James Arbuckle was born in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, Feb 10, 1819; was married to Mary Bryson June 20, 1845. They sailed for America in 1850, being the first of either family to try the fortunes of the new world. Since then the entire of both families have followed them to this country and their descendants will number several hundred. They first settled in West Virginia, but they moved to Highland county, Ohio, in 1852, and from there to Page Co., Ia, in a covered wagon in 1858, where they resided until 1889, when they moved to their present home east of town. There has been born to them eleven children, five of which are living and six dead. One is buried in Scotland, one in the Atlantic ocean, one in Virginia and three in Page County, Iowa. He was a member of the Presbyterian church in his youth, was connected with the Newlight church in Ohio, and after moving to Iowa, joined the Christian church, of which he was a faithful and devoted member to the time of his death. VILLISCA REVIEW, Villisca, Iowa, Dec 14, 1893
James Arbuckle was born in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, Feb 10, 1819; was married to Mary Bryson June 20, 1845. They sailed for America in 1850, being the first of either family to try the fortunes of the new world. Since then the entire of both families have followed them to this country and their descendants will number several hundred. They first settled in West Virginia, but they moved to Highland county, Ohio, in 1852, and from there to Page Co., Ia, in a covered wagon in 1858, where they resided until 1889, when they moved to their present home east of town. There has been born to them eleven children, five of which are living and six dead. One is buried in Scotland, one in the Atlantic ocean, one in Virginia and three in Page County, Iowa. He was a member of the Presbyterian church in his youth, was connected with the Newlight church in Ohio, and after moving to Iowa, joined the Christian church, of which he was a faithful and devoted member to the time of his death. VILLISCA REVIEW, Villisca, Iowa, Dec 14, 1893
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