Brief Life History of Earl Granville
When Earl Granville Arnold was born on 8 October 1885, in Stella, Richardson, Nebraska, United States, his father, George Francis Arnold, was 32 and his mother, Keziah Ann Sumner, was 36. He married Edna Emma Elizabeth Spickerman on 30 September 1909, in The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in The Dalles Election Precinct 4, Wasco, Oregon, United States in 1940. He died on 21 October 1972, in The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon, United States.
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Sources (17)
- Earl G Arnold, "United States 1950 Census"
- Earl Granville Arnold, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Births, 1842-1917"
- Earl G Arnold, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Marriage Records, 1906-1968"
Spouse and Children
1885–1972 Male
1892–1987 Female
Children (2)
1911–2006 Male
1920–2012 Female
Parents and Siblings
1852–1929 Male
1849–1923 Female
Siblings (5)
1878–1963 Female
1881–1884 Male
1882–1884 Female
1882–1885 Male
1885–1972 Male
World Events (8)
1886
Age 1
1898 · Oregon Historical Society
Age 13
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Age 23
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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