Reuben
Arnold
Born about in Elbert County, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of James Arnold
and Nancy (Thorton) Arnold
Brother of
Benjamin Thornton Arnold, William Arnold, John Arnold, Elizabeth (Arnold) Morris, Jefferson Arnold, Sarah Arnold, Thomas Arnold, Lucinda Jane (Arnold) Tilley, Micajah Francis Arnold, James Arnold and Nancy Emmaline (Arnold) Carter
Husband of
Sarah (Stroud) Arnold
— married
1821 in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Father of
John Arnold, Polly Arnold, Elizabeth Arnold, Thornton Arnold, William Arnold, Jefferson Arnold, James Arnold, Thomas Arnold, Sarah Jane Arnold, Howell Andrew Arnold and Margaret Ann (Arnold) Lackey
Died after
after about age 85
in Izard County, Arkansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Jul 2014
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Contents |
Biography
Reuben Arnold was born about 1795 in Elbert County, Georgia, United States, son of James Arnold (1770–>1830) and his wife, Nancy (~1770–>1860, her maiden name has never been documented).
Reuben married Sarah Stroud. [1] about 1820 in Tennessee. He brought his family to Izard County, Arkansas about 1846. Their known children were:
- John Arnold (~1821–1908) .
- unknown female b. ca. 1826
- Polly Arnold (~1828– ) .[2]
- Elizabeth Arnold (~1832– ) .
- Thornton Arnold (~1835–>1860) .
- William Arnold (~1837–1862) .
- Jefferson Arnold (1839–1907) .
- James Arnold (~1840–1895) .
- Thomas Arnold (1845–1915) .
- Sarah Jane Arnold (~1848–1915) .
- Margaret Ann 'Peggy' Arnold (1849–1923) .
- Howell Andrew Arnold (1849–<1860)[3][4]
He was still living with his daughter, Peggy, at the time of the census taken on 21 JUN 1880 in Izard, Arkansas.[5]
DNA
Paternal and maternal sides have been confirmed through DNA testing on 23 and Me. VAG, RH and JF form a triangulation group on chr. 5 at Physical Position (bp): 67487328-92537336, Genetic distance: 26.02 cM, Number of SNPs: 4256. VAG is the 2g-grandchild of Reuben Arnold. RH is the 3g-grandchild of Jefferson Arnold, RH is VAG’s 4C1R. JF is the 4g-grandchild of Lucinda Arnold, JF and VAG are 4C2R. Predicted relationship was 4C. RH and JF are 5C1R. MRCA are James and Nancy Arnold.
Sources
- ↑ Her surname was in a letter written by her great-granddaughter Mertie Harris to family, date unknown
- ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPT-BHF : 10 September 2017), Rnben Arnold, Wayne, Tennessee, United States; citing 305, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 182; FHL microfilm 24,540. 1 m 30-40 (Rubin), 1 m 5-10 (John); 1 f 20-30 (Sarah), 2 f <5 (? and Polly). This page has many families that end up in Searcy Co., Arkansas later: Cypert, Horton, Hollabaugh (Katherine Fraley Hollabaugh), Parks.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67Z-2L7 : 12 April 2016), Reuben Arnold in household of Reuben Arnold, Rocky Bayou, Izard, Arkansas, United States; citing family 235, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- Reuben Arnold Male 55 Georgia
- Sally Arnold Female 46 Tennessee
- Polly Arnold Female 22 Tennessee
- Elizabeth Arnold Female 18 Tennessee
- Thornton Arnold Male 15 Tennessee
- William Arnold Male 13 Tennessee
- Jefferson Arnold Male 12 Tennessee
- James Arnold Male 10 Tennessee
- Thomas Arnold Male 7 Tennessee
- Samy June ['Sary' Sarah Jane] Arnold Female 3 Arkansas
- Peggy Ann Arnold Female 1 Arkansas
- Howell A Arnold Male 1 Arkansas
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8W7-BGG : 13 December 2017), Reuben Arnold, 1860. Union, Izard, Arkansas.
- Reuben Arnold Male 60 Georgia
- Sally Arnold Female 50 Tennessee
- Thorton Arnold Male 23 Tennessee
- Wm Arnold Male 20 Tennessee
- Jefferson Arnold Male 19 Tennessee
- James Arnold Male 17 Tennessee
- Thos Arnold Male 14 Tennessee
- Jane Arnold Female 13 Tennessee
- Peggy A Arnold Female 11 Tennessee
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNWH-RTQ : 26 August 2017), Reubin Arnold in entry for James W Lackey, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 80, sheet 317B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0047; FHL microfilm 1,254,047. Living with daughter Peggy's family.
- 1840 not found
- 1870 not found
- Homesteaders for Izard County, Arkansas
Acknowledgements
- Arnold-4645 was created by Earl D House through the import of Earl Dewayne House Ancestors Jun Small 2014_2014-06-29.ged on Jun 29, 2014.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Reuben by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Reuben by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Elvin Arnold
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test - Bruce Arnold :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #154067
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~3.12%
LaMyra Morton :
23andMe, GEDmatch M733654 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lamyra
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B493819
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
Roger Tilley :
23andMe, GEDmatch AJ6374944 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A525983 [compare]
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Phyllis Jeffery :
23andMe, GEDmatch DY8547505 [compare]
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~1.56%
Jeanna Pruitt :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Tami House :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Earl D House :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F116801 [compare], FTDNA kit #116801
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~0.78%
~0.78%
Johnnie (Norvell) Felts :
23andMe, GEDmatch M877898 [compare]
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~0.78%
Bruce Arnold :
23andMe, GEDmatch SJ3638615 [compare]
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~0.78%
Tina Boyer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A487564 [compare], Ancestry member tinamarie7869
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