Anna Lea (Melvin) Arneil (1873 - 1924)

Born 1 May 1873 in Delaware, United States

Wife of George Arneil — married 1 Apr 1891 in New Castle, Delaware, United States

Died 9 Feb 1924 at age 50 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States

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Biography

Annie Arniel was a suffragette who was arrested eight times during her lifetime for protesting for women's right. According to the 1900 census she had been married to George Arniel for 9 years. Copies of her death record showing her maiden name as Melvin are at the angelfire.com source shown below.

According to a news report in the Allentown Morning Call, Anna Arniel committed suicide by using gas.^[1]

Anna was born on May 1, 1873.^[2]

In 1870^[3] she was living in Mispillion, Delaware.

By 1880^[4] she was living in Wilmington, Delaware.

Annie and George were married on April 1, 1891 in New Castle, Delaware.^[5][6]

In 1900^[7] and 1910^[8] she was living in Wilmington, Delaware.

Anna was 55 years old^[9] when she passed away on February 9, 1925 in Wilmington, Delaware where she is buried^[10].^[11][12][13]

Sources

1. ↑ "Suffrage Leader Ends Life In Wilmington," The Allentown Morning Call 12 Feb 1924, p. 1, col. 1. Digital images. Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com; accessed 31 Mar 2019) Historical Newspapers. clipping
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7J4N-64N2 : 16 December 2021), Annie, ; Burial, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States of America, Riverview Cemetery; citing record ID 196272802, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BG-J3J : 28 May 2021), Lear A Melvin in entry for Thomas T Melvin, 1870.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXCN-YMT : 13 January 2022), Annie L. Melvin in household of Margaret Melvin, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ "Delaware, Church Records, 1707-1939," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLYV-CJTF : 9 October 2019), George Arniel and Annie L Melvin, 1 Apr 1891; citing Marriage, New Castle, Delaware, United States, Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover.
6. ↑ "Delaware, Wilmington Vital Records, 1847-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28Y-CMMY : 22 July 2021), George Arneil and Annie L Melvin, 1891.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M31G-THS : 8 March 2022), Anna Arniel in entry for George Arniel, 1900.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVV2-2BH : accessed 9 March 2022), Annie Arneil in household of George Arneil, Wilmington Ward 8, New Castle, Delaware, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 50, sheet 20A, family 337, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 147; FHL microfilm 1,374,160.
9. ↑ "Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGNR-3GXR : 20 May 2021), Anna L Arniel, 1924; citing Death, United States, Delaware Public Archives, Dover; FHL microfilm .
10. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7J4N-64N2 : 16 December 2021), Annie, ; Burial, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States of America, Riverview Cemetery; citing record ID 196272802, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
11. ↑ "Delaware Death Records, 1855-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FNRR-3LM : 2 March 2021), Anna L. Arniel, 09 Feb 1924; citing Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States, Hall of Records, Dover; FamilySearch digital folder 004252966.
12. ↑ "Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK95-5SH2 : 20 May 2021), Anna L Arniel, 1924; citing Death, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States, Delaware Public Archives, Dover; FHL microfilm .
13. ↑ "Delaware, Wilmington Vital Records, 1847-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKD6-RC7S : 22 February 2021), Anna L Arniel, 09 Feb 1924; citing Death, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States, Public Archives, Dover; FHL microfilm 2,188,035.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Arniel
• United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M31G-THS : accessed 8 December 2016), Anna Arniel in household of George Arniel, Wilmington Hundred, Precincts 25-26 Wilmington city Ward 10, New Castle, Delaware, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 40, sheet 5B, family 100, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,156..
• http://www.angelfire.com/space/kingstonroots/Menard/AnnieArniel.html