Known to his children as "Papa", William Bunyon Arnold fathered seven children (one died in infancy) by his first wife, Mary Alice Powell. His second marriage was short-lived due to the constant bickering between his children and those of his wife. Neither his second marriage (her name is long-forgotten) nor his third, to Miss Gussie Amanda Hutchinson, produced offspring.
There would be two major heartbreaks in his life. The first was the death of his dear wife, Mary Alice, on the fourth of July 1919 after battling tuberculosis for a long time. The other tragedy was the murder of his oldest daughter, Bessie, a bride of two months, in what some described as a case of mistaken identity. Her murderer was tried in court, won the public sympathy, dragged Bessie's name through the mud, and then was sentenced to five-years in prison. Sentence suspended.
His remains are interred in Ebenezer Cemetery adjacent to the town of Arp, Texas. His first wife's remains lie nearby.
Mary Alice's grave is marked by a stone that was placed there in the 1950s by the surviving daughter and the wife of their youngest son. The wrong grave may be marked as there were two side-by-side and it was with difficulty that a surviving in-law remembered which of the two graves was actually hers. The possibility still exists that the wrong grave is marked. Several of William's siblings and their families also rest nearby.
Ebenezer Cemetery is the site of an annual gathering on the third Sunday in June. Families and friends having loved ones buried there hold a short meeting to conduct "cemetery business" (that means raising funds for its perpetual maintenance), after which they share a pot-luck lunch in the nearby picnic area. It is a day for reflection and fellowship, when families separated by time and distance gather to celebrate the memories of their loved ones resting there.
There would be two major heartbreaks in his life. The first was the death of his dear wife, Mary Alice, on the fourth of July 1919 after battling tuberculosis for a long time. The other tragedy was the murder of his oldest daughter, Bessie, a bride of two months, in what some described as a case of mistaken identity. Her murderer was tried in court, won the public sympathy, dragged Bessie's name through the mud, and then was sentenced to five-years in prison. Sentence suspended.
His remains are interred in Ebenezer Cemetery adjacent to the town of Arp, Texas. His first wife's remains lie nearby.
Mary Alice's grave is marked by a stone that was placed there in the 1950s by the surviving daughter and the wife of their youngest son. The wrong grave may be marked as there were two side-by-side and it was with difficulty that a surviving in-law remembered which of the two graves was actually hers. The possibility still exists that the wrong grave is marked. Several of William's siblings and their families also rest nearby.
Ebenezer Cemetery is the site of an annual gathering on the third Sunday in June. Families and friends having loved ones buried there hold a short meeting to conduct "cemetery business" (that means raising funds for its perpetual maintenance), after which they share a pot-luck lunch in the nearby picnic area. It is a day for reflection and fellowship, when families separated by time and distance gather to celebrate the memories of their loved ones resting there.
Known to his children as "Papa", William Bunyon Arnold fathered seven children (one died in infancy) by his first wife, Mary Alice Powell. His second marriage was short-lived due to the constant bickering between his children and those of his wife. Neither his second marriage (her name is long-forgotten) nor his third, to Miss Gussie Amanda Hutchinson, produced offspring.
There would be two major heartbreaks in his life. The first was the death of his dear wife, Mary Alice, on the fourth of July 1919 after battling tuberculosis for a long time. The other tragedy was the murder of his oldest daughter, Bessie, a bride of two months, in what some described as a case of mistaken identity. Her murderer was tried in court, won the public sympathy, dragged Bessie's name through the mud, and then was sentenced to five-years in prison. Sentence suspended.
His remains are interred in Ebenezer Cemetery adjacent to the town of Arp, Texas. His first wife's remains lie nearby.
Mary Alice's grave is marked by a stone that was placed there in the 1950s by the surviving daughter and the wife of their youngest son. The wrong grave may be marked as there were two side-by-side and it was with difficulty that a surviving in-law remembered which of the two graves was actually hers. The possibility still exists that the wrong grave is marked. Several of William's siblings and their families also rest nearby.
Ebenezer Cemetery is the site of an annual gathering on the third Sunday in June. Families and friends having loved ones buried there hold a short meeting to conduct "cemetery business" (that means raising funds for its perpetual maintenance), after which they share a pot-luck lunch in the nearby picnic area. It is a day for reflection and fellowship, when families separated by time and distance gather to celebrate the memories of their loved ones resting there.
There would be two major heartbreaks in his life. The first was the death of his dear wife, Mary Alice, on the fourth of July 1919 after battling tuberculosis for a long time. The other tragedy was the murder of his oldest daughter, Bessie, a bride of two months, in what some described as a case of mistaken identity. Her murderer was tried in court, won the public sympathy, dragged Bessie's name through the mud, and then was sentenced to five-years in prison. Sentence suspended.
His remains are interred in Ebenezer Cemetery adjacent to the town of Arp, Texas. His first wife's remains lie nearby.
Mary Alice's grave is marked by a stone that was placed there in the 1950s by the surviving daughter and the wife of their youngest son. The wrong grave may be marked as there were two side-by-side and it was with difficulty that a surviving in-law remembered which of the two graves was actually hers. The possibility still exists that the wrong grave is marked. Several of William's siblings and their families also rest nearby.
Ebenezer Cemetery is the site of an annual gathering on the third Sunday in June. Families and friends having loved ones buried there hold a short meeting to conduct "cemetery business" (that means raising funds for its perpetual maintenance), after which they share a pot-luck lunch in the nearby picnic area. It is a day for reflection and fellowship, when families separated by time and distance gather to celebrate the memories of their loved ones resting there.
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