Mary Vianna Arnold was one of seven children born to the marital union of William Arnold and the former Sarah Jane Dowdney. She and her fraternal twin brother, Marion Richard, were William's and Sarah Jane's firstborn children, and they and the next child, William B., were born in Franklin County, Mississippi.
Sometime after the birth of William B. in 1870 but before the birth of their next child Emma Venora, William and Sarah Jane Arnold moved westward to Catahoula Parish, Louisiana where their last four children were born.
On the 28th day of January 1886 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, Mary Vianna became the bride of Wiley Alfred Knapp, Jr., a native of the Pelican State. They were become the parents of two sons: Milton, born two days before Christmas in 1886 and William Riley, born 06 February 1892. Mary would not live to see her baby boy celebrate his first birthday as she died when he was seven months and 11 days old. Mary was only 25 years old when she passed away.
Before the turn of the century, William and Sarah Jane, and the children still living under their parents' roof made another move to the west, settling in Smith County, Texas where Marion Richard lived and worked. Over time, as empty-nesters, they made one last move, this time to Angelina County, near the town of Lufkin, where they lived out their lives.
After decades of trying to find where Mary's remains rest in eternity, this researcher has concluded that her grave is unmarked, whether from there never having been a marker put into place or if there were, 130+ years and/or Mother Nature have reclaimed it, or mean-spirited vandals removed and probably destroyed it.
Nonetheless, Mary Vianna Arnold Knapp deserves to be remembered for having been a dutiful daughter, a loving wife, and a devoted mother to her two little boys. Therefore, this memorial, although lacking a specific burial location, will ensure that all who read it will know that she passed this way in an earlier time.
Sometime after the birth of William B. in 1870 but before the birth of their next child Emma Venora, William and Sarah Jane Arnold moved westward to Catahoula Parish, Louisiana where their last four children were born.
On the 28th day of January 1886 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, Mary Vianna became the bride of Wiley Alfred Knapp, Jr., a native of the Pelican State. They were become the parents of two sons: Milton, born two days before Christmas in 1886 and William Riley, born 06 February 1892. Mary would not live to see her baby boy celebrate his first birthday as she died when he was seven months and 11 days old. Mary was only 25 years old when she passed away.
Before the turn of the century, William and Sarah Jane, and the children still living under their parents' roof made another move to the west, settling in Smith County, Texas where Marion Richard lived and worked. Over time, as empty-nesters, they made one last move, this time to Angelina County, near the town of Lufkin, where they lived out their lives.
After decades of trying to find where Mary's remains rest in eternity, this researcher has concluded that her grave is unmarked, whether from there never having been a marker put into place or if there were, 130+ years and/or Mother Nature have reclaimed it, or mean-spirited vandals removed and probably destroyed it.
Nonetheless, Mary Vianna Arnold Knapp deserves to be remembered for having been a dutiful daughter, a loving wife, and a devoted mother to her two little boys. Therefore, this memorial, although lacking a specific burial location, will ensure that all who read it will know that she passed this way in an earlier time.
Mary Vianna Arnold was one of seven children born to the marital union of William Arnold and the former Sarah Jane Dowdney. She and her fraternal twin brother, Marion Richard, were William's and Sarah Jane's firstborn children, and they and the next child, William B., were born in Franklin County, Mississippi.
Sometime after the birth of William B. in 1870 but before the birth of their next child Emma Venora, William and Sarah Jane Arnold moved westward to Catahoula Parish, Louisiana where their last four children were born.
On the 28th day of January 1886 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, Mary Vianna became the bride of Wiley Alfred Knapp, Jr., a native of the Pelican State. They were become the parents of two sons: Milton, born two days before Christmas in 1886 and William Riley, born 06 February 1892. Mary would not live to see her baby boy celebrate his first birthday as she died when he was seven months and 11 days old. Mary was only 25 years old when she passed away.
Before the turn of the century, William and Sarah Jane, and the children still living under their parents' roof made another move to the west, settling in Smith County, Texas where Marion Richard lived and worked. Over time, as empty-nesters, they made one last move, this time to Angelina County, near the town of Lufkin, where they lived out their lives.
After decades of trying to find where Mary's remains rest in eternity, this researcher has concluded that her grave is unmarked, whether from there never having been a marker put into place or if there were, 130+ years and/or Mother Nature have reclaimed it, or mean-spirited vandals removed and probably destroyed it.
Nonetheless, Mary Vianna Arnold Knapp deserves to be remembered for having been a dutiful daughter, a loving wife, and a devoted mother to her two little boys. Therefore, this memorial, although lacking a specific burial location, will ensure that all who read it will know that she passed this way in an earlier time.
Sometime after the birth of William B. in 1870 but before the birth of their next child Emma Venora, William and Sarah Jane Arnold moved westward to Catahoula Parish, Louisiana where their last four children were born.
On the 28th day of January 1886 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, Mary Vianna became the bride of Wiley Alfred Knapp, Jr., a native of the Pelican State. They were become the parents of two sons: Milton, born two days before Christmas in 1886 and William Riley, born 06 February 1892. Mary would not live to see her baby boy celebrate his first birthday as she died when he was seven months and 11 days old. Mary was only 25 years old when she passed away.
Before the turn of the century, William and Sarah Jane, and the children still living under their parents' roof made another move to the west, settling in Smith County, Texas where Marion Richard lived and worked. Over time, as empty-nesters, they made one last move, this time to Angelina County, near the town of Lufkin, where they lived out their lives.
After decades of trying to find where Mary's remains rest in eternity, this researcher has concluded that her grave is unmarked, whether from there never having been a marker put into place or if there were, 130+ years and/or Mother Nature have reclaimed it, or mean-spirited vandals removed and probably destroyed it.
Nonetheless, Mary Vianna Arnold Knapp deserves to be remembered for having been a dutiful daughter, a loving wife, and a devoted mother to her two little boys. Therefore, this memorial, although lacking a specific burial location, will ensure that all who read it will know that she passed this way in an earlier time.
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