James A. Arbuthnot (1841 - 1886)

Ancestors

Contents 1 Biography 2 Military 3 Siblings 4 Marriage 5 Sources

Biography

James was born in 1842. He is the son of Carson Arbuthnot and Frances Jones. James was raised in the timber industry of his father and grandfather in western Pennsylvania.

In 1853, he moved with his family to Tama County, Iowa.^[1]

In 1859, James left there with his father, brothers and a brother-in-law for the gold rush in Colorado.

They arrived in the spring of 1859 when Boulder was just three months old. James is listed as being in the 1860 Census for the Gold Hill Mining District, No, 1, Nebraska Territory (now Gold Hill, Boulder County, Colorado). James participated in the "Arbuthnot & Sons" family business of gold mining in several locations. James was in Company D of the 3rd Colorado Cavalry during the Civil war. His unit participated in the Sand Creek Massacre. He was a farmer. ^[2]

Nickname: the "Bloodless Third"

Military

Location: 'Colorado

Surname: Abathnot

enlisted = Aug. 20, 1864

mustered = Dec. 31, 1864

side = USA

regiment flag =

regiment name = Co D 3rd Regiment Colorado Cavalry

source: FOLD3 Index

Soldier Details

NAME: Abathnot , James

Battle Unit Name: 3rd Regiment, Colorado Cavalry

Side: Union

Company: D

Soldier's Rank In: Private

Soldier's Rank Out: Private

Alternate name: Film Number: M534 ROLL 1

Plaque Number:

Notes: Battle Unit Note - (100 Days War Side Note - 1864.)

James/Abathnot

Film Number: M534 ROLL 1

Notes: Aberthnot

General Note - Original filed under James Abathnot

fold 3 Index

United States Civil War Soldiers Index

Name James Aberthnot

Also Known As Name James Abathnot

Event Type Military Service

Military Beginning Rank Private

Military Final Rank Private

Military Side Union

State or Military Term Colorado Territory

Military Unit 3rd Regiment, Colorado Cavalry

Military Unit Note (100 Days, 1864.)

Military Company D

Note Original filed under James Abathnot

Affiliate Film Number 1 ^[3]

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From f-a-g

Born to Carson William Arbuthnot (1804 - 1873 and Mary Frances Jones 1809 - 1870.

Siblings

Linked to f-a-g

Samuel Cristy Arbuthnot (1833 - 1915

William Carson Arbuthnot (1835 - 1882

Charles Thomas Arbuthnot (1847 - 1927

Frances Anna Arbuthnot Daily (1848 - 1922

Marriage

He married Phoebe (Evans) Steele.

They had no children.

"Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006,"

Name James Arbuthnot

Event Date 26 Feb 1883

Event Place Niwot, Boulder, Colorado, United States

Age 42

Birth Year (Estimated) 1841

Spouse's Name Phoebe A Steele (1835 - 1919)

Spouse's Age 44

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1839 ^[4]

James did not have any children.

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M44C-BLG : 12 April 2016), James Arbuthnot in household of Carson Arbuthnot, Pine, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 254, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8L9-7G1 : 2 October 2017), J Arbuthnot in entry for C W Arbuthnot, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9LT-Y2D : 4 December 2014), James Aberthnot, Private, Company D, 3rd Regiment, Colorado Cavalry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M534 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1; FHL microfilm 821,998.
4. ↑  :Citing this Record: "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KN3R-8WK : 31 July 2017), James Arbuthnot and Phoebe A Steele, 26 Feb 1883, Niwot, Boulder, Colorado, United States; citing no. 228, State Archives, Denver; FHL microfilm 1,690,049.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #25619406. headstone photo
• Genealogy: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 29 October 2020, 01:55), entry for James A Arbuthnot (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZ22-92T ); contributed by various users.
• Homestead: James Arbuthnot U.S. Department of the Interior: Bureau of Land Management General Land Office Records. Accessed 29 November 2021.
• Military Service: Aberthnot, James U.S. Department of the Interior: National Park Service. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database Accessed 28 November 2021.

1. nps.org