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Walter married Wilma Glen "Pidge" Ward on 20 Apr 1930 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Wilma (daughter of Thomas Wilburn Ward and Susan Caroline Arnold) was born on 18 May 1909 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 29 Jul 2010 in Middle River, , , Maryland; was buried in Union Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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HAMPTON — Mrs. Wilma (Pidge) Arnold, 101, 434 Tollett Street, Hampton, TN, died Thursday, July 29, 2010, at the home of her daughter in Middle River, MD.

A native of Johnson County, TN, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Wilburn and Susan Caroline Ward. Mrs. Arnold had worked as a Nurses' Aide. She was a member of Union Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Raymond Arnold, in 1989; a daughter, Bessie Marie Roark; a son-in-law, James Norman Roark; three sisters, Eliza Pauline Stout, Beulah Victoria Stout and Emma Grace Mast; three brothers, Marshall Woodrow Ward, Herman Nathanial Ward and Robert Frank Ward; and a half-sister, Peggy Cress.

Survivors include a daughter, Alma Geraldine Kemp and husband, Kale; and a son, Bobby Mack Arnold and wife, Kathleen Grace; grandchildren, Michael Kale Kemp, Teresa Nidiffer, Tonya Weaver, Lisa Meadows, Wanda Bengston, Kimberly Hughes, Angela Bray, Bobby Allen Arnold and Kristy Kemp-Szymanowski; great-grandchildren, Michael Kemp Jr., David Kemp Johnathan Kemp, Clayton Hughes, Marshall Hughes, Josey Walter Weaver, Kayla Ripple, Brandon Arnold, Ashlee Arnold, Jacob Dress, Natalie Bray, Noah Hughes, Grace Hughes, Emma Szymanowski and John Kale Szymanowski; great-great-grandchildren, Mason Kemp, McKenzie Kemp, Elise Kemp and Anna Hughes; a sister, Ruth Pearl Dowell; and half-sisters and half-brothers, Willie Mae, Jena Lee, Alley, Tom and Earl Ward.

Funeral service for Mrs. Wilma (Pidge) Arnold will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Monday, August 2, 2010, in the Sunset Chapel of Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home with Rev. Mack Presnell officiating.

Interment will follow the funeral service in the Union Baptist Church Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends.

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Census of Johnson County for 1870 shows birth date of 1867.

Wiley married Nancy Elizabeth Curry on 31 May 1902 in Neva, , Johnson County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Arthur Curry and Leander Jones) was born about 1884 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 16 Nov 1968 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Arnold Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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“The Tomahawk,” Wednesday, November 20, 1968
Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Arnold, 83, Church Street, Mountain City, died Saturday, 3:00 a.m., at the residence of her son, Mr. Coolidge Arnold, after a lengthy illness. She was a native of Watauga County, N.C., but had made her home in Johnson County the greater part of her life. She was the widow of Mr. Wiley Arnold and the daughter of the late John and Nancy Jones Curry. She was a member of the Locust Gap Freewill Baptist Church.
Survivors include five sons, Walter Arnold, Hampton, Joe I. Arnold, Neva, John Arnold, St. Louis, Mo., and Coolidge Arnold, Mountain City; three daughters, Mrs. Nan Hartman, Richmond, Va., and Mrs. Beulah Mink and Mrs. Rosalee Dunn, both of Neva; one sister, Mrs. Mary Parsons, Baltimore, Md.; 32 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, 2:00 p.m. from the Locust Gap Freewill Baptist Church, with the Rev. H.C. Price and Rev. D.C. Byrd officiating. Burial was in the Arnold Cemetery.
Pall-bearers[sic] were Darrell Gilbert, Bud Hartman, Roy Mink, Paul Arnold, Lester Arnold, Junior Arnold, Roger Arnold, Bob Arnold, and Clifton Dunn.
Flower-bearers[sic] were ladies of the church and neighbors.
Lewis Gentry Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Thomas married Susan Caroline Arnold on 14 Jan 1900 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Susan (daughter of Aquilla M. Arnold and Hannah Louisa Elizabeth Jane Snider) was born in Dec 1878 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died about 1929; was buried in Arnold Cemetery, Avery Branch Road, Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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13th Regiment, Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry, US Army
Arnold, Alex.. Co. L. Linker's Gap, Johnson Co., Tenn.

Alexander married Nancy Morelda Stout on 17 Jun 1866 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Godfrey Daniel Stout and Mary Vaught) was born on 23 Apr 1844; died about 1922 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Arnold Cemetery, Neatherly Road, Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Arthur married Leander Jones about 1880. Leander was born about 1862. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alexander married Susan Caroline Shull about 1870 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Susan (daughter of Philip Paul Shull and Phoebe B. Ward) was born about 1838 in Shull's Mill, , , North Carolina; died about 1897 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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13th Regiment, Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry, US Army
Arnold. Aquilla, Co. L, Baker's Gap, Johnson Co., Tenn.

1870 Johnson County, TN Census
District 4
Household 75
Acquilla Arnold 23 TN
Eliza Arnold 21 TN
Neoma 1 TN


1880 Johnson County, TN Census
District 4
Household 82
Quilen Arnold 33 TN TN VA
Eliza 33 TN PA TN
Mary E. 9 TN TN TN
Franklin 7 TN TN TN
William 4 TN TN TN Twin of Eveline
Eveline 4 TN TN TN Twin of William
Alexander 1 TN TN TN Twin of Susan
Susan C. 1 TN TN TN Twin of Alexander


1900 Johnson County, TN Census
District 4
Household 200
Aquilla Arnold 54 Jan 1846 TN TN VA
Hannah 50 Feb 1850 TN TN TN
William C. 24 Dec 1875 TN TN TN
Alexander 21 Dec 1878 TN TN TN
Lelar F. 18 May 1881 TN TN TN
Ellen L. 12 Apr 1888 TN TN TN
Ada 9 May 1891 TN TN TN

Cause of death: Pneumonia

Aquilla married Hannah Louisa Elizabeth Jane Snider on 13 Sep 1866 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Hannah (daughter of Jordan J. Heck and Elizabeth Louisa Jane Snyder) was born on 3 May 1847; died on 17 Oct 1933 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Arnold Cemetery, Avery Branch Road, Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]