Brief Life History of Finis S.
When Finis S. Arnold was born on 15 September 1827, in Rocheport, Boone, Missouri, United States, his father, John Price Arnold, Jr., was 30 and his mother, Catherine Head, was 27. He married Emily Hoss on 5 April 1860, in Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States in 1870 and St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1910. He died on 26 February 1912, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States.
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- Tevis S Arnold, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Finis S. Arnold - Published information: birth:
- Ferris S Arnold, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1833
Historical Boundaries 1833: Pettis created from Cooper, Morgan, St Clair, Saline and Non-County Area 15.
1857
Historical Boundaries: 1857: Pettis, Missouri, United States
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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