Thomas Jefferson Arrington (1832 - 1869)

Born 3 Dec 1832 in Paxton Township, Ross, Ohio, United States

Husband of Martha S. (Warford) Murphy — married 17 Mar 1869 in Dallas, Iowa, United States

Died 16 Jun 1869 at age 36 in Dallas, Iowa, United States

Biography

Notes

History of Dallas County, Iowa: Murphy, W. H., farmer, Sec. 13; P.O. Minburn; born in Warren County, Illinois, December 31, 1839, and lived there until 1861; enlisted in Company F 66th Illinois Infantry, October 10; was mustered out December 23, 1863; he re-enlisted the same day, and in the same company, and was mustered out July 7, 1865, at Louisville, Kentucky; he participated in sixteen pitch battles and numerous skirmishes; has been married twice; first wife was Mary S. Parish, a native of Warren County, Illinois; they were married January 14, 1861; she died August 19, 1863; he has one son by this union: Ira V. He came to this county in February, 1866; on December 20, 1870, he married again, to Martha, widow of David Starbuck and Thomas Arrington; her maiden name was Warford; Mrs. M.�s first husband was an old settler of this county; he was born in Washington County, Indiana, November 17, 1817; he came to this county in 1850, and located where she now lives; he was a member of the first board of supervisors and was the first township clerk; he died December 1, 1865. ^[1]

Census

1850: Scioto Twp, Ross Co, OH ^[2]

• James Steel age 43, Scotland, 10k real estate, Farmer
• Jane age 35, OH
• John V age 12
• James G age 10
• William age 8
• Alexander age 6
• Elizabeth J age 3
• Mary E. age 1
• Martha Arington age 22, OH
• Thomas T. Arington age 17, OH, Laborer
• Cason R. Dunn age 18, VA

1856: Sugar Grove, Dallas, Iowa ^[3]

• Andrew Arrington age 26 OH
• Emily age 24 England
• Alice age 1
• Martha age 28 OH
• Thomas age 23 OH

1860:

Burial

Elmood Cemetery, Minburn, Dallas, County, Iowa; aged 36 yrs 6 mo 13 ds: ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ http://iagenweb.org/dallas/twp/washington/washington-twp-bios1879.htm
2. ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Scioto, Ross, Ohio; Roll: M432_725; Page: 98A;
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
4. ↑ http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=arrington&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=14&GScnty=571&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=15409543&df=all&

• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-RGWG : 12 April 2016), T. J. Arrington and Martha Starbuck, 1869.