Jacob Arney

Brief Life History of Jacob

Jacob Arney was born on 23 June 1800, in Wythe, Virginia, United States as the son of Mary Mitchell. He married Sarah Salome Litz about 1830, in Wythe, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 20 July 1868, in Cripple Creek, Wythe, Virginia, United States, at the age of 68.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Arney
1800–1868
Sarah Salome Litz
1802–1892
Marriage: about 1830
Nancy Arney
1825–1861
Elizabeth Arney
1833–1891
Elizabeth Frances Arney
1850–
Annie Arney
1830–
William Franklin Arney
1835–1896
John Jacob Arney
1840–1914
Amanda Arney
1841–1884
Sarah Catherine Arney
1848–1929

Sources (33)

  • Jacob Amey, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Jacob Arney, "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912"
  • Jacob Aurey, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1853-1934"

World Events (8)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1812 · Monumental Church Built

The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English: perhaps from the Middle English personal name Ernwi (Old English Earnwīg, composed of the elements earn ‘eagle’ + wīg ‘battle’). If so, the surname shows the unexceptional loss of -w- in the unstressed syllable following -n-.

In some cases an Americanized form of German or Swedish Arne .

In some cases also an Americanized form of Norwegian Arnøy: habitational name from any of a number of farmsteads named for the islands on which they stand; the original derivation of such names being either from the Old Norse personal name Arni, or from ǫrn ‘eagle’ + øy ‘island’.

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

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