Submitted by Lisa Hamilton Thanks Lisa!

John J. Arnold, one of the prominent farmers of Goshen Township, was born in North Carolina about 1833, and is the son of John and Sallie (Murray) Arnold, both natives of Virginia. They moved to North Carolina after marrying, and from that state to Cass County, Ga., making their home there, six years. Later they went to Alabama, where the father died, in Benton County, of that State, in the spring of 1849. The mother afterward moved to Pulaski County, Ark., and still later to Washington County, where she died August 26, 1874. Mr. Arnold was a farmer, and had followed this occupation all his life. Their son, John J. Arnold, went to Phillips County, Ark., where he remained nine months, and from there went to Conway County, of the same State, but after a residence there of about eight or nine years he moved to Pulaski County, and in 1871 moved to Washington County, where he purchased his present farm, which consists of 170 acres, nearly eighty under cultivation.

Mr. Arnold is a blacksmith, wagonmaker, carpenter and millwright by trade, but his principal occupation during life has been farming. He was married July 12, 1859, to Misa Ann Davenport, a native of New York. To them were born five children: George E., deceased: Christopher C., deceased; Josephine, wife of A. L. Nelson; Ella, wife of James Tunstill, and John N., at home.

During the late unpleasantness between the North and South, Mr. Arnold served a short time in the Confederate Army. He is a conservative Democrat in his political views, has been a successful farmer. and is an honorable, straightforward citizen. Mrs. Arnold is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.

Lisa Hamilton submitted the above data from Goodspeed's; she did so to help others, is not researching the above person or families mentioned therein.

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