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Francis Marion Arnold

1830 - 18??


 

Born in Carol County, TN in 1830
Married Caroline C. Harding on November 1, 1854 in Lowndes County, AL
Resided at Richmond, Fort Bend County, TX in 1860 with wife and two children; occupied as an overseer.

Mustered into Company H at Richmond, TX on May 14, 1862 or July, 4, 1862 by Captain Cook.
Macmurphy records that he was 5th Seargent on May 9, 1863
Macmurphy records that he deserted in January 1865.

There is a C. C. Arnold listed on the on the indigent families list for Fort Bend County, TX.

A Francis Marion Arnold filed fro a CS Pension (#23403) in Jones county, TX.


Also Identified As:
 

F. M. Arnold


Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
  None Identified

Parents:
 
Robert Arnold
Son of Thomas Arnold and Frances Jennings.
b. 1787 in VA.
m. Mary P. Gordon on December 10, 1810 in Maury County, TN
Mary Gordon
daughter of Samuel Gordon, Jr. & Rachel Herron
was born October 10, 1791 in Maury County, TN
m. Robert Arnold on December 10, 1810 in Maury County, TN
d. ~1835 in TN.
Siblings:
 
Eliza Arnold
b. Carroll County, TN
Elizabeth Arnold
b. Carroll County, TN
Jane Arnold
b. Carroll County, TN
Mary Ann Arnold
b. Carroll County, TN
m. John Spencer Caldwell prior to 1845
m. Seth M Carter on August 19, 1845
Rachel Arnold
b. Carroll County, TN
m. Charles Waldrom Key on November 25, 1843
d. March 1870 in Lowdness County, AL
Samuel Arnold
b. Carroll County, TN
Susan Arnold
b. Carroll County, TN
Louisa Arnold
b. 1811 in Carroll County, TN
Thomas Arnold
b. 1812 in Carroll County, TN
Agnes Arnold
b. ~1820 Carroll County, TN
m. Thomas H. Smith on April 27, 1841 in Carroll County, TN
d. After 1881 in Franklin County, AR.
David Gordon Arnold
b. ~1825 in Carroll County, TN
m. Eliza Todd
Sarah Caroline Arnold
b. October 10, 1832 in Carroll County, TN
m. Isaac Lyon on October 19, 1849 in Lowndes County, AL.
m. Ananias N. Bell on April 23, 1867
d. May 11, 1874 in Gordonville, Lowndes County, AL.
Rhoda Angeline Arnold
b. 1835 in Carroll County, TN
Spouse(s): No Photo of gravesite available.
 
Caroline C. Hardin
m. Francis M. Arnold on November 1, 1854 in Lowndes County, AL.
Children:
  Unknown
Gravesite:
  Unlocated

1840 Census - TN, Carroll County, Page 71, Line 14, (85/110)
  Head of Houshold Robert Arnald
  Free White Males 5 - 10 1
  Free White Males 10 - 15 1
  Free White Males 50 - 60 1
  Free White Females 5 - 10 2
  Free White Females 10 - 15 1
  Free White Females 20 - 30 1
  Free White Females 40 - 50 1
  Total 8
  Number Employed in Agriculture 3

1850 Census - AL, Lowndes County, Lowndes District, Page 114B, Dwelling 197, Family 197, (image 21/142) t
  Name Age Sex Color Occupation Real Estate Nativity Student? Illiterate?
S L Caldwell 31 M   Planter 850 GA    
Mary A Caldwell 22 F       TN    
[???] A Caldwell 1 F       AL    
[???] M Carter 4 M       AL    
F M Arnold 21 M   Planter   TN    

1860 Census - TX, Fort Bend County, Town, Page 362, Dwelling 94, Family 85, (image 14/53)
 
Name
Age
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Student?
Literate?
F. M. Arnold 30 M   Overseer   200 TN    
C. C. Arnold 23 F         AL    
W. J. Arnold 5 M         AL    
Mary Arnold 1 F         AL    

1870 Census - TX, Harris County, Houston P.O., Page 694B, Dwelling 878, Family 870, (112/124)
 
Name
Age
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Parentage
Student?
Literate?
  F. M. Arnold 40 M W Farmer     TN    
  Caroline Arnold 38 F W Keeping House     AL      
  William Arnold 15 M W Farm Laborer     AL      
  Mary Arnold 12 F W       AL      
  Helen Arnold 3 F W       TX      
  Thomas Arnold 8m M W       TX      

1880 Census - TX, Walker County, Town, Page 330A, Dwelling, Family, (image) t
 
Name
Race
Sex
Age
Rel.
Mar. St.
Occupation
Health
Education
Nativity
Father's Nativity
Mother's Nativity
.F. M. Arnold
W
M
50
Self
M
Farmer
TN
GA
AL
C. C. Arnold
W
F
47
Wife
M
Housekeeping
AL
NC
GA
Mary Arnold W F 21 Dau S Farm Laborer     AL TN AL
Helen Arnold W F 12 Dau S At School     TX TN AL
T. H. Arnold W M 10 Son S At School     TX TN AL
Jimmie Arnold W M 8 Son S       TX TN AL
Clara Arnold W F 5 Dau S       TX TN AL

Related Links:
 

Diary of G. L. Macmurphy, May 9, 1863
(offsite) William Arnold and Elizabeth Bostick Family Genealogy
(offsite) Michael Nichols RootsMagic Website: Francis Marion Arnold
(offsite) Carol Allsup's Carol Cook Allsup's Family Gedcom
(offsite) James Allsup's James William Allsup's Family Gedcom
(offsite) Theresa Cody's Bowen10 Gedcom
(offsite) Dick Edwards' Edwards FTM gedcom
(offsite) FamilySearch Individual Record: Francis Marion Arnold
(offsite) Descendants of Samuel Gordon and Barbra Cameron


Sources:
 

Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882.

Dodd, Jordan R. Early American Marriages: Alabama, 1800 to 1920. Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999.

Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research.

Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.


Research Links:
  (offsite) Cheralynn Wilson's Jack/Jacks/Jacques & J. V. Thompson Journals Gedcom
(offsite) John E. Perry's Mostly Southern Gedcom
(offsite) Laura Ezell's Henry Gedcom
(offsite) Eleanor Howell's My Ancetors and Their Families Gedcom
(offsite) Marcel W. Davis' Hill-Davis Genealogy Gedcom
(offsite)The Arnold Family Association of the South, Summer Quarterly 1970-71
(offsite) Genealogy.com's Genealogy Forum (Arnold)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Board (Arnold)
(offsite) TNGenWeb Project (Carroll County, TN)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Board (Carroll County, TN)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Carroll County, TN)
(offsite) ALGenWeb Project (Lowndes County, AL)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Board (Lowndes County, AL)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Lowndes County, AL)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Fort Bend County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Board (Fort Bend County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Fort Bend County, TX)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Harris County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Harris County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Harris County, TX)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Walker County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Walker County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Walker County, TX)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Jones County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Jones County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Jones County, TX)
(offsite) TNGenWeb Project (Maury County, TN)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Maury County, TN)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Maury County, TN)

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