Clara Lavina (Sale) Arnold (1807 - 1895)

Born 1807 in Amherst county, Virginia, United States

Wife of William H Blair — married 4 Feb 1828 in Amherst, Virginia, United States

Wife of William King Arnold Sr. — married 8 Nov 1836 in Union County, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 7 May 1895 at about age 88 in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Clara was born in 1807. She passed away in 1895. She is the daughter of William Sale and Lavina Duncan.

Marriage

William H. Blair married Clara Sale on 4 February 1828 in Amherst, Virginia, United States.^[1]

Slaves

• Daniel Steptow
• Edmund
• Jane
• Jesse
• Jordan
• Lucy b. bef. 1834
• Lucy b. ~1849
• Mary
• Paulina

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
   Citing FHL microfilm: 30273; Record number: 850;
   FamilySearch Record: XRDJ-44G (accessed 18 June 2022)

• 1834 William H. Blair Will. Kentucky, Union County, County Court, Wills, Vol. A, p. 411-412, 12 August 1834, digital image 296-297 of 363, FamilySearch.org ([1]: accessed 15 March 2023) link to will transcription
• "1836 Francis A. Blair slave retrieval." Kentucky, Union County, County Court, Deeds, Vol. E, pp. 479-480, 22 March 1836, digital image 271-272 of 662, FamilySearch.org ([2]: accessed 15 March 2023) Transcription
• 1836 Marriage "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJS-3K3R : 9 March 2021), William B Arnold and Clara L Blure, 8 Nov 1836; citing Marriage, Union, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 562,195.
• "1840 U.S. census", Hopkins County, Kentucky, population schedule, location not stated, p. 388 (stamped), 30-39 year old white female in the William K. Arnold household, digital image 68 of 81, FamilySearch.org ([3]: accessed 15 March 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 114
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M654-ZSK : 19 December 2020), Clara Arnold in household of William K Arnold, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "1858 William K. Arnold estate Widow's dower." Kentucky, Hopkins County, County Court, Wills, Vol. 9, p. 325-327, 18 October 1858, digital image 171 of 597, FamilySearch.org ([4]: accessed 15 March 2023)
  • Clara was allotted 305 acres of land in Hopkins County, Kentucky. Pages 326-327 contains diagrams showing how William K. Arnold's land was divided.
• "1858 William K. Arnold estate Widow's dower." Kentucky, Hopkins County, County Court, Wills, Vol. 9, p. 328-329, 20 November 1858, digital image 173 of 597, FamilySearch.org ([5]: accessed 15 March 2023)
  • Clara was allotted slaves named Jorden, Tom and Lucy.
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZB7-1H6 : 18 February 2021), Clara Arnold, 1860.
• "1860 U.S. Slave Census", Hopkins County, Kentucky, slave schedule, Madisonville, p. 26 (penned), slaves in the Clara L. Arnold household, digital image 2 of 2 FamilySearch.org ([6]: accessed 15 March 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 403.
  • Clara owned 3 slaves: male age 34, male age 18, female 9
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWZ-3RR : 29 May 2021), Clara Arnold in entry for William L Gordon, 1870.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62716880