NameWilliam Henry Arnold
BirthMar 1845, Kentucky
Death14 Feb 1920, Mason Co., Kentucky
Marriageabt 1875, Fleming Co., Kentucky
SpouseCalista Ann Wallingford
Birth12 May 1849, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Death27 Mar 1914, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Children
BirthMar 1876, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Death23 Sep 1954, Fayette Co., Kentucky
Notes for William Henry Arnold
His death certificate records W. H. Arnold, age 74, birthdate blank, born in Ky, died 14 Feb 1920 in Mason Co., Ky, widowed, farmer, father Samuel Arnold, mother’s maiden name Sarah McCann, both born in Ky, cause of death bronchial pneumonia, informant Wm M. Arnold, Helena, burial in Wedonia Cem, Flemingsburg, Ky.
Notes for Calista Ann Wallingford
Her death certificate records Jalista Arnold, age 62 years 10 months 15 days, born 12 May 1850 in Ky, died 27 Mar 1914 in Flemingsburg, Fleming Co., Ky, married, father Jas Walingford, born in Va, mother’s maiden name Ella Sherman, born in Ky, cause of death chronic diarrhea and organic disease of heart, informant J. T. Arnold, Flemingsburg, Ky, burial in Wedonia, Ky.
Since she was listed as age 1 in the 1850 census, for which ages are supposed to be recorded as of June 1, she was almost certainly really born in 1849.
Census
She was listed in the 1850 census as Calysta A., age 1, in the 1860 census as Calista A., age 10, and in the 1870 census as Calista, age 18.
Census Notes for William Henry & Calista Ann (Family)
1880 census of Fleming Co., Ky, Flemingsburg precinct, enumerated 15 June, lists on p. 55 as family #159:
Arnold, William, 33, farmer; Clarissa, wife 24; Emma, 7, dau; Hattie, 5, dau; Cettie, 3, dau. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1900 census of Fleming Co., Ky, district 4, enumerated 4 June, lists on p. 2B as family #36:
Arnold, William H., 55, b. Mar 1845, farmer; Anna C., wife, 50, b. May 1850, married 35 years, mother of 7 children, 6 living; Hattie, dau, 24, b. Mar 1876; Annie K., dau, 17, b. Dec 1882; Harvey, son, 12, b. Mar 1888; Fred, son, 12, b. Mar 1888; Willie, son, 6, b. Jan 1894. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The number of years married should be 25, not 35.
1910 census of Fleming Co., Ky, district 4, enumerated 10 May, lists on p. 8A as family #160:
Arnold, Wm H., 64, farmer; Callista, wife, 49, first marriage for both, married 36 years, mother of 7 children, 5 living; Hattie, dau, 34; Harvy T., son, 21, married 2 years; Wm, son, 15, single; Jennie, dau-in-law, 22, married 2 years, mother of 2 children, 2 living; Taylor, grandson, 1 2/12; Wm H. Jr., grandson, 0. All born Ky Ky Ky.