Mary Arnett (abt. 1818 - aft. 1910)

Born about 1818 in Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died after 1910 after about age 92 in Lakeville, Magoffin, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Mary Arnett is a part of US Black heritage.

Mary Arnett's first possible appearance in the historical records is the 1830 census schedule of Reuben Arnett (abt.1784-1856) in Morgan County, Kentucky. She is probably the person listed in the Female Slaves 10-23 age category. This wide range places her possible birth year beween 1806 and 1820.^[1][2]

In the 1840 census the household is in Floyd county, Kentucky. There is a female slave in the 10 to 23 age group category. When these two categories from 1830 and 1840 are compared, her range of possible birth years narrows to 1816 to 1820. Her son Randal Arnett is listed in the Male Slaves 0-9 category. If Mary was born between 1816 and 1820, then she would have been between the ages of 19 and 23 when Randall was born (please see Research Notes).^[3][4]

(Please go to Document Links and Tables for tables showing her reported age and birth year based on that age.)

On October 31, 1845 Reuben Arnett, Sr. created a will in which he records Mary's and Randall's names and states that Randall's age is 7 years old. He bequeathes Mary and her son to his son Reuben Arnett Jr., upon the condition that he pay off all of his father's debts and that he must support in a decent manner his mother Susanna (Kilgore) Arnett, Mary and Randall Arnett (emphasis mine).^[5]

The next census record, the 1850 Slave Schedule, has her listed as a 36 year old Black Female. (see Research Notes)^[6]

Magoffin county was created in the year 1860 from parts of Floyd, Johnson and Morgan Counties.^[7]

In 1860 Mary is in the household of Reuben Arnett Jr.. She is listed as a 45 year old Black Female in the slave schedule.^[8]

In 1870 Mary is living with her son Randall Arnett on a farm among the adult children of Reuben Arnett, Sr. in Magoffin County census precinct 5. Her age is listed as 60, which would make her 15 years older than she was in the previous census. This is the first record which states her place of birth, it is listed as Kentucky. Their house is rented. She is not described as owning any real estate or personal property.^[9]

In 1880 Mary and Randall are in Salyersville census precinct 1. Mary is now identified in the census record as Randall's mother. Her age is listed as 61, only one year older than the 1870 census. Both she and her parents are listed as born in Kentucky. She is not listed as single, married or widowed in the marital condition categories.^[10]

In 1900 Mary is living by herself. Her son Randall Arnett is living with his wife Malinda Rowe and their children. She states that she is the mother of one child, who is living, and that she was born in November of 1824, gives her age as 75 and states that she is a widow. This is the first census where the place of birth for her and her parents is now listed as Virginia (see Research Notes). The house is rented.^[11]

In 1910 Mary now lives in Lakeville, census precinct 10. She still lives alone. She is listed as 105 years old, single and she and her parents originate from Virginia. The house is rented. (See Research Notes).^[12]

When she died Mary was buried in the Randal Arnett Cememtery. It has the following description in Find-a-Grave: The Randal Arnett cemetery is also known as the Bradley Arnett-Rowe Cemetery. It is an abandoned cemetery located at the mouth of Stonecoal on Negro Fork of Stinson Creek. Her death date is unknown at this time.^[13]

Slave Owners

Slaves of Reuben Arnett, Sr and Reuben Arnett, Jr. (Document Links and Tables)

1. Reuben Arnett, Sr.
2. Reuben Arnett Jr.

Research Notes

1. The 1810 and 1820 census records for the Reuben Arnett, Sr. household show that they have no enslaved people in those years.
2. The 1830 and 1840 census records use an age category of 10 to 23 years as the second column for enslaved people. This is a range of 15 years. Mary is in this category in 1830 and 1840. If her age is being reported correctly, this means that she is likely to have been born in the five year period from the beginning of 1816 to the end of 1820. See the table below.
3. The 1900 census raises interesting questions about Mary's life.
   1. Her statement that she is widowed. Who did she mary and then lose between 1880 and 1900?
   2. The change in place of birth from Kentucky to Virgina. If she was born in Virgina, then her origen will likely be with a household that migrated from Virginia to Kentucky after she was born. Reuben Arnett, Sr. did not have any enslaved persons in 1810 in Knox County, Kentucky or in 1820 in Floyd County, Kentucky. Determining when she was born will help find out where she was born. The letter "B" stands for "Possible Birth".

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPG-7FF : 20 February 2021), Reuben Arnell, Morgan, Kentucky, United States; citing 69, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 40; FHL microfilm 7,819.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYYF-L1T?cc=1803958&wc=35Y4-Y4V%3A1588469303%2C1588473102%2C1588469601 : 5 August 2015), Kentucky > Morgan > Not Stated > image 26 of 41; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [Second page of census]
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT8-YPV : 8 December 2020), Reuben Arnet, Floyd, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 268, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YYT-996M?cc=1786457&wc=31SK-MV4%3A1588665941%2C1588666426%2C1588665902 : 20 August 2015), Kentucky > Floyd > Not Stated > image 40 of 78; citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "H.G.A.'S Page". Chbc-Lky.Org, 2021, transcribed will of Reuben Arnett, Sr. http://www.chbc-lky.org/arnettforest/hga-ad.htm. Accessed 19 July 2021.
6. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVZ9-NGS : 15 February 2020), MM9.1.1/MVZ9-NGS:, 1850.
7. ↑ "Magoffin County, Kentucky - Kentucky Atlas And Gazetteer". Kyatlas.Com, 2021, https://www.kyatlas.com/21153.html. Accessed 19 July 2021.
8. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WZ53-WN6Z : 16 October 2019), Reuben Arnett, 1860.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXW2-5TJ : 29 May 2021), Mary Arnett in entry for Randle Arnett, 1870.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZ6-QD8 : 19 February 2021), Marry Arnett in household of Raunol Arnett, Salyersville, Magoffin, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 63, sheet 584C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,431.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9HC-GQ6 : accessed 19 July 2021), Mary Arnett, Magisterial District 1, Salyersville Salyersville town, Magoffin, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 53, sheet 32A, family 543, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,541.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M268-L9H : accessed 19 July 2021), Mary Arnett, Lakeville, Magoffin, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 110, sheet 2A, family 22, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 494; FHL microfilm 1,374,507.
13. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/118228684/mary-arnett : accessed 19 July 2021), memorial page for Mary Arnett (unknown–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 118228684, citing Randal Arnett Cemetery, Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Bobby Davis (contributor 46856118) .

Census Records

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPG-7FF : 20 February 2021), Reuben Arnell, Morgan, Kentucky, United States; citing 69, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 40; FHL microfilm 7,819. [First page of census]

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYYF-L1T?cc=1803958&wc=35Y4-Y4V%3A1588469303%2C1588473102%2C1588469601 : 5 August 2015), Kentucky > Morgan > Not Stated > image 26 of 41; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [Second page of census]

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT8-YPV : 8 December 2020), Reuben Arnet, Floyd, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 268, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm. [First page of census]

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YYT-996M?cc=1786457&wc=31SK-MV4%3A1588665941%2C1588666426%2C1588665902 : 20 August 2015), Kentucky > Floyd > Not Stated > image 40 of 78; citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [Second page of census]

• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVZ9-NGS : 15 February 2020), MM9.1.1/MVZ9-NGS:, 1850.

• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WZ53-WN6Z : 16 October 2019), Reuben Arnett, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXW2-5TJ : 29 May 2021), Mary Arnett in entry for Randle Arnett, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZ6-QD8 : 19 February 2021), Marry Arnett in household of Raunol Arnett, Salyersville, Magoffin, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 63, sheet 584C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,431.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9HC-GQ6 : accessed 19 July 2021), Mary Arnett, Magisterial District 1, Salyersville Salyersville town, Magoffin, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 53, sheet 32A, family 543, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,541.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M268-L9H : accessed 19 July 2021), Mary Arnett, Lakeville, Magoffin, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 110, sheet 2A, family 22, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 494; FHL microfilm 1,374,507.

Death Records

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/118228684/mary-arnett : accessed 19 July 2021), memorial page for Mary Arnett (unknown–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 118228684, citing Randal Arnett Cemetery, Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Bobby Davis (contributor 46856118) .

Other Records

• John Wendall Arnett, Forest Arnett, John Wendall Arnett, A Well Spent Life, the Journal of Harrison Gregory Arnett (http://www.chbc-lky.org/arnettforest/hga-c1.htm : accessed 6 April 2020), Transcribed will of Reuben Arnett, Sr. (c. 1786-1856, age 70).

• "Magoffin County, Kentucky - Kentucky Atlas And Gazetteer". Kyatlas.Com, 2021, https://www.kyatlas.com/21153.html. Accessed 19 July 2021.

Family Trees

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 20 December 2020, 00:34), entry for Mary Arnett (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G42F-X7Q ); contributed by various users.