Jul-28-2018
Husband: Absalom A. Arnett
Born: Mar-18-1842 in Marion Co, (W)VA 1,2,3,4
Died: Aug- 1-1918 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 5,1
Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 1,4
Census: 1880, 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Ellsworth District, Tyler Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 2,6
Military: 1862 - 1865 Pvt, Co H, 14th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 7,8,9,10
Medical condition: rheumatism since 1864 7
Father:
Mother:
Notes
Wife: Mary Ann Stevens 11
Also known as: Mary Stephens 12
Married: ca 1865 2
Born: May- -1846 in Indiana 2 (see note 1)
Died: 1909 3
Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Census: 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Ellsworth District, Tyler Co, WV
Father:
Mother:
M Child 1: Ulysses Grant Arnett
Census name: U. G. Arnett
Born: May-25-1866 in Marion, Wetzel Co, WV 4,13
Died: Mar-14-1933 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 4
Buried: in Sunset Memorial Park, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 4
Census: 1920 in Clark District, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV
Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Ellsworth District, Tyler Co, WV
Occupation: 1920 laborer in machine shop 14
Wife: Lelia Alice Blake b. Aug-27-1871 d. Apr-10-1957
M Child 2: Simeon Elsworth Arnett
Born: Jul-27-1868 in Tyler Co, WV 1,15 (see note 2)
Died: Feb-11-1959 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Resided: in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 1,16
Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 3)
Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Ellsworth District, Tyler Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 17,18
Occupation: 1910 laborer at odd jobs 6
Occupation: 1900 farmer 19
Wife: Virginia Alice Kinney b. Sep- -1871 d. 1928
Married: Sep-17-1892 in Doddridge Co, WV 15
Wife: Huldah Florence Holbert b. Aug-21-1870 d. Oct-27-1932
Married: Sep-16-1930 in Doddridge Co, WV 20
Wife: Laura Agnes Gaston b. Jun-24-1880 d. Apr-12-1965
Married: Jun- 8-1935 in Doddridge Co, WV 20
F Child 3: Margaret Ruth Arnett
Born: Apr-17-1870 in Kincheloe (Jane Lew), Harrison Co, WV 21,13,15 (see note 4)
Died: Dec-29-1948 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 22
Census: 1920 in Kincheloe Creek, Union District, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1910 in Walker District, Wood Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1893 in Doddridge Co, WV 15
Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Ellsworth District, Tyler Co, WV
Husband: John Woofter Mathews b. Jun- 3-1860 d. Sep- 5-1916
Also known as: Woofter Mathews 22
Married: Apr-24-1893 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 23
Husband: William Y. Salyers b. ca 1866
Married: Sep- 7-1920 in Calhoun Co, WV 24
F Child 4: Elizabeth O. Arnett
Also known as: E. O. Arnett 15
Born: Oct-17-1872 in Doddridge Co, WV 25 (see note 5)
Died: Apr-27-1899 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 26,27
Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 27,5
Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Husband: Robert Burnside "Bob" Davisson b. Aug-31-1876 d. Jul-11-1926
Married: Dec-25-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 15
F Child 5: Clara Belle Arnett
Born: Jan- 3-1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 28,3 (see note 6)
Died: Apr-30-1951 at Avondale (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 29,3
Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 29,4
Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV
Husband: William Osa VanHorn b. Dec- -1861 d. 1934
Also known as: Osa Vanhorn 30
Married: Jul-16-1896 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15
F Child 6: M. L. Arnett
Born: ca 1878 13
Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 7: Carrie Myrtle Arnett
Also known as: C. Myrtle Arnett
Born: Jun-29-1880 22,3 (see note 7)
Died: May-25-1959 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 22,3
Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 31
Census: 1900, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Husband: Cecil Eldridge Crites b. 1879 d. 1934
Also known as: C. E. Crites 27
Married: ca 1907 6
F Child 8: Bertha E. Arnett
Born: Feb- -1885 2
Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 9: Delbert L. Arnett 4
Born: ca 1887 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 32
Died: Dec-11-1895 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 33
Cause of death: diphtheria 33
M Child 10: Ira Thomas Arnett
Born: May-12-1892 27,2
Died: Apr-12-1914 in Industrial, Harrison Co, WV 34,27
Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Cause of death: pneumonia 35
Resided: in Industrial, Harrison Co, WV 35
Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Sources:
(1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx)
(2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District)
(3) Headstone (year only)
(4) Findagrave.com.
(5) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.
(6) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).
(7) 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration.
(8) U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], National Park Service ,
Ancestry.com.
(9) U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database on-line], Ancestry.com.
(10) West Union Herald, 10/22/1914.
(11) Death record of son.
(12) Death record of daughter.
(13) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District)
(14) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV.
(15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.
(16) Obituary of son.
(17) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).
(18) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District)
(19) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District)
(20) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)
(21) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District)
(22) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com.
(23) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793022&Type=Marriage.
(24) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com.
(25) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV.
(26) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Elizabeth O. Davisson, married, age 26y 6m 10d, died Apr
27 1897 at Morgansville, cause of death pernicious anemia, burial at Archbold Cemetery. (Note: Age at death on
headstone is 27y 6m 10d.), DR p. 120.
(27) Headstone.
(28) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com.
(29) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5043994&Type=Death.
(30) Birth record of son.
(31) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: C. Myrtle Crites.
(32) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death.
(33) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 97, Line 1235 :
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5046747&Type=Death.
(34) Obituary - At home.
(35) Obituary.
Event Notes
Note (1) Birth date on headstone is 1848, but 1900 Census shows it as May
1846.
Note (2) Birthplace given as Tyler Co WV in 1892 marriage record, but Marion Co WV in
1930 marriage record, then Tyler Co WV in 1935 marriage record, and then
Doddridge Co in death record.
Note (3) In 1940, location specified as Ralphs Run.
Note (4) Birthplace given in death record as West Union. But 1893 marriage record
shows it as Tyler County, while 1920 marriage record states Doddridge County..
Note (5) Age 27y 6m 10d on headstone calculates to a birth date of Oct 17 1871, while
age 22 in Dec 1895 marriage record would put birth in about 1873, as does age 7
in 1880 Census. But her birth record shows that she was born on Oct 17 1872.
Note (6) Birth date given in death record as Jan 29 1875, and in 1900 Census as Jan
1874.
Note (7) Birth date given in 1900 Census as June 1881.
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