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Simeon Elsworth ARNETT

Simeon Elsworth ARNETT

Male 1868 - 1959  (90 years)

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  • Name Simeon Elsworth ARNETT 
    Born 27 Jul 1868  Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birthplace given as Tyler Co WV in 1892 marriage record, but Marion Co WV in 1930 marriage record, then Tyler Co WV in 1935 marriage record, and then Doddridge Co in death record.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Ellsworth District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900  [3] 
    farmer 
    Census 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [4] 
    laborer at odd jobs 
    Census 1920, 1930, 1940  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In 1940, location specified as Ralphs Run.
    Occupation farmer  [5, 6] 
    Residence Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    Died 11 Feb 1959  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 13 1900:
      Simion E. Arnett, 32, b. Jul 1867, farmer, married 7 yrs; wife Virginia A, 28, b. Sep 1871, married 7 yrs, mother of 3 children (all still living); dau Flora E, 6, b. Dec 1893; son Howard D, 3, b. Oct 1896; son David C, 1, b. Sep 1898.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on May 10 1910:
      Simeon E. Arnett, 41, laborer at odd jobs, married 17 yrs; wife Virginia A, 37, 3 children (all still living); dau Flora E, 16; son Howard D, 13; son David C, 11.

      Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Jan 26 1916, in its entirety:
      "S. E. Arnett has traded his property in Fairview Addition for Mr. Mayfield's farm on Raygan's Run. Both families will move soon."

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Feb 6 1920:
      Simmone E. Arnett, 54, farmer; wife Virginia A, 47.
      In the next household: David C. Arnett, 21, laborer for oil company; wife Lulu M, 28; son Arnold W, 5 months.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Apr 11 1930:
      Simoen E. Arnett, 61, farmer, widowed; son David, 32, truck driver, married, age 20 at time of first marriage; dau-in-law Lulu, 38, age 27 at first marriage; son Wilbur, 10; son Windel, 9; son Earl, 6; son Billy D, 5; son Robert L, 3 yr 6 mo; dau Norma G, 1 yr 8 mo.

      1940 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated Apr 2 1940 at Ralphs Run:
      S. E. Arnett, 71; wife Laura Arnett, 59; son Lawrence Yeater, 35, single; son Franklin Yeater, 24, single; dau Edna Yeater, 16.
    Person ID I61502  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2017 

    Father Absalom A. ARNETT,   b. 18 Mar 1842, Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1918, Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann STEVENS,   b. May 1846, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1909  (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Family ID F25549  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Virginia Alice KINNEY,   b. Sep 1871, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1928  (Age ~ 56 years)  [8] 
    Married 17 Sep 1892  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
    +1. Flora E. ARNETT,   b. 13 Dec 1893,   d. Apr 1973  (Age 79 years)
    +2. Howard Delbert ARNETT,   b. 16 Oct 1896, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1956, Great Bend, Barton Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
    +3. David Carson ARNETT,   b. 22 Sep 1898, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1971, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F25548  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Huldah Florence HOLBERT,   b. 21 Aug 1870, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1932, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 16 Sep 1930  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Family ID F25545  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Laura Agnes GASTON,   b. 24 Jun 1880, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1965, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 8 Jun 1935  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Family ID F25544  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    3. [S2093] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    4. [S2032] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    5. [S2075] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    6. [S2143] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    7. [S1570] Obituary of son.

    8. [S1599] Birth record of son.

    9. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).