1897 - 1899 (2 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Thomas Arnold Arthur was born on 20 May 1897 in Sabine County, Texas (son of William Curtis Arthur, M. D. and Viola Octavine Arnold); died on 21 Jun 1899 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Tombstone inscription: "Son of W. C. & V. O. Arthur -- Little Arnold was too good from Earth. God called him home."
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Generation: 2
2. | William Curtis Arthur, M. D. was born on 13 Feb 1864 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (son of Solomon L. Arthur and Evaline Curtis); died on 11 Jul 1954 in Bellaire, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDPX-43X
Name: William Curtis Arthur
Event Date: 11 Jul 1954
Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas
Gender: Male
Race (Original): white
Age (Formatted): 90 years 4 months 28 days
Birth Year (Estimated):
Birth Date: 13 Feb 1864
Birthplace: Sabine Co., Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Va.
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Unknown
Occupation: Doctor Medical
Residence Place: Bellaire, Harris, Texas
Cemetery (Original): Hemphill City Cemetery
Burial Place: Hemphill, Texas
Burial Date: 14 Jul 1954
Informant's Name (Original): X
GS Film number: 2114216
Digital Folder Number: 4163960
Informant Mrs. Rube L. McMullen
Signed by Hugh F. Arnold, MD (Nephew of his wife, Viola Arnold Arthur)
Image Number: 1739
Reference ID: cn 34034
Collection: William Curtis Arthur, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
William married Viola Octavine Arnold on 25 May 1895. Viola (daughter of William Thomas Arnold, Sr. and Louisa Della Alford) was born on 16 Oct 1873 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 7 Dec 1930 in Groves, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Viola Octavine Arnold was born on 16 Oct 1873 in Sabine County, Texas (daughter of William Thomas Arnold, Sr. and Louisa Della Alford); died on 7 Dec 1930 in Groves, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Could this be the same person as Octavine Arnold, born 1874, whom Janice Smith shows as a daughter of Louisa and William Thomas, and who she shows as marrying William C. ARTHUR.
Children:
- 1. Thomas Arnold Arthur was born on 20 May 1897 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 21 Jun 1899 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- Infant Son Arthur was born about 1901 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 15 Feb 1901 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
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Generation: 3
4. | Solomon L. Arthur was born on 19 Aug 1819 in Mississippi (son of Thomas Arthur and Elizabeth Courtney); died on 10 Mar 1880 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Born when his mother was 44? Need to double check both their ages.
The History of Sabine Parish, Louisiana (author John Belisle, The Sabien Banner Press, 1912) states that "in 1860 the white population of Sabine Parish numbers about four thousant, and there were less than two thousand slaves. There were few really wealthy people in the parish, and many owned not more than one of two slaves. the owners of six or more in 1861 included S. L. and Allen Arthur.
http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924028797707/cu31924028797707_djvu.txt
Solomon married Evaline Curtis on 22 Jun 1848 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. Evaline was born on 16 Dec 1829 in Opelousa, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; died on 2 Mar 1916; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Evaline Curtis was born on 16 Dec 1829 in Opelousa, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; died on 2 Mar 1916; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
FindAGrave shows her as a daughter of William L. CURTIS and Sarah McCOLLISTER.
Children:
- Thomas Arthur was born about 1849 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; and died.
- Winfield Scott Arthur was born on 10 May 1852 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; died on 23 Sep 1919; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- Benjamin Clinton Arthur was born on 2 Jul 1854 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; died on 23 Mar 1937 in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- Sarah Elizabeth Arthur was born in Apr 1857 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; and died.
- 2. William Curtis Arthur, M. D. was born on 13 Feb 1864 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 11 Jul 1954 in Bellaire, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
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6. | William Thomas Arnold, Sr. was born on 27 Mar 1845 in Georgia (son of William B. Arnold and Martha B. Bostwick); died on 21 May 1919 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Served in the second Georgia regiment during the Civil War, and had been district or County Clerk of Sabine County, Texas for 10 or 12 years as of 1892.
(Research):Census Information:
1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill
Enumerated 1 July 1880
Page 19 SD 1 ED 85 Stamped 233
192-195
Arnold, William T W M 35 Deputy Sherrif Ga Ga
Arnold, Louisza W F 30 W Keeping House Ga Ala Ala
Arnold, William C W M 8 Son At School Texas
Arnold, Viola O W f 6 Dtr Tx
Arnold, Lula C W F 4 Dtr Tx
Page 20
Rhoads, Lucy W F 13 Dtr Tx
Rhoads, Florence W F 5 Dt Tx
Rhoads, Hamp Pratt W M 3 Son Tx
Adams, Williams W M 40 Farmer Laborer La
1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated June 1900
SD 8 ED 68 Sheet 15A Stamped 196
247-246
Arnold, Wm T Head W M Mar 1845 55 Wd Ga Ga Ga Merchant
Arnold, Martha E Dtr W F Nov 1877 22 S Tx Ga Ala
Arnold, Wm T Jr Son W Ma May 1880 20 S Tx Ga Ala Teacher
Arnold, Henry B Son W M July 1883 17 S Tx Ga Ala At School
Arnold, Belva L Dtr W F Sept 1884 15 S Tx Ga Ala At School
Arnold, Cora L Dtr W F Aug 1887 12 S Tx Ga Ala At School
Arnold, Leonidas E Son W M Feb 1893 7 S Tx Ga Ala
1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 7 May 1910
SD 2 ED 131 Sheet 17A Stamped 102
East Street
278-280
Arnold, William T Hd M W 65 Wd Ga Ga Ga Tax Collector Back Taxes
Arnold, Margaret E Dtr F W 31 S Tx Ga Ala
Arnold, Leon S M W 17 S Tx Ga Ala
The Sabine County Reporter
May 9, 2012
Myrtle Springs receives marker
An official Texas Historic Cemetery Marker was dedicated April 28, at Geneva Myrtle Springs Cemetery. The day was also the cemetery's annual homecoming......
The newly placed marker reads:
GENEVA MYRTLE SPRINGS CEMETERY
Situated North of the small, rural community of Geneva, the Geneva Myrtle Springs Cemetery serves as the primary resting place for pioneers, settlers of the area, and their descendants. Originally granted to Juan Ignatino Pifermo in 1794, the town of Geneva grew in the 1820s when pioneers began to settle there from the east. Geneva was first known as Shawnee village and later as Jimtown, after two early settlers of the are, Jim Halbert and Jim Willis. Originally surveyed for Daniel F. Renfro in 1838, the Geneva Myrtle Springs Cemetery is comprised of land granted by Levi T. ALLEN in 1879 for use as a church and cemetery. The Geneva Baptist Church was first located on the present day cemetery site, but later moved south of the area. In addition, a school was once located near the cemtery near Myrtle Springs, organized by William Thomas Arnold.
The general landscaping of the cemetery is traditional with brick, marble, sandstone, grantie, wood, and metal grave markers. The first marked grave is that of William J. JONE from 1888, but Bible records indicate that there were earlier unmarked graves, including that of Wiley William CROW (1845-1877). Among the many pioneer families interred at this cemetery, there are veterans of the Civil War, including Wiley CROW, Seth Marion LAYFIELD (1833-1906), and James T. MEADOR (1845-1933), as well as veterans of World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Iraq War. Burials for members of the fraternal organizations such as Woodmen of the World are present. Today, the Geneva Myrtle Springs Cemetery Association maintains and cares for the cemtery, while also serving the community of Geneva. Historic Texas Cemetery -2010.
William + Louisa Della Alford. Louisa (daughter of Isham Alford and Sylvia Ann Hodges) was born on 8 Oct 1849 in Alabama; died on 19 Nov 1900 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Louisa Della Alford was born on 8 Oct 1849 in Alabama (daughter of Isham Alford and Sylvia Ann Hodges); died on 19 Nov 1900 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Children:
- William Carter Arnold was born on 29 Aug 1871 in Patroon, Shelby County, Texas; died on 2 Jan 1923 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- 3. Viola Octavine Arnold was born on 16 Oct 1873 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 7 Dec 1930 in Groves, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- Lula Clair Arnold was born on 27 Oct 1875 in Texas; died on 28 May 1947 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- Martha E. Arnold was born in Nov 1877 in Texas; and died.
- William Thomas Arnold, Jr. M. D. was born on 13 May 1880 in Texas; died on 23 Dec 1937 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- Henry Bostwick Arnold was born in Jan 1883 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 10 Nov 1943 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- Belva Lockwood Arnold was born in Sep 1884 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
- Cora L. Arnold was born in Aug 1887 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
- Margaret E. Arnold was born about 1889 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
- Leonidas E. Arnold was born in Feb 1893 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
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Generation: 4
8. | Thomas Arthur was born on 11 Apr 1767 in Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia; died in 1847. Notes:
Casagranda states that they were the parents of nine known children.
Thomas married Elizabeth CourtneySouth Carolina. Elizabeth was born about 1775 in South Carolina; died on 31 Dec 1855 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Elizabeth Courtney was born about 1775 in South Carolina; died on 31 Dec 1855 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. Children:
- Hiram Arthur was born about 1791 in South Carolina; and died.
- Allen Arthur was born about 1795 in South Carolina; died on 19 Dec 1878 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
- Barnabus C. Arthur was born about 1797 in South Carolina; died before 1850 in Texas.
- Mary Arthur was born about 1800 in Kentucky; and died.
- Milly Arthur was born on 30 Mar 1805 in Kentucky; and died.
- Benjamin Clinton Arthur was born about 1806 in Christian County, Kentucky; and died.
- Thomas Jefferson Arthur was born about 1809 in Christian County, Kentucky; died about 1884.
- Elizabeth Arthur was born on 4 Jul 1817 in Pike County, Mississippi; and died.
- 4. Solomon L. Arthur was born on 19 Aug 1819 in Mississippi; died on 10 Mar 1880 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
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12. | William B. Arnold was born on 31 Aug 1820 in Georgia; died after 1892. Notes:
A merchant in Social Circle, Walton County, Georgia. He enlisted in the CSA as a private and served until the war ended, mostly along the coast of Georgia. Baptist. As of 1892, he was living near Madison, Morgan County, Georgia and farming.
Dale Rubel instead shows his date of birth as 29 Dec 1809, in Morgan County, Georgia, and indicates he was a son of James Bailey Arnold and Malinda Sparks.
(Research):
Census Listings:
1850 Census
Georgia, Morgan County, District 62
Enumerated 21 Aug 1850
109
William B. Arnold 29 M Tenant Ga
Martha B. Arnold 26 F Ga
John H. Arnold 7 M Ga
William L. Arnold 3 M Ga
Emily D. Arnold 2 F Ga
Elizabeth S. Arnold 1 F Ga
1860 Census
Georgia, Walton County, Social Circle
Enumerated 1 June 1860
Page 889
2-2
William Arnold 39 M Merchant $7000 Ga
M. L. Arnold 23 F Ga (Second wife)
John H. Arnold 16 M Ga
William T. Arnold 15 M Ga
M. D. Arnold 13 F Ga
J. C. Arnold 8 M Ga
L. V. Arnold 3 F Ga (Dtr by second wife?)
F. A. Arnold 1 M Ga (Son by second wife?)
1870
not located
1880
Georgia, Morgan County, Fairplay
William B. Arnold S M W 60 Ga Farmer NC NC
Mary Arnold W M F W 45 Ga Keeping House NC NC
Ella L. Arnold Dau S F W 12 Ga At Home Ga Ga
Martin C. Arnold Son S M W 9 Ga Laborer Ga Ga
William married Martha B. Bostwick on 14 Apr 1842 in Morgan County, Georgia. Martha was born on 24 Aug 1824 in Georgia; died on 15 Aug 1854 in Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Martha B. Bostwick was born on 24 Aug 1824 in Georgia; died on 15 Aug 1854 in Georgia. Notes:
A member of the Baptist church since early childhood. She was the mother of seven children, three of whom died at an early age.
Children:
- John H. Arnold was born about 1843 in Georgia; died on 26 Dec 1862.
- 6. William Thomas Arnold, Sr. was born on 27 Mar 1845 in Georgia; died on 21 May 1919 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- Emily D. "Emma" Arnold was born about 1848 in Georgia; and died.
- Elizabeth S. Arnold was born about 1849 in Georgia; died between 1850 and 1860 in Georgia.
- James C. Arnold was born on 19 Apr 1851 in Wellington, Morgan County, Georgia; and died.
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14. | Isham Alford was born about 1817 in Georgia; died on 7 Jun 1888 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Paulette Gilchrist shows him as a son of Archibald and Elizabeth ALFORD of North Carolina, and as born in Tennessee.
Other sources, most notably the Family Descendancy Report titled "Known Descendants of
Isham Alford & Anne Ferrell (1755 NC - 1832 GA)" which can be found onloine here:
http://www.alfordassociation.org/GENEALOGY/ISH755NC.pdf
These other sources instead have him listed as a son of Baldy Alford and grandson of Isham Alford and Anne Ferrell. This website is maintained by Janice Smith, a descendant. She states that Isham and Sylvia Anne Alford moved their family from St. Clair County, Alabama to Texas in 1854. They went to Texas crossing the Sabine River near Milam. They traveled across the Old San Antonio Road to what was then Washington County and settle at a little village called Evergreem about 12 miles from Giddings, now in Lee County, Sometime before 1860, Isham and Sylvia sold their land and moved their family to Sabine County in the piney woods of East Texas. Janice showsn that he was born ca 1815 in Georgia.
(Research):
Census Listings:
1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Redland Beat No. 4, PO Milam
Enumerated 30 Jun 1860
Page 24 Stamped 330
178-178
Isham Alford 43 M Farmer 1500 1815 Ga
Anna Alford 34 F Ala
Frances Alford 18 F Ala
Allen Alford 16 M Ala
Bertis Alford 14 M Ala
Baldy Alford 11 M Ala
Lousia Alford 9 F Ala
Thomas Alford 5 M Ala
Julias Alford 3 M Tx
179-179
Eaton and Julia RC Washham
180-180
W. B. Alford 20 M Farmer 150 200 Ala
Arletha L Alford 22 F Ala
Ausborn Alford 9/12 M Tx
Isham married Sylvia Ann Hodges on 15 Aug 1838 in St. Clair County, Alabama. Sylvia was born about 1822 in St. Clair County, Alabama; died on 8 Nov 1884 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | Sylvia Ann Hodges was born about 1822 in St. Clair County, Alabama; died on 8 Nov 1884 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Paulette Gilchrist shows her as the daughter of John William HODGES Sr. and Louisa Elizabeth TRUSS. Janice Smith also showns the same parents.
Children:
- William Brittain Alford was born on 2 Nov 1839 in Alabama; died on 13 Jan 1863 in Louisiana.
- Mary Frances A. Alford was born on 26 Jan 1842 in St. Clair County, Alabama; died on 7 Jan 1921 in Center, Shelby County, Texas; was buried in Allen Family Cemetery, Patroon, Shelby County, Texas.
- Allen Josiah Alford was born on 27 Feb 1844 in Alabama; died on 23 Jul 1923 in Shelby County, Texas.
- Burtis Terry Alford, Sr. was born on 16 Sep 1845 in Alabama; died on 13 Apr 1901 in Geneva, Sabine County, Texas.
- Infant Son Alford was born on 5 Nov 1848 in Alabama; died on 13 Nov 1848 in Alabama.
- 7. Louisa Della Alford was born on 8 Oct 1849 in Alabama; died on 19 Nov 1900 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- Archibald "Baldy" A. Alford was born about 1849 in St. Clair County, Alabama; and died.
- Infant Son Alford was born on 8 Jun 1854 in Alabama; died on 9 Jun 1854 in Alabama.
- Thomas Redden Alford was born on 18 Mar 1855 in Alabama; died on 27 Nov 1898 in Sabine County, Texas.
- Julius Preston Alford was born on 18 Mar 1858 in Alabama; died on 7 May 1873.
- Arletha Jennie Alford was born on 11 Sep 1862 in Texas; and died.
- Wiley E. Alford was born on 20 Oct 1865 in Texas; died on 15 Nov 1884.
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