William Archibald Arms (1816 - 1852)

Born 1816 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

Died 1852 at about age 36 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

William was born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States in 1816.

He married Martha Ann Walker in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana on 4 Jun 1845.^[1]

He passed away in 1852 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana in 1854 and buried there. In the He is buried in Troup City Cemetery, Troup, Smith County, Texas. Between 1874 and 1880, his body was exhumed and he was reinterred Zavala City Cemetery, Zavala, Smith County, Texas, which is now known as Troup City Cemetery in Troup after the town was renamed.^[2]

Research Notes

Marriage to Martha Ann Walker

William's marriage is documented in Louisiana marriage records,^[1] where it is transcribed as Martha Wall. Her full name is clearly legible on his headstone - Marth Ann Walker. The supporting marriage documentation with her name truncated validates the information on the headstone and provides information on the date of the marriage in the same city where he died in 1854.^[2] Martha Ann is buried in the same cemetery as Martha A. Jones. She remarried Enoch C. Jones after William's death and lived another 30 years.^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJD-C6WM : 18 February 2021), William Archibald Arms and Martha Wall, 04 Jun 1845; citing Orleans, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 2,396,169.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #9150799
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #9150950
4. ↑ Texas Historical Commission (1981).Troup City Cemetery [Engraved Historical Marker]. Troup, Texas.