knott: i. John Franklin Arnold, born 1848, died 1931, married Emily J. Powell. ii. William Joel Arnold, born 1850, died 1895, married (1) Martha Ann Powell on 17 November 1872. They had 5 children. She died in 1885 and he married (2) Harriett H. Bryant. One of their five children was James Leslie Arnold, my father. iii. Mary Elizabeth Arnold, born 1854, died 1860 iv. Asa Andrew Arnold, born 16 April 1856, died 17 January 1947. He married (1) Lucy Miller, buried in Greene Co. Ark. His second wife was Sarah Ellen Ramer. I knew Aunt Sarah; she died on 30 August 1961. Great-uncle Asa and his first wife, Lucy, had two children: a. Bertha b. Sydney Asa and his second wife, Sarah, had four children: c. Chesley, now deceased. d. Buren Francis died of a heart attack on September 22, 1978 at Marmaduke, Arkansas. e. Ilar (Arnold) Wyatt, living at Marmaduke, Arkansas f. Ada (Arnold) White, living at Marmaduke, Arkansas D. Benjamin F. Arnold, born 15 January 1826, Maury County, Tennessee, married on 30 March 1848 in Gibson County, Tenn. to Louisa Waldrop. He married (2) on 29 March 1853 to Martha Anne Ford. He died in 1870. The birth date of Benjamin F. Arnold was copied from a book saying, “This book belongs to Benjamin F. Arnold.” The book now belongs to Irby Arnold, Milan, Tennessee. E. Joel Arnold, born 1825 in Maury County, Tennessee, married 28 December 1848 in Gibson County, Tenn. to Sarah Paris. He died in 1868 and is buried at Pratt’s Cemetery, Gibson County, Tenn. Joel Arnold lived and died on his grant of land in Gibson County and all his children were born there. In later years, his son, James Lee Arnold, gave a plot of ground for a church building and cemetery (Harmony). The cemetery was a part of where the house had stood. -27- Joel Arnold and Sarah Paris had 9 children. The youngest was James Lee Arnold, born 1868 in Gibson County, Tenn.; married on 2 December 1894 to Locky Mainord. He died 19 April 1962, Gibson County, Tenn. His oldest child was Joel Edward Arnold, who married Minnie May Ford and they are parents of Howard L. Arnold, member of the Arnold Family Association of the South. F. Annis Arnold, born 1828, died before 1860. G. Lucinda Renie Arnold, born 25 October 1830 in Maury County; married on 4 November 1850 in Gibson County, Tenn. to George C. Hilliard. She died 16 October 1895 and is buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Gibson Co. Tenn. H. Sarah Elizabeth Arnold, born 14 September 1832, Maury County, Tenn; married on 3 July 1853 in Gibson County, Tenn. to William W. Williams, brother of John Williams (below); died 31 December 1905, buried in Providence Cemetery, Greene County, Arkansas. I. Martha L. Arnold, born 1835 in Maury County, Tenn.; married 9 January 1855 in Gibson County, Tenn. to John Williams, who was brother of William W. Williams (above); buried in Crocker Cemetery, Gibson Co. Tenn. 4. Daughter born ca 1796. 5. John Arnold, born ca 1799 in North Carolina, married Nancy Hogan on 10 September 1818 in Williamson County, Tenn. In 1830 he was in Rutherford County, Tennessee, next to his mother, Dorcas. In 1840 he was in Weakley County, Tennessee. He died after 1870 and is buried in Olive Branch Cemetery, Henry County, Tennessee. A. The youngest son of John Arnold was named Francis Marion Arnold. He was born 2 March 1840, died 20 August 1925, age 85 years, 5 months, and 18 days. He is buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Carroll County, Tennessee, near McKenzie. 6. Turney F. Arnold, born ca 1802, married on 14 April 1822 in Williamson Co., Tenn. to Marian Gwinn. He was in Weakley County, Tennessee in 1830 census. Worth S. Ray, in TENNESSEE COUSINS, page 768, states that he was one of the first Justices of Weakley County after 1834, selected by the people. Turney was dead by 1840, in which year his widow was listed in the census of Weakley County with 3 sons and 4 daughters. Turney F. Arnold and his wife also had a set of twins: William George and Dorcas Arnold, born 1820-25. -28- I have found records in the Courthouse at Huntingdon where two of Turney Arnold’s daughters moved to Carroll County from Weakley: Dorcas (Arnold) McCluskey and Nancy (Arnold) Patton. A. Nancy Arnold married Daniel Patton. i. William Columbus Patton, son of Daniel and Nancy (Arnold) Patton, married Louisa J. Hill on November 23, 1886. Louisa J. Hill was a daughter of John C. Hill, who was a son of William and Elizabeth (Arnold) Hill. Elizabeth (Arnold) Hill was a daughter of David and Patience (Harris) Arnold. ii. Louisa V. Patton, daughter of Daniel and Nancy (Arnold) Patton married John W. Arnold in Carroll County, Tenn. 6 October 1874. John W. Arnold was son of Jeremiah Arnold, who was brother of Turney F. Arnold. John and Louisa V. Arnold were living next house to Jeremiah in 1880 census of Weakley County, Tenn. 7. Asa Arnold, born ca 1804, married 30 January 1832 in Rutherford Co. Tenn. to Tenacy Rucker. He was probably one of the two sons of Dorcas Arnold, his mother, in the 1830 census of Rutherford County. Asa died before 21 June 1836, Murfreesboro, Tenn. 8. Jeremiah Arnold, born ca 1806 in Rutherford County, Tennessee. We do not know when, where or whom he married. In 1840 he was listed in the Weakley County, Tenn. census, with a wife age 20-30, a son and daughter under 5, and a female 60- 70 (thought to be his mother, Dorcas Arnold). In the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses of Weakley County, Tenn. his wife was listed as Amanda. He had no wife in the 1880 census; she apparently had died. In that 1880 census, Jeremiah listed that he was born in Tennessee and that his parents (James and Dorcas Arnold) both were born in North Carolina. OTHER ARNOLDS OF GIBSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE By Pauline (Arnold) Scott In the western Tennessee Grants, there are “Arnold and Patterson.” I feel sure they were John B. Arnold and Carson Patterson. In Carson Patterson’s will, he mentioned lands of Arnold and Patterson. I don’t know who John B. Arnold was. He was listed in the 1850 census of Rutherford County as age 40 (born 1810), born in Virginia. His wife was Rhoda, 31, Tenn. They had two children: Peter 8, TN and William F. 2, TN. John B. Arnold married Rhoda H. Hill on 28 January 1841, Rutherford County. They were in Gibson County near Trenton in 1860 and 1870. John B. was -29- dead by 1880, since Rhoda H. was living with their son, William Frank Arnold and his family in 1880 census. William F. Arnold, son of John B. Arnold, married Nancy C. Patterson on 30 October 1867, Gibson County, Tenn. She was a daughter of Carson Patterson. A grandson of William F. Arnold, John Elmer Arnold, Jr., who lives at Obion, Tennessee, knows nothing further back than his grandparents. These Arnold are buried at Trenton. I feel that John B. and Rhoda Hill Arnold were descendants of the Prince Edward County, VA and Maury County, Tenn. Arnolds and Hills. This family lived close to my two Arnold sets. There was an Ezra Arnold in Gibson County who died around 1850. He was not listed in the 1840 census, but was probably there, since his daughter, Martha, married George Shane on 6 December 1841. I have a Xerox copy of a deed made to John A. Roe for 50 acres of land by the heirs of Ezra Arnold in 1852. The heirs were listed as Nancy Arnold (widow), George Shane, W. H. Witt, J. W. Arnold, W. J. Arnold, and J. P. Arnold. There are marriage records in Gibson County for: Martha A. T. Arnold and George Shane married 6 December 1841 Mary N. Arnold and William H. Witt married 2 July 1845 Jacob W. Arnold and Angeline K. Hamilton married 25 January 1848 James P. Arnold and Mary E. Shane married 6 January 1852 Jane Arnold and A. H. Keaton married 2 November 1857 There are census records for all except W. J. Arnold, of whom I have found nothing. In 1860, Nancy Arnold was living with daughter, Martha and George Shane. Nancy was 68, born NC. There was Izra Arnold in Henderson Co., Tenn. in 1830. I suspect this is the Ezra who died in Gibson County, since the age of wife and children fit Nancy and children in later years, except for W. J., for whom I found no records. Perhaps he was born after 1830. I suspect all the land grants for E. J. Arnold and Ezra Arnold are the same person – Ezra Jackson Arnold. This E. J. Arnold was in the 1840 census of Gibson County, age 20-30 (born 1810-20) with wife 20-30, a female age 5-10 and a male and a female under 5. Ezra Jackson Arnold married Margaret C. Patterson 10 March 1833, the first Arnold marriage recorded in Gibson County. There was a Nathan Arnold in the 1850 census of Gibson County, born 1800 in Georgia, who had a son, Ezra born in Tennessee, 1832. The 1840 census of Gibson County, Tenn. shows Avey Arnold, a man. I don’t know who he was or where he came from. He was listed as age 50-60 (born 1780-90) and his wife was 40-50. they had 2 boys and 3 girls. -30- Ase Arnold was 40-50 (born 1790-1800) in the 1840 census; his wife was 30-40 (born 1800-10). They had 5 boys and 2 girls. I don’t know who Ase was. Booker Arnold was 20-30. In his household was a female 20-30, but also females 30-40, 40-50, and 50-60. They had 4 boys and 1 girl, all under 10. Booker Arnold married Sophia Smith in Rutherford County, Tennessee in 1830. James Arnold married Mary Thedford in Gibson County 6 April 1836. In the 1840 census he ws age 30-40 and she was 20-30. They had 1 female and 1 male under 5, also a female 15-20 in their household. -31-