Brief Life History of Vester Ray
When Vester Ray Arnold was born on 9 September 1935, in North Carolina, United States, his father, Albert H Arnold, was 24 and his mother, Lossie Lee Wheeler, was 23. He married Clara Belle Tilley on 13 September 1976, in Durham, North Carolina, United States. He died on 24 February 1977, in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Durham, North Carolina, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Vester R Arnold in household of Albert H Arnold, "United States Census, 1940"
- Vester Ray Arnold, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Vester Arnold, "United States Social Security Death Index"
Spouse and Children
1935–1977 Male
1939– Female
Parents and Siblings
1911–1963 Male
1912–1990 Female
Siblings (3)
1935–1977 Male
1939– Female
1941–2014 Female
World Events (8)
1937 · The Neutrality Act
Age 2
1941
Age 6
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act
Age 12
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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