WILLIAM E. ARNETT


The History of West Virginia, Old and New
Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc.,
Chicago and New York, Volume II.
pg. 358.



A resident of Morgantown for more than three decades and 
prominently identified with the period, William E. Arnett, a 
cashier of the Second National Bank, is accounted one of the 
builders of Morgantown's prosperity, a man whose ripened
judgment and sterling traits of character have benefitted
every enterprise with which he has been connected.

Mr. Arnett is in the sixth generation of his family in
Monongalia County, where his ancestor, James Arnett, settled
soon after the close of the Revolutionary war.  Of the five
sons of this pioneer, Andrew, the eldest, the direct ancestor
of William E., was born in New Jersey in 1760, and died in
Monongalia County in 1820.  He married Elizabeth Leggett,
and their son James, great-grandfather of William E., was
the first postmaster of Arnettsville, Monongalia County,
which postoffice was named in his honor.  His son, Eleazer
Arnett, was the grandfather of William E. and his son, 
John B., who married Tabitha Bilingsby, was the father of
William E.

William E. Arnett was born at Maidville, Monongalia County,
August 3, 1866, and received his education through attendance
at the public schools.  He commenced his independent career 
as a clerk in a general store at the age of nineteen years,
but in 1889 turned his attention to banking in the capacity
of teller.  In 1901 he was elected cashier of that institution,
and for twenty years has continued to discharge capably the
duties of that post.  Primarily a banker, and known as a 
careful, capable conservator of the interests of the depositors
of the institution with which he is connected, Mr. Arnett also
has been identified with numerous other interests, and at 
present is connected with a number of business and financial
concerns which have benefited materially through his ability,
experience and good judgment.  He likewise has been active in
civic, social and local public affairs.  For a number of years
he acted in the capacity of city recorder, an office in which
he rendered the people of Morgantown sterling services.  He
is a member of the Official Board of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and has been a liberal supporter of religion and 
movements making for a higher order of morality.  In fact,
any enterprise that promises to be effective, constructive and
progressive will find a supporter in Mr. Arnett.  As a
fraternalist he holds membership in the Masons, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias.

In 1888 Mr. Arnett married Miss Della Echart, who died in 1900,
leaving two children:  Grace, who married Charles T. Herd; and
Roy.  Mr. Arnett married Iva E. Lovett, and four children were
born to this union:  Mildred E., William E., Mary Louise and 
James L.


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