James Arnett (1819 - 1896)

Born 26 Apr 1819 in Virginia, United States

Husband of Elizabeth (Tennant) Arnett — married 1838 in Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Feb 1896 at age 76 in Wetzel, West Virginia, United States

Biography

James was born in 1819. He was the son of Thomas Arnett (1794-1857) and Mary Toothman (1790-1874).

He married Elizabeth Tennant (1816-1897) in 1838. They had ten children, according to FamilySearch:

Mary Ann Arnett 1839-1887

Martha Arnett 1840-1921

John Calvin Arnett 1842-1899

Rebecca Arnett 1843-1927

Norman Arnett 1846-1925

William Arnett 1847-1909

Sanford Arnett 1850-1860

Branson Arnett 1851-1922

Matilda Arnett 1852-1889

George Washington Arnett 1856-1929

He passed away in 1896.

Sources

• FamilySearch
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT2-DTB : 30 September 2021), James Arnett, Monongalia, Virginia, United States; citing p. 110, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D6-277 : 23 December 2020), James Arnett, Monongalia, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMQ-YX1 : 18 February 2021), James Arnet, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZH9-5VD : 29 May 2021), James Arnett, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TZ-7MM : 15 January 2022), James Arnett, Grant District, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
• "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM2V-B55 : 11 February 2018), James Arnett, 04 Feb 1896; citing Ross, Wetzel, West Virginia, County Records, v A-D p 47, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 839,974.
• "The Tennants of West Virginia..Descendents of Richard & Elizabeth Haught Tennant". P. 13.--James and Elizabeth are found on the 1850 Monongalia county, WV census and in the 1860, 1870, 1880 Wetzel County, WV census. We first ran across James & Elizabeth Tennant Arnett in a book "Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen" under a write-up of their son, John Arnett, published in 1898 by H. H Hardesty, P. 1184. Contributor  : Wilma Fiber 1105 Park Ave., New Martinsville, WV 26155...P. 40 (Cited on FS profile)