Joshua Claude Arnold (1883 - 1918)

Born 19 Apr 1883 in Burkittsville, Frederick County, Maryland, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Grace (Flook) Arnold — married 2 May 1905 in Knoxville, Frederick County, Maryland, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Oct 1918 at age 35 in Burkittsville, Frederick County, Maryland, United States

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Biography

In some records the given name is spelled Claud.

Date of birth from Source ^[1]. Source ^[2] has a different date, but does not cite a source.

[Both Claude and his wife, Sarah Grace (Flook) Arnold, died in October 1918 during the worldwide Spanish flu pandemic, leaving five minor children, ages 3 to 12. Please see the Research Note in the Biography section of Grace's profile regarding the locations of the children after the deaths of both parents.]

Death Records

● Interred at Christ Reformed Cemetery, Middletown, Frederick County, MD. ^[2]

[Source ^[2] includes a transcript of a 2018 reprint of a 1918 newspaper article from the Middletown (MD) Valley Register newspaper reporting the back-to-back deaths of Grace and Claude.]

● Text of death notice: ^[3]

"Mrs. Claude Arnold - Word was received last evening by Mrs. Russell M. Kefauver at Wayne Heights, of the death at Burkittsville, Md., Monday, October 14, of her sister, Mrs. Grace Arnold, from pneumonia, following an attack of influenza.

"Her husband J. Claude Arnold, died on Sunday morning, October 13, from the same disease. Surviving are five children ranging in age from two to twelve years. She is also survived by two sisters and three brothers.

"Mr. and Mrs. Arnold will both be buried at Middletown, Md., Wednesday morning in the Reformed Cemetery."

Biographical Sketch

● Text of biographical sketch: ^[4]

"J. Claude Arnold, a prominent young farmer of the vicinity of Burkittsville, was born on the farm which he now occupies on April 19, 1883, the youngest child and only living son of Joshua and Annie (Heffelbower) Arnold. (See sketch of Joshua Arnold, deceased.)

"Mr. Arnold's education was begun in the public schools of Burkittsville. He entered Juniata College, at Huntington, Pa., but on account of illness, was not able to complete his course there. He was obliged to return home; but in the following year (1901), he entered the Maryland Institute, at Union Bridge, Carroll County, Md., where he studied for a year. Returning to his home, he took entire charge of the farm; his father having died in 1897, his oversight of its management had practically begun at that time. In 1904 he bought the homestead, upon which he still resides. It contains 170 acres of fine arable land, lying along the South Mountain road, one-half mile from Burkittsville. The dwelling was built by his father in 1883; it is a stone edifice, two and a-half stories in height. The barn, erected about 1882, is 106 x 50 feet in dimensions, and is one of the best buildings of its kind in this section. In character and abilities, Mr. Arnold possesses all the elements of success. He is energetic, progressive, and persevering, and is already enjoying many of the rewards of a faithful performance of duty.

"J. Claude Arnold was married May 2, 1905, to Miss S. Grace, daughter of W.S. and Emma Jane (Wrenn) Flook, of Knoxville, Md. Their children are: 1, Austin F.; 2, Dorothy Grace. Mrs. Arnold is a member of the Reformed Church in the United States. In politics, Mr. Arnold is strongly Democratic."

Military Record

● Data base, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917 - 1918" (Joshua Claude Arnold), 12 Sep 1918, Local Board for Division No. [illegible] for the County of Frederick, State of Maryland, Frederick, MD, S/N 3391. Home address, Burkittsville, Frederick County, MD. Age 35, born 19 Apr 1883. Race, white. Native-born. Occupation, Truck gardening. Employer, Self, Burkittsville, Frederick County, MD. Nearest relative, Wife, S. Grace Arnold, Burkittsville, Frederick County, MD. Height, tall. Build, medium. Disability, None. (Accessed 26 Mar 2015.) ^[1]

Marriage Record

● Text of newspaper report: ^[5]

"THE NUPTIAL KNOT. ARNOLD - FLOOK.

"A very pretty wedding took place at the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. W.S. Flook, near Knoxville, this county, on Tuesday morning, May 2nd, at 11 o'clock. The groom was Mr. J. Claude Arnold, a prosperous young farmer, of Burkittsville, and the bride Miss S. Grace Flook, the accomplished daughter of Mr. W.S. Flook."

Census Data

● U.S. 1910 Census (Claud J. Arnold). Residence, Burkittsville, District No. 22, Frederick County, MD, Broad Run and Burkittsville Road. Age 26, married (5 years), born MD, father born MD, mother born VA. Able to read, Yes. Able to write, Yes. Occupation, Farmer (General farm). Own home (farm), mortgaged. Head of household with wife Grace S. Arnold (29), son Austin F. (4), daughter Dorothy G. (2), and daughter Emma A. Arnold (9/12). (Enumerated 26 Apr 1910. Accessed 26 Mar 2015.) ^[6]

● U.S. 1900 Census (J. Claude Arnold). Residence, Burkittsville District, Frederick County, MD. Age 17, single, born MD (Apr 1883), father born MD, mother born WV. Able to read, Yes. Able to write, Yes. Occupation, At School. In household of mother Annie Arnold (57), with sister Nellie Zecher (25), brother-in-law Martin F. Zecher (25), step-brother Charles M. Wilkinson (1), and servant Viola Winks (6). (Enumerated 20 Jun 1900. Accessed 26 Mar 2015.) ^[7]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ84-Y7S : accessed 26 March 2015), Joshua Claude Arnold, 1917-1918; citing Frederick County no 2, Maryland, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,684,370.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Find A Grave: Memorial #157610629. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157610629/joshua-claude-arnold : accessed 29 March 2022), memorial page for Joshua Claude Arnold (19 Mar 1882–4 Oct 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 157610629, citing Christ Reformed Cemetery, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by Sanebee (contributor 47775620).
3. ↑ Waynesboro (PA) Record, Wednesday 16 Oct 1918, p 5. (Online at <http://alexanderhamilton.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?t=30795&i=t&by=1918&bdd=1910&bm=10&bd=16&d=10161918-10161918&fn=waynesboro_record_usa_pennsylvania_waynesboro_19181016_english_5&df=1&dt=6>, accessed 27 Nov 2021.)
4. ↑ Williams, Thomas John Chew, and Folger McKinsey, "History of Frederick County Maryland from the Earliest Settlements to the Beginning of the War between the States," Volume II, L.R. Titsworth & Co., 1910, pp. 1217-1218. (Full text of the original 1910 version available online at <https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.56019657&view=1up&seq=763>, accessed 29 Mar 2022.)
5. ↑ Frederick (MD) Citizen, Friday 05 May 1905, p 5 (Online at <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89060092/1905-05-05/ed-1/seq-6/>, accessed 29 Mar 2022.)
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2F5-R8T : accessed 26 March 2015), Claud J Arnold, Burkittsville, Frederick, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 80, sheet 5A, family 89, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,578.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M32W-MFR : accessed 26 March 2015), J Claude Arnold in household of Charles M Wilkinson, Election District 22, Burkittsville Burkittsville town, Frederick, Maryland, United States; citing sheet 11A, family 218, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,622.