WILSON ARNOLD (1840 - )

1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co., page 1127:

WILSON ARNOLD, section 4, was born in Gwinnett County, Georgia, June 29, 1840, and was the son of Colonel Henry J. Arnold, a native of Virginia, and Mary Frances(Watley) Arnold, of Georgia. Wilson spent his youth until about eighteen years old on a farm at his birthplace. In 1856 he came to Missouri
with his parents and located within three miles of Kansas City, but shortly after went to Kansas. They soon removed to Bates County, Missouri, on account of the Kansas troubles. Wilson Arnold took a trip to Texas in 1859 and spent two years in that state. Returning to Missouri in 1861, he enlisted in the
Confederate service in June of that year under Colonel Payton, but was afterward transferred to Shelby's First Missouri Cavalry and served till the close of the war, when he surrendered at Shreveport. He participated in the fights of Lone Jack, Wilson's Creek, Missouri; Prairie Grove, Helena, Jenkins' Ferry, Arkansas, and Cape Girardeau. He was wounded at Lexington and also at Wilson's Creek. After the final surrender he returned to his family, who had removed to Benton County, where he farmed for two years. In 1867
he went to Henry County and resided there ten years. In March, 1877, Mr. Arnold came to St. Clair County, locating on his present farm in
March, 1882. He has 160 acres, all improved. Mr. Arnold was married in this county April 2, 1862, to Miss Hannah F. Hinkle, a native of Kentucky and a daughter of D. M. Hinkle, who was one of the pioneer settlers of St. Clair County. They have five children: James W., Henry J., George W., Ollie
Octavia and Joseph M. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold are members of the M. E. Church, South.

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1850 Walton Co., GA Census – 88 Division:
Line 10, 5 November
984 Henry J. Arnold, age 39, male, farmer, $1000 real estate, born GA
Mary, age 29, female, born GA
William, age 13, male, born GA, attended school
Catherine, age 12, female, born GA, attended school
Wilson, age 10, male, born GA, attended school
Eliza A., age 7, female, born GA, attended school
Francis, age 4, female, born GA
John, age 3, male, born GA
Child No Name, age 2/12, female, born GA

1860 Bates Co., MO Census – Pleasant Gap Township:
Pleasant Gap P.O., Page 11, Line 19, 23 July
764/771 Henry Arnold, age 50, male, farmer, $50 personal estate, born GA
Mary, age 40, female, born GA
Mary F., age 15, female, born GA
Susan, age 10, female, born GA
John H., age 12, male, born GA
Alice, age 7, female, born GA

1860 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Osceola Township:
Line 16, 2 July, Osceola P.O.
97/97 M.D. Hinkle, age 46, male, farmer, $600 real estate, $500 personal estate, born KY
Eliz’h Hinkle, age 44, female, born KY
James Hinkle, age 18, male, born KY
H.F. Hinkle, age 14, female, born KY
O. Hinkle, age 11, female, born KY
Jno. R. Hinkle, age 8, male, born KY
N. Hinkle, age 7, male, born MO
E.B. Hinkle, age 2, male, born MO

1870 Henry Co., MO Census – Tebo Township:
Page 73, Line 29, Clinton P.O., 5 August
541/548 Arnold, Wilson, age 31, white male, farm laborer, $300 personal estate, born GA, over age 21
Hannah F., age 24, white female, keeps house, born KY
James, age 7, white male, born MO, attended school
Henry, age 4, white male, born MO
George W., age 2, white male, born MO
Arnold, Mary, age 50, white female, born GA

1880 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Monegan Township:
Dist. 6, ED 229, Page 6, Line 14, 21 June
45/48 Arnold, Wilson, white male, age 49, married, farmer, born GA, father born GA, mother born SC
Hannah, white female, age 34, wife, married, keeping house, born KY, parents born KY
James, white male, age 17, son, single, works on farm, attended school, born MO, father born GA, mother born KY
Henry, white male, age 14, son, single, works on farm, attended school, born MO, father born GA, mother born KY
George W., white male, age 11, son, single, attended school, born MO, father born GA, mother born KY
Ollie, white female, age 1, daughter, born MO, father born GA, mother born KY

1900 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Monegaw Township:
Dist. 6, ED 146, Page 3B, Line 68, 7 June
57/58 Arnold, James W., head, white male, born February 1863, age 37 years, married 18 years, born MO, father born GA, mother born KY, farmer, unemployed 0 months, can read & write, speaks English, owned mortgaged farm, farm # 52
Fannie, wife, white female, born April 1863, age 37, married 18 years, 8 children, 6 living, born MO, father born TN, mother born MO, can read & write, speaks English
Jesse, son, white male, born September 1883, age 16, single, born MO, parents born MO, at school 6 months, can read & write, speaks English
Herbert, son, white male, born November 1889, age 10, single, born MO, parents born MO, attended school 6 months, can read & write, speaks English
Mason, son, white male, born July 1892, age 7, single, born MO, parents born MO
Marvin, son, white male, born June 1895, age 5, single, born MO, parents born MO
Olive M., daughter, white female, born August 1896, age 3, single, born MO, parents born MO
Fern, daughter, white female, born April 1900, age 2/12, single, born MO, parents born MO