Lonna Dennis Arnett bio Monongalia Co WV The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume II pg 95 Lonna Dennis Arnett. A member of an honored pioneer family of Monongalia County, Lonna Dennis Arnett had been identified with library work for more than twelve years, and since 1910 has held the position of librarian of the University of West Virginia at Morgantown. A man of wide experience in his field of endeavor, he is likewise a close and careful student and thorough investigator, and the benefit of his research and study is always at the disposal of those who come into contact with Mr. Arnett in his courteous and efficient discharge of the duties of his office. Lonna D. Arnett was born near Arnettsville in Grant District, Monongalia County, May 14, 1870, and belongs to a family which was established in this county by James Arnett, a native of Loudoun County, Virginia, of English parentage. Following the close of the American Revolution James Arnett came to Monongalia County and settled on about 400 acres of land in Grant District near where the present Village of Arnettsville is situated, and there passed the rest of his life in the pursuits of agriculture. A part of his original farm is still held by his descendants. Andrew Arnett, a son of James the pioneer, was born in 1760, and died in 1820. He married Elizabeth Leggett. Thomas Arnett, a son of Andrew and Elizabeth, was born on the farm in Grant District August 9, 1816. He followed farming and also operated water-power grist mills on Indian Creek for a time. He married Zarilda Price, a daughter of William W. Price. William C. Arnett, son of Thomas and Zarilda, was born at Arnettsville, March 30, 1840, and died on his farm January 15, 1916. Like his father, he followed farming and to some extent operated mills on Indian Creek. In 1864 he enlisted in Company B, Sixth Regiment, West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, a regiment with which he served until the close of the war between the states. He was a Methodist in religion and a republican in his political sentiment. In 1868 he married Mary Thorn, daughter of Dennis Thorn, who with his father, settled near Laurel Point, West Virginia, some time between 1820 and 1830. Mrs. Arnett survives and continues to reside on the home farm. Lonna Dennis Arnett, son of William C. and Mary, attended Fairmont (West Virginia) Normal School, and was graduated from the University of West Virginia with the degree of Bachelor of Science as a member of the class of 1898. Following this he attended Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts, from which he received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy as a member of the graduating class of 1903, and for several years thereafter was engaged in teaching school. In 1909 he took up library work in the Bureau of Education Library at Washington, District of Columbia, and in the fall of 1910 became librarian of the University of West Virginia, a position which he has since retained. He is a member of the West Virginia State Library Association and the American Library Association, and holds membership also in the Sigma Chi Fraternity. In political allegiance he is a republican, and his religious faith is that of the Methodist Episcopal Church. On August 18, 1903, Mr. Arnett was united in marriage with Miss Ethel Toy, daughter of Powell B. and Marietta (Love) Reynolds, of Morgantown. Her father, who received the degree of Doctor of Divinity and for many years held a professorship at the University of West Virginia, is now deceased, but her mother survives and is a resident of Morgantown.