The Arnold Family has had this Confederate marker taken down. Alton Arnold always maintained that his grandfather's name was James and not Jurdon. There was a Jurdon Arnold who married a Martha, he got a land grant in Upshur County, Texas and was from Alabama. If you follow the census records for James and Martha you will find them with their children.
James Benjamin Arnold was also in the Civil War and Martha got a widows pension.
James Benjamin Arnold and Martha Ann Evans
had
Minerva Franklin Arnold Stuart
Susan Elizabeth Arnold Ivey
Richard Andrew Arnold
Mary Ann Arnold Goodman
Lucy Collins Arnold Efner
Texas Marriages, 1837-1973
Groom's Name: James Arnold
Bride's Name: Martha Ann Evans
Marriage Date: 08 Dec 1870
Marriage Place: , Angelina, Texas
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M59126-1
System Origin: Texas-VR
Source Film Number: 1035039
Reference Number: 2:GBGWVS
Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Name: Mary Goodman
Death Date: 15 Apr 1949
Death Place: Burke, Angelina, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: w
Death Age: 68 years 1 month 1 day
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 14 Mar 1881
Birthplace: Houston Co., Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: J.B. Arnold
Father's Birthplace: Jackson, Miss.
Mother's Name: Martha Evans
Mother's Birthplace: Jackson, Miss.
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence: Burke, Angelina, Texas
Cemetery: Union Springs
Burial Place: Corrigan, Texas
Burial Date: 16 Apr 1949
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2223205
Digital Film Number: 4031777
Image Number: 141
Reference Number: cn15619
United States Census, 1880
Precinct 4, Houston, Texas, United States
self James B. Arnold M 29 1851 Mississippi, United States
wife Martha Arnold F 25 Mississippi,1855 United States
daughter Minerva Arnold F 7 1873 Texas, United States
daughter Susan E. Arnold F 4 1876 Texas, United States
son Richard Arnold M 1 Texas,1879 United States
The Arnold Family has had this Confederate marker taken down. Alton Arnold always maintained that his grandfather's name was James and not Jurdon. There was a Jurdon Arnold who married a Martha, he got a land grant in Upshur County, Texas and was from Alabama. If you follow the census records for James and Martha you will find them with their children.
James Benjamin Arnold was also in the Civil War and Martha got a widows pension.
James Benjamin Arnold and Martha Ann Evans
had
Minerva Franklin Arnold Stuart
Susan Elizabeth Arnold Ivey
Richard Andrew Arnold
Mary Ann Arnold Goodman
Lucy Collins Arnold Efner
Texas Marriages, 1837-1973
Groom's Name: James Arnold
Bride's Name: Martha Ann Evans
Marriage Date: 08 Dec 1870
Marriage Place: , Angelina, Texas
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M59126-1
System Origin: Texas-VR
Source Film Number: 1035039
Reference Number: 2:GBGWVS
Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Name: Mary Goodman
Death Date: 15 Apr 1949
Death Place: Burke, Angelina, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: w
Death Age: 68 years 1 month 1 day
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 14 Mar 1881
Birthplace: Houston Co., Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: J.B. Arnold
Father's Birthplace: Jackson, Miss.
Mother's Name: Martha Evans
Mother's Birthplace: Jackson, Miss.
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence: Burke, Angelina, Texas
Cemetery: Union Springs
Burial Place: Corrigan, Texas
Burial Date: 16 Apr 1949
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2223205
Digital Film Number: 4031777
Image Number: 141
Reference Number: cn15619
United States Census, 1880
Precinct 4, Houston, Texas, United States
self James B. Arnold M 29 1851 Mississippi, United States
wife Martha Arnold F 25 Mississippi,1855 United States
daughter Minerva Arnold F 7 1873 Texas, United States
daughter Susan E. Arnold F 4 1876 Texas, United States
son Richard Arnold M 1 Texas,1879 United States
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