Davis Arnold

Brief Life History of Davis

When Davis Arnold was born in 1783, in North Carolina, United States, his father, Solomon Arnold, was 25 and his mother, Mary Esther Gurley, was 20. He married Elizabeth McClain Wilhite in 1815, in Elbert, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died in 1858, in Elbert, Georgia, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Doves Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Elberton, Elbert, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Davis Arnold
1783–1858
Elizabeth McClain Wilhite
1796–1855
Marriage: 1815
Adeline Ann Arnold
1810–1863
McAlpine Arnold
1817–1854
Sebrel Arnold
1823–
Joseph Young Arnold
1817–1895
John Boyd Arnold
1819–1900
Captain Medicus Franklin Arnold
1827–1908

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  • Davis Arnold, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

1789 · Becomes 12th State

On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state in the Union.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, German, Dutch, French (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Croatian, and Slovenian: from the ancient Germanic personal name Arnwald (Middle English Arnold, Old French Arnaut), composed of the elements arn ‘eagle’ + wald ‘rule, power’. This name was introduced to Britain by the Normans.

English: habitational name from either of two places called Arnold in Nottinghamshire and East Yorkshire, from Old English earn ‘eagle’ + halh ‘nook’.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): adoption of the German personal name (see 1 above), at least in part on account of its resemblance to the Jewish name Aaron .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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